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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.

Email Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast52 min listen
    A foreign policy debrief with Jake Sullivan

    Biden’s former security adviser on what went right and wrong for the US overseas

  • Monday, 26 May, 2025
    Israel-Hamas war
    Europe needs to keep up the pressure on Netanyahu

    France and Britain have helped protect Israel from its enemies, but they should not defend the indefensible

    Illustration of the EU and Israeli flags torn apart from one another
  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast27 min listen
    Is Trump a threat or an opportunity for the EU?

    Can the slow-moving, 27-nation bloc survive the impulsive nature of the US president?

  • Monday, 19 May, 2025
    War in Ukraine
    Putin thinks that time is on his side

    Russia has little interest in peace talks. It is hoping for battlefield breakthroughs and sanctions relief

    James Ferguson illustration of Putin watching an egg timer
  • Thursday, 15 May, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast22 min listen
    India and Pakistan: what now?

    The nuclear-armed neighbours have come back from the brink, but can the peace hold?

  • Monday, 12 May, 2025
    US foreign policy
    Trump and the art of the international peace deal

    When you’re running a superpower, you can’t just ignore the outside world

    Illustration of a giant peace dove on the floor, with Trump dressed in medical kit standing over it
  • Thursday, 8 May, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast28 min listen
    How can Democrats combat Donald Trump?

    Democratic politicians are either protesting against Republicans or podcasting with them - will either strategy succeed?

  • Monday, 5 May, 2025
    EU trade
    Why the EU beats Trump at the art of the deal

    The mayhem of Mar-a-Lago is less effective than the boredom of Brussels

    Trump in the form of a hare with a tortoise with an EU flag on its back at the start of a race
  • Thursday, 1 May, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast21 min listen
    Are we any closer to peace in Ukraine?

    Russia wants more than just territorial concessions

  • Wednesday, 30 April, 2025
    EU foreign policy
    EU readies ‘plan B’ should Trump walk away from Ukraine talks

    Bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas says Brussels can maintain sanctions against Russia if Washington starts lifting its own

    Kaja Kallas giving a speech in front of EU flags
  • Monday, 28 April, 2025
    Geopolitics
    How Ukraine could break the western alliance

    The US and Europe have fundamentally different views on the threat from Russia and the protection of democracy

    James Ferguson illustration of Trump as a cloud ready to obscure Nato star
  • Thursday, 24 April, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast26 min listen
    El Salvador’s ‘jailer for hire’

    What’s the appeal for Trump of Bukele’s mass incarceration model?

  • Monday, 21 April, 2025
    US society
    Trump, Vance and the attack on American universities

    The White House’s charge of antisemitism is a cynical tactic to pursue a broader attack on academic freedom

    A red university mortar board with Make America Great Again emblazoned across the front
  • Friday, 18 April, 2025
    FT News Briefing podcast24 min listen
    The Rachman Review: Iran’s nuclear talks could reshape the Middle East

    Trump has warned of potential military action if talks fail

  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast24 min listen
    Iran’s nuclear talks could reshape the Middle East

    Trump has warned of potential military action if talks fail

  • Monday, 14 April, 2025
    US-China trade dispute
    Why Xi holds a stronger hand than Trump

    The White House has miscalculated the balance of power in its tariff war with China

    James Ferguson illustration of Trump and Xi playing poker. China holds all the best cards on the poker table representing the trade war.
  • Thursday, 10 April, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast28 min listen
    The end of globalisation as we know it

    Trump’s desire to restore US trade dominance is ‘pure fantasy’

  • Monday, 7 April, 2025
    Donald Trump
    Trump and the mob boss approach to global markets

    The US president discovers that it is easier to shake down a law firm than to reshape the international trading system

    James Ferguson illustration of Trump sitting on a bench as Tony Soprano, with his ducks and a film title above his head The Trumpanos.
  • Thursday, 3 April, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast29 min listen
    China in the age of Trump 2.0

    Can China take advantage of the new era of economic and political turbulence?

  • Monday, 31 March, 2025
    US politics & policy
    Lessons from Russia, Turkey and India for Trump’s America

    Fighting for democracy can be a lonely and dangerous business

    James Ferguson illustration of a big boot with metal studs about to stamp on the US flag
  • Thursday, 27 March, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast29 min listen
    The making of Vladimir Putin

    Why the Russian leader sees best his chance yet of achieving long-held goals

  • Monday, 24 March, 2025
    US foreign policy
    Trump’s economic and political threat to Mexico

    The US would suffer from the blowback if it impoverished its southern neighbour

    Illustration of Trump wrapping Mexico on the map with yellow tape with the word ‘tariffs printed on it
  • Thursday, 20 March, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast28 min listen
    Mexico hopes to stave off Trump tariffs

    Economic and political consequences of the end of free trade could be devastating

  • Monday, 17 March, 2025
    US politics & policy
    How Trump could destroy his own political movement

    The US president and his followers are entering new and dangerous territory

    Illustration of a Janus-like Trump with faces looking in opposite directions, one calm, one angry
  • Thursday, 13 March, 2025
    Rachman Review podcast28 min listen
    Europe's response to the threat from Trump

    Post-war security and trade framework crumbles under new US leadership

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