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Roula Khalaf

Deputy Editor of the Financial Times

Roula Khalaf is Deputy Editor of the Financial Times. She has worked for the FT since 1995, first as north Africa correspondent, then Middle East correspondent and most recently as Middle East editor. Before joining the FT, she was a staff writer for Forbes magazine in New York.

Roula oversees the FT’s network of foreign correspondents and bureaus. She writes regularly on global politics and business.

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  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
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    Roula Khalaf to succeed Lionel Barber as FT editor

    Change at top of news organisation to happen in January

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
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    Compromising with the US on trade is a risky game Premium

    The deals struck by America’s other five biggest trading partners look like ad hoc fixes rather than final settlements

  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2019
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    Post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland may survive systemic abuse Premium

    EU concern that land border would become a ‘back door’ should be largely solved with this new deal

  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
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    Europe is fighting Chinese subsidies outside China Premium

    The European Commission and some member states are fed up with Chinese companies undercutting EU producers

  • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
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    WTO chief’s confidence over US relations set to be tested Premium

    Roberto Azevêdo does not believe Washington will force settlement dispute system to seize up

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
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    Lebanon’s mass demonstrations are focusing political minds

    In an explosion of long simmering anger, a society that often seeks escapism has collectively shouted

  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
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    Wilbur Ross portrays trade wars as good for the US Premium

    Commerce secretary rebuffs criticism that Trump’s policies have contributed to global downturn

  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2019
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    The problem of trade, technology and trust Premium

    World trading system lacks a way of settling US-China tech dispute transparently

  • Monday, 21 October, 2019
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    Introducing Trade Secrets: new expert analysis on the twists and turns in trade Premium

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    Why Donald Trump's change in Syria policy matters

    FT's Roula Khalaf and Andrew England discuss the impact on the Kurds and wider region

  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
    Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud
    A year after Khashoggi’s murder, talk of ‘mistakes’ is cheap

    Campaign to burnish Saudi crown prince’s image will fail while repression and war continue

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
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    When Donald Trump discovered the real Middle East

    The US president is learning the hard way that it is easier to start a crisis than to control one

  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2019
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    Another summer holiday interrupted by the threat of war

    Even as I enjoy family gatherings in Beirut I watch the news for signs of crisis

  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
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    Untethered from reality, enthusiasm sets people up for a greater let-down

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    Iran and the US are locked in a dangerous dance

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  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2019
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