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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)

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    • 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
    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
      Summer Books 2023
      Best summer books of 2023: Politics

      Gideon Rachman selects his best mid-year reads

      book cover montage
    • Monday, 19 June, 2023
      Global Economy
      Europe has fallen behind America and the gap is growing

      From technology to energy to capital markets and universities, the EU cannot compete with the US

      Illustration of a person in a cream suit and hat, drinking and smoking on a deck chair that is decorated with the EU flag. Next to the chair, a man in red and white striped trousers and a hard hat with stars carries tools
    • Thursday, 15 June, 2023
      Rachman Review podcast25 min listen
      How Ukraine’s fightback could change the world

      What are the prospects for Nato and EU membership once the fighting is over?

    • Monday, 12 June, 2023
      Geopolitics
      Trump, Johnson and a trial for the rule of law

      The US and the UK need to show that democracies really can hold their leaders to account

      Illustration of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson joined at the back and facing opposite ways
    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Rachman Review podcast28 min listen
      David Lammy on Britain’s place in the world

      What would a Labour government do about China, Ukraine and Brexit?

    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      Geopolitics
      How America is reshaping the global economy

      The Biden administration thinks it is winning the argument for a new Washington consensus. Some allies remain wary

      Illustration of the US eagle standing on a pile of a iron bars, holding one in his beak
    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Rachman Review podcast17 min listen
      Is the Ukraine war reaching a turning point?

      Ukraine probes Russian defences ahead of long-awaited counter offensive

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      US-China relations
      De-risking trade with China is a risky business

      Security-driven approach to trade clashes with western corporate interests and environmental targets

      Illustration of three cables, one wrapped in the the US flag, one in the Chinese flag, and the third, smaller cable in the EU flag, with wires coming out of them
    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Rachman Review podcast26 min listen
      Modi’s moment in the spotlight

      India’s global importance is rising as the west seeks a counterweight to China

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