Benjamin Radd, PhD (UCLA 2015) JD (Stanford 2003), is a Political Scientist and Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, and an expert on government and politics of the Middle East, US foreign policy, and comparative law.

Dr. Radd is also a professor at the UCLA School of Law and adjunct professor at the USC Gould School of Law, where he lectures on American legal development and constitutional law and politics.

His latest research focuses on political communication, public and private diplomacy, and the rhetoric of propaganda.

In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Radd is the Founder and CEO of Fascination Lab — an educational and experiential learning consulting firm. In 2023, he was hired to design a political crisis simulation that was filmed and released as an award-winning documentary called “War Game”, which was selected to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and was a New York Times film pick for 2024 (available on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video).

Dr. Radd is a frequent media contributor and commentator, with appearances on CNN, the BBC, NPR, FOX News, NBC, ABC, CBS, and the Los Angeles Times.