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Boris Johnson: Pressure on Putin is the price of peace

Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman]discusses the state of peace talks on Ukraine with Boris Johnson at a conference organised by the Yalta European Strategy group in Kyiv. The former UK prime minister offers his view of what needs to be done to bring an end to the conflict: put more pressure on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Otherwise, we are “setting a course for years more of conflict”. Clip: BBC Free links to read more on this topic: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says war in Ukraine at ‘beginning of the end’ [https://www.ft.com/content/1831225f-0db6-4ecc-8409-f520f74e4129?accessToken=zwAAAZ0wYbt2lM8YMSJfDbZOzNOECfUg905BKdOmVONsGbdJMtO9-PIunBCmQ9OYejkqSrZHrtOuTTz-GIARmNOVk-ImJd5BCNO2BIxBNnXNdQE.MEUCIQDXVcZnrP6uVvHmAql2u_dEKyXEJKugj8yTTbwKfIUfNAIgE3vGcfAATheQMOVNx2ATevelGB0LQBCGHIuUbCnnkjk&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] European leaders express solidarity with Ukraine as US hangs back [https://www.ft.com/content/a654e36c-19b7-4932-bdf8-f22e9c10a643?accessToken=zwAAAZ0wYbt2lM8YMSJfDbZOzNOECfUg905BKdOmVONsGbdJMtO9-PIunBCmQ9OYejkqSrZHrtOuTTz-GIARmNOVk-ImJd5BCNO2BIxBNnXNdQE.MEUCIQDXVcZnrP6uVvHmAql2u_dEKyXEJKugj8yTTbwKfIUfNAIgE3vGcfAATheQMOVNx2ATevelGB0LQBCGHIuUbCnnkjk&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Ukraine’s economy shows grit amid lasting war damage [https://www.ft.com/content/987a392a-4ab6-47ae-ae4d-3cfe18801198?accessToken=zwAAAZ0wYbt2lM8YMSJfDbZOzNOECfUg905BKdOmVONsGbdJMtO9-PIunBCmQ9OYejkqSrZHrtOuTTz-GIARmNOVk-ImJd5BCNO2BIxBNnXNdQE.MEUCIQDXVcZnrP6uVvHmAql2u_dEKyXEJKugj8yTTbwKfIUfNAIgE3vGcfAATheQMOVNx2ATevelGB0LQBCGHIuUbCnnkjk&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Europe re-arms as US slows defence spending [https://www.ft.com/content/9593e226-25de-4108-b604-8c413675cd75?accessToken=zwAAAZ0wYbt2lM8YMSJfDbZOzNOECfUg905BKdOmVONsGbdJMtO9-PIunBCmQ9OYejkqSrZHrtOuTTz-GIARmNOVk-ImJd5BCNO2BIxBNnXNdQE.MEUCIQDXVcZnrP6uVvHmAql2u_dEKyXEJKugj8yTTbwKfIUfNAIgE3vGcfAATheQMOVNx2ATevelGB0LQBCGHIuUbCnnkjk&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/15d980f7-2b3e-4d23-b8ec-f72a27d13da8] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Chrystia Freeland on how to negotiate with autocrats — and allies

Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] talks to Chrystia Freeland, former deputy prime minister of Canada, about different approaches to negotiating with the Trump administration. They also discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine, her new role as adviser to President Zelenskyy and how to pressure Russia into ending the conflict. Clip: US Department of State Free links to read more on this topic: Why Rubio failed to repair the transatlantic rift [https://www.ft.com/content/5c6df36a-50c6-4832-8def-0aa351b17647?accessToken=zwAAAZ0MOYjVlc9cbfNqUMZIMtON7wqjUbF2R88GoJG7Am1OWdObdp92F7bn9c86M1csPsJAJNOUK_czma3Z1tPN58I25i9M7dOWZ3EV8WpA5s9dy8hGXzJAdtOQm5S174eJXAE.MEUCIB-Bs0ljedm9YmP3WCy5jU3-yxERJ_eECIOCzEwRpDJ7AiEAlOAUiU5BhPW8vtls6WI3yxaS9cDfFv75D1beFs1wOas&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Carney’s new global order needs a huge shift in political will [https://www.ft.com/content/5dcbc846-5f32-4076-909b-94b5ef87895c?accessToken=zwAAAZ0MOYjVlc9cbfNqUMZIMtON7wqjUbF2R88GoJG7Am1OWdObdp92F7bn9c86M1csPsJAJNOUK_czma3Z1tPN58I25i9M7dOWZ3EV8WpA5s9dy8hGXzJAdtOQm5S174eJXAE.MEUCIB-Bs0ljedm9YmP3WCy5jU3-yxERJ_eECIOCzEwRpDJ7AiEAlOAUiU5BhPW8vtls6WI3yxaS9cDfFv75D1beFs1wOas&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Russia-Ukraine talks yield ‘some progress’ on ceasefire, says Zelenskyy [https://www.ft.com/content/06a091bb-026d-4e59-9b76-9f7617b6e7f5?accessToken=zwAAAZ0MOYjVlc9cbfNqUMZIMtON7wqjUbF2R88GoJG7Am1OWdObdp92F7bn9c86M1csPsJAJNOUK_czma3Z1tPN58I25i9M7dOWZ3EV8WpA5s9dy8hGXzJAdtOQm5S174eJXAE.MEUCIB-Bs0ljedm9YmP3WCy5jU3-yxERJ_eECIOCzEwRpDJ7AiEAlOAUiU5BhPW8vtls6WI3yxaS9cDfFv75D1beFs1wOas&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Europe’s path to security without the US [https://www.ft.com/content/3a33572c-3ec2-4024-942b-f73399add9d6?accessToken=zwAAAZ0MOYjVlc9cbfNqUMZIMtON7wqjUbF2R88GoJG7Am1OWdObdp92F7bn9c86M1csPsJAJNOUK_czma3Z1tPN58I25i9M7dOWZ3EV8WpA5s9dy8hGXzJAdtOQm5S174eJXAE.MEUCIB-Bs0ljedm9YmP3WCy5jU3-yxERJ_eECIOCzEwRpDJ7AiEAlOAUiU5BhPW8vtls6WI3yxaS9cDfFv75D1beFs1wOas&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Sean McGarrity and the executive producer is Flo Phillips. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/5b06a276-c293-4124-bd77-e98ff814a871] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Trump's predatory foreign policy

Gideon talks to American political scientist Stephen Walt about the phrase ‘predatory hegemon’ that he coined to describe the US administration under Donald Trump. What are the risks and benefits of this policy for the American people, and for those who formerly considered themselves staunch allies? Clip: The White House Free links to read more on this topic: A post-Trump restoration is still possible [https://www.ft.com/content/b491c7a9-dd82-4752-a2f0-36454c729c61?accessToken=zwAAAZzoxC3Dk9O0kcep3YJHUtOi8DZFTHKcYc8FuOi6V2NG8dOi5Zggu-TQU881ray3eIFNmdOmtNby6ByQGgE.MEUCIAhkEeiItpBHsuBRRabT54pZA6b93bXHTD4n54-0AcyGAiEA6_XOVb7mToVTlw49w_jG8M-O_hW88bwfA9E46MdK7ME&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Why Maga loathes London [https://www.ft.com/content/05b8e8ba-5763-46f1-a2e5-9820bbe4d053?accessToken=zwAAAZzoxC3Dk9O0kcep3YJHUtOi8DZFTHKcYc8FuOi6V2NG8dOi5Zggu-TQU881ray3eIFNmdOmtNby6ByQGgE.MEUCIAhkEeiItpBHsuBRRabT54pZA6b93bXHTD4n54-0AcyGAiEA6_XOVb7mToVTlw49w_jG8M-O_hW88bwfA9E46MdK7ME&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Trump and the normalisation of deviance [https://www.ft.com/content/35adacb7-7881-4d99-a6b4-d6f2e81c901a?accessToken=zwAAAZzoxC3Dk9O0kcep3YJHUtOi8DZFTHKcYc8FuOi6V2NG8dOi5Zggu-TQU881ray3eIFNmdOmtNby6ByQGgE.MEUCIAhkEeiItpBHsuBRRabT54pZA6b93bXHTD4n54-0AcyGAiEA6_XOVb7mToVTlw49w_jG8M-O_hW88bwfA9E46MdK7ME&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/6c110da1-9cc8-4134-883b-6d2a09fd514a] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Can diplomacy avert a US-Iran war?

Andrew England, the FT’s Middle East editor, speaks to Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, about Iran’s escalating crisis. Can diplomacy prevent a war between the Trump administration and Tehran? What are the prospects for reform of the increasingly unpopular Islamic regime in Iran? Clips: Channel 4 News; CBS Free links to read more on this topic: US and Iran set to meet in Oman as Middle East tensions spiral [https://www.ft.com/content/3352d8d5-600e-46e7-b9fc-5deffc192c3e?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] ‘The game is over’: critics of Iranian regime seize on killings to push for change [https://www.ft.com/content/91d37abd-84ec-44e6-8198-2198f58448d8?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Iran’s people stand to lose whether or not talks succeed [https://www.ft.com/content/052be4f5-1a2f-40ea-ac5d-6e2b65ad8db5?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Arab and Muslim powers mount last-ditch effort to avert US-Iran conflict [https://www.ft.com/content/a56fa080-b7c1-4350-afe8-c2429daf9814?accessToken=zwAAAZzDyc4nlM8zUtjVYA5G59O5_F3v_BksPtOR03q9hOxE5tOBmCGY9YRI2M8FK-T1Gi9A6tOsXW4rZa2NtdOlb6CAt8FDUNOv6MJCna-YFAE.MEQCIGaUdvEE94uhKEHT_8dcrJFCqbLEP-PUB2pTZBq5gszzAiACgshep2sfaX6x7JjoE4Y9b8Yo6PyoLQzsa5iPyV_tmw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Andrew England. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/06bb61ea-d779-47ab-a450-15b46b48aad4] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Bill Gates: AI, aid cuts and the fear of speaking out

Bill Gates tells Gideon that a climate of fear has taken hold in the US business community under the Trump administration: “People are afraid to speak out about being afraid to speak out.” He discusses falling aid budgets, why philanthropy cannot replace government funding, and an ambitious new collaboration with OpenAI to improve access to healthcare in Africa. Gates also reflects on the more destabilising uses of artificial intelligence and his past association with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Clips: NBC4, Bill Gates Free links to read more on this topic: Bill Gates and OpenAI back $50mn AI rollout in African health clinics [https://www.ft.com/content/94e685da-f41d-4625-8585-768d7f901c35?accessToken=zwAAAZygLVhClNOU5oXa9B1GJdOFhXaNf5AcNc9nS3AOdl1E4NO6MBOwxsWr8dOW1lZ19MJLcNOu3i53qGSP6NPj8AZFY-5GntOqCo6CxEJRmgE.MEUCIQDz7anM9z421Fx2hVOJa4TZcYEQDw2KY17NsHNnZCVP8QIgQOEMFH_mZuzoFD8gQKW9f1gpwhjlNht228OaMBvcTog&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Tech titans lined up for Trump’s second inauguration. Now they’re even richer [https://www.ft.com/content/674b700e-765d-44e0-ba30-13b0c6c5abf1?accessToken=zwAAAZygLVhClNOU5oXa9B1GJdOFhXaNf5AcNc9nS3AOdl1E4NO6MBOwxsWr8dOW1lZ19MJLcNOu3i53qGSP6NPj8AZFY-5GntOqCo6CxEJRmgE.MEUCIQDz7anM9z421Fx2hVOJa4TZcYEQDw2KY17NsHNnZCVP8QIgQOEMFH_mZuzoFD8gQKW9f1gpwhjlNht228OaMBvcTog&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Bill Gates and Sergey Brin among newly released Epstein photos [https://www.ft.com/content/96d65675-f4c2-4b70-aede-2e77a8648fe8?accessToken=zwAAAZygLVhClNOU5oXa9B1GJdOFhXaNf5AcNc9nS3AOdl1E4NO6MBOwxsWr8dOW1lZ19MJLcNOu3i53qGSP6NPj8AZFY-5GntOqCo6CxEJRmgE.MEUCIQDz7anM9z421Fx2hVOJa4TZcYEQDw2KY17NsHNnZCVP8QIgQOEMFH_mZuzoFD8gQKW9f1gpwhjlNht228OaMBvcTog&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Bill Gates warns aid cuts risk big increase in child deaths [https://www.ft.com/content/e3f00645-63ee-469e-aa0a-8e82c442519a?accessToken=zwAAAZygLVhClNOU5oXa9B1GJdOFhXaNf5AcNc9nS3AOdl1E4NO6MBOwxsWr8dOW1lZ19MJLcNOu3i53qGSP6NPj8AZFY-5GntOqCo6CxEJRmgE.MEUCIQDz7anM9z421Fx2hVOJa4TZcYEQDw2KY17NsHNnZCVP8QIgQOEMFH_mZuzoFD8gQKW9f1gpwhjlNht228OaMBvcTog&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips. Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/fed5fa4c-aed7-4b9d-a1a7-f8703bdb5fdd] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.