Ed Caesar
Ed Caesar is a contributing staff writer to The New Yorker. He has written stories about the mysterious owners of London’s largest private residence, Russian money-laundering scams, rogue publicists, giant diamonds, and Brexit. Caesar started his career at the Independent and has since written for the Sunday Times of London, GQ, Esquire, and the New York Times Magazine, among others.
In 2014, Caesar was named Journalist of the Year by the Foreign Press Association of London, for his coverage of the civil war in the Central African Republic. His first book, “Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon,” about the world’s finest distance runners, was published in 2015 and won a Cross Sports Book Award. In 2016, his New Yorker article that exposed the multibillion-dollar “mirror trades” scheme at Deutsche Bank won a Foreign Press Award. In 2021, he won another Foreign Press Award for his article on North Korean cybercriminals. Caesar’s most recent book is “The Moth and the Mountain,” which won a Telegraph Sports Book of the Year Award.
The World’s Fastest Road Cars—and the People Who Drive Them
“Hypercars” can approach or even exceed 300 m.p.h. Often costing millions of dollars, they’re ostentatious trophies—and sublime engines of innovation.
The Kingpin Who Kidnapped Migrants for Ransom
An Eritrean trafficker promised to help Africans desperate to reach Europe—then brutalized them inside a Libyan compound while extorting their families back home. With his fortune, he partied in Dubai.
Can Professional Cricket Thrive in America?
Scenes from the opening night of a new major league in the U.S.
Crooks’ Mistaken Bet on Encrypted Phones
Drug syndicates and other criminal groups bought into the idea that a new kind of phone network couldn’t be infiltrated by cops. They were wrong—big time.
Argentina vs. France Was the Best World Cup Final I’ve Ever Seen
From Lionel Messi’s penalty kick to Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick, the match was stuffed with so many remarkable incidents, so much tension, such dramatic momentum swings, such joy.
World Cup 2022: Marcus Rashford Gets His Smile Back
The resurgent Manchester United forward was excellent in England’s 3–0 victory over Wales.
World Cup 2022: England’s Smooth Start, as Iran’s Players Stand with Those at Home
England scored six against Iran in a match that felt heightened by the strange atmosphere in Qatar.
The Extreme Economic Pain of Running a Restaurant in the U.K.
In a country where eating out is seen as more of a luxury than a necessity, it is one of the first expenses that people forgo in hard times.
Solomun, the D.J. Who Keeps Ibiza Dancing
He leads a manic, exhausting life—but when he’s guiding clubbers through one of his marathon sets it feels like time has been suspended.
Can the International Community Avert Disaster in the Red Sea?
U.N. negotiators have found a solution to the F.S.O. Safer, a rotting tanker off the coast of Yemen, which threatens to spill more than a million barrels of oil, but funding for the operation has come up short.
A Ukrainian Refugee’s Fight to Save the Family She Left Behind
Inna fled the war with her two young girls—but what would happen to her husband, her mother, and her other relatives?
An Outpouring of Support for Ukrainian Refugees and Resistance
An ad-hoc network in Europe is helping Ukrainians flee—and fight—the Russian invasion.
The Ukrainian Exodus at the Polish Border
The Russian invasion has forced hundreds of thousands to flee—while others are returning from across Europe to fight.
How a Young Couple Failed to Launder Billions of Dollars in Stolen Bitcoin
The case against Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan describes a big crime followed by a series of frustrations.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Last Dance in Manchester
An aging superstar returns to a team in trouble.
The New Luxury Vacation: Being Dumped in the Middle of Nowhere
The joys—and absurdities—of finding oneself abandoned in a desolate landscape.
The Ship That Became a Bomb
Stranded in Yemen’s war zone, a decaying supertanker has more than a million barrels of oil aboard. If—or when—it explodes or sinks, thousands may die.
The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army
The country’s cyber forces have raked in billions of dollars for the regime by pulling off schemes ranging from A.T.M. heists to cryptocurrency thefts. Can they be stopped?
The Takedown of a Dark-Web Marketplace
One of the world’s largest illicit bazaars was shuttered using data seized from a fortified bunker in Germany.
The World’s Fastest Road Cars—and the People Who Drive Them
“Hypercars” can approach or even exceed 300 m.p.h. Often costing millions of dollars, they’re ostentatious trophies—and sublime engines of innovation.
The Kingpin Who Kidnapped Migrants for Ransom
An Eritrean trafficker promised to help Africans desperate to reach Europe—then brutalized them inside a Libyan compound while extorting their families back home. With his fortune, he partied in Dubai.
Can Professional Cricket Thrive in America?
Scenes from the opening night of a new major league in the U.S.
Crooks’ Mistaken Bet on Encrypted Phones
Drug syndicates and other criminal groups bought into the idea that a new kind of phone network couldn’t be infiltrated by cops. They were wrong—big time.
Argentina vs. France Was the Best World Cup Final I’ve Ever Seen
From Lionel Messi’s penalty kick to Kylian Mbappé’s hat trick, the match was stuffed with so many remarkable incidents, so much tension, such dramatic momentum swings, such joy.
World Cup 2022: Marcus Rashford Gets His Smile Back
The resurgent Manchester United forward was excellent in England’s 3–0 victory over Wales.
World Cup 2022: England’s Smooth Start, as Iran’s Players Stand with Those at Home
England scored six against Iran in a match that felt heightened by the strange atmosphere in Qatar.
The Extreme Economic Pain of Running a Restaurant in the U.K.
In a country where eating out is seen as more of a luxury than a necessity, it is one of the first expenses that people forgo in hard times.
Solomun, the D.J. Who Keeps Ibiza Dancing
He leads a manic, exhausting life—but when he’s guiding clubbers through one of his marathon sets it feels like time has been suspended.
Can the International Community Avert Disaster in the Red Sea?
U.N. negotiators have found a solution to the F.S.O. Safer, a rotting tanker off the coast of Yemen, which threatens to spill more than a million barrels of oil, but funding for the operation has come up short.
A Ukrainian Refugee’s Fight to Save the Family She Left Behind
Inna fled the war with her two young girls—but what would happen to her husband, her mother, and her other relatives?
An Outpouring of Support for Ukrainian Refugees and Resistance
An ad-hoc network in Europe is helping Ukrainians flee—and fight—the Russian invasion.
The Ukrainian Exodus at the Polish Border
The Russian invasion has forced hundreds of thousands to flee—while others are returning from across Europe to fight.
How a Young Couple Failed to Launder Billions of Dollars in Stolen Bitcoin
The case against Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan describes a big crime followed by a series of frustrations.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Last Dance in Manchester
An aging superstar returns to a team in trouble.
The New Luxury Vacation: Being Dumped in the Middle of Nowhere
The joys—and absurdities—of finding oneself abandoned in a desolate landscape.
The Ship That Became a Bomb
Stranded in Yemen’s war zone, a decaying supertanker has more than a million barrels of oil aboard. If—or when—it explodes or sinks, thousands may die.
The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army
The country’s cyber forces have raked in billions of dollars for the regime by pulling off schemes ranging from A.T.M. heists to cryptocurrency thefts. Can they be stopped?
The Takedown of a Dark-Web Marketplace
One of the world’s largest illicit bazaars was shuttered using data seized from a fortified bunker in Germany.