The Rachman Review

Europe’s triple shock: Putin, Trump and Xi

The French pioneer of European integration Jean Monnet believed that Europe would be ‘built in crisis’. The war in Ukraine is putting this theory to the test, once again. Gideon discusses with historian Timothy Garton Ash how European leaders are responding to this latest crisis after the brief ‘holiday from history’ that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Clip: ITV Free links to read more on this topic: US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine [https://on.ft.com/49neWTg] The scramble for Europe is just beginning [https://on.ft.com/485k7om] Ukraine secures winter gas support from Greece [https://on.ft.com/4a1vlNo] Poland blames Russia-linked operatives for rail explosion [https://on.ft.com/49twYDs] 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/684291e2-f2b4-4b27-8de4-d712c09cb114] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The battle for AI supremacy

Gideon Rachman sits down with the FT's innovation editor John Thornhill and Caiwei Chen, China reporter for the MIT Technology Review, to discuss the race between China and the US to become the 21st-century AI superpower. The west is used to hearing about the might of the Silicon Valley giants, US cutting-edge research and chip dominance. But China has a different approach. Will its use of a cheaper and more efficient open AI model allow China to overtake the US with this era-defining technology? Want more? Join John and the FT’s Chinese technology correspondent Eleanor Olcott in a live Q&A on November 13 at 1pm GMT where they will be answering your questions on the tech battle between Silicon Valley and Beijing.  Submit your question: Will China win the AI race? [https://on.ft.com/4p586X6] And subscribe to a new six part newsletter series - 'The State of AI'. It's a collaboration between the FT and MIT Technology Review where writers from both publications debate the defining questions of the AI era. Sign up here [https://email.newsletters.ft.com/c/eJyMkUtuHDsMRVejmqkhURQpDTQwYDTg8XtZgCRSdiHVn9QnQXYfxOjAHnp8Lwkenl53fb2tv8tVf22L7ruuk5TRMA-YtHgmyEQp5EkvdV5epHiqjJjIRgzVItVmE1ayyBkFA0quMr2Vltlr99n5IJ2rhNR6CnFQzhICyDQXcBC99-DZOUcnJqcgBKRVeu5g0H0ctZ3Gfuq3y7SUt32_byY8GTgbOOv9kRg4f6obOG9H2_o6NzXhU_IimwnPlFR9jA1ri4EhaSbJvjkD9OA04fkrpAZo09eLXvf3Eaw9js7V-qDRegSyPEit59h8DUEQxrTM2_4ihcCF3Fhr8EKRuQY_2MmY7utNjr6X7V7X79NaxnI73d_mZZnvm0H3eMSqPw59X5SqxFyRbWMZFkdAm6Kqja1FISKGVv_VVf7Tq_w_Xz7cOpr2chyzmPD0Jbn7Wq9b7ft8u_7FcKDUo7foFC22RLZxG5azqBPymmqejk3Xb8csJRM4jhBt4qwWvVPbxhg21BiIuafRcfpZ4E8AAAD___raxK4]  More on this topic: The State of AI: is China about to win the race? [https://on.ft.com/49K4Uvt] China offers tech giants cheap power to boost domestic AI chips [https://on.ft.com/3JyGFpE] AI pioneers claim human-level general intelligence is already here [https://on.ft.com/49g8AVQ] The AI race [https://on.ft.com/4i5tEk3] Who’s right about AI: economists or technologists? [https://on.ft.com/4o1ZUpO] Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social], @gideonrachman [https://twitter.com/gideonrachman] Subscribe to the Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. The Rachman Review is presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Clare Williamson. The executive producer is Flo Phillips and the sound design is by Simon Panayi. Clip: Axios Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/df46434f-fb58-49be-9583-86f57c1151f3] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Donald Trump and autocracy in America

Gideon Rachman talks to historian and author Anne Applebaum about the Trump presidency. The US president is increasingly accused of being a would-be dictator, but is it fair to compare Donald Trump to authoritarian leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping?  This episode is an edited recording of an event organised by Intelligence Squared that took place in central London last month.  Clips: CBS 60 Minutes 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: Trump’s fawning cabinet and the threat to US democracy [https://on.ft.com/47XkxhR] The Trump doctrine: don’t rely on America [https://on.ft.com/4nCnU2k] The Trump Supremacy [https://on.ft.com/48Xu2i6] Saudi Arabia in talks for US defence pact [https://on.ft.com/4nPvUNO] How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto [https://on.ft.com/43dbjLK] 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 sound design is by Breen Turner Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/2e80bb6e-d1d5-4605-a4f0-39dfb1d49c69] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

US versus China: a test of strength

Gideon talks to former US trade representative Michael Froman about Donald Trump’s visit to Asia this week, culminating in a meeting with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Apec summit in South Korea. What does it tell us about US trade priorities in the region and who is best placed to win the contest of strength between the US and China? Clips: NST online; Times Now Free links to read more on this topic: Will Trump push south-east Asia towards China? [https://on.ft.com/4oKsDjF] China calls for ‘extraordinary measures’ to achieve chip breakthroughs [https://on.ft.com/3L9IIRo] Why China keeps winning the trade war [https://on.ft.com/3WvtYyC] China doubles down on industrial policy [https://on.ft.com/4nqwvFa] 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/046acf90-4e0c-4191-8350-647739b1f664] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Nuclear weapons and the balance of terror

Gideon talks to the historian and author Serhii Plokhy about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed our calculations about the risk of nuclear war. They discuss the history of the atom bomb from its first use in 1945 to the risk of a resurgence of proliferation. Clip: Harry S Truman Library Free links to read more on this topic: The Nuclear Age by Serhii Plokhy — why nations want the bomb [https://on.ft.com/476NBTK] US offers nuclear energy companies access to weapons-grade plutonium [https://on.ft.com/4oDwMpz] The covert trip by Iranian nuclear experts to Russia [https://on.ft.com/3WDeyIR] The old nuclear rules won’t stop proliferation [https://on.ft.com/42Vzm1z] 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/1bb4b7a9-d295-4461-ba7b-7bee3a45b09a] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.