The Rachman Review
Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes (363)
Trump, Infantino and the political history of the World Cup
Jul 15, 2026
What would a far-right government in France look like?
Jul 9, 2026
Lebanon peace deal: can it hold?
Jul 2, 2026
Bonus episode: Rahm Emanuel on how to fix America
Jun 28, 2026
America's waning power
Jun 25, 2026
Jaishankar and Nusseibeh on the challenges of a world at war
Jun 18, 2026
Britain’s post-Brexit policy options
Jun 11, 2026
Mideast war: The view from Tehran
Jun 4, 2026
The backlash against AI
May 28, 2026
Mitsotakis on Hormuz, Iran and how to escape a debt trap
May 21, 2026
Trump returns to Beijing: what’s at stake
May 14, 2026
Lloyd Austin on Ukraine, Iran and the lessons of war
May 7, 2026
Ukraine’s ‘existential’ battle with Russia
Apr 30, 2026
Introducing: The Story of Money
Apr 29, 2026
Trump finds it’s easier to start a war than to end one
Apr 22, 2026
Iran war: What does Tehran want and will it get it?
Apr 16, 2026
Is it possible to negotiate with Iran?
Apr 8, 2026
Trump says the Iran war may be ending soon: mission accomplished?
Apr 2, 2026
Hungary’s pivotal election
Mar 26, 2026
The heavy cost of the war on Iran
Mar 19, 2026
Introducing Untold: Opus Dei
Mar 17, 2026
Formidable US firepower fails to unseat Iran’s regime
Mar 12, 2026
Iran war risks turning into a battle of endurance
Mar 5, 2026
Boris Johnson: Pressure on Putin is the price of peace
Feb 26, 2026
Chrystia Freeland on how to negotiate with autocrats — and allies
Feb 19, 2026
Trump's predatory foreign policy
Feb 12, 2026
Can diplomacy avert a US-Iran war?
Feb 5, 2026
Bill Gates: AI, aid cuts and the fear of speaking out
Jan 29, 2026
Mark Carney on a world in rupture — and what comes next
Jan 21, 2026
Alexander Stubb on Greenland: the good, the bad or the ugly?
Jan 20, 2026
Sudan: inside the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Jan 15, 2026
‘Regime roulette’ in Venezuela: Is Greenland next?
Jan 8, 2026
2025: a year of chaos and confusion
Dec 25, 2025
Trump takes aim at South Africa
Dec 18, 2025
Europe’s rocky relations with Donald Trump
Dec 11, 2025
Splits in the Maga movement
Dec 4, 2025
The voice of moderate America
Nov 27, 2025
Coming soon from Tech Tonic: Defying death
Nov 22, 2025
Europe’s triple shock: Putin, Trump and Xi
Nov 20, 2025
The battle for AI supremacy
Nov 13, 2025
Donald Trump and autocracy in America
Nov 6, 2025
US versus China: a test of strength
Oct 29, 2025
Nuclear weapons and the balance of terror
Oct 23, 2025
Introducing Untold: Toxic Legacy
Oct 21, 2025
Taiwan under threat: how strong are its defences?
Oct 16, 2025
What chance for Trump’s Gaza peace plan?
Oct 9, 2025
Coming soon from Tech Tonic: Mission to Mars
Oct 6, 2025
David Lammy on the fight for democracy
Oct 1, 2025
How to fix America
Sep 25, 2025
Russia’s drone incursions put Baltics on alert
Sep 18, 2025