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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, 3 October, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast24 min listen
    Israel presses its military advantage

    Iran launches missile attacks on Tel Aviv as Israel moves troops into Lebanon

  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    Instant InsightUS foreign policy
    Israel and Iran have just delivered the US election’s ‘October surprise’

    With American policy in the Middle East in tatters, Donald Trump could be the principal beneficiary of escalation in the region

    Palestinian youths inspect a fallen projectile after Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    The best books of the week
    The best recent politics books — insights on conflict

    The US foreign policy machine in action, origins of the new cold war, and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as viewed from Washington

    Three book covers side by side:
  • Sunday, 29 September, 2024
    Middle East war
    Israel dreams of a new order in the Middle East

    But escalating the conflict further is more likely to lead to regional chaos

    Illustration of two rockets, one with the Israeli flag and the other with the Iranian flag, on a chess board
  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    Political Fix podcast26 min listen
    Starmer’s ‘weird’ week: from Liverpool to New York

    Plus, Labour plots how to grow an economy when the state coffers are empty

  • Thursday, 26 September, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
    How will Hizbollah respond to Israel’s Lebanon onslaught?

    Battered militia 'still has thousands of angry members with missiles'

  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Germany, political extremism and the risks to Ukraine

    The fracturing of politics in the Federal Republic threatens western unity and support for Kyiv

    Illustration of the German flag with a shadow of a bear representing Russia
  • Saturday, 21 September, 2024
    FT SeriesThe FT Magazine’s Guide to the Business Lunch
    The FT’s favourite business lunch restaurants in London

    17 venues in and around the City worth rescheduling your 2pm for, and the best tables at each

    A stylish restaurant interior with round tables covered in white tablecloths, surrounded by wicker-backed chairs. Two black-and-white framed portraits hang on the wall
  • Saturday, 21 September, 2024
    ObituaryVictor Halberstadt
    Victor Halberstadt, chair of the Bilderberg foundation, 1939-2024

    His deep commitment to the transatlantic relationship was rooted in his wartime experiences

    Victor Halberstadt
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast21 min listen
    Does the UN still matter? With António Guterres

    The UN secretary-general defends the UN's role in tackling international crises

  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2024
    Europe Express
    How to make sense of Brussels’ new tangled commission web Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: Friedrich Merz finally throws his hat in the ring for German chancellor

    Wopke Hoekstra
  • Monday, 16 September, 2024
    US-China trade dispute
    China, America and a global struggle for power and influence

    The whole world risks losing from the rivalry between Washington and Beijing

    A James Ferguson illustration of a bullet train passing through a landscape at dusk with Mount Fiji in the background, a bald eagle hovering above and some stars in the sky in the shape of the Chinese national flag
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast29 min listen
    Why Russians are still backing Putin

    A mix of propaganda, payouts and prison are keeping the Russian population quiet

  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Kamala Harris has to dazzle in the debate

    The Democratic candidate badly needs a breakthrough to restore momentum to her campaign

    James Ferguson illustration of Harris and Trump depicted as arguing microphones
  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast26 min listen
    The truth behind QAnon’s lies

    How conspiracy theories took hold in the US

  • Monday, 2 September, 2024
    Elon Musk
    Elon Musk is an unguided geopolitical missile

    While his influence is showing up from Ukraine to China, he still lacks the ability to make the law

    James Ferguson illustration of Elon Musk as a ballistic missile.
  • Thursday, 29 August, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast24 min listen
    Japan raises its defences

    Tokyo strengthens alliances and defence spending amid heightened regional tensions

  • Monday, 26 August, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine has crossed Moscow’s and Washington’s red lines

    Zelenskyy is prepared to ignore Russia’s nuclear threats. But the Biden administration is still wary of escalating the war

    A James Ferguson illustration of tanks bearing Ukrainian flags driving over a Russian flag
  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast26 min listen
    Is the Middle East heading for all-out war?

    ‘Game of dare’ could have catastrophic consequences for the region

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
    Can the Olympics cure France’s malaise?

    They may not agree on a government but the French are joyfully backing the Games

  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    US foreign policy
    The real danger that Trump would pose for Ukraine

    Agreeing to Russia’s demand for a neutral Ukraine could leave the country at the mercy of Moscow

    Ann Kiernan illustration of a soldier shooting at a dove in a field, with  sunflowers and the blue sky  representing the colours of the Ukrainian flag
  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast26 min listen
    'Kamala Harris could win — and win big'

    The Democratic party’s likely new candidate will shake up the race for the presidency

  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Trump, Harris and a fear-filled campaign

    The outcome of the US election will turn on which candidate scares voters the most

    Illustration of spooky looking Democrat donkey and Republican elephant arguing as mist swirls around them
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast23 min listen
    Drama in the US presidential race

    Will there be more black swan events to disrupt the contest?

  • Monday, 15 July, 2024
    Donald Trump
    The 2024 presidential election is not over yet

    Donald Trump’s attempted assassination may not shift many votes in a highly polarised nation

    Illustration of an American bald eagle seen from behind looking right towards Trump while Biden stands on the eagle’s left against a background of a US flag
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