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The Rachman Review
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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- 382 - Impeachments, Iran and the presidency: what’s next after the midterms?
Democrats secured control of both chambers of congress in a stunning victory for the party, and a sharp rejection of President Trump’s Republican Party. Democrats won closely-watched senate races in Michigan and Maine, as well as in conservative strongholds including Texas and Kansas. Now that the results are (mostly) in, what should we expect during the next two years of American politics? Gideon speaks to Edward Luce, the FT’s US national editor, about how Republicans and Democrats will position themselves in the last years of the Trump presidency, who might run in 2028, and how, if at all, losing control of congress could hamper Trump’s foreign policy agenda. Clip: James Talarico
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Democrats ready Trump probes and affordability measures
Republicans turn on each other after disastrous midterms
Stocks climb after Democrats’ midterms sweep
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Wed, 04 Nov 2026 - 27min - 381 - Can Netanyahu hold on to power?
Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from this week’s Israeli elections with a slender lead over his closest rival, Gadi Eisenkot, but his far-right coalition fell short of an overall majority. The prime minister’s performance was better than pre-election polls had predicted, and sets up weeks (or even months) of political gridlock in the country. Host Gideon Rachman speaks to Dahlia Scheindlin, a political analyst and columnist for Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, about the role Arab parties could play in forming a government, what happens next, and Israel’s drift rightward. Clip: Sky News
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The fear factor giving Benjamin Netanyahu the edge
How Israel’s opposition fell short against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's Arabs seek a slice of power
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Thu, 29 Oct 2026 - 25min - 380 - Are we sleepwalking into a third world war?
A third world war may seem a distant prospect to the general public, but to world leaders, it’s very real. In recent years, In recent years, presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping along with Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte have all alluded to the possibility of a global conflict. International wars are ongoing in Europe and the Middle East, while China’s designs on Taiwan are no secret. Are we sleepwalking into a third world war? Gideon discusses his new book, War is Interested in Youwith foreign editor Alec Russell. Clip: FT
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Are we sleepwalking into World War III?
Presented by Alec Russell. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design is by Breen Turner.
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Thu, 22 Oct 2026 - 34min - 379 - What’s at stake in the Saudi-Houthi conflict?
Saturday’s missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was the deadliest attack on Saudi Arabia since the US and Israel’s war on Iran began in February. By bringing the conflict to the heart of Saudi Arabia, Houthi rebels are hoping to inflict economic damage on the kingdom, which is in the midst of an ambitious programme to diversify away from oil. How effective has the Houthi campaign been so far? How will Saudi’s allies, including the US, Turkey and Pakistan, react to this danger? And why are the Houthis so hard to defeat? Gideon speaks to Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Clip: BBC News
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Military briefing: Houthis expose limits of Saudi Arabia’s vast arsenal
Houthi assault on Saudi airports strikes at MBS’s economic vision
Houthis attack Saudi Aramco headquarters
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 - 28min - 378 - What would a Bolsonaro victory in Brazil mean for the world?
Flávio Bolsonaro took a clear lead in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, and is the favourite to assume power after a run-off against the incumbent, Lula Ignacio da Silva, later this month. Will Flávio, who is the son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, follow his father’s playbook, by cosying up to Trump and slashing environmental regulations – or will he follow a more moderate path? Gideon speaks to Oliver Stuenkel, a professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Brazil and fellow with the Carnegie Endowment in Washington, to find out how a Bolsonaro victory would change Brazil. They discuss Brazil’s relations with the US, China, and its Latin American neighbours: and they examine why whoever wins the Brazilian election is unlikely to have a long honeymoon period. Clips: APT
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro dynasty closes in on stunning comeback
Brazil’s Bolsonaro comeback exposes Lula’s weakness
Brazil’s markets surge as investors bet on Flávio Bolsonaro election win
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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 - 29min - 377 - Could AI really end humanity?
High-profile AI safety incidents, as well as warnings from industry figures about AI’s rapid progress, have stoked a new wave of fear about the future of humanity. Artificial intelligence systems are becoming more and more capable. Can we regulate this technology effectively – or is it too late to put the AI genie back in the bottle? Gideon speaks to Toby Ord, senior researcher at Oxford university’s AI Governance Institute, and author of ‘The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity.’
Clip: C-Span
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Anthropic warns of ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO prospectus
Why the AI race has its creators fearing human extinction
Donald Trump praises tech bosses’ ‘self-regulation’ of AI
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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 - 31min - 376 - Francis Fukuyama on democracy, AI and his own intellectual journey
More than three decades after The End of History and the Last Man made Francis Fukuyama one of the world’s best-known political thinkers, he is still correcting misconceptions about what he actually meant. In a wide-ranging conversation with host Gideon Rachman, Fukuyama revisits his original thesis and explores how resentment and the search for recognition are reshaping liberal democracy. They also discuss whether US institutions can withstand Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses, why Fukuyama remains optimistic about American democracy, China and Russia’s quest for status, and his own intellectual journey away from neoconservatism. Cip: BBC
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In the Realm of the Last Man— how the future disappeared from politics
A German election result heard around the world
A spreading war threatens Trump and MBS
Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s restrictions on mail-in ballots for midterms
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 - 30min - 375 - David Miliband: ‘Peacemaking has gone into retreat’
The world is experiencing a record number of conflicts, just as governments retreat from international aid and diplomacy to leave a more politically fragmented international landscape in their wake. That is the view of David Miliband, the former UK foreign secretary and president of the International Rescue Committee, in conversation with host Gideon Rachman. They discuss the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the collapse in humanitarian funding and whether middle powers can ever fill the vacuum left by the US. Clip: Al Jazeera
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Fragile states in Africa and Middle East hit by more than 40% cut in UK direct aid
Life on the frontline against Ebola
How will UK foreign policy change under Ed Miliband?
Donald Trump reboots foreign aid with cash-for-data strategy
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 - 29min - 374 - The world at war
War is raging in Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan, while tensions are rising between China and Taiwan. What is driving this surge in global conflict, how should we respond and where, if anywhere, are the prospects for peace? Gideon is joined by Sir John Sawers, former head of MI6; Tom Tugendhat, the UK’s new shadow foreign secretary; and Kim Ghattas, FT contributing editor and author of Black Wave. They discuss how today’s conflicts are connected, the risk of further escalation and the importance of ending a war well.
This episode is an edited recording of an event organised by FT Weekend Festival. Clip: CBS News
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Trump envoys take Ukraine peace proposal to meeting with Putin
Trump envoys hold talks with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow
Russia launches missile strikes against Kyiv as pause in raids ends
Why the US and Iran keep escalating
Lebanon warns of ‘dangerous escalation’ after Israeli strikes
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Thu, 10 Sep 2026 - 32min - 373 - Will Bessent’s ‘economic D-Day’ break Iran?
US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is calling for an “economic D-Day” for the Iranian regime while threatening secondary sanctions on countries that do business with the country. Will this be more effective than previous attempts at economic pressure? What impact will this have on US relations with China? And how will energy markets react? Sasha Polakow-Suransky, executive opinion editor, speaks with Emma Ashford, Stimson Center senior fellow and Foreign Policycolumnist,about Washington’s latest Iran sanctions push dubbed Operation Economic Outcast. Clip: CBS News
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US launches further strikes on Iran as conflict flares up
Energy price surge hits bond markets as European gas reaches three-year high
Donald Trump says US will hit Iran ‘hard’ as conflict reignites
Scott Bessent: an economic D-Day is coming for Iran
Scott Bessent threatens Iran’s economic partners with more sanctions
Is China’s ‘wise camel’ the winner from the US-Iran war?
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Presented by Sasha Polakow-Suransky. Produced by Clare Williamson. Sound design is by Breen Turner
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Thu, 03 Sep 2026 - 31min - 372 - Making the UN great again
The UN is choosing a new secretary-general at a time when it’s struggling to remain relevant. Sidelined in the wars in Ukraine, Sudan and the Middle East, and facing a severe funding crisis, the organisation is under growing pressure. This week, guest host Alec Russell speaks to Thant Myint-U, a former UN official, author and the grandson of former UN secretary-general U Thant, about the challenges its new leader will face. Clip: AP Archive
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António Guterres on the future of the UN
Superpowers are discovering their limits, says UN chief
The new world order? Every man for himself
Wanted: a leader to rescue the UN
Nuclear watchdog chief pitches ‘leaner’ UN in secretary-general bid
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Thu, 27 Aug 2026 - 25min - 371 - The making of the modern Middle East
Gideon Rachman speaks to historian and author Simon Sebag Montefiore about his new book, The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East. They discuss the forces that shaped the region, from the Ottoman Empire and Ataturk to the ongoing tensions between the US, Israel and Iran. Gideon and Simon examine the region's complexities and interconnectedness and whether lessons from the past can offer a glimpse into the future. CLIP: British Pathé
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Israeli settlers besiege Palestinian homes
Egypt deploys jets to UAE as Iran war strains Arab alliances
Far-right Israeli minister advocates killing ‘30 to 40’ Gazans each night
Israel moves to give police powers in occupied West Bank
Far-right Israeli minister advocates killing ‘30 to 40’ Gazans each night
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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 - 26min - 370 - Iran’s growing strategic ambitions
Gideon talks to Vali Nasr, author of Iran’s Grand Strategyand professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, about how the balance of power in the Middle East is changing. After six months of on-off hostilities, Nasr argues, Iran’s core aims are unchanged - ending the US threat and securing economic relief. But Iran now looks to have the upper hand and is using its leverage from controlling the Strait of Hormuz to seek ever more far-reaching concessions from the superpower. Clip: CTV
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Will failure in Iran reshape how the US fights?
Iran’s supreme leader elevates loyalists as he tightens grip
Trump and the failure of the Fafo doctrine
Brinkmanship in the Strait of Hormuz
Israel’s campaign to make southern Lebanon ‘unliveable’
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 - 29min - 369 - The cockroach rebellion in India
What began as outrage over a senior judge's comments has become one of the most striking youth protest movements India has seen in years. Gideon talks to Professor Mukulika Banerjee of the London School of Economics about why so many young Indians have taken to the streets, what the "cockroach movement" says about the country's economic and educational pressures, and whether it poses a genuine challenge to Narendra Modi's government.
Clip: BBC
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Abhijeet Dipke, the face of India’s victorious ‘cockroach’ protests
India’s ‘Cockroach’ Gen Z has had enough
India should listen to its frustrated youth
Why India’s student protests are different
India’s ‘cockroach’ movement halts protests after minister quits
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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 - 30min - 367 - The weaponisation of trade
Tariffs, sanctions and chokepoints have become the weapon of choice to punish political rivals - but what happens when these fail? Gideon discusses the impact of geopolitical disputes on global trade with Edward Fishman, author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare. Clip: Al Jazeera
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Trump vows to deliver ‘beating’ to Iran in retaliation for latest attack
Saudi Arabia joins US strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq
Ukraine, Iran and how regional wars go global
Donald Trump rebuilds his tariff wall
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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 - 31min - 366 - Does Nato have a future without US leadership?
Gideontalks to Julianne Smith, former US ambassador to Nato about the future of the alliance. There seems to be greater transatlantic agreement on Ukraine, but tensions remain over Europe’s stance on Donald Trump’s war on Iran.So can the alliance survive without the US at the helm? Clip: ANI News
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Nato’s carnival of Trumpian caprice
Why the world trusts China more than America
Ukraine’s drone swarms test Moscow air defences
Nato opens its cheque books in bid to keep Trump engaged
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Thu, 23 Jul 2026 - 28min - 365 - Trump, Infantino and the political history of the World Cup
Gideon talks to Simon Kuper, FT columnist and author of World Cup Fever,about what distinguishes this World Cup from previous tournaments. What role has geopolitics played historically in the World Cup and is there any truth to some of the conspiracy theories surrounding this year's events? Clip: ITV Sport
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Bellingham brace carries England past Norway into World Cup semi-final
World Cup shows US is ‘golden market’ for football, says Major League Soccer boss
How western Europe became a formidable football factory
Why are China and India so bad at football?
Inside the secretive Fifa committee that suspended the US red card
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Wed, 15 Jul 2026 - 23min - 364 - What would a far-right government in France look like?
Marine Le Pen has run for the French presidency several times before, but her chances of winning next year look better than ever. Gideon talks to the FT's Victor Mallet about the source of her growing popularity and what a far-right government would mean for France and the EU. Clip: The Guardian
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Le Pen revives presidential bid echoing Trump
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president
Marine Le Pen’s massive double gamble on presidency
France’s crowded race to replace Emmanuel Macron
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Thu, 09 Jul 2026 - 29min - 363 - Lebanon peace deal: can it hold?
The war in Iran triggered a new round of conflict between the Hizbollah militia in Lebanon and the Israeli army. More than 4,000 people have been killed and about a million displaced. Lebanon and Israel signed a peace deal in Washington at the weekend to end the fighting, but without Hizbollah’s participation, can the deal hold? Gideon puts the question to the FT's editor Roula Khalaf and Andrew England, the FT's Middle East editor. Clip: This is Beirut
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Lebanon’s deal with Israel sparks backlash
How Hizbollah’s fighters ended up in court
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive in Doha for talks over US-Iran deal
How Benjamin Netanyahu’s big moment backfired
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Thu, 02 Jul 2026 - 20min - 362 - Bonus episode: Rahm Emanuel on how to fix America
In this special edition of the Rachman Review, Edward Luce, the FT's Washington commentator, talks to Rahm Emanuel, former White House chief of staff for Barack Obama, about where the Democratic party has gone wrong in recent years and how to win back the confidence of middle America. This is an edited version of a discussion that took place at the recent FT Weekend Festival in New York.
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Rahm Emanuel says Trump ‘got schooled’ by Iran in bad ceasefire deal
Why young America is trending socialist
Rahm Emanuel and the 2028 ‘ideas primary’
How Benjamin Netanyahu’s big moment backfired
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Sun, 28 Jun 2026 - 27min - 361 - America's waning power
What are the repercussions of the Iran war for American power? How will the outcome be viewed by America’s allies and the leadership in Beijing? Gideon discusses these questions with Kevin Rudd, the former prime minister of Australia, Katherine Thompson, who until recently was a senior official in the Pentagon under President Trump, and Philip Gordon, who was national security adviser to vice-president Kamala Harris. This is an edited version of a discussion that took place at the recent FT Weekend Festival in New York. News clip: Fox News
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America’s allies look to declare independence from the US
The rise and fall of US hegemony
Nato chief reveals Italy allowed US planes to use bases in Iran war
Trump and Xi will not determine Taiwan’s fate
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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 - 26min - 360 - Jaishankar and Nusseibeh on the challenges of a world at war
How much should we care about wars that are not in our neighbourhood? What role can countries not directly involved play in paving the way for a more peaceful world? Gideon discusses these questions with India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar, Lana Nusseibeh, minister of state for foreign affairs for the United Arab Emirates, and Finland’s foreign minister, Elina Valtonen. The discussion was recorded at the Kultaranta conference in Finland. Clip: CNN
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Donald Trump says US will not invest in $300bn fund for Iran
Brussels approaches Kremlin over potential Ukraine talks
A fragile Iran peace follows a war without victors
The long way back from the Iran energy shock
How the US-Iran deal came together
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Thu, 18 Jun 2026 - 27min - 359 - Britain’s post-Brexit policy options
Where should Britain stand in the great power struggle between the US and China? Does the special relationship with Washington mean anything anymore or do all roads lead back to Europe? Gideon discusses these questions with Ben Judah, former special adviser to deputy prime minister David Lammy.
Clip: Channel 4 News
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Donald Trump warns US will soon hit Iran ‘hard’ again
It is time for a European Security Council
Britain re-entering the EU ‘an inevitability’, says Treasury minister
Putin and Trump don’t have the cards
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Thu, 11 Jun 2026 - 33min - 358 - Mideast war: The view from Tehran
What is life like in the Iranian capital and is the regime ready to compromise to achieve a lasting peace? Gideon discusses the mood in Tehran and the changing political landscape in the country with the FT’s Tehran correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr. Clips: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg.
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Greek shipping tycoon Evangelos Marinakis ready to pay Strait of Hormuz transit fees
One killed and dozens hurt in Iranian strike on Kuwait airport
Benjamin Netanyahu faces backlash after Donald Trump call
Why Iran fears a deal today means more war tomorrow
Iran is beating Trump at the art of the deal
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Thu, 04 Jun 2026 - 25min - 357 - The backlash against AI
Gideon talks to Sebastian Mallaby, author of The Infinity Machine, a book about the career of Demis Hassabis and his AI company, Google DeepMind. They discuss the growing backlash against AI, why people are worried, and what governments can do to mitigate the risks of the coming technological revolution. Clip: WSJ
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OpenAI’s foundation to spend $250mn on research into AI’s impact on economy
Pope’s appeal can’t change the AI race’s risky logic
AI guardrails stripped from Meta and Google models in minutes
How AI threatens the giants of consulting
AI companies are just companies
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Thu, 28 May 2026 - 31min - 356 - Mitsotakis on Hormuz, Iran and how to escape a debt trap
Gideon talks to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on Greece as a leading shipping nation. They discuss Greece’s recovery from the financial crisis of 2015, how to achieve European strategic autonomy and the best way to bring the war in Ukraine to an end. Clip: France 24
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Three supertankers attempt Strait of Hormuz crossing
America owes its European allies a defence roadmap
Protests spread in Africa as fuel crisis deepens
UAE says drone strike caused fire at nuclear plant
Tipping point looms for global energy crisis
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Thu, 21 May 2026 - 27min - 355 - Trump returns to Beijing: what’s at stake
Gideon Rachman speaks to James Crabtree, former head of the Asia programme at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and author of The Perimeter, about Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, his first in a decade. What do Washington and Beijing hope to gain, and what does the trip reveal about the evolving balance of power between the world’s two leading superpowers?
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Donald Trump’s plan to discuss Taiwan arms sales with Xi Jinping rattles Asian allies
Trump is up against China’s great wall of confidence
Trump’s war has given China an economic opening
Trump, Xi and the bid for a ‘grand bargain’ between superpowers
Trump prepares to press Xi on Iran war
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Thu, 14 May 2026 - 31min - 354 - Lloyd Austin on Ukraine, Iran and the lessons of war
Gideon talks to Lloyd Austin, who served as US defence secretary under the Biden administration, about the need to adapt to new forms of warfare, accusations that he presided over a ‘woke military’ and how he headed off a nuclear threat from Russia in the early days of the Ukraine conflict. Clip: AP
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Pentagon to pull 5,000 soldiers out of Germany in dispute over Iran war
Donald Trump’s Iran war has cost $25bn, Pentagon says
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Thu, 07 May 2026 - 28min - 353 - Ukraine’s ‘existential’ battle with Russia
Gideon talks to Dmytro Kuleba, former Ukrainian foreign minister, about the current state of Russia’s war against Ukraine. What would it take to break the stalemate and how has the conflict been impacted by the US-Israeli attack on Iran? Clips: DW; Reuters
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Vladimir Putin pares back Victory Day parade over fear of Ukrainian strikes
US ambassador to Ukraine to leave over differences with Donald Trump
Ukraine’s drone pilots hit Russian targets from 500km away
Toxic rain falls on Russian city after refinery blaze
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 - 27min - 352 - Introducing: The Story of Money
Those who do not study history may be destined to repeat it . . . and lose money. The Story of Money is a new podcast from The Financial Times exploring the past to see where the next opportunities — and disasters — may lie. Hosted by FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth, The Story of Money explores the history of global finance through the people, ideas, events, and institutions that have shaped it. From unregulated frontier banking experiments in 19th-century America to institutionalised debt forgiveness in ancient Mesopotamia, The Story of Money traces how financial systems evolve — and why familiar patterns often repeat — offering context for everything from market cycles to emerging AI trends.
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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 - 1min - 351 - Trump finds it’s easier to start a war than to end one
Gideon discusses why the Iran conflict is proving so difficult to end with Michael Singh and Dana Stroul of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. What are the options on the table for both sides and can America’s allies play a useful role? Clip: New York Post
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The Iran crisis has not yet peaked
Iranian tankers bypass US blockade
Macron and Starmer to hold summit on plan to secure Strait of Hormuz
Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights to save fuel as prices soar
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Wed, 22 Apr 2026 - 30min - 350 - Iran war: What does Tehran want and will it get it?
Gideon discusses possible negotiated solutions to the Iran war with Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution. What do Tehran's leaders want and how long can they hold out for a winning settlement that will ease the country’s economic pain? What are the stakes for Trump and the global economy? And what role, if any, can Gulf countries play in curbing the regime’s power to blight progress in the region? Clip: Fox News
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Iran is America’s Suez crisis — and just as ridiculous
Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases
Iran faces halt to oil production within weeks if US blockade succeeds
Life inside Iran’s internet blackout
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Thu, 16 Apr 2026 - 27min - 349 - Is it possible to negotiate with Iran?
What is it like to negotiate with Iran and what are the key issues that need to be resolved if the war is to end? Has the war permanently reshaped the relationship between the US and Europe? Gideon talks to Baroness Catherine Ashton, who was the EU’s high representative for foreign policy from 2009 until 2014 and played a leading role in negotiations with Iran.
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Armageddon is off . . . for now
US and Iran agree 2-week ceasefire that will open Strait of Hormuz
Has Trump officially united Europe
Trump’s threats to pull out of Nato leave alliance exposed
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 - 32min - 348 - Trump says the Iran war may be ending soon: mission accomplished?
Donald Trump has said the US military action against Iran may be coming to an end. If so, what would it have achieved and where does this leave the key question of safe passage for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz? Gideon discusses the consequences of the war for the US and its allies with Philip Gordon of the Brookings Institution. Clip: NBC News
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Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition
Shutting Hormuz is a template for China in Taiwan
Iran could emerge from the war stronger and more dangerous
UK to host coalition talks on securing Strait of Hormuz
One battle after another: Netanyahu’s new security doctrine
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Thu, 02 Apr 2026 - 28min - 347 - Hungary’s pivotal election
Viktor Orbán has been a thorn in the side of the EU and a favourite of Donald Trump. But his party is now behind in the polls ahead of next month’s Hungarian elections. So could this mark the end of the Orbán era? Gideon discusses this with Zsuzsanna Végh, an analyst at the German Marshall Fund. They also discuss Orbán's close relationship with Russia and hostility to Ukraine. Clip: APT
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ECB warns Hungary’s seizure of Ukraine cash risks euro credibility
Hungarian opposition groups quit to make way for Orbán challenger
Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power
The riches of Viktor Orbán’s home village
How Viktor Orbán’s oligarchs reaped billions in public contracts
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Thu, 26 Mar 2026 - 30min - 346 - The heavy cost of the war on Iran
Gideondiscusses the Iran war with defence analyst Jack Watling, author of Statecraft - The New Rules of Power in a Divided World.Why did the US fail to foresee the need to protect the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route? What options are there to bring the war to a close?
Clip: NYT
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Iran vows retaliation against energy sites across Gulf after largest gasfield hit
Trump ally warns US economy not strong enough to cope with Iran war
Iran still seen capable of escalating attacks on Gulf’s energy
Israel says it has killed Iran’s top security official
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over war against Iran
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Thu, 19 Mar 2026 - 33min - 345 - Introducing Untold: Opus Dei
Introducing Opus Dei, a new season of Untold from the Financial Times. Host Antonia Cundy uncovers the cultural and political influence of a controversial Catholic organisation in America. Opus Dei exists to help people get closer to God, but some members say they found other agendas – and unexpected harm – entangled in that spiritual mission. The first episode of Untold: Opus Dei launches March 25.
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Tue, 17 Mar 2026 - 1min - 344 - Formidable US firepower fails to unseat Iran’s regime
Gideonspeaks to Sir Simon Gass, a former UK ambassador to Iran, about why the formidable destructive power of the US and Israel has failed to dislodge the Islamic regime. They discuss how long the war can continue as well as likely outcomes for the US, Iran and the Gulf region. Clip: Middle East Eye
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Trump’s Venezuela strategy has failed in Iran
Iranians rethink the price of regime change
Iran official says new supreme leader is ‘fine’ despite absence from view
Drones, lasers and radars: Middle East war spurs hunt for cheaper air defence
Taco on Iran will come too late for Trump
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Thu, 12 Mar 2026 - 33min - 343 - Iran war risks turning into a battle of endurance
Gideondiscusses the US and Israeli war against Iran with Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. What are the war aims, can they be achieved and where does this leave the future of the region and its relations with Israel? Clips: CBS; CNN
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Gulf insurance costs soar 12-fold despite Trump guarantee
Trump has no realistic plan for Iran’s future
Military briefing: how Iran could wage a new ‘tanker war’
The cynical opportunities of ‘Epic Fury’
The influencers leaping to Dubai’s defence
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Thu, 05 Mar 2026 - 33min - 342 - Boris Johnson: Pressure on Putin is the price of peace
Gideondiscusses the state of peace talks on Ukraine with Boris Johnson at a conference organised by the Yalta European Strategy group in Kyiv. The former UK prime minister offers his view of what needs to be done to bring an end to the conflict: put more pressure on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Otherwise, we are “setting a course for years more of conflict”. Clip: BBC
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says war in Ukraine at ‘beginning of the end’
European leaders express solidarity with Ukraine as US hangs back
Ukraine’s economy shows grit amid lasting war damage
Europe re-arms as US slows defence spending
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 - 24min - 341 - Chrystia Freeland on how to negotiate with autocrats — and allies
Gideon talks to Chrystia Freeland, former deputy prime minister of Canada, about different approaches to negotiating with the Trump administration. They also discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine, her new role as adviser to President Zelenskyy and how to pressure Russia into ending the conflict. Clip: US Department of State
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Why Rubio failed to repair the transatlantic rift
Carney’s new global order needs a huge shift in political will
Russia-Ukraine talks yield ‘some progress’ on ceasefire, says Zelenskyy
Europe’s path to security without the US
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026 - 25min - 340 - Trump's predatory foreign policy
Gideon talks to American political scientist Stephen Walt about the phrase ‘predatory hegemon’ that he coined to describe the US administration under Donald Trump. What are the risks and benefits of this policy for the American people, and for those who formerly considered themselves staunch allies? Clip: The White House
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A post-Trump restoration is still possible
Trump and the normalisation of deviance
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Thu, 12 Feb 2026 - 23min - 339 - Can diplomacy avert a US-Iran war?
Andrew England, the FT’s Middle East editor, speaks to Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, about Iran’s escalating crisis. Can diplomacy prevent a war between the Trump administration and Tehran? What are the prospects for reform of the increasingly unpopular Islamic regime in Iran? Clips: Channel 4 News; CBS
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US and Iran set to meet in Oman as Middle East tensions spiral
‘The game is over’: critics of Iranian regime seize on killings to push for change
Iran’s people stand to lose whether or not talks succeed
Arab and Muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert US-Iran conflict
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Thu, 05 Feb 2026 - 27min - 338 - Bill Gates: AI, aid cuts and the fear of speaking out
Bill Gates tells Gideon that a climate of fear has taken hold in the US business community under the Trump administration: “People are afraid to speak out about being afraid to speak out.” He discusses falling aid budgets, why philanthropy cannot replace government funding, and an ambitious new collaboration with OpenAI to improve access to healthcare in Africa. Gates also reflects on the more destabilising uses of artificial intelligence and his past association with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Clips: NBC4, Bill Gates
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Bill Gates and OpenAI back $50mn AI rollout in African health clinics
Tech titans lined up for Trump’s second inauguration. Now they’re even richer
Bill Gates and Sergey Brin among newly released Epstein photos
Bill Gates warns aid cuts risk big increase in child deaths
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Thu, 29 Jan 2026 - 20min - 337 - Mark Carney on a world in rupture — and what comes next
Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, received a standing ovation at the World Economic Forum in Davos after warning that the global order has entered a period of “rupture”. In a post-speech interview with Gideon, Carney reflects on how globalisation went wrong — and on what can still be salvaged through deeper co-operation among countries and institutions that share common values. Interview and clips courtesy of the World Economic Forum
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Mark Carney warns of ‘rupture’ to global order as Donald Trump rattles allies
Donald Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ set to touch down in Davos
Republicans begin to push back against Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland
America’s barbarians inside the gates
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Wed, 21 Jan 2026 - 15min - 336 - Alexander Stubb on Greenland: the good, the bad or the ugly?
Gideon speaks to Finland’s president about how to resolve the stand-off between Europe and the US over Greenland. Alexander Stubb describes the dispute as the "most difficult issue he has faced since taking office", arguing that discreet “back office” diplomacy, rather than public grandstanding, is the best way forward. He also touches on Ukraine, applauding the transatlantic alliance’s achievements so far but cautioning that the Greenland row is beginning to sap momentum from efforts to advance peace talks.. Clips: DWS; BBC
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Greenland is ground zero for Arctic ‘Great Game’
How the Greenland deployment of a few European troops enraged Donald Trump
Trump’s Arctic ambitions torch the most important US asset
Russia knocks out power, heating and water to Ukraine’s freezing capital
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Tue, 20 Jan 2026 - 28min - 335 - Sudan: inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Famine, mass killings and the collapse of basic government services have pushed Sudan into what the UN now calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. As regional powers across the Middle East fuel the conflict by backing rival factions, civilians have largely been left to fend for themselves. Gideon speaks to Sudanese political analyst Kholood Khair and Sudan expert Alex de Waal to understand how the country reached this point — and where the country and its people go from here. Clips: Sky News; Africa News
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There is already an answer to securing Sudan’s future
US rebukes backers of Sudanese paramilitary force behind ‘horrific’ atrocities
The human cost of a world without rules
How the UAE-Saudi Arabia alliance ruptured
Israel’s Horn of Africa gamble raises tension with Arab and Muslim rivals
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Thu, 15 Jan 2026 - 26min - 334 - ‘Regime roulette’ in Venezuela: Is Greenland next?
Now that the Trump administration has fully embraced the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ - a policy claiming the western hemisphere as a US sphere of influence - which country will be next in the line of fire? Gideon discusses this with Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group consultancy, which has just published its top risk report for 2026.
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Venezuela and the trouble with the Donroe doctrine
Greenland’s future must be decided by island and Denmark, Starmer warns Trump
Donald Trump’s imperial Venezuela folly will leave America no richer
The gangs, goons and guerrillas running swaths of Venezuela
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Thu, 08 Jan 2026 - 23min - 333 - 2025: a year of chaos and confusion
Gideon and guests look back at 2025 as well as forward to the year ahead in an FT Live discussion for the Global Boardroom. Donald Trump set the tone of world politics this year from his tariff wars to his efforts to make peace in the Middle East and Ukraine, while also bombing Iran and threatening Venezuela. In a bid to make sense of the contradictions, Gideon is joined by Leslie Vinjamuri, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Dan Drezner, professor of international politics at the Fletcher school at Tufts university in Boston, and James Crabtree, author of an acclaimed book on Modi's India and a forthcoming book on US-China tensions in the Pacific. Clip: PBS
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When business and democracy don’t mix
Open source could pop the AI bubble — and soon
China is making trade impossible
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Thu, 25 Dec 2025 - 30min - 332 - Trump takes aim at South Africa
Donald Trump has accused South Africa of carrying out a genocide against its white population. He also says the nation does not deserve to be a member of the G20, which it hosted last month. FT Africa editor David Pilling - standing in for Gideon - puts these allegations to two South Africans, Lawson Naidoo, a civil society activist, and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, a foreign policy expert. What is the state of race relations in the country and how are South Africans reacting to the allegations? Clip: CNN
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South Africa arrests Kenyans working at US-run Afrikaner ‘refugee’ centre
The ‘pampered princess’ accused of trafficking South Africans to Russia
How South Africa’s underworld infiltrated its government
South Africans question future of Black empowerment policies
South Africa’s credit rating upgraded for first time in two decades
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Thu, 18 Dec 2025 - 27min - 331 - Europe’s rocky relations with Donald Trump
Gideon talks to Jens Stoltenberg, Nato's former secretary-general, about Ukraine and Europe's strategic priorities after recent scathing criticism from US president Donald Trump over its failure to end the war: ‘They talk but they don’t produce.’ Clip: Politico
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The White House’s rupture with the western alliance
Trump pushes for ‘free economic zone’ in Donbas, says Zelenskyy
Friedrich Merz offers to host Ukraine talks so deal not done ‘above Europe’s head’
Ukraine’s ‘fortress belt’ that Donald Trump wants to trade for peace
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Thu, 11 Dec 2025 - 25min - 330 - Splits in the Maga movement
Gideon talks to Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest, about the rows over racism, Epstein and Israel that have broken out in Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement. Clips: Tucker Carlson, Right wing watch, Dana Loesch
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Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress after clash with Donald Trump
Trump’s Maga coalition fractures over far-right interview
Maga vs AI: Donald Trump’s Big Tech courtship risks a backlash
Donald Trump’s Maga base split over handling of Jeffrey Epstein files
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Thu, 04 Dec 2025 - 24min - 329 - The voice of moderate America
Gideon talks to Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the senior Democrat on the US Senate Committee on foreign relations, about Donald Trump’s foreign policy. Can Congress stop the president from making big concessions to Russia and attempting regime change in Caracas? Clip: ABC News
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Ukraine has no choice but to engage with US peace plan
Russia pursues peace deal — on its own terms
Donald Trump’s affordability problem: in charts
What is Venezuela’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’?
Mohammed bin Salman, the autocratic Saudi moderniser trying to escape his past
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Thu, 27 Nov 2025 - 28min - 328 - Coming soon from Tech Tonic: Defying death
Investors are spending billions of dollars on novel ways to extend human life through inventive treatments, therapies, and even manipulating our genes. And increasingly, it seems as though anti-ageing efforts have moved from the super rich to a mass market consumer industry. In this series, we’re covering the past, present and future of the longevity movement. We’ll be looking at where the fixation on longevity is coming from, and trying to understand the practical and ethical issues at the heart of this cutting-edge field of research.
From Silicon Valley fantasies, to Singaporean health spas, to Colombian genetic clinics and beyond, the FT’s Hannah Kuchler and Michael Peel ask whether breakthroughs in science and technology can really help us live longer, and even stop us aging altogether.
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US ‘wellness’ industry scents opportunity to go mainstream
The quest to make young blood into a drug
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Sat, 22 Nov 2025 - 1min - 327 - Europe’s triple shock: Putin, Trump and Xi
The French pioneer of European integration Jean Monnet believed that Europe would be ‘built in crisis’. The war in Ukraine is putting this theory to the test, once again. Gideon discusses with historian Timothy Garton Ash how European leaders are responding to this latest crisis after the brief ‘holiday from history’ that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Clip: ITV
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US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine
The scramble for Europe is just beginning
Ukraine secures winter gas support from Greece
Poland blames Russia-linked operatives for rail explosion
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Thu, 20 Nov 2025 - 29min - 326 - The battle for AI supremacy
Gideon Rachman sits down with the FT's innovation editor John Thornhill and Caiwei Chen, China reporter for the MIT Technology Review, to discuss the race between China and the US to become the 21st-century AI superpower. The west is used to hearing about the might of the Silicon Valley giants, US cutting-edge research and chip dominance. But China has a different approach. Will itsuse of a cheaper and more efficient open AI model allow China to overtake the US with this era-defining technology?
Want more? Join John and the FT’s Chinese technology correspondent Eleanor Olcott in a live Q&A on November 13 at 1pm GMT where they will be answering your questions on the tech battle between Silicon Valley and Beijing.
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 - 30min - 325 - Donald Trump and autocracy in America
Gideon Rachman talks to historian and author Anne Applebaum about the Trump presidency. The US president is increasingly accused of being a would-be dictator, but is it fair to compare Donald Trump to authoritarian leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping?
This episode is an edited recording of an event organised by Intelligence Squared that took place in central London last month.
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Thu, 06 Nov 2025 - 31min - 324 - US versus China: a test of strength
Gideon talks to former US trade representative Michael Froman about Donald Trump’s visit to Asia this week, culminating in a meeting with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Apec summit in South Korea. What does it tell us about US trade priorities in the region and who is best placed to win the contest of strength between the US and China? Clips: NST online; Times Now
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Why China keeps winning the trade war
China doubles down on industrial policy
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Wed, 29 Oct 2025 - 28min - 323 - Nuclear weapons and the balance of terror
Gideon talks to the historian and author Serhii Plokhy about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed our calculations about the risk of nuclear war. They discuss the history of the atom bomb from its first use in 1945 to the risk of a resurgence of proliferation. Clip: Harry S Truman Library
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The Nuclear Age by Serhii Plokhy — why nations want the bomb
US offers nuclear energy companies access to weapons-grade plutonium
The covert trip by Iranian nuclear experts to Russia
The old nuclear rules won’t stop proliferation
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Thu, 23 Oct 2025 - 33min - 322 - Introducing Untold: Toxic Legacy
Introducing Toxic Legacy, a new season of Untold from the Financial Times. Host Laura Hughes uncovers a lead poisoning epidemic across the UK. You might be living with lead and not know it: the toxin is often invisible to the human eye, but wreaks havoc on our bodies once we’re exposed. The first episode of Untold: Toxic Legacy launches October 22.
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Tue, 21 Oct 2025 - 2min - 321 - Taiwan under threat: how strong are its defences?
Gideon talks to Taipei-based policy analyst J Michael Cole about how the Taiwanese are handling the threat of invasion from Beijing. Clips: APT News; RTI English.
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Taiwan accelerates ‘T-dome’ missile plan against China threat
Taiwan backtracks on chip export curbs to South Africa after China spat
Taiwan becomes largest importer of Russian naphtha
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Thu, 16 Oct 2025 - 30min - 320 - What chance for Trump’s Gaza peace plan?
Gideon talks to former White House official and Middle East expert Philip Gordon about Donald Trump’s plan for a peaceful end to the Gaza conflict. What are the chances that it can succeed and what are the main stumbling blocks? Clip: TRT World
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner join Israel-Hamas talks in Egypt
Trump goes mainstream on the Middle East
How Donald Trump’s Gaza deal came together
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Thu, 09 Oct 2025 - 26min - 319 - Coming soon from Tech Tonic: Mission to Mars
US President Donald Trump has pledged to “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars”, China could send its first crewed mission to Mars within a decade, and Elon Musk wants people to actually settle on Mars, transforming the human race into an interplanetary species.
In a new series of Tech Tonic, the FT’s Peggy Hollinger asks if we’re really about to land, and even live, on the red planet.
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Mon, 06 Oct 2025 - 1min - 318 - David Lammy on the fight for democracy
Gideon interviews Britain's deputy prime minister David Lammy at the Labour Party conference at a meeting hosted by the Tony Blair Institute. They discuss how the Starmer government, which has had a tough first year in office, can turn things around, as well as the Gaza peace plan, ties with the Trump administration and how to fight 'the politics of grievance'. Clip: Keir Starmer
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How Donald Trump’s Gaza deal came together
Trump goes mainstream on the Middle East
‘Lost the plot’: Tony Blair’s Gaza role prompts incredulity — and some hope
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Wed, 01 Oct 2025 - 26min - 317 - How to fix America
Gideon talks to Matt Duss, former adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders and executive vice-president of the Washington-based Center for International Policy. They discuss recent curbs on free speech, former president Joe Biden’s foreign policy mistakes, and how identity politics has been used to distract voters from the ever widening gap between rich and poor. Clips: DRM News; Forbes
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Jimmy Kimmel hits out at ‘anti-American’ threats to free speech as show returns
Inside Disney’s decision to bring back Jimmy Kimmel
America’s accelerating exit from itself
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Thu, 25 Sep 2025 - 29min - 316 - Russia’s drone incursions put Baltics on alert
Gideon talks to former Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis about Russia’s recent drone incursion into Polish airspace. What message should Europe and Nato take from this? How worried are the Baltic states about a possible expansion of Vladimir Putin’s war aims? And how vulnerable are they to attack? Clips: BBC, BFBS
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What is Vladimir Putin’s game plan against Nato’s eastern flank?
Russians lose internet access as Ukrainian drones hit close to home
Baltic states know Russian occupation is never temporary
Moscow holds Ukrainian children at hundreds of sites across Russia
Europe turns to Ukrainian tech for ‘drone wall’ against Russia
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Thu, 18 Sep 2025 - 27min - 315 - Israel's man without a plan
Gideon talks to journalist Anshel Pfeffer about Israel’s ‘strongman’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They discuss how his ‘brazen disregard’ for international norms has helped him to cling to power, but also left him at the mercy of more and more extreme forces in Israel. This episode is an edited recording of an event organised by Intelligence Squared that took place in central London earlier this month. Clips: LBC; CNN; BBC
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Israel unbound: was Qatar a strike too far?
EU moves to freeze some funding to Israel over war in Gaza
Israeli annexation of the West Bank would be ‘red line’ for UAE
Netanyahu’s disastrous plan to take control of Gaza
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Thu, 11 Sep 2025 - 30min - 314 - Lea Ypi on parallels between the 1930s and today
Gideon talks to Albanian academic Lea Ypi about her book Indignity. In the book, she describes how living first under the Ottoman empire, then as part of fascist Italy and later in a post-war communist state affected the lives of her grandparents. They discuss possible parallels between the first half of the 20th century and the times we are living in today and ask what lessons can be drawn from this history to avoid making the same mistakes. Clip: AQSHF
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Albania’s ‘old sheriff’ on course to win fourth term as prime minister
Why the EU’s migration dilemma is pushing the bloc further right
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Thu, 04 Sep 2025 - 29min - 313 - Taiwan’s Trump problem
The longheld US position to defend Taiwan’s independent status in the face of Chinese aggression is looking shaky under the Trump administration, in spite of Taiwanese efforts to court the American president. This week, Gideon talks to analyst and author James Crabtree - former director of the Asia office of the International Institute for Strategic Studies - about why the US now seems more interested in doing a deal with China than showing support for Taiwan. They also discuss the broader implications that this, and other issues, might have for US alliances across the Indo-Pacific region, including relations with South Korea, Japan, Australia and India.
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Donald Trump blocks Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te from New York stopover
US cancelled military talks with Taiwan
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The geopolitics of chips: Taiwan’s ‘Silicon Shield’
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Thu, 28 Aug 2025 - 25min - 312 - Trump ‘plays into Putin’s hands’
Gideon discusses the outcome of the recent Alaska and Washington summits with Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. Has Russia emerged as a clear winner? What can be achieved without more pressure on Vladimir Putin? How effective would western security guarantees be to prevent future Russian aggression?
Clip: Sky News
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Ukraine talks expose Trump’s dreadful attention to detail
Donald Trump says US could play role ‘by air’ in Ukraine security guarantee
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‘Stab in the back’: Kyiv reels as Trump embraces Putin’s terms
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Thu, 21 Aug 2025 - 22min - 311 - What next for India as Trump-Modi friendship sours?
The Trump administration has hit India with 50% tariffs. And just after a short military conflict between India and Pakistan, President Trump played host to Pakistan’s army chief of staff at the White House. Gideon discusses what this means for India and for the region with Tanvi Madan, author of a noted history of the US-India relationship. Clip: WION.Weekend Festival link
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Narendra Modi tells Indian farmers he will ‘never compromise’ in face of 50% US tariffs
India’s Russian oil conundrum: yield to Donald Trump or face tariff backlash
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Thu, 14 Aug 2025 - 22min - 310 - The cold war guru whose warnings on Russia still stand
Zbigniew Brzeziński was one of the most influential statesmen of the cold war. But many of the geopolitical problems he wrestled with in Russia, China and the Middle East, have returned with a vengeance. Among his many prescient ideas, ‘Zbig’ as he was known, predicted that American hubris might lead to an ‘alliance of the aggrieved’ between Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Gideon discusses his life and legacy with FT colleague Ed Luce, who has written an acclaimed biography of the Polish-born strategist. Clip: Voice of America
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A new cold war with China won’t help the US
The World of the Cold War — timely reading in an age of US, Russia and China tensions
The last grand strategists: what Brzezinski and Kissinger could teach Trump
King of Kings — the 1979 revolution that changed Iran and the world
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Thu, 07 Aug 2025 - 29min - 309 - Can Israel translate power into peace?
Israel has demonstrated its capacity to strike at its enemies far and wide since the Hamas attacks of October 7 2023. But what will it do with this military dominance? The FT’s Charles Clover puts this question to Palestinian historian Yezid Sayigh. They discuss the weakness and instability of neighbouring Arab states and how the Netanyahu government’s moves to prevent Palestinian statehood represent the biggest threat to peaceful coexistence in the region. Clips: France 24; Channel 4 News
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Has Gaza tested the limits of Donald Trump’s support for Benjamin Netanyahu?
UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel ends Gaza crisis
Israel’s quiet war in the West Bank
The world is failing the Palestinian people
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Thu, 31 Jul 2025 - 28min - 308 - Our shrinking and ageing world
Humans have never been healthier or better fed. We’re living longer, but having fewer children - and many countries’ populations are now shrinking. Gideon discusses these trends with demographer Nicholas Eberstadt. Have smartphones played a role in our declining fertility? How will we look after our elderly people? Is migration the answer? Clip: CBC
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Population undercounting threatens public policy, scientists warn
Japan urged to use gloomier population forecasts after plunge in births
The unspoken truth about the baby bust
Brain ageing is the best predictor of longevity, scientists find
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Thu, 24 Jul 2025 - 28min - 307 - The war in Gaza - what do Israelis want?
Israel’s military victories have brought little comfort to Israelis who are focused on the fate of those hostages still in Gaza. Sasha Polakow-Suransky, FT executive opinion editor, talks with Dahlia Scheindlin, Israeli pollster and author of The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel: Promise Unfulfilled about what Israelis want. Why has widespread opposition to many of the Netanyahu government’s policies so far failed to translate into political change? And why do Israelis seem unable to sympathise with the plight of the Palestinians who are also caught up in the conflict? Clips: Reuters; France 24
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Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters in Damascus
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government teeters as ultra-Orthodox party quits coalition
EU weighs sanctions on Israel as concerns mount over Gaza aid deal
Israel’s quiet war in the West Bank
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Thu, 17 Jul 2025 - 29min - 306 - Putin steps up summer offensive against Ukraine
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine are escalating, both on the front lines and across urban centres. Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, talks to military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady about Ukraine’s battle to hold onto territory until a ceasefire can be agreed. Clips: Channel 4; ABC
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Russia attacks Ukraine’s draft offices
Russia hits Ukraine with biggest air attack of the war
Nato’s summit cannot disguise Ukraine’s plight
Kyiv’s sleepless nights under fire
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Thu, 10 Jul 2025 - 19min - 305 - Is the US heading for a debt crisis?
Gideon talks to Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund and author of a new book: How Countries Go Broke. They discuss the size of the US debt and what history tells us about identifying warning signs. Clip: CBS
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Is Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ a political curse for Republicans?
Fears over US debt load and inflation ignite exodus from long-term bonds
Donald Trump’s big, beautiful act of self-harm
The fall in the dollar is not scary
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Thu, 03 Jul 2025 - 24min - 304 - Too soon to celebrate peace between Iran and Israel?
Gideon discusses whether the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran can hold with Vali Nasr, Professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Can anyone claim victory from the war? Where does this leave the battered regime in Tehran and its nuclear ambitions? And what will the US need to do to ensure that intense fighting doesn’t break out again? Clips: Channel 4 News; BBC
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Iran’s supreme leader faces his defining moment
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Tue, 24 Jun 2025 - 25min - 303 - Israel goes to war with Iran
Israel has launched an aerial bombardment of Iran, with the aim, it says, of ending Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Gideon talks to Philip Gordon, who was national security adviser to former US vice-president Kamala Harris, about how realistic Israel’s aims are, Iran’s capacity to fight back, and whether the US is about to be drawn into another conflict in the Middle East. Clips: Channel 4 News, The Independent
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War on Iran is splitting Trump’s Maga movement
Can an American bunker-buster destroy Iran’s nuclear mountain?
Could strikes on Iran cause a nuclear disaster?
Let them kill us’: millions of Iranians refuse to leave Tehran
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 - 30min - 302 - Nato’s moment of truth
Gideon talks to Oana Lungescu, Nato's former and longest-serving spokesperson, about what to expect from this month’s summit and what's at stake? Can Europe convince the Trump administration that Russia is a risk they need to take seriously, and will an agreement to increase defence spending be enough to satisfy the US president? Clips: Sky; Channel 4, Aljazeera
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Europe, the US and the question of values
Europe confronts Trump’s triple threat on Ukraine, Nato and trade
Europe has a weaker hand than it thinks on Ukraine
Nato defence ministers to discuss path to 5% military spending
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Thu, 12 Jun 2025 - 29min - 301 - What drives China’s strongman?
Gideon Rachman and China historian Rana Mitter discuss the evolution of Xi Jinping from internal exile, to party apparatchik, to strongman leader. What motivates Xi and what’s behind his friendship with the Russian leader? This episode is an edited recording of an event organised by Intelligence Squared that took place in central London late last month. Clip: CGTN
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Donald Trump says China’s Xi Jinping is ‘hard to make a deal with’
Xi’s history shapes China’s diplomatic strategy
Chinese defence minister set to skip security forum in Singapore
China’s Xi Jinping likens ‘US hegemony’ to ‘fascist forces’ ahead of Vladimir Putin summit
Xi and Putin are the greatest beneficiaries of Trump’s chaos
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Thu, 05 Jun 2025 - 31min - 300 - Coming soon: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange
In a special six-part series of The Economics Show, Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator, and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman discuss the economic events reshaping the world in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s election.
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Wed, 04 Jun 2025 - 2min - 299 - A foreign policy debrief with Jake Sullivan
President Biden’s time in office was a momentous period in world affairs and American foreign policy. The Taliban returned to rule Afghanistan, Russia invaded Ukraine, and Hamas attacked Israel all on the watch of National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan.
Gideon talks to Sullivan about the Biden legacy and hears how and why events unfolded and what the Trump administration is doing now.
Clips: BBC, CBS, Sky News, The Guardian, Radio Free Europe, CGTN
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Europe needs to keep up the pressure on Netanyahu
Putin thinks that time is on his side
Former national security adviser Jake Sullivan: ‘The core engines of American power are humming
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Thu, 29 May 2025 - 51min - 298 - Is Trump a threat or an opportunity for the EU?
The EU is in Donald Trump’s cross hairs. So how should it respond? In this week’s episode, Paschal Donohoe, Ireland’s finance minister and president of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, discusses whether the euro can challenge the dollar. He tells Gideon that European integration should go even further - and makes the case for immigration and a new relationship between the EU and the UK.
Clips: Euronews,PBS Newshour
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Why the EU beats Trump at the art of the deal
How the UK and EU thrashed out a post-Brexit reset in relations
Donald Trump says US will ‘100%’ strike trade deal with EU
Euro has ‘clear path’ towards greater reserve currency use, says Eurogroup president
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Thu, 22 May 2025 - 26min - 297 - India and Pakistan: what now?
After a short but intense clash, a ceasefire is holding between India and Pakistan, but tensions remain high. Both sides claim victory, but the rapid escalation in the conflict bodes ill for future diplomacy between the two countries. Gideon talks to Professor Sushant Singh, lecturer in south Asian Studies at Yale University, about the conflict and what’s at stake if tensions escalate again. Clips: Times of India, Fox News
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How India and Pakistan pulled back from brink of war
India and Pakistan’s fragile ceasefire holds after alleged breaches
Narendra Modi says India has proved ‘superiority’ over Pakistan in clashes
India and Pakistan: a conflict in the hands of two religious strongmen
Military briefing: India and Pakistan test red lines of nuclear rivalry
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Thu, 15 May 2025 - 22min - 296 - How can Democrats combat Donald Trump?
Donald Trump continues to issue a blizzard of controversial statements and executive orders. His political opponents often seem confused, even stunned. So how should the Democratic party take on the US president? Gideon talks to Senator Andy Kim, a new Democrat from New Jersey, on the merits of different approaches to opposition and what is needed to win back voters.
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Thu, 08 May 2025 - 27min - 295 - Are we any closer to peace in Ukraine?
US efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have so far not yielded anything close to a peace deal. Both Russia and Ukraine have objected to some aspects of the Trump administration’s plan. What – if anything – might make a lasting peace possible? Gideon Rachman speaks to Sir Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King’s College London, about what each party wants from a peace deal.
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Thu, 01 May 2025 - 21min - 294 - El Salvador’s ‘jailer for hire’
Gideon talks to the FT’s Michael Stott about Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, whose friendship with Donald Trump has been in the spotlight over his willingness to imprison US deportees, notably Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. Clip: The White House
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 - 26min - 293 - Iran’s nuclear talks could reshape the Middle East
Nuclear talks between the US and Iran began last weekend in Oman, and are set to continue in the coming weeks. President Trump has warned that if the talks fail the US could take military action against the Islamic republic – an idea that Israel's government is pressing for. What might a new nuclear deal with Iran look like – and how might it change the geopolitical picture in the Middle East? Clip: The Express Tribune
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Thu, 17 Apr 2025 - 23min - 292 - The end of globalisation as we know it
Gideon talks to the economic historian Harold James about the economic and political implications of Donald Trump's tariffs. What are the similarities with the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930? What kind of forces will his decision to smash the global economic order unleash? Clip: CBC
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 - 28min - 291 - China in the age of Trump 2.0
German businessman Joerg Wuttke has been an observer of China since the 1980s, watching it evolve from backwater to superpower. He talks to Gideon about US-China rivalry and how Europe can find its place as a trading partner to both powers. Clip: CNBC
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Thu, 03 Apr 2025 - 28min - 290 - The making of Vladimir Putin
Gideon talks to Russia experts Catherine Belton and Arkady Ostrovsky about Vladimir Putin’s goals. They discuss his early ambition to restore Russia’s status as a global superpower. And they go on to analyse why, after a quarter of a century in power, Putin may see his best chance yet of achieving that goal - at a cost of hundreds of thousands of Russian lives. This episode is an edited recording of an event organised by Intelligence Squared that took place in central London earlier this month.
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Thu, 27 Mar 2025 - 28min - 289 - Mexico hopes to stave off Trump tariffs
Thirty years ago Mexico made a fateful decision to open its economy and engage with the US. Now that decision is being tested by Donald Trump’s tariff threat. Gideon talks to Mexican economist Luis de la Calle about the impact this could have on his country's economy and that of the US. Clips: ABC News; Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo
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Thu, 20 Mar 2025 - 28min - 288 - Europe's response to the threat from Trump
Europe is facing its biggest defence challenge since the second world war. This is compounded by the destabilising impact of US tariffs. So how is it measuring up? Gideon puts this question to Arancha González Laya, dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Science Po anda former foreign minister of Spain. Clip: Emmanuel Macron
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Thu, 13 Mar 2025 - 28min - 287 - How should Canada react to Trump’s threats?
Canada’s Liberal party will elect a new leader this weekend and Chrystia Freeland is running to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister. Donald Trump’s belligerence towards his northern neighbour seems to have restored the party’s popularity ahead of a general election this year. Chrystia tells host Gideon Rachman that Canadians are sticking together and that they have some strong cards to play.
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Thu, 06 Mar 2025 - 22min - 286 - Ukraine weathers new geopolitical climate
Gideon tests the mood in Kiev three years after the Russian invasion as the Trump presidency upends previous tenets of international politics. He talks to Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko and Oleksandr Khomiak, director of Drone Space Labs, a defence start-up. Clip: European Commission
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Thu, 27 Feb 2025 - 21min - 285 - Mathias Döpfner: Transatlantic alliance in danger
Gideon dissects US vice-president JD Vance’s incendiary speech at the Munich Security Conference with German businessman Mathias Döpfner. They discuss the state of the transatlantic relationship and how Donald Trump’s actions towards Russia and Ukraine could mark a turning point. They are then joined by FT colleague Laura Pitel to talk about Döpfner’s media empire Axel Springer and the cancellation of federal government subscriptions to the Politico Pro news service. Clip: The White House
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Thu, 20 Feb 2025 - 34min - 284 - US systems unravel under Trump
Gideon talks to Daniel Drezner, a professor of international politics at Tufts University in the US, about why it’s no longer possible to trust America and what the rest of the world can expect from the Trump presidency. Clip: CBC
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Thu, 13 Feb 2025 - 22min - 283 - Trump sets his sights on Gaza property deal
Gideon talks to Andrew England, the FT's Middle East editor, about the US president's 'crazy' plan for a takeover of the Gaza Strip. And he talks to Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid about the prospects for his country as it finally returns to peace and stability.
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Thu, 06 Feb 2025 - 27min - 282 - Bangladesh students win a chance for change
Gideon talks to Muhammad Yunus, interim leader of Bangladesh, who was invited by students to take charge after their revolution last July. He describes the alleged corruption that took hold when Sheikh Hasina was in office and his vision for a better future for the country. Clip: AP
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Bangladesh central banker accuses tycoons of ‘robbing banks’ of $17bn with spy agency help
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