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    Gideon Rachman

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    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.

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    • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
      Transcript
      The remaking of Europe

      The Ukraine war is changing the EU power balance

    • Monday, 26 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Putin’s nuclear threats cannot be ignored

      The Russian leader is trying to intimidate western nations but he is also desperate and cornered

    • Monday, 19 September, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      Putin, Xi and the limits of friendship

      Russia’s losing war in Ukraine is also a major strategic setback for China

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
      Russia faces defeat in Ukraine

      Putin’s military strategy looks increasingly shaky

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      Transcript
      Russia faces defeat in Ukraine

      Putin’s military strategy looks increasingly shaky

    • Monday, 12 September, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      The Ukraine war has reached a turning point

      After Russia’s setbacks a new and dangerous phase of the conflict is beginning

    • Friday, 9 September, 2022
      Queen Elizabeth II
      Elizabeth II was Global Britain personified

      The Queen oversaw the country’s transition from an empire to a post-imperial power

    • Monday, 5 September, 2022
      Russian politics
      Putin, Gorbachev and two visions of Russian greatness

      The Kremlin has returned to methods and goals based on conquest, fear and brutality

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      Rachman Review podcast21 min listen
      Will India soar or struggle in the coming years?

      As the country celebrates its 75th year of independence, many believe that it is poised to emerge as a 21st century superpower

    • Monday, 29 August, 2022
      Globalisation
      The enemies of globalisation are circling

      Rising nationalism and concerns about inequality and the environment threaten international trade

    • Monday, 29 August, 2022
      ReviewPolitical books
      Genre round-up — the best new political books

      From biographies of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin to two books that seek a new kind of politics through imaginative thinking about the future

    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      Rachman Review podcast24 min listen
      Who's winning the war in Ukraine?

      Russian forces are being depleted while Kyiv plans its counter-offensive

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      Alexander Dugin
      The global reach of Alexander Dugin

      The Russian nationalist has become an international spokesman for the far right

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      South Africa
      South Africa’s fear of state failure

      The African National Congress liberated South Africa. Now it is failing the country

    • Monday, 8 August, 2022
      Chinese politics & policy
      Dangerous fatalism about a US-China war

      The logic of armed conflict over Taiwan is taking hold in Beijing and Washington

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Rachman Review podcast21 min listen
      How to broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine

      Weaponised negotiations should form part of Ukraine’s military tool kit

    • Monday, 11 July, 2022
      Populism
      Johnson, Trump and how to get rid of a strongman leader

      Independent institutions and voters who care about them are vital to the preservation of democracy

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      UK foreign policy
      Johnson’s successor will have to repair Britain’s status abroad

      To foreign observers, it is clear that the UK’s problems can be traced back to Brexit

    • Monday, 4 July, 2022
      Turkish politics
      Erdoğan is an infuriating but indispensable ally

      The Turkish president is blackmailing Nato’s other members but has his weak spots

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      FT Swamp Notes
      Trump 2024 is a threat to Europe’s security Premium content

      The January 6 hearings show how deeply unstable the US political system remains, with clear implications for allies

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      Rachman Review podcast33 min listen
      Wirecard: the investigation that brought down a German tech giant

      The FT’s Dan McCrum talks about his book ‘Money Men’

    • Monday, 27 June, 2022
      Oil & Gas industry
      Why the US could be the real winner in the energy wars

      Russia can squeeze the west in the short term but it is losing its position as an energy superpower

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Summer Books 2022
      Best summer books of 2022: Politics

      Gideon Rachman selects his best mid-year reads

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
      Can EU unity on Ukraine hold?

      European solidarity with Ukraine has been impressive but can public support last?

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      Russian politics
      Farewell to Russia and to the Sinatra doctrine

      Putin has taken his country back to the imperialism, autocracy and isolation of the Soviet period

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