The Rachman Review

Donald Trump continues to issue a blizzard of controversial statements and executive orders. His political opponents often seem confused, even stunned. So how should the Democratic party take on the US president? Gideon talks to Senator Andy Kim, a new Democrat from New Jersey, on the merits of different approaches to opposition and what is needed to win back voters. Clips: KTVU Fox This is Gavin Newsom Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] More on this topic: Take no comfort from America’s Trump backlash [https://on.ft.com/4iO5idv] ‘Nadir for the party’: US Democrats edge towards civil war [https://on.ft.com/4dpBe6Z] Lessons from Russia, Turkey and India for Trump’s America [https://on.ft.com/4iNNJtR] Traders made $100mn from buying Melania Trump memecoin before launch [https://on.ft.com/44rQkGw] Trump’s assault on the rule of law: ‘the speed and intent is remarkable’ [https://on.ft.com/3EXO0wz] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Flo Phillips and the sound design is by Breen Turner. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/792ecbbd-5d23-46f9-8026-43b86bdc85b8] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

US efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine have so far not yielded anything close to a peace deal. Both Russia and Ukraine have objected to some aspects of the Trump administration’s plan. What – if anything – might make a lasting peace possible? Gideon Rachman speaks to Sir Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King’s College London, about what each party wants from a peace deal. Free links to read more on this topic: Podcast: Future weapons: Ukraine’s army of drone: https://on.ft.com/3GKlW00 [https://on.ft.com/3GKlW00] US and Ukraine sign natural resources deal https://on.ft.com/4iRd4mY [https://on.ft.com/4iRd4mY] Steve Witkoff, the Trump loyalist disrupting diplomacy https://on.ft.com/3EKE89q [https://on.ft.com/3EKE89q] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. Sound design is by Breen Turner. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/86dc5980-da8c-4120-897e-ba5c77c77661] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gideon talks to the FT’s Michael Stott about Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, whose friendship with Donald Trump has been in the spotlight over his willingness to imprison US deportees, notably Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. Clip: The White House Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Free links to read more on this topic: Nayib Bukele: the TikTok authoritarian feted across Latin America [https://on.ft.com/3YERhav] El Salvador’s Bukele refuses to repatriate man wrongly deported from US [https://on.ft.com/42NLsck] How El Salvador became a model for the global far right [https://on.ft.com/42L3rQH] Trump is halfway to making America a police state [https://on.ft.com/3EzhSPD] El Salvador offers to swap Venezuelan US deportees for political prisoners [https://on.ft.com/42rTed1] 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. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/586c0e6a-1568-4b94-b369-a38b54a9bf5e] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Nuclear talks between the US and Iran began last weekend in Oman, and are set to continue in the coming weeks. President Trump has warned that if the talks fail the US could take military action against the Islamic republic – an idea that Israel's government is pressing for. What might a new nuclear deal with Iran look like – and how might it change the geopolitical picture in the Middle East? Clip: The Express Tribune Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social, @gideonrachman Free links to read more on this topic: The false promise of regime change in Iran [https://on.ft.com/4ioWvyl] US and Iran agree to follow-up talks over nuclear crisis [https://on.ft.com/4jtTSw4] Is Iran on a collision course with the west? [https://on.ft.com/3Yzva5j] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. Sound design is by Breen Turner. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/24175149-6d4a-48f8-9a4e-5669b595d6d2] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gideon talks to the economic historian Harold James about the economic and political implications of Donald Trump's tariffs. What are the similarities with the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930? What kind of forces will his decision to smash the global economic order unleash? Clip: CBC Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Free links to read more on this topic: It falls to Congress to unravel Trump’s reckless tariffs [https://on.ft.com/4cmBz9M] Trump’s ‘reshoring’ ambitions threatened by tariff chaos [https://on.ft.com/4cmBzqi] Market turmoil strains bro-sphere’s bromance with Donald Trump [https://on.ft.com/3FXkLKz] Trump and the mob boss approach to global markets [https://on.ft.com/424zE6k] Markets could get a lot worse — and quickly [https://on.ft.com/4lpL6RE] 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. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/26056f56-ebaf-4a68-8b73-fd3775921862] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.