Ben Judah

[3] He spent a portion of his childhood in the Balkans[1] before returning to London where he was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle.

[6][7][8] [9][10][11][12] [non-primary source needed] From 2010 to 2012, Judah was a policy fellow in London at the European Council on Foreign Relations, a think-tank.

[20] He has interviewed and profiled French President Emmanuel Macron, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

The book was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction 2016 and shortlisted for the Ryszard Kapuscinski Award for Literary Reportage 2019.

[citation needed] In February 29, 2024, Judah was announced as a political adviser to David Lammy, who became Foreign Secretary that July.