Ben Marino is a senior producer in the video department of the Financial Times. During his time at the FT, he has been based in Hong Kong, Beijing, New York, and London. He has reported on China’s rise as a global superpower, the US presidential elections, the civil war in Myanmar, the economic collapse in Venezuela, hyperinflation in Argentina, and the migration crisis in Central America. He has interviewed a wide range of people: from contract killers in Caracas to political dissidents in China, from human traffickers in Mexico to former intelligence operatives. His films often focus on illicit economies and the intersection of national security and geopolitics. Before joining the FT, he worked for the Associated Press in Shanghai, London, and Rome. Originally from Scotland, he speaks Italian, French, Spanish, and conversational Mandarin Chinese.