The Rachman Review

<p>Viktor Orbán has been a thorn in the side of the EU and a favourite of Donald Trump. But his party is now behind in the polls ahead of next month’s Hungarian elections.&nbsp;So could this mark the end of the Orbán era? Gideon discusses this with Zsuzsanna Végh, an analyst at the German Marshall Fund. They also discuss Orbán's close relationship with Russia and hostility to Ukraine. <em>Clip: APT</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/71982da9-c7b3-472c-9260-8402648bfa4b?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ECB warns Hungary’s seizure of Ukraine cash risks euro credibility</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/85210187-c757-4432-bb57-6b636a669e72?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hungarian opposition groups quit to make way for Orbán challenger</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/34df20f9-487b-4cb6-9dc9-d676d959d1ed?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1e44db9d-1506-4c24-b7b4-d743c1bb4abb?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The riches of Viktor Orbán’s home village</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/70c20ff6-9778-4f97-902b-d3c859b59339?accessToken=zwAAAZ3AKuKLlc9xmC2px7NHLNOSYIQCZIv6S9OFIQGHx1dEMtO7V2tjamaecs803yD5SHtMttOdydZ22VnR7c8eRNudFQZMJNO3tNdDwbtKu89wwg_2l3hPl9OQK9PIWbWTOQE.MEQCICO8OvMlQ040tQ4yXgZzy6RLDbBgKq-olIynqeTOErfSAiAkfZlKYpS2MK_ub5LSd59tEXQijvCt690C3GCnRR-qSw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Viktor Orbán’s oligarchs reaped billions in public contracts</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7309e206-0050-476d-94ec-ca14781be1ee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon </a>discusses the Iran war with defence analyst Jack Watling, author of <em>Statecraft - The New Rules of Power in a Divided World. </em>Why did the US fail to foresee the need to protect the vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route? What options are there to bring the war to a close?</p><p><em>Clip: NYT</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e3814e6f-a1c9-4ad4-b449-c14064d58f42?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran vows retaliation against energy sites across Gulf after largest gasfield hit</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/51ad00f4-1c70-45df-9eb1-fe8038af1fd7?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump ally warns US economy not strong enough to cope with Iran war</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/69226210-a489-45aa-9993-32ed5359fe18?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran still seen capable of escalating attacks on Gulf’s energy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/66d3177f-2d3a-4b5b-a309-dc562c978c38?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Israel says it has killed Iran’s top security official&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f3dad979-875e-4ee7-836c-264890d5df6b?accessToken=zwAAAZ2ccYAxldPjgU5voclK1NO0ScFAZNWPQs9RrQD0HHBF39Oesf6AOK8f189pImIQpIlFqtOZkzLtU1n-GM9m0xd_LTpLW9OjCdxWLJeMONPz2tl5h15O59ODbCZIkNXfawE.MEUCIHqq-C_p7hdbz8aHvPTARs7qJy9zTJK2qOqrhHtDjPUMAiEAkYMV6MDOhdy2k_hbx3z-i9X14If1KM0hDSlL4bGx7pQ&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Top US counterterrorism official resigns over war against Iran</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a53089ed-00a0-4dc4-af1c-abfb948499f1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon </a>speaks to Sir Simon Gass, a former UK ambassador to Iran, about why the formidable destructive power of the US and&nbsp;Israel has failed to dislodge the Islamic regime. They discuss how long the war can continue as well as likely outcomes for the US, Iran and the Gulf region. <em>Clip: Middle East Eye</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7d40b920-93d8-4ee7-9387-a5793fd3e0c5?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s Venezuela strategy has failed in Iran&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4e048ed0-9bba-4392-8cee-7f1337c0b211?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iranians rethink the price of regime change</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/81045b77-c3e8-4266-ade9-6a5282b79740?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran official says new supreme leader is ‘fine’ despite absence from view</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1d283f95-0f06-48be-8181-a79e254e0faf?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Drones, lasers and radars: Middle East war spurs hunt for cheaper air defence</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2f3efdcd-2bd6-4417-b8e2-97b748d3cb62?accessToken=zwAAAZ14v2GUls99QLkgk9hO59OTh6V5P9PgxdObYjvKvDpAgdOxx_V9g-oiXs9OBI7Qm7pDktOM7n8TN8CyEdOBBFt3w-hCZtOt6WpSgreXQM8dKD-VDwZIvtOBgaeeJU4Pr88vPv3NK9ZEF9O44pe3SNPLYgE.MEUCIAeGT5RpCueofnD1evC9_-XxfkulMlXY8LwNH8TU2NW6AiEApkSpuDVDmTOB5Piaql9_IsEsf6VjadvN0JVT2vjZ578&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taco on Iran will come too late for Trump</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cba7352f-aac0-4a6a-8919-c0597bc94c43" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon </a>discusses the US and Israeli war against Iran with Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. What are the war aims, can they be achieved and where does this leave the future of the region and its relations with Israel? <em>Clips: CBS; CNN </em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/865dab47-f9b8-4c81-88e6-15894cbda58c?accessToken=zwAAAZ1UYQIxldOGXatH-bhMgdOI5hWJTL2ljM9DcTDn7U5JGdOL86w4wu7Wr9PgBmymgaxEP9OTwPO8Oiz08dP_cSCUwhFCjtOqysimDXx94tOnv_rcB4dIptOj1gqHzh8_3wE.MEYCIQCWqttQSJmdFPGMF3t_pfrr_RuOcMkb0fBckTb2gde6pQIhALZsE8FPQJa3IyvH6bUouRo6g18Bfz7vs2A7gUibCRV_&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gulf insurance costs soar 12-fold despite Trump guarantee</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/437130e7-ed4e-4919-8bf3-ac38c2eed6af?accessToken=zwAAAZ1UYQIxldOGXatH-bhMgdOI5hWJTL2ljM9DcTDn7U5JGdOL86w4wu7Wr9PgBmymgaxEP9OTwPO8Oiz08dP_cSCUwhFCjtOqysimDXx94tOnv_rcB4dIptOj1gqHzh8_3wE.MEYCIQCWqttQSJmdFPGMF3t_pfrr_RuOcMkb0fBckTb2gde6pQIhALZsE8FPQJa3IyvH6bUouRo6g18Bfz7vs2A7gUibCRV_&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump has no realistic plan for Iran’s future</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e0066ca6-81ac-443f-93c0-f3bc3a2cf4f1?accessToken=zwAAAZ1UYQIxldOGXatH-bhMgdOI5hWJTL2ljM9DcTDn7U5JGdOL86w4wu7Wr9PgBmymgaxEP9OTwPO8Oiz08dP_cSCUwhFCjtOqysimDXx94tOnv_rcB4dIptOj1gqHzh8_3wE.MEYCIQCWqttQSJmdFPGMF3t_pfrr_RuOcMkb0fBckTb2gde6pQIhALZsE8FPQJa3IyvH6bUouRo6g18Bfz7vs2A7gUibCRV_&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Military briefing: how Iran could wage a new ‘tanker war’</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ff712094-c211-428e-aaca-c8a60d7c7de2?accessToken=zwAAAZ1UYQIxldOGXatH-bhMgdOI5hWJTL2ljM9DcTDn7U5JGdOL86w4wu7Wr9PgBmymgaxEP9OTwPO8Oiz08dP_cSCUwhFCjtOqysimDXx94tOnv_rcB4dIptOj1gqHzh8_3wE.MEYCIQCWqttQSJmdFPGMF3t_pfrr_RuOcMkb0fBckTb2gde6pQIhALZsE8FPQJa3IyvH6bUouRo6g18Bfz7vs2A7gUibCRV_&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The cynical opportunities of ‘Epic Fury’</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a7bffadc-0787-48a6-a3d6-0a87ce1f3fdf?accessToken=zwAAAZ1UYQIxldOGXatH-bhMgdOI5hWJTL2ljM9DcTDn7U5JGdOL86w4wu7Wr9PgBmymgaxEP9OTwPO8Oiz08dP_cSCUwhFCjtOqysimDXx94tOnv_rcB4dIptOj1gqHzh8_3wE.MEYCIQCWqttQSJmdFPGMF3t_pfrr_RuOcMkb0fBckTb2gde6pQIhALZsE8FPQJa3IyvH6bUouRo6g18Bfz7vs2A7gUibCRV_&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The influencers leaping to Dubai’s defence</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon </a>discusses the state of peace talks on Ukraine with Boris Johnson at a conference organised by the Yalta European Strategy group in Kyiv. The former UK prime minister offers his view of what needs to be done to bring an end to the conflict: put more pressure on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Otherwise, we are “setting a course for years more of conflict”. <em>Clip: BBC</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1831225f-0db6-4ecc-8409-f520f74e4129?accessToken=zwAAAZ0wYbt2lM8YMSJfDbZOzNOECfUg905BKdOmVONsGbdJMtO9-PIunBCmQ9OYejkqSrZHrtOuTTz-GIARmNOVk-ImJd5BCNO2BIxBNnXNdQE.MEUCIQDXVcZnrP6uVvHmAql2u_dEKyXEJKugj8yTTbwKfIUfNAIgE3vGcfAATheQMOVNx2ATevelGB0LQBCGHIuUbCnnkjk&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Volodymyr Zelenskyy says war in Ukraine at ‘beginning of the end’</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a654e36c-19b7-4932-bdf8-f22e9c10a643?accessToken=zwAAAZ0wYbt2lM8YMSJfDbZOzNOECfUg905BKdOmVONsGbdJMtO9-PIunBCmQ9OYejkqSrZHrtOuTTz-GIARmNOVk-ImJd5BCNO2BIxBNnXNdQE.MEUCIQDXVcZnrP6uVvHmAql2u_dEKyXEJKugj8yTTbwKfIUfNAIgE3vGcfAATheQMOVNx2ATevelGB0LQBCGHIuUbCnnkjk&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">European leaders express solidarity with Ukraine as US hangs back</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/987a392a-4ab6-47ae-ae4d-3cfe18801198?accessToken=zwAAAZ0wYbt2lM8YMSJfDbZOzNOECfUg905BKdOmVONsGbdJMtO9-PIunBCmQ9OYejkqSrZHrtOuTTz-GIARmNOVk-ImJd5BCNO2BIxBNnXNdQE.MEUCIQDXVcZnrP6uVvHmAql2u_dEKyXEJKugj8yTTbwKfIUfNAIgE3vGcfAATheQMOVNx2ATevelGB0LQBCGHIuUbCnnkjk&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine’s economy shows grit amid lasting war damage</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9593e226-25de-4108-b604-8c413675cd75?accessToken=zwAAAZ0wYbt2lM8YMSJfDbZOzNOECfUg905BKdOmVONsGbdJMtO9-PIunBCmQ9OYejkqSrZHrtOuTTz-GIARmNOVk-ImJd5BCNO2BIxBNnXNdQE.MEUCIQDXVcZnrP6uVvHmAql2u_dEKyXEJKugj8yTTbwKfIUfNAIgE3vGcfAATheQMOVNx2ATevelGB0LQBCGHIuUbCnnkjk&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Europe re-arms as US slows defence spending</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity.</p><br><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/15d980f7-2b3e-4d23-b8ec-f72a27d13da8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon</a> talks to Chrystia Freeland, former deputy prime minister of Canada, about different approaches to negotiating with the Trump administration. They also discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine, her new role as adviser to President&nbsp;Zelenskyy and how to pressure Russia into ending the conflict. <em>Clip: US Department of State</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5c6df36a-50c6-4832-8def-0aa351b17647?accessToken=zwAAAZ0MOYjVlc9cbfNqUMZIMtON7wqjUbF2R88GoJG7Am1OWdObdp92F7bn9c86M1csPsJAJNOUK_czma3Z1tPN58I25i9M7dOWZ3EV8WpA5s9dy8hGXzJAdtOQm5S174eJXAE.MEUCIB-Bs0ljedm9YmP3WCy5jU3-yxERJ_eECIOCzEwRpDJ7AiEAlOAUiU5BhPW8vtls6WI3yxaS9cDfFv75D1beFs1wOas&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Rubio failed to repair the transatlantic rift</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5dcbc846-5f32-4076-909b-94b5ef87895c?accessToken=zwAAAZ0MOYjVlc9cbfNqUMZIMtON7wqjUbF2R88GoJG7Am1OWdObdp92F7bn9c86M1csPsJAJNOUK_czma3Z1tPN58I25i9M7dOWZ3EV8WpA5s9dy8hGXzJAdtOQm5S174eJXAE.MEUCIB-Bs0ljedm9YmP3WCy5jU3-yxERJ_eECIOCzEwRpDJ7AiEAlOAUiU5BhPW8vtls6WI3yxaS9cDfFv75D1beFs1wOas&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carney’s new global order needs a huge shift in political will</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/06a091bb-026d-4e59-9b76-9f7617b6e7f5?accessToken=zwAAAZ0MOYjVlc9cbfNqUMZIMtON7wqjUbF2R88GoJG7Am1OWdObdp92F7bn9c86M1csPsJAJNOUK_czma3Z1tPN58I25i9M7dOWZ3EV8WpA5s9dy8hGXzJAdtOQm5S174eJXAE.MEUCIB-Bs0ljedm9YmP3WCy5jU3-yxERJ_eECIOCzEwRpDJ7AiEAlOAUiU5BhPW8vtls6WI3yxaS9cDfFv75D1beFs1wOas&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russia-Ukraine talks yield ‘some progress’ on ceasefire, says Zelenskyy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3a33572c-3ec2-4024-942b-f73399add9d6?accessToken=zwAAAZ0MOYjVlc9cbfNqUMZIMtON7wqjUbF2R88GoJG7Am1OWdObdp92F7bn9c86M1csPsJAJNOUK_czma3Z1tPN58I25i9M7dOWZ3EV8WpA5s9dy8hGXzJAdtOQm5S174eJXAE.MEUCIB-Bs0ljedm9YmP3WCy5jU3-yxERJ_eECIOCzEwRpDJ7AiEAlOAUiU5BhPW8vtls6WI3yxaS9cDfFv75D1beFs1wOas&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Europe’s path to security without the US</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5b06a276-c293-4124-bd77-e98ff814a871" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Gideon talks to American political scientist Stephen Walt about the phrase ‘predatory hegemon’ that he coined to describe the US administration under Donald Trump. What are the risks and benefits of this policy for the American people, and for those who formerly considered themselves staunch allies? <em>Clip: The White House</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b491c7a9-dd82-4752-a2f0-36454c729c61?accessToken=zwAAAZzoxC3Dk9O0kcep3YJHUtOi8DZFTHKcYc8FuOi6V2NG8dOi5Zggu-TQU881ray3eIFNmdOmtNby6ByQGgE.MEUCIAhkEeiItpBHsuBRRabT54pZA6b93bXHTD4n54-0AcyGAiEA6_XOVb7mToVTlw49w_jG8M-O_hW88bwfA9E46MdK7ME&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A post-Trump restoration is still possible</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/05b8e8ba-5763-46f1-a2e5-9820bbe4d053?accessToken=zwAAAZzoxC3Dk9O0kcep3YJHUtOi8DZFTHKcYc8FuOi6V2NG8dOi5Zggu-TQU881ray3eIFNmdOmtNby6ByQGgE.MEUCIAhkEeiItpBHsuBRRabT54pZA6b93bXHTD4n54-0AcyGAiEA6_XOVb7mToVTlw49w_jG8M-O_hW88bwfA9E46MdK7ME&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Maga loathes London</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/35adacb7-7881-4d99-a6b4-d6f2e81c901a?accessToken=zwAAAZzoxC3Dk9O0kcep3YJHUtOi8DZFTHKcYc8FuOi6V2NG8dOi5Zggu-TQU881ray3eIFNmdOmtNby6ByQGgE.MEUCIAhkEeiItpBHsuBRRabT54pZA6b93bXHTD4n54-0AcyGAiEA6_XOVb7mToVTlw49w_jG8M-O_hW88bwfA9E46MdK7ME&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump and the normalisation of deviance</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6c110da1-9cc8-4134-883b-6d2a09fd514a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Andrew England, the FT’s Middle East editor, speaks&nbsp;to&nbsp;Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, about Iran’s escalating crisis.&nbsp;Can diplomacy prevent a war between the Trump administration and Tehran? What are the prospects for reform of the increasingly unpopular Islamic regime&nbsp;in Iran? <em>Clips: Channel 4 News; CBS</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3352d8d5-600e-46e7-b9fc-5deffc192c3e?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US and Iran set to meet in Oman as Middle East tensions spiral</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/91d37abd-84ec-44e6-8198-2198f58448d8?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘The game is over’: critics of Iranian regime seize on killings to push for change</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/052be4f5-1a2f-40ea-ac5d-6e2b65ad8db5?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran’s people stand to lose whether or not talks succeed</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a56fa080-b7c1-4350-afe8-c2429daf9814?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arab and Muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert US-Iran conflict</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Andrew England. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/06bb61ea-d779-47ab-a450-15b46b48aad4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Bill Gates tells Gideon that a climate of fear has taken hold in the US business community under the Trump administration: “People are afraid to speak out about being afraid to speak out.”&nbsp;He discusses falling aid budgets, why philanthropy cannot replace government funding, and an ambitious new collaboration with OpenAI to improve access to healthcare in Africa.&nbsp;Gates also reflects on the more destabilising uses of artificial intelligence and his past association with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. <em>Clips: NBC4, Bill Gates</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/94e685da-f41d-4625-8585-768d7f901c35?accessToken=zwAAAZygLVhClNOU5oXa9B1GJdOFhXaNf5AcNc9nS3AOdl1E4NO6MBOwxsWr8dOW1lZ19MJLcNOu3i53qGSP6NPj8AZFY-5GntOqCo6CxEJRmgE.MEUCIQDz7anM9z421Fx2hVOJa4TZcYEQDw2KY17NsHNnZCVP8QIgQOEMFH_mZuzoFD8gQKW9f1gpwhjlNht228OaMBvcTog&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Gates and OpenAI back $50mn AI rollout in African health clinics</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/674b700e-765d-44e0-ba30-13b0c6c5abf1?accessToken=zwAAAZygLVhClNOU5oXa9B1GJdOFhXaNf5AcNc9nS3AOdl1E4NO6MBOwxsWr8dOW1lZ19MJLcNOu3i53qGSP6NPj8AZFY-5GntOqCo6CxEJRmgE.MEUCIQDz7anM9z421Fx2hVOJa4TZcYEQDw2KY17NsHNnZCVP8QIgQOEMFH_mZuzoFD8gQKW9f1gpwhjlNht228OaMBvcTog&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tech titans lined up for Trump’s second inauguration. Now they’re even richer</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/96d65675-f4c2-4b70-aede-2e77a8648fe8?accessToken=zwAAAZygLVhClNOU5oXa9B1GJdOFhXaNf5AcNc9nS3AOdl1E4NO6MBOwxsWr8dOW1lZ19MJLcNOu3i53qGSP6NPj8AZFY-5GntOqCo6CxEJRmgE.MEUCIQDz7anM9z421Fx2hVOJa4TZcYEQDw2KY17NsHNnZCVP8QIgQOEMFH_mZuzoFD8gQKW9f1gpwhjlNht228OaMBvcTog&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Gates and Sergey Brin among newly released Epstein photos</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e3f00645-63ee-469e-aa0a-8e82c442519a?accessToken=zwAAAZygLVhClNOU5oXa9B1GJdOFhXaNf5AcNc9nS3AOdl1E4NO6MBOwxsWr8dOW1lZ19MJLcNOu3i53qGSP6NPj8AZFY-5GntOqCo6CxEJRmgE.MEUCIQDz7anM9z421Fx2hVOJa4TZcYEQDw2KY17NsHNnZCVP8QIgQOEMFH_mZuzoFD8gQKW9f1gpwhjlNht228OaMBvcTog&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Gates warns aid cuts risk big increase in child deaths</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fed5fa4c-aed7-4b9d-a1a7-f8703bdb5fdd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, received a standing ovation at the World Economic Forum in Davos after warning that the global order has entered a period of “rupture”. In a post-speech interview with Gideon, Carney reflects on how globalisation went wrong — and on what can still be salvaged through deeper co-operation among countries and institutions that share common values. <em>Interview and clips courtesy of the World Economic Forum</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/45UnTkh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Carney warns of ‘rupture’ to global order as Donald Trump rattles allies</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Nrwt3P" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ set to touch down in Davos</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4qtiM2J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Republicans begin to push back against Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/45nk07h" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America’s barbarians inside the gates</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Breen Turner and Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Gideon speaks to Finland’s president about how to resolve the stand-off between Europe and the US over Greenland. Alexander Stubb describes the dispute as the 'most difficult issue he has faced since taking office', arguing that discreet “back office” diplomacy, rather than public grandstanding, is the best way forward. He also touches on Ukraine, applauding the transatlantic alliance’s achievements far but cautioning that the Greenland row is beginning to sap momentum from efforts to advance peace talks.. <em>Clips: DWS; BBC</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4pO9KMH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greenland is ground zero for Arctic ‘Great Game’</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/45lqzHt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the Greenland deployment of a few European troops enraged Donald Trump</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4qypfcW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s Arctic ambitions torch the most important US asset&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4b8Gkp0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russia knocks out power, heating and water to Ukraine’s freezing capital</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Famine, mass killings and the collapse of basic government services have pushed Sudan into what the UN now calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. As regional powers across the Middle East fuel the conflict by backing rival factions, civilians have largely been left to fend for themselves. Gideon speaks to Sudanese political analyst Kholood Khair and Sudan expert Alex de Waal to understand how the country reached this point <strong>—&nbsp;</strong>and where the country and its people go from here. <em>Clips: Sky News; Africa News</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3NJyGaF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">There is already an answer to securing Sudan’s future</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3NtIKEG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US rebukes backers of Sudanese paramilitary force behind ‘horrific’ atrocities</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/459SWIB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The human cost of a world without rules</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/456bfOY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the UAE-Saudi Arabia alliance ruptured</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Zah22n" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Israel’s Horn of Africa gamble raises tension with Arab and Muslim rivals</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><br><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b605e3e5-fe83-46c8-a5c6-8c216656eed4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Gideon talks to Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest, about the rows over racism, Epstein and Israel that have broken out in Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement. <em>Clips: Tucker Carlson, Right wing watch, Dana Loesch</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4iANOTn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign from Congress after clash with Donald Trump</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/48w1Fpn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s Maga coalition fractures over far-right interview</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/48yyTV0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maga vs AI: Donald Trump’s Big Tech courtship risks a backlash</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/448cL2x" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump’s Maga base split over handling of Jeffrey Epstein files</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3afeb45f-d730-4725-904b-7ca1c63be941" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>The French pioneer of European integration Jean Monnet believed that Europe would be ‘built in crisis’. The war in Ukraine is putting this theory to the test, once again. Gideon discusses with historian Timothy Garton Ash how European leaders are responding to this latest crisis after the brief ‘holiday from history’ that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. <em>Clip: ITV</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/49neWTg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/485k7om" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The scramble for Europe is just beginning</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4a1vlNo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine secures winter gas support from Greece</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/49twYDs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Poland blames Russia-linked operatives for rail explosion</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><br><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/684291e2-f2b4-4b27-8de4-d712c09cb114" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Gideon Rachman sits down with the FT's innovation editor John Thornhill and Caiwei Chen, China reporter for the MIT Technology Review, to discuss the race between China and the US to become the 21st-century AI superpower. The west is used to hearing about the might of the Silicon Valley giants, US cutting-edge research and chip dominance. But China has a different approach. Will its<strong> </strong>use of a cheaper and more efficient open AI model allow China to overtake the US with this era-defining technology?</p><br><p>Want more? Join John and the FT’s Chinese technology correspondent Eleanor Olcott in a live Q&amp;A on November 13 at 1pm GMT where they will be answering your questions on the tech battle between Silicon Valley and Beijing.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4p586X6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Submit your question: Will China win the AI race?</a></p><br><p>And subscribe to a new six part newsletter series - 'The State of AI'. It's a collaboration between the FT and MIT Technology Review where writers from both publications debate the defining questions of the AI era. <a href="https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMkUtuHDsMRVejmqkhURQpDTQwYDTg8XtZgCRSdiHVn9QnQXYfxOjAHnp8Lwkenl53fb2tv8tVf22L7ruuk5TRMA-YtHgmyEQp5EkvdV5epHiqjJjIRgzVItVmE1ayyBkFA0quMr2Vltlr99n5IJ2rhNR6CnFQzhICyDQXcBC99-DZOUcnJqcgBKRVeu5g0H0ctZ3Gfuq3y7SUt32_byY8GTgbOOv9kRg4f6obOG9H2_o6NzXhU_IimwnPlFR9jA1ri4EhaSbJvjkD9OA04fkrpAZo09eLXvf3Eaw9js7V-qDRegSyPEit59h8DUEQxrTM2_4ihcCF3Fhr8EKRuQY_2MmY7utNjr6X7V7X79NaxnI73d_mZZnvm0H3eMSqPw59X5SqxFyRbWMZFkdAm6Kqja1FISKGVv_VVf7Tq_w_Xz7cOpr2chyzmPD0Jbn7Wq9b7ft8u_7FcKDUo7foFC22RLZxG5azqBPymmqejk3Xb8csJRM4jhBt4qwWvVPbxhg21BiIuafRcfpZ4E8AAAD___raxK4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up here</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>More on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/49K4Uvt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The State of AI: is China about to win the race?</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3JyGFpE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China offers tech giants cheap power to boost domestic AI chips</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/49g8AVQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI pioneers claim human-level general intelligence is already here</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4i5tEk3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The AI race</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4o1ZUpO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who’s right about AI: economists or technologists?</a></p><br><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to the Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><br><p>The Rachman Review is presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Flo Phillips and the sound design is by Simon Panayi.</p><p><em>Clip: Axios</em></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/df46434f-fb58-49be-9583-86f57c1151f3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Gideon Rachman talks to historian and author Anne Applebaum about the Trump presidency. The US president is increasingly accused of being a would-be dictator, but is it fair to compare Donald Trump to authoritarian leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping?&nbsp;</p><p>This episode is an edited recording of an event organised by Intelligence Squared that took place in central London last month.&nbsp;</p><br><p><em>Clips: CBS 60 Minutes</em></p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><strong>More on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/47XkxhR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s fawning cabinet and the threat to US democracy</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4nCnU2k" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Trump doctrine: don’t rely on America</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/48Xu2i6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Trump Supremacy</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4nPvUNO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia in talks for US defence pact</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/43dbjLK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Flo Phillips and sound design is by Breen Turner</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2e80bb6e-d1d5-4605-a4f0-39dfb1d49c69" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>Gideon talks to former White House official and Middle East expert Philip Gordon about Donald Trump’s plan for a peaceful end to the Gaza conflict. What are the chances that it can succeed and what are the main stumbling blocks? <em>Clip: TRT World</em></p><br><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Wrrhhp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner join Israel-Hamas talks in Egypt</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4gY6J9M" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What remains of Gaza?</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3VS8xHM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump goes mainstream on the Middle East</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/4nKat1l" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Donald Trump’s Gaza deal came together</a></p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Jean-Marc Eck and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c9ca0db7-38c9-4a2a-9512-423f7252d2e3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

<p>US President Donald Trump has pledged to “plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars”, China could send its first crewed mission to Mars within a decade, and Elon Musk wants people to actually settle on Mars, transforming the human race into an interplanetary species.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In a new series of Tech Tonic, the FT’s Peggy Hollinger asks if we’re really about to land, and even live, on the red planet.&nbsp;</p><br><p><em>Free to read:</em></p><br><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/46wKR1P" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Musk’s mission to Mars</a></p><br><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/482sS4q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Three days with America’s rocket chasers</a></p><br><p>Tech Tonic is produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. The senior producer is Edwin Lane. Flo Phillips is the executive producer. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. Original music by Metaphor Music. Manuela Saragosa is the FT’s acting co-head of audio.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>