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Ben Noble

London
As seen in: Business Insider, MSN UK, The Independent (UK), The Telegraph, The Washington Post, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News Malaysia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Memory Studies, Newsweek and
Covers:  Russian domestic politics; authoritarian politics; legislative politics.
Assoc. Prof. of Russian Politics @UCL | Assoc. Fellow @ChathamHouse | Book on Alexei Navalny (@OUPAcademic, @HurstPublishers + others) | 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇨🇦

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I am the Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian Politics at University College London in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies. I am also currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Higher School of Economics, Moscow, in the Laboratory for Regional Political Studies; and a National Committee member of the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies.

I write articles, and provide commentary on, Russian domestic politics, as well as legislative politics in non-democr…

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Column: Talking about poo can save lives

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By Ben Noble
| MSN UK Verified
Dr Ben Noble I understand the hesitation. Talking about poo is not dinner‑table conversation. But as a GP with a special interest in cancer services, I see the difference that early diagnosis makes every single day. When bowel cancer is found early, the chances of successful treatment are high. When it is found late, the outcomes are far more difficult. Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK.
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Igor Krasnov’s move to the Supreme Court

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By Ben Noble, Nikolai Petrov
| NEST Centre Verified
Igor Krasnov, who turns 50 in late December, is a leading representative of the younger cohort of senior security officials. A common interpretation is that his latest appointment amounts to an honourable retirement: Krasnov, the argument goes, pursued his role as Prosecutor General too zealously, opening cases against important figures within the elite, thereby making numerous enemies. I do not share this view.
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Russia’s long war in Ukraine: what would persuade Moscow to end it?

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By Natalie Sabanadze, Ben Noble, Sergei Medvedev
| The World Today Magazine Verified
In this discussion, the panellists will examine potential end-state scenarios for the war, its dynamics of escalation, and the unsettling echoes of 1914 and 1939. They will also explore how the war is transforming Russia itself. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shattered the post-Cold War security architecture and disrupted the rules-based international order.
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