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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.

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  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    World4 min
    Why Hong Kong disturbs Xi Jinping's vision for China

    FT's Gideon Rachman says protests in the territory raise questions about Xi's 'one China' policy

  • Monday, 18 November, 2019
    Hong Kong politics
    Hong Kong is Xi Jinping’s failure

    The revolt raises questions about the Chinese president’s entire project

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    Rachman Review podcast21 min listen
    The Warren-Sanders approach to the world

    What would a radical Democratic president look like?

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    Opinion2 min
    Hong Kong: does the latest violence suggest a critical turning point?

    FT's Gideon Rachman on the territory's crisis after five months of pro-democracy protests

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    Indian politics & policy
    The west has given Narendra Modi a free pass

    Threats to minority rights and democratic norms are ignored to preserve a comforting illusion

  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
    Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
    Singapore and the US-China trade war

    Gideon Rachman talks to writer and former diplomat Kishore Mahbubani

  • Monday, 4 November, 2019
    Populism
    The age of democratic deadlock

    Around the world, radicalisation is making coalition and consensus much harder

  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2019
    Rachman Review podcast25 min listen
    Nick Clegg on Facebook

    Former UK deputy premier talks about his new role at Facebook and regulating big tech

  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
    Geopolitics
    Britain and Russia are Europe’s odd couple

    After Brexit, the UK could drift into an antagonistic relationship with its continental neighbours

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  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    Leaderless rebellion: how social media aids global protests

    From Hong Kong to Chile activists have used technology to stay ahead of the authorities

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
    Rachman Review podcast21 min listen
    Trump's China policy

    Gideon Rachman talks to Nadia Schadlow, architect of Trump’s foreign policy

  • Monday, 21 October, 2019
    Facebook Inc
    Facebook is the world’s most powerful adolescent

    And like many teenagers, it needs to be set some rules

  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
    Rachman Review podcast24 min listen
    Trump, Brexit and America's shrinking role

    Gideon Rachman and guests discuss Trump, Brexit and the new world order

  • Monday, 14 October, 2019
    Chinese politics & policy
    Chinese censorship is spreading beyond its borders

    Western companies and universities have strong incentives not to offend Beijing

  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2019
    AnalysisGeopolitics
    Introducing The Rachman Review, a new FT podcast

    Join Gideon Rachman on his travels as he meets the decision makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs

  • Monday, 7 October, 2019
    European Union
    The EU needs to be a power project

    The emerging world order will increasingly be shaped by might, rather than law

  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2019
    Special ReportInternational Governance
    Blows to rules-based order hurt readiness for future crises

    Individual leaders’ insistence on sovereignty masks usefulness of international organisations

  • Monday, 30 September, 2019
    Populism
    Trump and Johnson weaponise the will of the people

    The ‘by any means necessary’ approach is fuelling an Anglo-American democratic crisis

  • Thursday, 26 September, 2019
    US politics & policy4 min
    Is the Trump-Ukraine call a ‘smoking gun’?

    Trump asked Ukrainian leader to investigate Bidens

  • Monday, 23 September, 2019
    Geopolitics
    Life, fate and the assault on liberalism

    Both the right and the left are in thrall to identity politics

  • Sunday, 22 September, 2019
    AnalysisThe Week Ahead6 min
    UN on climate change, Labour debates Brexit, Afghan elections

    Josh de la Mare on some of the top stories the FT will be watching this week

  • Monday, 16 September, 2019
    Oil
    Saudi crisis, volatile leaders and the risk of escalation

    All sides have an interest in compromise — but that does not mean it will happen

  • Monday, 9 September, 2019
    Boris Johnson
    Johnson is a test case for strongman politics

    If the UK can resist the virus, it will do a service to democracy around the world

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    Opinion4 min
    How Donald Trump's disruptive foreign policy affects the world

    Gideon Rachman, FT chief foreign affairs commentator, looks at the impact of the president's decision-making

  • Monday, 12 August, 2019
    Russian politics
    Moscow, Hong Kong and the liberalism of the streets

    Events in both places show how single-grievance protests can evolve into wider movements

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