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Monday, 18 October, 2021

US politics & policy
Joe Biden’s two-front war for democracy
The US president’s domestic problems are hobbling his efforts to defend freedom overseas
Monday, 11 October, 2021

Taiwan
The moment of truth over Taiwan is getting closer
The US and China are engaged in a dangerous game of military poker over the future of the island
Monday, 4 October, 2021

German politics
Why Germany is the west’s sanest country
Lessons learnt from its 20th century history have helped it to avoid the perils of populism
Monday, 27 September, 2021

EU foreign policy
Europe still lacks a unifying vision
The German election ought to open up new possibilities for the EU — if only it could take them
Friday, 24 September, 2021

ReviewPolitical books
There Is Nothing for You Here by Fiona Hill — memoir from Trump White House
Reflections from a senior US official with a working-class British background makes for a valuable and riveting historic read
Monday, 20 September, 2021

Aukus
Why Aukus is welcome in the Indo-Pacific
America’s efforts to strengthen deterrence of China are gathering momentum
Thursday, 16 September, 2021

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
US-UK-Australia security pact, Amazon bets on healthcare
Partnership looks to strengthen the allies’ ability to counter Beijing in the South China Sea
Thursday, 16 September, 2021

Rachman Review podcast22 min listen
Is Trudeau’s popularity wearing thin?
Canada’s upcoming election could bring a change in leadership
Monday, 13 September, 2021

Xi Jinping
The Xi personality cult is a danger to China
A one-party state, combined with ritual veneration of the leader, is a recipe for misrule
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Thursday, 9 September, 2021

Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
Covid and the end of the post 9/11 era
How the pandemic changed international politics
Monday, 16 August, 2021

News in-depthFT World video24 min
How the 20-year war changed Afghanistan | FT Film
First-hand accounts reveal the impact of war as US troops pull out and the Taliban advances
Monday, 16 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Afghanistan is now part of the post-American world
The Taliban’s defeat of the US will be a boost to jihadis across the globe
Friday, 13 August, 2021

Afghanistan
Joe Biden’s credibility has been shredded in Afghanistan
But the fall of the country to the Taliban would also create a dilemma for China
Friday, 13 August, 2021

FT Swamp Notes
Talking about my generation Premium content
Their biggest piece of good fortune could be missing the worst effects of climate change
Thursday, 12 August, 2021

Rachman Review podcast25 min listen
Scientists aim to re-freeze polar ice
As climate change accelerates, scientists look at ways to reverse environmental damage
Monday, 9 August, 2021

Middle Eastern politics & society
The discontents of Middle East democracy
Struggles for political freedom in the Arab world bode ill for the global fight against autocracy
Monday, 26 July, 2021

US foreign policy
Joe Biden’s Afghan pullout could end in tragedy
The country’s women will suffer from the Taliban’s resurgence and so will US interests
Monday, 19 July, 2021

Geopolitics
China is still a long way from being a superpower
Beijing may lack the ambition needed to develop a global military presence that rivals the US
Monday, 12 July, 2021

Bribery and corruption
Jacob Zuma and the global battle against strongman rule
The most important safeguard against authoritarianism is an independent judiciary
Monday, 5 July, 2021

England
Can Gareth Southgate deliver both victory and progressive patriotism?
The England football manager is in a powerful political position, and he knows it
Monday, 28 June, 2021

Populism in Europe
Democracy in Europe adjusts to the far right
Rightwing extremism is a chronic condition, not a mortal threat, for the EU political order
Thursday, 24 June, 2021

FT SeriesSummer books 2021
Summer books of 2021: Politics
Gideon Rachman selects his best mid-year reads
Monday, 21 June, 2021

US foreign policy
How China broke the Asian model
Beijing has challenged the geopolitical order that enabled the rise of east Asia
Friday, 18 June, 2021

FT CollectionsEuro 2020 football championship
Fever pitch: football versus the culture wars
Returning to the stands for the Euros, a veteran tournament goer reflects on the tension between the sport and politics
Thursday, 17 June, 2021

Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
Martin Wolf on G7 opportunities missed
What are the next steps after the summit