Ben Taub
Reviewed work
How a Syrian War Criminal and Double Agent Disappeared in Europepublished in The New Yorker
Regime change over the course of the Syrian Civil War meant that many in power within the former government had to flee the country and never return. Ben Taub investigates the case of Khaled al-Halabi, a high-ranking intelligence officer accused of war crimes, who fled to France and was then smuggled into Austria, eventually disappearing entirely.
1108 days ago
Murder in Maltapublished in The New Yorker
A few years ago, global news exploded with the story of a murdered journalist in Malta - an act apparently carried out by the country's own government. What was once a mostly unknown island in the Mediterranean Sea soon fell into the international spotlight. Daphne Caruana Galizia had exposed rampant corruption in her island's government and payed an awful price. Ben Taub interviews her sons and others associated both with Daphne's death and Malta's corruption more broadly.
1386 days ago