The Rachman Review

The weaponisation of trade

Tariffs, sanctions and chokepoints have become the weapon of choice to punish political rivals - but what happens when these fail? Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] discusses the impact of geopolitical disputes on global trade with Edward Fishman, author of Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare. Clip: Al Jazeera Free links to read more on this topic: Trump vows to deliver ‘beating’ to Iran in retaliation for latest attack [https://www.ft.com/content/b2fe912f-01ef-4daa-874e-a180dfeb728c?accessToken=zwAAAaBJOZHllNOy_pEvAe9NqtOHTqGA3-tyjM9QmmqUg0JJwdOWX2ar_4i5d89R6g5i-a1DB9OEuUdQKe2-Oc9CbUmuHQdF9NO3hOZXVqT1rAE.MEYCIQDEjUlyZAZyOsHda2cuH_7tbKMAUh-GhFqWG6DiCxZ7lQIhAL81pAWQWEmt3L8tHOXvvGTkJRRFHV9ObNap9a2f7tXm&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Saudi Arabia joins US strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq [https://www.ft.com/content/509a6a94-8342-49c1-965f-66abff88b977?accessToken=zwAAAaBJOZHllNOy_pEvAe9NqtOHTqGA3-tyjM9QmmqUg0JJwdOWX2ar_4i5d89R6g5i-a1DB9OEuUdQKe2-Oc9CbUmuHQdF9NO3hOZXVqT1rAE.MEYCIQDEjUlyZAZyOsHda2cuH_7tbKMAUh-GhFqWG6DiCxZ7lQIhAL81pAWQWEmt3L8tHOXvvGTkJRRFHV9ObNap9a2f7tXm&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Ukraine, Iran and how regional wars go global [https://www.ft.com/content/51ea0e62-f9ad-4307-84b9-475029edbe39?accessToken=zwAAAaBJOZHllNOy_pEvAe9NqtOHTqGA3-tyjM9QmmqUg0JJwdOWX2ar_4i5d89R6g5i-a1DB9OEuUdQKe2-Oc9CbUmuHQdF9NO3hOZXVqT1rAE.MEYCIQDEjUlyZAZyOsHda2cuH_7tbKMAUh-GhFqWG6DiCxZ7lQIhAL81pAWQWEmt3L8tHOXvvGTkJRRFHV9ObNap9a2f7tXm&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Donald Trump rebuilds his tariff wall [https://www.ft.com/content/426d49ae-1d07-45f4-b784-e65756a4f5ac?accessToken=zwAAAaBJOZHllNOy_pEvAe9NqtOHTqGA3-tyjM9QmmqUg0JJwdOWX2ar_4i5d89R6g5i-a1DB9OEuUdQKe2-Oc9CbUmuHQdF9NO3hOZXVqT1rAE.MEYCIQDEjUlyZAZyOsHda2cuH_7tbKMAUh-GhFqWG6DiCxZ7lQIhAL81pAWQWEmt3L8tHOXvvGTkJRRFHV9ObNap9a2f7tXm&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/9be25b80-1882-4107-8617-634146f16421] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Does Nato have a future without US leadership?

Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman]talks to Julianne Smith, former US ambassador to Nato about the future of the alliance. There seems to be greater transatlantic agreement on Ukraine, but tensions remain over Europe’s stance on Donald Trump’s war on Iran. So can the alliance survive without the US at the helm? Clip: ANI News Free links to read more on this topic: Nato’s carnival of Trumpian caprice [https://www.ft.com/content/7e42d7fb-5d11-49b0-bc53-b2655f86b924?accessToken=zwAAAaAlDWU9lM9-Qtf7XRFJsNO8U7JlX4a5JNPzrQMvPAZO1NOC4nwuXmivJs9BlNI_TM5KqtO_Ipv0yVPgTs8g91EwmdZEPtOivZkyOx3iiQE.MEUCIBIaW0sartfxg1vp5pk7CUxvSddw74WzZvcvN7kJP86ZAiEA3OfHgRVTieJGPPlgdX6ZOd7dX9gj5DoRAs8Z7IhXFWQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Why the world trusts China more than America [https://www.ft.com/content/f3ad032f-3c06-4ed4-82e2-7c2e5e68af26?accessToken=zwAAAaAlDWU9lM9-Qtf7XRFJsNO8U7JlX4a5JNPzrQMvPAZO1NOC4nwuXmivJs9BlNI_TM5KqtO_Ipv0yVPgTs8g91EwmdZEPtOivZkyOx3iiQE.MEUCIBIaW0sartfxg1vp5pk7CUxvSddw74WzZvcvN7kJP86ZAiEA3OfHgRVTieJGPPlgdX6ZOd7dX9gj5DoRAs8Z7IhXFWQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Ukraine’s drone swarms test Moscow air defences [https://www.ft.com/content/4194d23f-4cce-4aaa-bf22-9bf4c953e04e?accessToken=zwAAAaAlDWU9lM9-Qtf7XRFJsNO8U7JlX4a5JNPzrQMvPAZO1NOC4nwuXmivJs9BlNI_TM5KqtO_Ipv0yVPgTs8g91EwmdZEPtOivZkyOx3iiQE.MEUCIBIaW0sartfxg1vp5pk7CUxvSddw74WzZvcvN7kJP86ZAiEA3OfHgRVTieJGPPlgdX6ZOd7dX9gj5DoRAs8Z7IhXFWQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Nato opens its cheque books in bid to keep Trump engaged [https://www.ft.com/content/20f75130-99d6-443e-a2bd-99323b1de289?accessToken=zwAAAaAlDWU9lM9-Qtf7XRFJsNO8U7JlX4a5JNPzrQMvPAZO1NOC4nwuXmivJs9BlNI_TM5KqtO_Ipv0yVPgTs8g91EwmdZEPtOivZkyOx3iiQE.MEUCIBIaW0sartfxg1vp5pk7CUxvSddw74WzZvcvN7kJP86ZAiEA3OfHgRVTieJGPPlgdX6ZOd7dX9gj5DoRAs8Z7IhXFWQ&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/418d0036-ad60-41b3-a5fb-2594c20e671b] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Trump, Infantino and the political history of the World Cup

Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] talks to Simon Kuper, FT columnist and author of World Cup Fever, about what distinguishes this World Cup from previous tournaments. What role has geopolitics played historically in the World Cup and is there any truth to some of the conspiracy theories surrounding this year's events? Clip: ITV Sport Free links to read more on this topic: Bellingham brace carries England past Norway into World Cup semi-final [https://www.ft.com/content/34f8f9c2-07f8-4c71-b6b4-9bbf26878c9e?accessToken=zwAAAZ_79RjLlc80-PnCB_hMcdO2tJu_JoeMntOeSTRyLx9EIdObS1CHIARNgdPMzmN3zH5AstO6NmKDs-YVGc8wDH7Jr8pCUtOGljE2bON0b88vFcJOQoRCttOh0YNPrWL4vAE.MEQCIDnxCkJHFSXIGOEh4WU9HfkdpuGDYVPrMXIFx7CCIw15AiAx46FU2q5A6v6hU-KOEH3WNfpefjA5aIeTWgUfsi_v9g&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] World Cup shows US is ‘golden market’ for football, says Major League Soccer boss [https://www.ft.com/content/9e493472-2f1f-4421-9b4b-508720044d81?accessToken=zwAAAZ_79RjLlc80-PnCB_hMcdO2tJu_JoeMntOeSTRyLx9EIdObS1CHIARNgdPMzmN3zH5AstO6NmKDs-YVGc8wDH7Jr8pCUtOGljE2bON0b88vFcJOQoRCttOh0YNPrWL4vAE.MEQCIDnxCkJHFSXIGOEh4WU9HfkdpuGDYVPrMXIFx7CCIw15AiAx46FU2q5A6v6hU-KOEH3WNfpefjA5aIeTWgUfsi_v9g&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] How western Europe became a formidable football factory [https://www.ft.com/content/ccce6377-cc7e-40b2-ba36-6283b3e61519?accessToken=zwAAAZ_79RjLlc80-PnCB_hMcdO2tJu_JoeMntOeSTRyLx9EIdObS1CHIARNgdPMzmN3zH5AstO6NmKDs-YVGc8wDH7Jr8pCUtOGljE2bON0b88vFcJOQoRCttOh0YNPrWL4vAE.MEQCIDnxCkJHFSXIGOEh4WU9HfkdpuGDYVPrMXIFx7CCIw15AiAx46FU2q5A6v6hU-KOEH3WNfpefjA5aIeTWgUfsi_v9g&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Why are China and India so bad at football? [https://www.ft.com/content/300c7ec9-afca-4252-8696-31366ce3746f?accessToken=zwAAAZ_79RjLlc80-PnCB_hMcdO2tJu_JoeMntOeSTRyLx9EIdObS1CHIARNgdPMzmN3zH5AstO6NmKDs-YVGc8wDH7Jr8pCUtOGljE2bON0b88vFcJOQoRCttOh0YNPrWL4vAE.MEQCIDnxCkJHFSXIGOEh4WU9HfkdpuGDYVPrMXIFx7CCIw15AiAx46FU2q5A6v6hU-KOEH3WNfpefjA5aIeTWgUfsi_v9g&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Inside the secretive Fifa committee that suspended the US red card [https://www.ft.com/content/2f15c24e-4284-42b6-a1d1-834fad62f8bc?accessToken=zwAAAZ_79RjLlc80-PnCB_hMcdO2tJu_JoeMntOeSTRyLx9EIdObS1CHIARNgdPMzmN3zH5AstO6NmKDs-YVGc8wDH7Jr8pCUtOGljE2bON0b88vFcJOQoRCttOh0YNPrWL4vAE.MEQCIDnxCkJHFSXIGOEh4WU9HfkdpuGDYVPrMXIFx7CCIw15AiAx46FU2q5A6v6hU-KOEH3WNfpefjA5aIeTWgUfsi_v9g&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/c5f09048-56b2-42ec-95c9-035aa9cdfb7a] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What would a far-right government in France look like?

Marine Le Pen has run for the French presidency several times before, but her chances of winning next year look better than ever. Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] talks to the FT's Victor Mallet about the source of her growing popularity and what a far-right government would mean for France and the EU. Clip: The Guardian Free links to read more on this topic: Le Pen revives presidential bid echoing Trump [https://www.ft.com/content/1a9a9b88-5f42-47a9-b307-7fd86c3c25c6?accessToken=zwAAAZ_dImyylM8ampuIX0JHqdOzB3_YbDwlxs88DsxYYwtNdNOKvbF-tzEWz9OCUjrPpR1OatO7GWDQx4mbbc87-fdVD49PYtOfnnNVbmVcjwE.MEUCIQCNQrjm7PUeSsPDkm2rxjPEpvhmvAC4tHfObJfY_UkMaQIgeqaW1b8UA3wZfPYZJbmY9nCehSjI08jOQQS4_CKc5co&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president [https://www.ft.com/content/3c0ecc58-630b-4d74-8abd-b17eb73116cf?accessToken=zwAAAZ_dImyylM8ampuIX0JHqdOzB3_YbDwlxs88DsxYYwtNdNOKvbF-tzEWz9OCUjrPpR1OatO7GWDQx4mbbc87-fdVD49PYtOfnnNVbmVcjwE.MEUCIQCNQrjm7PUeSsPDkm2rxjPEpvhmvAC4tHfObJfY_UkMaQIgeqaW1b8UA3wZfPYZJbmY9nCehSjI08jOQQS4_CKc5co&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Marine Le Pen’s massive double gamble on presidency [https://www.ft.com/content/82523acf-a51d-4e6a-bb19-60d0c7899b6d?accessToken=zwAAAZ_dImyylM8ampuIX0JHqdOzB3_YbDwlxs88DsxYYwtNdNOKvbF-tzEWz9OCUjrPpR1OatO7GWDQx4mbbc87-fdVD49PYtOfnnNVbmVcjwE.MEUCIQCNQrjm7PUeSsPDkm2rxjPEpvhmvAC4tHfObJfY_UkMaQIgeqaW1b8UA3wZfPYZJbmY9nCehSjI08jOQQS4_CKc5co&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] France’s crowded race to replace Emmanuel Macron [https://www.ft.com/content/3bf9f755-0f8f-4f62-9f9e-73556e655c8f?accessToken=zwAAAZ_dImyylM8ampuIX0JHqdOzB3_YbDwlxs88DsxYYwtNdNOKvbF-tzEWz9OCUjrPpR1OatO7GWDQx4mbbc87-fdVD49PYtOfnnNVbmVcjwE.MEUCIQCNQrjm7PUeSsPDkm2rxjPEpvhmvAC4tHfObJfY_UkMaQIgeqaW1b8UA3wZfPYZJbmY9nCehSjI08jOQQS4_CKc5co&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 Simon Panayi. 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/6f50f12e-5074-492a-aa1d-04ad0c8a2a9f] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Lebanon peace deal: can it hold?

The war in Iran triggered a new round of conflict between the Hizbollah militia in Lebanon and the Israeli army. More than 4,000 people have been killed and about a million displaced. Lebanon and Israel signed a peace deal in Washington at the weekend to end the fighting, but without Hizbollah’s participation, can the deal hold? Gideon [https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman] puts the question to the FT's editor Roula Khalaf and Andrew England, the FT's Middle East editor. Clip: This is Beirut Free links to read more on this topic: Lebanon’s deal with Israel sparks backlash [https://www.ft.com/content/5e138e21-9e72-4e3d-b240-c5c3c39355da?accessToken=zwAAAZ-4_uselM9eE44hnnJOPdOyQMXDw5NV2s8-yzCZ8Z5B59OE8mlbdGZh39PzW-EXiiVKItOHHQ4pyvyElNPo6h5a9oFMm9OVSecACEIFSwE.MEUCIA35e3sixPu3NLX0Wz7rcEOI9qqE4YdlGFrEl5f3_pBPAiEA5am3XAj4mfhz11py3VrE8TQ0bD3mEI5B87iuHBqLfbQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] How Hizbollah’s fighters ended up in court [https://www.ft.com/content/3ecb3099-f19e-41e7-84f2-695b746661df?accessToken=zwAAAZ-4_uselM9eE44hnnJOPdOyQMXDw5NV2s8-yzCZ8Z5B59OE8mlbdGZh39PzW-EXiiVKItOHHQ4pyvyElNPo6h5a9oFMm9OVSecACEIFSwE.MEUCIA35e3sixPu3NLX0Wz7rcEOI9qqE4YdlGFrEl5f3_pBPAiEA5am3XAj4mfhz11py3VrE8TQ0bD3mEI5B87iuHBqLfbQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive in Doha for talks over US-Iran deal [https://www.ft.com/content/F35be117-8a25-4a22-871d-0e29cafc8494?accessToken=zwAAAZ-4_uselM9eE44hnnJOPdOyQMXDw5NV2s8-yzCZ8Z5B59OE8mlbdGZh39PzW-EXiiVKItOHHQ4pyvyElNPo6h5a9oFMm9OVSecACEIFSwE.MEUCIA35e3sixPu3NLX0Wz7rcEOI9qqE4YdlGFrEl5f3_pBPAiEA5am3XAj4mfhz11py3VrE8TQ0bD3mEI5B87iuHBqLfbQ&segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61] How Benjamin Netanyahu’s big moment backfired [https://www.ft.com/content/e8ea1e5a-f681-4c9b-9549-e7000842054b?accessToken=zwAAAZ-4_uselM9eE44hnnJOPdOyQMXDw5NV2s8-yzCZ8Z5B59OE8mlbdGZh39PzW-EXiiVKItOHHQ4pyvyElNPo6h5a9oFMm9OVSecACEIFSwE.MEUCIA35e3sixPu3NLX0Wz7rcEOI9qqE4YdlGFrEl5f3_pBPAiEA5am3XAj4mfhz11py3VrE8TQ0bD3mEI5B87iuHBqLfbQ&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/a00c2606-330d-4192-94f5-caf6ad8067a7] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.