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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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  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Rachman Review podcast24 min listen
    Ukraine and the global food emergency

    WFP warns Odesa port blockade could have dire consequences

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    InterviewPakistan
    Pakistan seeks to renegotiate IMF loan as food prices surge

    Officials in talks to resume lending under $6bn programme

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Global InsightGeopolitics
    The Ukraine war casts its shadow over Davos

    Financiers and CEOs are no longer the masters of the universe as nationalism and militarism take over

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Lies weaken Russia in its trial of strength with the west

    The US and its allies specialise in hypocrisy but their open systems permit the uncovering of painful truths

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia learns a hard lesson about the folly of war

    Great powers usually come off worse when they invade smaller countries

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine and the shadow of the Nazis

    When both sides accuse their enemies of being the heirs to Hitler, compromise becomes almost unthinkable

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    ReviewPolitical books
    Gideon Rachman selects some of the best new writing on politics

    How China built influence in the US — and the professor who coined ‘G-Zero’ on the response to our present global crises

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Rachman Review podcast24 min listen
    Why the global south won't take sides on Ukraine

    Some countries are refusing to condemn Russia’s invasion

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    Triumphalism returns to haunt Xi Jinping

    China’s leader risks being blamed for the failure of a zero Covid policy that once seemed successful

  • Monday, 25 April, 2022
    French presidential election
    This is Macron’s chance to shape Europe’s future

    The French president is better placed than ever to push forward with his EU ambitions but the rows will have to stop

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Rachman Review podcast29 min listen
    Le Pen, patriots and the anti-globalist movement

    Pascal Lamy on the French election and the nationalist right

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    Geopolitics
    Patriots vs globalists replaces the left-right divide

    Nationalism is driving French politics in the presidential elections as it has done in the US and Britain

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    The Big Read
    Putin, Ukraine and the revival of the west

    The strength and unity of the response to Russia’s invasion surprised the Kremlin but some have accused the west of hypocrisy

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    ReviewPolitical books
    The Age of the Strongman — Gideon Rachman on Putin, Trump and the rise of the autocrat

    An insightful who’s who of the ego-driven leaders reshaping the postwar order — and a call for vigilance

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Rachman Review podcast19 min listen
    “That was frightening as hell”: Ukrainian MP on working in a warzone

    Ukraine’s economy has suffered more than Russia’s, says Ukrainian politician

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    French presidential election
    We need to think about a Le Pen presidency

    France’s far-right candidate could still defeat Macron, plunging Nato and the EU into turmoil

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    Military technology22 min
    Ukraine's battle of the airwaves

    What do intercepted radio communications tell us about the war in Ukraine?

  • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
    Rachman Review podcast27 min listen
    French presidential election too close to call

    Far-right leader looks set to compete with Macron in final round

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Viktor Orbán
    Orban’s victory sends a warning to the west

    The Hungarian leader has long walked a tightrope between the EU and fellow strongmen — but it is getting harder to keep up his balancing act

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    The Weekend Essay
    What war in Ukraine means for the age of the autocrat

    The world’s strongmen are watching Vladimir Putin’s gamble play out in Ukraine — and the consequences of his success or failure will be global

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Russia squeezes Germany over gas

    SoftBank will slow down further investments as Japan’s tech investor scrambles to raise cash

  • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
    Rachman Review podcast26 min listen
    Putin's entourage

    Will Russia step back or press on with the war in Ukraine?

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Geopolitics
    Ukraine war risks destabilising the west

    A long conflict causing economic damage could fracture the unity of the democracies

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Columnists Exchange: should Nato become engaged in the war in Ukraine?

    Two members of the FT’s editorial board discuss the pros and cons of western intervention

  • Thursday, 24 March, 2022
    Rachman Review podcast19 min listen
    How Putin’s war is reshaping Europe’s alliances

    What will be the longer term impact of the war in Ukraine?

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