The Rachman Review

Jaishankar and Nusseibeh on the challenges of a world at war

How much should we care about wars that are not in our neighbourhood? What role can countries not directly involved play in paving the way for a more peaceful world? Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] discusses these questions with India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar, Lana Nusseibeh, minister of state for foreign affairs for the United Arab Emirates, and Finland’s foreign minister, Elina Valtonen. The discussion was recorded at the Kultaranta conference in Finland. Clip: CNN Join Gideon live on Saturday, June 20 at the FT's inaugural NYC Weekend Festival [https://usftweekendfestival.live.ft.com/home] Free links to read more on this topic: Donald Trump says US will not invest in $300bn fund for Iran [https://www.ft.com/content/c6dbc33e-f12c-4608-bdf2-c8c4b1cdc211?accessToken=zwAAAZ9xDHmYldPG28M-8SxGCNO98sjEsc3CEdOIc96JxddJbdOw4u14EcMYs9OVAIgGBl9AptOkh0GCSkA9lNOyKUtylM5OoNO6DlP0Jy_olNOtto5nPQRKYNOvMN2bH67mKwE.MEUCIBTCSMa4y_7m7T4XLRI6bLeCN8ba-VifFSaIVG2sTwQ-AiEAglyuMm9mV-arto_1EhpTusHckBuVQrKK-ZC6coNlI-Y&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Brussels approaches Kremlin over potential Ukraine talks [https://www.ft.com/content/8873de89-c5d7-496d-b0e2-ed7811c318b3?accessToken=zwAAAZ9xDHmYldPG28M-8SxGCNO98sjEsc3CEdOIc96JxddJbdOw4u14EcMYs9OVAIgGBl9AptOkh0GCSkA9lNOyKUtylM5OoNO6DlP0Jy_olNOtto5nPQRKYNOvMN2bH67mKwE.MEUCIBTCSMa4y_7m7T4XLRI6bLeCN8ba-VifFSaIVG2sTwQ-AiEAglyuMm9mV-arto_1EhpTusHckBuVQrKK-ZC6coNlI-Y&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] A fragile Iran peace follows a war without victors [https://www.ft.com/content/95008806-065f-40a6-a487-41824a403d94?accessToken=zwAAAZ9xDHmYldPG28M-8SxGCNO98sjEsc3CEdOIc96JxddJbdOw4u14EcMYs9OVAIgGBl9AptOkh0GCSkA9lNOyKUtylM5OoNO6DlP0Jy_olNOtto5nPQRKYNOvMN2bH67mKwE.MEUCIBTCSMa4y_7m7T4XLRI6bLeCN8ba-VifFSaIVG2sTwQ-AiEAglyuMm9mV-arto_1EhpTusHckBuVQrKK-ZC6coNlI-Y&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] The long way back from the Iran energy shock [https://www.ft.com/content/b2294b72-94ce-4ea0-ba0e-53f4272fe894?accessToken=zwAAAZ9xDHmYldPG28M-8SxGCNO98sjEsc3CEdOIc96JxddJbdOw4u14EcMYs9OVAIgGBl9AptOkh0GCSkA9lNOyKUtylM5OoNO6DlP0Jy_olNOtto5nPQRKYNOvMN2bH67mKwE.MEUCIBTCSMa4y_7m7T4XLRI6bLeCN8ba-VifFSaIVG2sTwQ-AiEAglyuMm9mV-arto_1EhpTusHckBuVQrKK-ZC6coNlI-Y&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] How the US-Iran deal came together [https://www.ft.com/content/adb68e67-3d04-4a60-af30-dd9b1faee62b?accessToken=zwAAAZ9xDHmYldPG28M-8SxGCNO98sjEsc3CEdOIc96JxddJbdOw4u14EcMYs9OVAIgGBl9AptOkh0GCSkA9lNOyKUtylM5OoNO6DlP0Jy_olNOtto5nPQRKYNOvMN2bH67mKwE.MEUCIBTCSMa4y_7m7T4XLRI6bLeCN8ba-VifFSaIVG2sTwQ-AiEAglyuMm9mV-arto_1EhpTusHckBuVQrKK-ZC6coNlI-Y&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. 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/f3f43f83-49b3-4c20-986a-8a3753edc7b5] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Britain’s post-Brexit policy options

Where should Britain stand in the great power struggle between the US and China? Does the special relationship with Washington mean anything anymore or do all roads lead back to Europe? Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] discusses these questions with Ben Judah, former special adviser to deputy prime minister David Lammy. Clip: Channel 4 News Free links to read more on this topic: Donald Trump warns US will soon hit Iran ‘hard’ again [https://www.ft.com/content/a4ede6e5-4d5a-47e7-96bf-2bb2e6061775?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Will Trump abandon Taiwan? [https://www.ft.com/content/393548bc-3302-47f1-a40f-4526fba8a755?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] It is time for a European Security Council  [https://www.ft.com/content/1feaac23-ba6b-41dd-a8aa-63a5fac7a1e5?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Britain re-entering the EU ‘an inevitability’, says Treasury minister [https://www.ft.com/content/0ad478bf-a175-4a95-95ed-34af64914a84?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Putin and Trump don’t have the cards [https://www.ft.com/content/c42e90d2-063a-4bd1-b6b3-4c34db482ed8?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&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. 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/55421bfc-9c42-4cb2-b262-3f9fd132fd74] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Mideast war: The view from Tehran

What is life like in the Iranian capital and is the regime ready to compromise to achieve a lasting peace? Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] discusses the mood in Tehran and the changing political landscape in the country with the FT’s Tehran correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr. Clips: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg. Free links to read more on this topic: Greek shipping tycoon Evangelos Marinakis ready to pay Strait of Hormuz transit fees [https://www.ft.com/content/c8f57429-d099-44f9-bdf5-d6c0f968a927?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] One killed and dozens hurt in Iranian strike on Kuwait airport [https://www.ft.com/content/54b8e0a6-beba-47a8-82a8-28cae47275f3?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Benjamin Netanyahu faces backlash after Donald Trump call [https://www.ft.com/content/9938fefc-2ad5-41f1-9a10-699385d5bac1?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Why Iran fears a deal today means more war tomorrow  [https://www.ft.com/content/6ccf1b39-6397-46a9-82f0-38a2e04ae30c?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Iran is beating Trump at the art of the deal [https://www.ft.com/content/24cd5d27-34f9-4286-bfdc-984843c25683?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&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. 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/173b1f98-b733-4098-bac9-9f91c3ec8f36] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The backlash against AI

Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] talks to Sebastian Mallaby, author of The Infinity Machine, a book about the career of Demis Hassabis and his AI company, Google DeepMind. They discuss the growing backlash against AI, why people are worried, and what governments can do to mitigate the risks of the coming technological revolution. Clip: WSJ Free links to read more on this topic: OpenAI’s foundation to spend $250mn on research into AI’s impact on economy [https://www.ft.com/content/12bdee09-c212-420e-8e9a-3c57c3254e53?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Pope’s appeal can’t change the AI race’s risky logic [https://www.ft.com/content/09089fa8-d2d8-4328-92b5-5a4a186e6523?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] AI guardrails stripped from Meta and Google models in minutes [https://www.ft.com/content/5630ed79-a263-41ed-9a1a-321617ae310e?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ely-lkc9WMO15omNB7dOaGjIWF64xDgE.MEYCIQDaNq2x8Qy4rLbTsVG5hrfUNtApIePTeaCiHu_RBsBRqgIhAJ1tsHzPkOjz-N4f8mnWzUswmM2flbyfcupyiCW9Pdci&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] How AI threatens the giants of consulting  [https://www.ft.com/content/d82d2a5c-74ab-4eb9-a658-fd5467e71670?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] AI companies are just companies [https://www.ft.com/content/487644ca-a333-476a-be8b-e1f4d95ddb82?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&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. 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/01a61261-f609-4f66-bdd2-0e2d6e1de950] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Mitsotakis on Hormuz, Iran and how to escape a debt trap

Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] talks to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on Greece as a leading shipping nation. They discuss Greece’s recovery from the financial crisis of 2015, how to achieve European strategic autonomy and the best way to bring the war in Ukraine to an end. Clip: France 24 Free links to read more on this topic: Three supertankers attempt Strait of Hormuz crossing [https://www.ft.com/content/110b9bb3-ec4f-460d-bfe6-4ffae9a2e945?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] America owes its European allies a defence roadmap [https://www.ft.com/content/accfaf82-1dae-4493-bc78-72c795172140?accessToken=zwAAAZ7gsQnXkdOsz6-CHa5Ek9O8eHLHlRchQAE.MEYCIQDsgkAAosvLfRuZ6Oo8MYSTAKoipuvhtdftxLDJ7t6bgQIhAIn-WkcP0If42swqPk-Lofz99mGfBPqBpNP-gM2eHvOI&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Protests spread in Africa as fuel crisis deepens [https://www.ft.com/content/273aee17-25ee-4608-9be2-88433e28270e?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] UAE says drone strike caused fire at nuclear plant [https://www.ft.com/content/c4b786a6-55d4-4689-b19e-48a48f7946e6?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Tipping point looms for global energy crisis [https://www.ft.com/content/f636f726-b185-4f6a-91d2-75ea3d1b9beb?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&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. 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/cb6550b9-2667-4cee-ab7c-50d930ae2040] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.