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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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  • Monday, 2 October, 2023
    Indian politics & policy
    Why the west cannot turn a blind eye to a murder in Canada

    Ignoring the possible role of foreign governments in assassinations would pose major risks to national security and social stability

    James Ferguson illustration of four men in suits sitting at a conference table, covering their faces with their hands. In front of each are country flags - from left to right: the UK, US, Canada and Australia. There is an elephant standing behind them with India flag painted onto its body
  • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
    Rachman Review podcast27 min listen
    Bidenomics and global trade

    WTO chief worries system that has benefited millions is being taken for granted

  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    Renewable energy
    Populism could derail the green transition

    Western politicians are scared of a backlash against climate change policies that have been sold as good for the economy

    Melting icebergs are seen on Horseshoe Island  in Antarctica in February
  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Fed signals fewer cuts in 2024

    Share buybacks on the US stock market have dropped to the slowest pace since 2020

  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    Rachman Review podcast28 min listen
    What is Bidenomics and is it working?

    A shift in policy that is changing America and the wider world

  • Monday, 18 September, 2023
    Protectionism
    The real reasons for the west’s protectionism

    The US and EU believe that it is not just their economies but their social and political stability that are at stake 

    A laden cargo ship bearing a Chinese flag has two propellers in the water with a US flag on one and an EU flag on the other
  • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
    Rachman Review podcast30 min listen
    Post-Brexit Britain

    What does the future look like for Britain outside the EU?

  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    ReviewPolitical books
    Inside the corridors of power — the best new politics books

    Rory Stewart produces a genuine political classic, liberalism comes under attack — and a reminder of the values being fought over in Ukraine

    Montage of book covers
  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    Geopolitics
    Trump’s trials will inspire a global epidemic of whataboutism

    The world’s despots will use the prosecutions of the former US president for propaganda purposes

    Illustration of a group of politicians in suits pointing fingers with their hands and, instead of heads, they have a hand with pointing fingers too
  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    US foreign policy
    Biden’s misguided pursuit of a Saudi-Israel deal

    A Middle East grand bargain could be a grand illusion

    Illustration of Joe Biden carrying a dove in a cage while walking among giant silver symbols, including crescent moons, David’s star and other stars
  • Monday, 28 August, 2023
    Russian politics
    Putin, Trump and the meaning of a mafia state

    Demands for personal loyalty and an obsession with revenge are hallmarks of the Godfather style in politics

    Illustration of Putin in a tuxedo with red rose in his lapel in  in the post of Marlon Brando from ‘The Godfather’ film poster
  • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
    Jancis Robinson’s Wine Guide
    How I learnt about wine

    Four FT journalists share their journeys into the world of wine – including via famous neighbours and underage subterfuge

  • Monday, 21 August, 2023
    Chinese society
    China hits the east Asian demographic wall

    Like Japan and South Korea, China has a shrinking population but it has fewer ways to manage the change

    Illustration of Chinese president Xi Jinping riding a big red horse with yellow stars on it which is wading though deep mud
  • Monday, 14 August, 2023
    Geopolitics
    Putin, de Gaulle and national greatness

    Just as France in the 1960s quit Algeria, so Russia should end its disastrous colonial war in Ukraine

    Illustration of General Charles de Gaulle, depicted in black and white, standing by Vladimir Putin, depicted in colour with the tip of his head only showing from the collar of his shirt.
  • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
    Rachman Review podcast23 min listen
    Japan’s role in US-China strategic rivalry

    China’s assertiveness has reinvigorated US-Japan ties

  • Monday, 7 August, 2023
    Donald Trump
    Why Joe Biden is the heir to Trump

    The current administration has quietly built upon many Trump-era policies

    James Ferguson illustration of Joe Biden standing in front of a US flag in side profile with a spotlight casting a shadow that resembles Donald Trump’s face
  • Friday, 4 August, 2023
    FT Swamp Notes
    Should Biden pardon Trump? Premium content

    A pardon would undercut the former US president’s persecution narrative

    Video of former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden is played during a hearing investigating the January 6 attack
  • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
    Rachman Review podcast22 min listen
    Will Donald Trump end up in prison or the White House?

    The US political system is set to come under huge pressure over the coming year

  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    Instant InsightDonald Trump
    Trump and American democracy’s time of trial

    The US political system will come under huge pressure over the coming year

    Nadine Seiler holds a banner that reads ‘Trump indicted’ in front of the courthouse where the former president is expected to answer charges later this week
  • Monday, 10 July, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Why Nato will have to evolve at America’s pace

    Finance and politics mean that US caution over Ukrainian membership of the alliance will prevail

    Angry politicians in suits point and gesticulate in two spheres - one light blue and the other yellow, denoting the Ukraine flag
  • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
    Rachman Review podcast30 min listen
    How much should we fear artificial intelligence?

    Politicians are grappling with the risks and benefits of the technology

  • Monday, 3 July, 2023
    Donald Trump
    Western allies are hedging against Donald Trump

    What happens in Washington would not stay in Washington

    James Ferguson illustration of a Donald Trump silhouette overshadowing continental Europe
  • Monday, 26 June, 2023
    FT Swamp Notes
    The blossoming US-Indian romance Premium content

    As with many budding relationships, a word of caution may be in order

    Narendra Modi and Joe Biden
  • Sunday, 25 June, 2023
    Vladimir Putin
    The Putin system is crumbling

    After the march on Moscow, things cannot go back to normal in Russia

    James Ferguson of Yevgeny Prigozhin with blood on his forehead walking away from Vladimir Putin, who has blood pouring from his nose
  • Saturday, 24 June, 2023
    Instant InsightRussian insurrection
    Vladimir Putin has created his own worst nightmare

    With the Wagner rebellion, Russian president has provoked the insurrection he has long feared

    Russian President Vladimir Putin
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