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The Rachman Review

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 365

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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Japan raises its defences

Thursday, August 29, 2024 • Duration 23:31

Gideon talks to Takako Hikotani of the Asia Society Policy Institute about how Japanese attitudes towards security have changed in light of the war in Ukraine and China’s more aggressive stance in the South China Sea. Clips: CNA

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Japan says China’s airspace incursion ‘totally unacceptable’

Never a zealot, Fumio Kishida showed a surprising fearlessness

China rejects Nato accusations of supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine

US and Japan announce ‘most significant’ upgrade to military alliance

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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi.

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Ukraine wrongfoots Russia in Kursk

Thursday, August 22, 2024 • Duration 17:13

Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, discusses Ukraine’s Kursk incursion with Andriy Zagorodnyuk, former defence minister and chair of the Centre for Defence Strategies in Kyiv. What is the strategy behind the move? How could it affect the fighting elsewhere on the frontline and could it prove to be a turning point in the war? Clips: Global News; France 24

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Ukraine wants to create ‘buffer zone’ with Kursk incursion, says Zelenskyy

‘People are horrified’: Moscow turns to reluctant conscripts to defend Kursk

How Ukraine pulled off its biggest gamble: invading Russia

Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps: latest updates

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Presented by Benn Hall. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi.

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Can South Africa’s national unity government succeed?

Thursday, June 20, 2024 • Duration 23:44

This week South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa took office at the head of the country’s first power-sharing government since the immediate post-apartheid period. Many are hoping this will offer the prospect for economic renewal and bring much needed investment back to the country. Gideon discusses its chance of success with the FT’s Monica Mark and Alec Hogg, editor and publisher of Biznews.com.

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Investors cheer as Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president

Ramaphosa re-elected South African president after striking deal with opposition

Can the party that liberated South Africa still hold it together?

In charts: 30 years of ANC rule in South Africa

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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner

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Xi consolidates his rule as economic problems mount

Thursday, October 27, 2022 • Duration 31:23

Gideon talks to economist Linda Yueh of Oxford university about recent dramatic developments at the Chinese Communist party’s congress in Beijing. They discuss what the growing centralisation in China tells us about how Xi Jinping will handle the private sector, the property crisis and international tensions over Taiwan.

Clips: CGTN; CNA

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China’s limitless presidency means limited diplomacy

China’s growth stutters as exports fail to rescue economy

China’s wealthy activate escape plans as Xi Jinping extends rule

Hit film Return to Dust has vanished from China’s cinemas. Why?

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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.

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US-Saudi ties at an all-time low

Thursday, October 20, 2022 • Duration 27:31

There was outrage in Washington over Saudi Arabia’s decision to back Opec output cuts during a global energy crisis. What was the kingdom’s motive for putting its strategic partnership with the US at risk? As a regular visitor to Saudi Arabia, Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London offers his view of the Saudi leader’s calculations and plans for a new global role for the country.

Clips: France 24; CNN; Fox news

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The plight of expat workers at KPMG Saudi Arabia

Joe Biden’s limited room for manoeuvre on Saudi Arabia

The new oil war: Opec moves against the US

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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.

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Russia's nuclear threat

Thursday, October 13, 2022 • Duration 29:38

Ukrainian cities have faced an onslaught of missiles from Russia this week in retaliation for the attack on the Kerch bridge that links Russia with occupied Crimea. Russia has threatened to go further and to use tactical nuclear weapons rather than face the defeat of its forces in Ukraine. But would it? Alexander Gabuev, a senior fellow for the Carnegie Endowment think-tank, tells Gideon he thinks Putin’s threat is deadly serious.

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Putin suggests Nord Stream gas exports to Europe could be restored

Nato allies struggle to secure air defence systems for Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps — latest updates

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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner

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Protests show Iran’s social contract is broken

Thursday, October 6, 2022 • Duration 22:55

The death of a young woman detained by Iran’s ‘morality police’ has sparked nationwide protests that the government is struggling to control. Gideon talks to Iranian analyst Sanam Vakil about what the unrest tells us about the weakening authority of the regime that has been in place for the past 40 years.

Clips: BBC, France 24

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How Iranian students are shaping anti regime protests

Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei blames US and Israel for street protests

Mahsa Amini has become a potent symbol for women in Iran

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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Jake Fielding

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The remaking of Europe

Thursday, September 29, 2022 • Duration 25:49

Europe’s priorities have undergone a massive shift in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Gideon talks to political scientist Ivan Krastev about how central Europe is gaining influence within the EU as a result of the Ukraine war.

Clips: United Nations; France24

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EU to put price cap on Russian oil in new sanctions package

The 90km journey that changed the course of the war in Ukraine

Denmark, Germany and Poland warn of ‘sabotage’ after Nord Stream leaks

Endless frictions with Brussels risk fuelling Euroscepticism in Poland

The EU should press Hungary hard on rule of law

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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.

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What next for Global Britain?

Thursday, September 22, 2022 • Duration 23:19

Britain's new prime minister is facing huge challenges on both the domestic and international stage. Gideon talks to Bronwen Maddox, director of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London about how Liz Truss will deal with the Ukraine war, Brexit and relations with the US and China.

Clips: Royal Family Channel; France 24

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Liz Truss admits UK trade deal with US is not on the agenda

The economic consequences of Liz Truss

Liz Truss to launch UK defence review as she calls for Russian reparations

Britain enters the era of King Charles III

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Russia faces defeat in Ukraine

Thursday, September 15, 2022 • Duration 20:27

Ukraine’s rapid recapture of territory in recent days has put Russian forces on the back foot and raised the prospect of an early end to the war. Gideon talks to Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King's College in London about the dramatic turnaround and what happens next.

Clips from BBC, Russian state TV

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Military briefing - Ukraine offensive ‘dooms’ Russia’s aims for Donbas

Russian army hobbled by shortage of soldiers

Ukraine faces ‘tough fight’ even as Russian forces retreat, says US

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps — latest updates

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