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    Gideon Rachman

    Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator

    Gideon Rachman became chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times in July 2006. He joined the FT after a 15-year career at The Economist, which included spells as a foreign correspondent in Brussels, Washington and Bangkok.

    He also edited The Economist’s business and Asia sections. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.

    Email Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

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    • Thursday, 22 February, 2024
      Rachman Review podcast18 min listen
      Russia’s threat to Europe

      Navalny’s death and Trump remarks haunt security officials at Munich conference

    • Monday, 19 February, 2024
      Vladimir Putin
      The strange loyalty of Putin’s global fan club

      Admirers of the Russian leader may soon lead the world’s three largest democracies

      James Ferguson illustration of world leaders on a towpath surrounded by green pastures, Putin with missile pipe, Trump, Xi, Modi and Prabowa dancing behind.
    • Thursday, 15 February, 2024
      Rachman Review podcast28 min listen
      Is China’s power on the wane?

      Economic woes have led some to call ‘peak China’ - but is that premature?

    • Friday, 9 February, 2024
      Tucker Carlson
      How Tucker Carlson became Putin’s useful idiot

      The American TV host and the Russian leader have enemies in common

      President Vladimir Putin is interviewed by US journalist Tucker Carlson in the Kremlin
    • Thursday, 8 February, 2024
      Rachman Review podcast26 min listen
      Why we need the UN

      Work of UNRWA in Gaza is vital and hard to replace

    • Monday, 5 February, 2024
      US politics & policy
      Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine

      The Republicans refusal to supply arms is sabotaging Kyiv’s war effort

      Illustration of Putin holding a newspaper with a headline on the front page saying ‘US aid to Ukraine blocked’ and cheering
    • Thursday, 1 February, 2024
      Rachman Review podcast22 min listen
      Germans push back against extremist AfD

      Potential plan for mass deportations raises the alarm

    • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
      Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
      The battle for the control of Poland’s institutions

      Can Tusk provide a model for restoring democracy in Europe?

    • Monday, 22 January, 2024
      UK immigration
      In praise of mass immigration

      High levels of it are a sign of a healthy and dynamic society

      James Ferguson illustration of multicoloured footprints depicting mass immigration
    • Thursday, 18 January, 2024
      Rachman Review podcast27 min listen
      Putin’s nemesis in the west

      Bill Browder on his long running campaign against corruption in Russia

    • Wednesday, 17 January, 2024
      Special ReportThe World 2024
      A ‘multipolar’ world defies the ‘rules-based’ order

      What do the words mean and why do they matter? It depends on which side you ask

      Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping make a toast during a reception following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023
    • Monday, 15 January, 2024
      Geopolitics
      Taiwan can still avoid Ukraine’s fate

      The obstacles to a successful Chinese invasion of the island remain formidable

      James Ferguson illustration of a brown bear eating and spilling its food from a plate with Ukraine written on it, while a panda bear approaches a plate with Taiwan written on it and a mini city perched on top of it
    • Thursday, 11 January, 2024
      Rachman Review podcast27 min listen
      Can a wider Middle East war be averted?

      A peaceful outcome looks increasingly remote as more regional actors are drawn in

    • Monday, 8 January, 2024
      US politics & policy
      Why I still believe in America

      The return of Donald Trump does not necessarily spell the end of American greatness

      James Ferguson illustration of Donald Trump wearing the American eagle suit, with the eagle head mask in his hands
    • Friday, 5 January, 2024
      Political Fix podcast36 min listen
      2024: a testing year for democracy

      The FT’s top minds consider what’s at stake in a historic year for elections worldwide

    • Thursday, 4 January, 2024
      Rachman Review podcast21 min listen
      The future of Europe

      Is further integration in prospect or will things fall apart?

    • Monday, 18 December, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine and its backers need a credible path to victory

      Securing and sustaining the independence of the country should be the key war aim

      An aerial view of tanks racing across a Ukrainian flag
    • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
      Rachman Review podcast25 min listen
      COP28: is the Dubai deal enough for the climate?

      The FT’s Simon Mundy assesses the climate change deal reached in Dubai

    • Monday, 11 December, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      Israel, Palestine and the mirage of a two-state solution

      Rebuilding Gaza will require a long-term vision for Palestine

      Illustration of a flattened city and the smoke coming from the ruins is spelling out the word “Gaza” in the grey sky.
    • Monday, 4 December, 2023
      Geopolitics
      America and a crumbling global order

      Political division and turmoil at home are undermining US leadership overseas

      Illustration of Joe Biden pushing his way between flags of other counties while his foot makes a slit in the US flag he is standing on, which has a Maga hat lying on one half
    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      Rachman Review podcast30 min listen
      Trump closes in on a second term in office

      How serious an obstacle are the multiple court cases facing the former president?

    • Monday, 27 November, 2023
      Populism in Europe
      The far right is moving into Europe’s mainstream

      Growing support for radical parties does not necessarily threaten democracy, but it could profoundly change the EU

      Illustration of the EU flag with badges from far-right political parties on many of its stars.
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
      How united are Arab and Muslim leaders on Gaza?

      Pressure grows for concerted action to end the violence

    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
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      Israel, Oppenheimer and the laws of war

      Legality and morality are not always the same thing in wartime

      Illustration of an ‘H’ sign for a hospital that has bullet holes in it and is surrounded by fire
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      FT SeriesBest books of the year 2023
      Best books of 2023 — Politics

      Gideon Rachman selects his must-read titles

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