The Rachman Review

Israel’s military victories have brought little comfort to Israelis who are focused on the fate of those hostages still in Gaza. Sasha Polakow-Suransky, FT executive opinion editor, talks with Dahlia Scheindlin, Israeli pollster and author of The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel: Promise Unfulfilled about what Israelis want. Why has widespread opposition to many of the Netanyahu government’s policies so far failed to translate into political change? And why do Israelis seem unable to sympathise with the plight of the Palestinians who are also caught up in the conflict? Clips: Reuters; France 24 Free links to read more on this topic: Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters in Damascus [https://on.ft.com/4f3Mir1] Benjamin Netanyahu’s government teeters as ultra-Orthodox party quits coalition [https://on.ft.com/4lQJL5y] EU weighs sanctions on Israel as concerns mount over Gaza aid deal [https://on.ft.com/4105nV9] Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ [https://on.ft.com/4m1FIUo] Israel’s quiet war in the West Bank [https://on.ft.com/4lToxUF] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Sasha Polakow-Suransky. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/b7b39ca6-089f-4d2c-92c9-38d810fa6649] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine are escalating, both on the front lines and across urban centres. Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, talks to military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady about Ukraine’s battle to hold onto territory until a ceasefire can be agreed. Clips: Channel 4; ABC Free links to read more on this topic: Russia attacks Ukraine’s draft offices [https://on.ft.com/3Tv82lF] Russia hits Ukraine with biggest air attack of the war [https://on.ft.com/4ln2HJA] Nato’s summit cannot disguise Ukraine’s plight [https://on.ft.com/3GDTFZn] Kyiv’s sleepless nights under fire [https://on.ft.com/3GBUNN6] Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe. Presented by Ben Hall. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com [https://www.ft.com/content/ef899f3a-3f93-4aef-824a-ecdd75f6dcc0] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gideon talks to Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund and author of a new book: How Countries Go Broke. They discuss the size of the US debt and what history tells us about identifying warning signs. Clip: CBS Free links to read more on this topic: Is Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ a political curse for Republicans? [https://on.ft.com/4nw8XA6] Fears over US debt load and inflation ignite exodus from long-term bonds [https://on.ft.com/3TQLwUn] Donald Trump’s big, beautiful act of self-harm [https://on.ft.com/4l8qtbU] The fall in the dollar is not scary [https://on.ft.com/4nB76u2] 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/0b9ed184-4490-43bd-b9d1-f02478c3f260] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gideon discusses whether the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran can hold with Vali Nasr, Professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Can anyone claim victory from the war? Where does this leave the battered regime in Tehran and its nuclear ambitions? And what will the US need to do to ensure that intense fighting doesn’t break out again? Clips: Channel 4 News; BBC Free links to read more on this topic: Best summer books of 2025: Politics [https://on.ft.com/4k5aytC] How Donald Trump brokered a shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire [https://on.ft.com/3GcexXu] Gulf expat bubble punctured by missiles [https://on.ft.com/40lrJjw] Where is Iran’s uranium? Search continues for 400kg stockpile [https://on.ft.com/3HUuNgq] Iran’s supreme leader faces his defining moment [https://on.ft.com/3HWFoYf] 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 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/fe71ecfa-1aaa-42cc-b6d1-95aba02cf8c0] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Israel has launched an aerial bombardment of Iran, with the aim, it says, of ending Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Gideon talks to Philip Gordon, who was national security adviser to former US vice-president Kamala Harris, about how realistic Israel’s aims are, Iran’s capacity to fight back, and whether the US is about to be drawn into another conflict in the Middle East. Clips: Channel 4 News, The Independent Free links to read more on this topic: War on Iran is splitting Trump’s Maga movement [https://on.ft.com/4jPWuUJ] Can an American bunker-buster destroy Iran’s nuclear mountain? [https://on.ft.com/3HNoifl] Could strikes on Iran cause a nuclear disaster? [https://on.ft.com/4ne6sT4] Let them kill us’: millions of Iranians refuse to leave Tehran [https://on.ft.com/4n8tvhO] 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/25bae5f4-0a78-4f23-be61-9e806e37f1ca] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.