Impeachments, Iran and the presidency: what’s next after the midterms?
Democrats secured control of both chambers of congress in a stunning victory for the party, and a sharp rejection of President Trump’s Repub...
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The Rachman Review
Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs.
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20 of 379 episodesCan Netanyahu hold on to power?
Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from this week’s Israeli elections with a slender lead over his closest rival, Gadi Eisenkot, but his far-right c...
Are we sleepwalking into a third world war?
A third world war may seem a distant prospect to the general public, but to world leaders, it’s very real. In recent years, In recent years,...
What’s at stake in the Saudi-Houthi conflict?
Saturday’s missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was the deadliest attack on Saudi Arabia since the US and Israel’s...
What would a Bolsonaro victory in Brazil mean for the world?
Flávio Bolsonaro took a clear lead in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, and is the favourite to assume power after a run-of...
Could AI really end humanity?
High-profile AI safety incidents, as well as warnings from industry figures about AI’s rapid progress, have stoked a new wave of fear about...
Francis Fukuyama on democracy, AI and his own intellectual journey
More than three decades after The End of History and the Last Man made Francis Fukuyama one of the world’s best-known political thinkers, he...
David Miliband: ‘Peacemaking has gone into retreat’
The world is experiencing a record number of conflicts, just as governments retreat from international aid and diplomacy to leave a more pol...
The world at war
War is raging in Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan, while tensions are rising between China and Taiwan. What is driving this surge in globa...
Will Bessent’s ‘economic D-Day’ break Iran?
US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is calling for an “economic D-Day” for the Iranian regime while threatening secondary sanctions on count...
Making the UN great again
The UN is choosing a new secretary-general at a time when it’s struggling to remain relevant. Sidelined in the wars in Ukraine, Sudan and th...
The making of the modern Middle East
Gideon Rachman speaks to historian and author Simon Sebag Montefiore about his new book, The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East...
Iran’s growing strategic ambitions
Gideon talks to Vali Nasr, author of Iran’s Grand Strategy and professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, about...
The cockroach rebellion in India
What began as outrage over a senior judge's comments has become one of the most striking youth protest movements India has seen in years. Gi...
The weaponisation of trade
Tariffs, sanctions and chokepoints have become the weapon of choice to punish political rivals - but what happens when these fail? Gideon di...
Does Nato have a future without US leadership?
Gideon talks to Julianne Smith, former US ambassador to Nato about the future of the alliance. There seems to be greater transatlantic agree...
Trump, Infantino and the political history of the World Cup
Gideon talks to Simon Kuper, FT columnist and author of World Cup Fever, about what distinguishes this World Cup from previous tournaments....
What would a far-right government in France look like?
Marine Le Pen has run for the French presidency several times before, but her chances of winning next year look better than ever. Gideon tal...
Lebanon peace deal: can it hold?
The war in Iran triggered a new round of conflict between the Hizbollah militia in Lebanon and the Israeli army. More than 4,000 people have...
Bonus episode: Rahm Emanuel on how to fix America
In this special edition of the Rachman Review, Edward Luce , the FT's Washington commentator, talks to Rahm Emanuel, former White House chie...