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Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs.

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234 episodes

Is Europe battle-ready?

Gideon talks to Bastian Giegerich, chief executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, about the state of Europe's defences. The scramble to come to the aid of Ukraine and doubts about future US willingness to contribute have exposed significant vulnerabilities. How quickly can Europe’s armed forces be upgraded to meet the Russian threat? FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Europe’s leaders have woken up to hard power https://on.ft.com/3IY8B2d EU looks to bypass treaty ban on buying arms to support Ukraine https://on.ft.com/4cBEPxY Wars in Ukraine and Middle East boost orders at German defence supplier https://on.ft.com/4cCDCGD Defence CEO calls for European version of Israel’s Iron Dome https://on.ft.com/3IWaI6D Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/8ceba441-fdb9-493c-ac29-38e0cfcfdf7f * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

23m
Mar 28
Malcolm Turnbull on US and Australian politics

Gideon talks to former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull about the prospect of a second Trump presidency. They discuss why Rupert Murdoch’s ‘anger-tainment’ industry has done less harm to Australia’s democracy than it has in the US, and why the recent referendum on Aboriginal rights in Australia failed. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: China urges Australian caution on ‘third-party’ disruption of relationship https://on.ft.com/4clmOnl Donald Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine https://on.ft.com/3Vo3XSs Democracy dies in Trumpian boredom https://on.ft.com/3PyGcTZ Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/d23f68bd-818c-4b77-b551-d17b71cb0ad3 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

24m
Mar 21
Is there a way out of Haiti’s nightmare?

Henry Mance discusses the breakdown of the rule of law in Haiti with Robert Fatton, professor of government and foreign affairs in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia. How has the past influenced recent events and is there a way out of the nightmare? FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: The gangster named ‘Barbecue’ who controls Haiti’s violent slums https://on.ft.com/4cflSkf Haiti prime minister to quit as gang violence rocks country https://on.ft.com/3wT8Ske Haiti declares state of emergency after mass jailbreak https://on.ft.com/3Pm9N2R Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Henry Mance. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/0dda7242-0b35-4dc9-8dc4-b37920f71077 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

26m
Mar 14
Netanyahu defies the west on Gaza

Henry Mance, standing in for Gideon, talks to James Shotter, FT correspondent in Jerusalem, about the Israeli political landscape and why the country’s leadership is pursuing such a scorched earth policy in Gaza. US begins Gaza aid airdrops after Joe Biden rebukes Israel https://on.ft.com/3V8OZ2y The Israel-Hamas war in maps: latest updates  https://on.ft.com/3wEfgvv Berlin and Paris join outcry over Israel’s role in Gaza aid convoy deaths  https://on.ft.com/3wLPIwI The urgent need to end the catastrophe in Gaza https://on.ft.com/3V6UYF9 Israel’s Rafah offensive: a tipping point for US support? https://on.ft.com/49CxcW7 Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Henry Mance. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/e6023882-a8a9-49c8-8c50-0d1d954f2278 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

20m
Mar 07
Global threats: contrasting views in Europe, Asia and the Pacific

Gideon Rachman talks to Michael Fullilove, executive director of the Lowy Institute in Sydney, about the differing views he encountered at recent security conferences in India, Europe, the US and Australia. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: The squawkus about Aukus is getting louder https://on.ft.com/3wvE48N Leaked Russian military files reveal criteria for nuclear strike https://on.ft.com/3Thw2to White House decision to not replace Asia tsar stokes concern among US allies  https://on.ft.com/3Thwzew Asia space race heats up as China, Japan and India reach for the stars https://on.ft.com/3P1NJKH Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/6871f443-37b7-4f8d-bcf4-b0098f3d43c6 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

19m
Feb 29
Russia’s threat to Europe

How much of a threat would Russia pose to Europe if its invasion of Ukraine was successful? Given recent remarks by the US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, does Europe have the firepower to defend itself without the aid of the US? Gideon discusses these questions with the writer and historian Anne Applebaum, just back from the 2024 Munich Security Conference. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Ursula von der Leyen calls on EU to subsidise defence production https://on.ft.com/42QDyi2 Russian victories shake global leaders’ faith in Ukraine war prospects https://on.ft.com/49o9U61 Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition activist, 1976-2024 https://on.ft.com/3wtifHe Joe Biden blasts Donald Trump for ‘un-American’ comments about Nato allies https://on.ft.com/3wnmPXf Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/5e4dd7c4-ab3b-40ff-951d-40e609f2310a * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

18m
Feb 22
Is China’s power on the wane?

China’s property crisis and slowing growth rate have raised questions about its future as an economic and military power. Gideon discusses whether it’s time to call ‘peak China’ with Richard McGregor, senior fellow at the Lowy Institute in Sydney.  FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: China’s consumers tighten belts even as prices fall https://on.ft.com/48jngzl China’s growth enigma https://on.ft.com/3T14dp3 The looming trade tensions over China’s subsidies https://on.ft.com/3SVAspo We shouldn’t call ‘peak China’ just yet https://on.ft.com/3SYbgP2 Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/69d84ea2-3494-4576-8ed3-f631797ef51e * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

28m
Feb 15
Why we need the UN

Gideon talks to Mark Malloch-Brown, former deputy secretary-general of the UN and president of the Open Society Foundation, about the role of the United Nations. While it sometimes struggles to make an impact on matters of global security, it plays a unique and often unrecognised role in shaping policy on migration, refugees and climate. ICJ’s Israel judgment seeks to restore rule of law to a brutal conflict https://on.ft.com/3utuKBN Head of UN agency for Palestinians defies Israeli calls to quit https://on.ft.com/3UwzL7p A ‘multipolar’ world defies the ‘rules-based’ order https://on.ft.com/3OBCTuG Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/c09521ab-759a-4cce-8ffe-875b2d86b741 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

25m
Feb 08
Introducing: Swamp Notes from The FT News Briefing

If you have questions about this year's US presidential election, we have answers. Swamp Notes is a new podcast from the FT News Briefing. Listen every Saturday morning as our journalists analyse and discuss the latest happenings in US politics. We’ll go beyond the horse race for the White House and offer a global perspective on the election.   You can subscribe to Swamp Notes here https://link.chtbl.com/FTNB or wherever you get your podcasts. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1m
Feb 05
Germans push back against extremist AfD

Germans have been staging mass protests against the far-right ideology of the AfD party. This followed revelations about a meeting late last year in which the party and its backers discussed the potential for mass deportations of people of foreign origin. Gideon discusses whether this could be a turning point in German politics with international affairs analyst Constanze Stelzenmüller. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: In praise of mass immigration https://on.ft.com/3HDInRQ German far right defeated in regional election https://on.ft.com/3HDIo8m Germany’s top court paves way for financing ban on extremist political parties https://on.ft.com/49aUphX Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/93735713-1e86-4d19-a7a0-c72d16ee75bf * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

22m
Feb 01
The battle for the control of Poland’s institutions

Donald Tusk’s re-election cheered democrats across Europe and paved the way for the biggest change in Poland since the fall of communism. He’s hoping to rebuild the country's institutions and began with a clear-out of state TV that had become a mouthpiece for the previous government. Now he's waging war with the president and constitutional court. Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, discusses Tusk’s first month in office and what lies ahead with Andrzej Bobiński, managing director of Polityka Insight. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: EU to sidestep Polish president’s veto to release billions in funding https://on.ft.com/3Ucy3aQ Poland’s escalating power struggle https://on.ft.com/3U9IwUv Poland’s ‘iron broom’ shows that democrats can bite back https://on.ft.com/3u84OeY Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/c3caf7c2-69b2-4363-b9d4-9f4c264d150d * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

20m
Jan 25
Introducing Untold: The Retreat

Introducing Untold, a new podcast from the special investigations team at the Financial Times. In its first series, The Retreat, host Madison Marriage examines the world of the Goenka network, which promotes a type of intensive meditation known as Vipassana. Thousands of people go on Goenka retreats every year. People rave about them. But some people go to these meditation retreats, and they suffer. They might feel a deep sense of terror, or a break with reality. And on the other side, they’re not themselves anymore. Untold: The Retreat launches Jan. 24. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCASTS https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/untold-the-retreat/id1724826952, SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/1GUc0a6lsMCaTDbgIU4tgJ OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1m
Jan 23
Putin’s nemesis in the west

Bill Browder tells Gideon the story of his battle against Russian corruption, which took off when his lawyer was murdered in a Russian prison in 2009. The war in Ukraine has turbocharged his campaign. Can he now take it further to persuade western governments to use frozen Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine? FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Washington puts forward G7 plan to confiscate $300bn in Russian assets https://on.ft.com/3SmxJoK The west would harm itself with rash seizures of frozen Russian assets https://on.ft.com/3Hm34S7 We must keep fighting Russia with banks as well as tanks https://on.ft.com/3vLIBn7 Freezing Order — Bill Browder on the trail of dirty Russian money https://on.ft.com/3HnrP0j Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/12b6c460-c189-4bca-9544-f57eee65b629 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

26m
Jan 18
Can a wider Middle East war be averted?

As Israel continues its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, more and more regional actors are being drawn in, from the Houthis in Yemen, to Isis in Iraq and Syria. Gideon discusses whether a widening regional war can be averted with Kim Ghattas, distinguished fellow at Columbia University's Institute of Global Politics. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: US intensifies efforts to prevent Middle East conflagration https://on.ft.com/3vo2jFq Senior Hizbollah and Hamas figures killed as fears grow of regional war https://on.ft.com/41PYc17 The edge of the abyss looms in the Middle East https://on.ft.com/41QY41e Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/088b2eb3-d9a7-41d9-b3ff-0d21c3170205 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

27m
Jan 11
The future of Europe

It's an important year for the European Union, which holds parliamentary elections in June. As geopolitical turbulence continues to test the strength of global alliances, will Europe pursue further integration or start to pull apart? Gideon discusses these questions, and the role played by European Commission presidents, past and present, with Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform in London. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Jacques Delors, who drove EU integration, dies at 98 https://on.ft.com/420JK6J How migration is pushing Europe to the right https://on.ft.com/48zThn4 EU readies €20bn plan B to fund Ukraine https://on.ft.com/3TQovlN Ukraine and its backers need a credible path to victory https://on.ft.com/3TMxioH Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/af446f94-c151-491c-b753-b4625df7a8bc * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

21m
Jan 04
The world in 2024

Who will win the US presidential election? Will China continue its rapprochement with the west? What are the prospects for an end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza? Gideon discusses these and other questions with the FT’s Martin Wolf, Karin von Hippel, director-general of the Royal United Services Institute, and Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Americans won’t be terrified into rejecting Trump https://on.ft.com/41sRBtn Time is of the essence in defending Ukraine https://on.ft.com/3RsseTX America’s cultural supremacy and geopolitical weakness https://on.ft.com/41ycR0B Peace is impossible without resolving the leadership vacuum in Israel and Gaza https://on.ft.com/48olFsn The US retains the economic advantage in its rivalry with China https://on.ft.com/48ll22w Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/f4522088-8156-48e2-893f-003e4e6be6b2 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

30m
Dec 21, 2023
COP28: is the Dubai deal enough for the climate?

Countries at the COP 28 climate summit in Dubai have reached a deal to transition away from fossil fuels. Gideon speaks to the FT’s Simon Mundy, who’s in Dubai covering the talks, about the agreement. Will it actually help the world reach global net zero emissions by 2050?  You can raise money for the FT's charity, the Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, by bidding to have lunch with Gideon or one of his colleagues at top restaurants which are donating meals for an excellent cause. Go to ft.com/appeal http://ft.com/appeal to see what's on offer. FREE LINKS: Countries reach ‘historic’ COP28 deal to transition from fossil fuels https://on.ft.com/3RCgG1w COP’s love-hate relationship with business https://on.ft.com/3NrecRj COP28 president denies using UN climate summit to pitch oil deals https://on.ft.com/3TqNtIf COP28: The struggle to say ‘fossil fuels’ out loud https://on.ft.com/46Zj3jv Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon, Persis Love and Manuela Saragosa. Sound design is by Jake Fielding. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/6adafd33-f397-4a12-9c2f-5d80a0a75dd0 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

25m
Dec 14, 2023
Biden and Xi mend ties

A recent visit to the US by China’s president Xi Jinping has raised hopes of a bilateral rapprochement. But how stable is this more positive relationship and can a conflict over Taiwan be averted? Gideon discusses these questions with Washington-based China experts Evan Medeiros and Jude Blanchette. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: America and a crumbling global order https://on.ft.com/47ZlVh8 Moody’s cuts China’s credit outlook to negative https://on.ft.com/485IGzU US, UK and Australia move to track ‘emerging threats’ in space https://on.ft.com/3tbCLdR EU must stand up for Taiwan at China summit https://on.ft.com/3RvcXBV Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/b558efea-bb51-4ab7-b23b-1d7eb4781c01 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

30m
Dec 07, 2023
Trump closes in on a second term in office

Gideon talks to FT colleague Ed Luce and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker about Donald Trump’s campaign to be the Republican nominee in next year’s US presidential election. Is his success all but assured and, if so, what does this mean for Joe Biden’s chances of re-election? Looking further ahead, what would a second Trump presidency mean for American democracy? FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: The Nikki Haley wild card for 2024 https://on.ft.com/3SXU1xT Ron DeSantis leads Donald Trump and Joe Biden in $250mn 2024 election advertising race https://on.ft.com/3QZCWB8 Biden can’t spin his way to re-election https://on.ft.com/4a1gkIY Donald Trump would gut Joe Biden’s landmark IRA climate law if elected https://on.ft.com/3QV5Y4K Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/93af081c-940f-4d02-8bcf-df64029305a5 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

30m
Nov 30, 2023
Is the balance tilting towards Russia in Ukraine?

Some have described Russia’s war against Ukraine as being at a stalemate. But one side could quickly gain the upper hand. Gideon discusses the strengths and weaknesses of both sides with Jack Watling of the Royal United Services Institute in London. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia in maps — latest updates https://on.ft.com/3QCXRJT Russia’s war economy leaves businesses starved of labour https://on.ft.com/47e1o8K Ukraine reaches deal with insurers for grain shipments https://on.ft.com/3QGws9T Denmark could block Russian oil tankers from reaching markets https://on.ft.com/3QCXS0p Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/412c6c23-1bb4-42e0-a703-dfe7f0f5f10e * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

32m
Nov 16, 2023
Who will run Gaza once the war is over?

Gideon talks to Emile Hokayem, senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, about Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. How long is it likely to last and what will be the repercussions for Israel and the wider region? FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Iran’s interests are trumping the Palestinian tragedy https://www.ft.com/content/8a6bfaa8-0888-4b4b-a2cc-9e12e2e705ed From the US to Ukraine, the Gaza war will change the world https://on.ft.com/3QtjOer ‘Dead man walking’: How Yahya Sinwar deceived Israel for decades https://on.ft.com/3QtjOuX Gaza: the history of an embattled territory https://on.ft.com/3ssaGyQ Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/734a8080-c822-4b87-ae14-dccb5a4fe3db * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

26m
Nov 09, 2023
The global power of the dollar

Gideon talks to Wally Adeyemo, US deputy Treasury Secretary, about the power of US financial sanctions to punish autocrats and dictators and curb terrorism. What exactly are these sanctions designed to do and how effective are they? FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: US pushes allies for more sanctions on Hamas https://on.ft.com/3QozW0V China capitalises on US sanctions in fight to dethrone dollar https://on.ft.com/49fxfqX Russia is increasingly using China’s currency to evade sanctions https://on.ft.com/46UcwaC Qatar’s super-fixer role in Israel-Hamas war brings praise and scrutiny https://on.ft.com/3QnXMto Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi. READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/c956826b-9455-4e21-8b1c-57076ca62569 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

24m
Nov 02, 2023
Coups make a comeback in Africa

Gideon talks to Comfort Ero, president of the International Crisis Group, about what’s behind the recent resurgence of military coups in the Sahel region. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: US signals intention to engage with Niger junta https://on.ft.com/3tFV7DH Where is the next African coup? https://on.ft.com/3Sbsh8o Niger is the graveyard of French policy in the Sahel https://on.ft.com/476JcgV Ethiopia’s plan to rebuild in the wake of a ‘brutal’ war https://on.ft.com/46ZyGb2 Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

26m
Oct 24, 2023
Can the Gaza conflict be contained?

Gideon talks to Baroness Catherine Ashton, former high representative of the EU on foreign affairs, about the role of diplomacy in helping to contain the Israel-Gaza conflict. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: The Israel-Hamas war in maps: latest updates https://on.ft.com/48Yq1Hx Humanity must prevail in Gaza https://on.ft.com/3FkLMDQ Supporting Israel and protecting Palestinians are not contradictory policies https://on.ft.com/4918izi Iran is positioning itself to benefit from the Israel-Gaza conflict https://on.ft.com/3tDV63i Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/849150a4-4fa1-4581-ab57-129a6e7b931e * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

26m
Oct 18, 2023
Israel and Gaza at war

Gideon talks to the historian and writer Lawrence Freedman about what led to the catastrophic events of the past week in Israel and what options the Netanyahu government has to respond to Hamas's deadly attack. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: The Israel-Hamas conflict in maps https://on.ft.com/3Fj8rAp ‘Nothing is normal any more’: war with Hamas reshapes life in Israel https://on.ft.com/3FcUpjS A bitter blame game will follow Israel’s wartime unity https://on.ft.com/48PMmHy All involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict should heed the warnings of 1982 https://on.ft.com/3tsrlCn Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/924aa94b-a27f-4706-b837-be8cb3dfe5a8 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

20m
Oct 11, 2023
The problem with Bidenomics

Will Bidenomics help the US Democrats win another term in office? Will the policies be effective in tackling the climate crisis? Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, thinks not. In the last in our series on Bidenomics, he tells Gideon why offering incentives to private sector businesses is, in his view, a bad strategy. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: John Kerry: Energy transition is the ‘new industrial revolution’ https://on.ft.com/46xIcSz Adam Posen: ‘Russia and North Korea worked hard to be self-sufficient, it has not turned out well for them’ https://on.ft.com/46vJcGK The west shouldn’t give up on ‘gentle commerce’ just yet https://on.ft.com/3Q5xLjT WTO warns about fragmentation of global trade into allied blocs https://on.ft.com/3RJxJz8 Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/b0290073-a210-4d4a-b528-b57eb6c65c23 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

23m
Oct 05, 2023
Bidenomics and global trade

In the second of our three-part series, Gideon talks to WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about the impact of Bidenomics on countries' attitudes to free and open global trade and the WTO's role in protecting this. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Western companies take slow steps towards China ‘de-risking’ https://on.ft.com/3t8ro6n South American leaders issue ultimatum on EU trade pact https://on.ft.com/455eFyp US and China to launch economy and finance working groups to stabilise ties https://on.ft.com/3PzsVdd Global trade falls at fastest pace since pandemic https://on.ft.com/468wDRX Models can mislead us on the impact of global trade https://on.ft.com/3PzsVtJ Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/cd6257be-0b8c-4499-84d8-73a987f9c3b4 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

27m
Sep 28, 2023
What is Bidenomics and is it working?

In the first of a three-part series on Bidenomics, Gideon talks to Brian Deese, former head of the National Economic Council in the Biden White House. They discuss how big a change of direction this was for the US, what motivated the policy and whether it is working well enough to convince American voters to re-elect Joe Biden next year. FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: White House embraces ‘Bidenomics’ as it seeks to woo sceptical voters https://on.ft.com/3EMs1Fa Investors must realise the pendulum of history is swinging to Bidenomics https://on.ft.com/44Z6hka Why Joe Biden is the heir to Trump https://on.ft.com/3ENK91e Inside the $220bn American cleantech project boom https://on.ft.com/3EMCmAX Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/c16ee1dd-0943-428d-908a-6432cca0eb39 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

27m
Sep 21, 2023
Coming soon: Can AI help us speak to animals?

Subscribe now to the FT's Tech Tonic podcast: Some scientists believe that rapid advances in artificial intelligence may also hold the key to decoding animal sounds, allowing us to ‘translate’ them into human language. In a new season of Tech Tonic, FT innovation editor John Thornhill and series producer Persis Love explore how the same technology that powers ChatGPT is being applied to research in animal communication. Could we one day learn to ‘speak whale’ or even chat with bats? And if so, can we trust ourselves to do so responsibly? Presented by John Thornhill, produced by Persis Love, sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa and Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio. * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

1m
Sep 18, 2023
Post-Brexit Britain

Opinion polls now suggest that about two-thirds of British people think that Brexit has failed. So was it all a terrible mistake? Gideon talks to FT colleague Peter Foster about his new book, FREE LINKS TO READ MORE ON THIS TOPIC: UK SMEs not ready for ‘avalanche’ of Brexit 2.0 rules and taxes https://on.ft.com/3LouhWN London and the fight for its future as a fashion hub https://on.ft.com/44RCIRa The EU’s transformations will reshape its ‘British question’ too  https://on.ft.com/3sXFkzI EU and UK to unveil €1bn in N Ireland funding to boost reconciliation https://on.ft.com/3PjUh6K Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner READ A TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ON FT.COM https://www.ft.com/content/2f740a22-809f-46fa-8255-702c2e65c9a9 * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy for more information.

29m
Sep 14, 2023