<description>&lt;p&gt;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? &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gideon&lt;/a&gt; discusses these questions with Ben Judah, former special adviser to deputy prime minister David Lammy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Clip: Channel 4 News&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free links to read more on this topic:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a4ede6e5-4d5a-47e7-96bf-2bb2e6061775?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Donald Trump warns US will soon hit Iran ‘hard’ again&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/393548bc-3302-47f1-a40f-4526fba8a755?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Will Trump abandon Taiwan?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1feaac23-ba6b-41dd-a8aa-63a5fac7a1e5?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;It is time for a European Security Council&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0ad478bf-a175-4a95-95ed-34af64914a84?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Britain re-entering the EU ‘an inevitability’, says Treasury minister&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c42e90d2-063a-4bd1-b6b3-4c34db482ed8?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Putin and Trump don’t have the cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/55421bfc-9c42-4cb2-b262-3f9fd132fd74" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In an unstable world, do all roads lead back to Europe?

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? <a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon</a> 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:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a4ede6e5-4d5a-47e7-96bf-2bb2e6061775?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump warns US will soon hit Iran ‘hard’ again</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/393548bc-3302-47f1-a40f-4526fba8a755?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Will Trump abandon Taiwan?</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1feaac23-ba6b-41dd-a8aa-63a5fac7a1e5?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It is time for a European Security Council&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0ad478bf-a175-4a95-95ed-34af64914a84?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britain re-entering the EU ‘an inevitability’, says Treasury minister</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c42e90d2-063a-4bd1-b6b3-4c34db482ed8?accessToken=zwAAAZ9NDDbEltOk7eblTVpH59OWvyuy5gYXdc85NUi8MwJH8dOkD0Um-6inVc8f6qwjumtB3dOoqmOl-seh5c8K1Hi_oXVKldOV7TSvZJFKhM8daVPiK2NFZNObGT9W64uCXdPELpDSBjpL0dO2s0w020gu2AE.MEUCIBJQPDN-7tYDmX84H5lBniY1bFNnDhqGUGca63EJ2VmNAiEA1W2E5aSD_vJFmPIT8kI9pliXHk5ccPCH5ew1h0k0kfA&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Putin and Trump don’t have the cards</a> 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 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/55421bfc-9c42-4cb2-b262-3f9fd132fd74" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Britain’s post-Brexit policy options

<description>&lt;p&gt;What is life like in the Iranian capital and is the regime ready to compromise to achieve a lasting peace? &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gideon&lt;/a&gt; discusses the mood in Tehran and the changing political landscape in the country with the FT’s Tehran correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr. &lt;em&gt;Clips: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free links to read more on this topic:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c8f57429-d099-44f9-bdf5-d6c0f968a927?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Greek shipping tycoon Evangelos Marinakis ready to pay Strait of Hormuz transit fees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/54b8e0a6-beba-47a8-82a8-28cae47275f3?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;One killed and dozens hurt in Iranian strike on Kuwait airport&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9938fefc-2ad5-41f1-9a10-699385d5bac1?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Benjamin Netanyahu faces backlash after Donald Trump call&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6ccf1b39-6397-46a9-82f0-38a2e04ae30c?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Why Iran fears a deal today means more war tomorrow&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/24cd5d27-34f9-4286-bfdc-984843c25683?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Iran is beating Trump at the art of the deal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/173b1f98-b733-4098-bac9-9f91c3ec8f36" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Is the Iranian regime ready to compromise to achieve peace?

What is life like in the Iranian capital and is the regime ready to compromise to achieve a lasting peace? <a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon</a> 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:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c8f57429-d099-44f9-bdf5-d6c0f968a927?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greek shipping tycoon Evangelos Marinakis ready to pay Strait of Hormuz transit fees</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/54b8e0a6-beba-47a8-82a8-28cae47275f3?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One killed and dozens hurt in Iranian strike on Kuwait airport</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9938fefc-2ad5-41f1-9a10-699385d5bac1?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu faces backlash after Donald Trump call</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6ccf1b39-6397-46a9-82f0-38a2e04ae30c?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Iran fears a deal today means more war tomorrow&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/24cd5d27-34f9-4286-bfdc-984843c25683?accessToken=zwAAAZ8o2nwaldPI9XQp0JlE-dO99dbA-WipJ89UuOCmvrpHqNOCqCjK5HJ189OZOP78KtVB8dOaEGmThdW6wc9szxs5Y5dGqdOC8Dii4ErjDM8kzV0nNPlChtO_3JhIQ8JWgwE.MEQCIAoFxPFZEPInDWtlYIByJsFylL_mtQZkR1XaKpQ337zDAiATVfiK0OvlOGIEPek5Rs5RZD8n4ukVgu_PONBTjrw0Ww&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran is beating Trump at the art of the deal</a> 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 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/173b1f98-b733-4098-bac9-9f91c3ec8f36" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Mideast war: The view from Tehran

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gideon&lt;/a&gt; talks to Sebastian Mallaby, author of &lt;em&gt;The Infinity Machine&lt;/em&gt;, 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. &lt;em&gt;Clip: WSJ&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free links to read more on this topic:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/12bdee09-c212-420e-8e9a-3c57c3254e53?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;OpenAI’s foundation to spend $250mn on research into AI’s impact on economy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/09089fa8-d2d8-4328-92b5-5a4a186e6523?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Pope’s appeal can’t change the AI race’s risky logic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5630ed79-a263-41ed-9a1a-321617ae310e?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ely-lkc9WMO15omNB7dOaGjIWF64xDgE.MEYCIQDaNq2x8Qy4rLbTsVG5hrfUNtApIePTeaCiHu_RBsBRqgIhAJ1tsHzPkOjz-N4f8mnWzUswmM2flbyfcupyiCW9Pdci&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;AI guardrails stripped from Meta and Google models in minutes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d82d2a5c-74ab-4eb9-a658-fd5467e71670?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;How AI threatens the giants of consulting&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/487644ca-a333-476a-be8b-e1f4d95ddb82?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;AI companies are just companies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/01a61261-f609-4f66-bdd2-0e2d6e1de950" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Safety fears grow as companies focus on winning the race

<a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon</a> 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:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/12bdee09-c212-420e-8e9a-3c57c3254e53?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenAI’s foundation to spend $250mn on research into AI’s impact on economy</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/09089fa8-d2d8-4328-92b5-5a4a186e6523?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pope’s appeal can’t change the AI race’s risky logic</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5630ed79-a263-41ed-9a1a-321617ae310e?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ely-lkc9WMO15omNB7dOaGjIWF64xDgE.MEYCIQDaNq2x8Qy4rLbTsVG5hrfUNtApIePTeaCiHu_RBsBRqgIhAJ1tsHzPkOjz-N4f8mnWzUswmM2flbyfcupyiCW9Pdci&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI guardrails stripped from Meta and Google models in minutes</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d82d2a5c-74ab-4eb9-a658-fd5467e71670?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How AI threatens the giants of consulting&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/487644ca-a333-476a-be8b-e1f4d95ddb82?accessToken=zwAAAZ8Ekce7lM8Sve4JwhJCDtOOmjxXwyVOU88JCJ-o0thDKNOStVpKGG5lI9PYLSpcdKtOudOmWP1UZ-cWcM9IdkTKozNHatO-i-H02V3bggE.MEUCIDij4mL0x4udte10kVTZPDV2pscSwQYAm6xyqPurVwy_AiEA3HuXTHyXR2CvL1EHUmX-wAKUGGzeG1ruMi8NeCM5Tz0&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AI companies are just companies</a> 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 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/01a61261-f609-4f66-bdd2-0e2d6e1de950" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The backlash against AI

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gideon&lt;/a&gt; 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. &lt;em&gt;Clip: France 24&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free links to read more on this topic:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/110b9bb3-ec4f-460d-bfe6-4ffae9a2e945?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Three supertankers attempt Strait of Hormuz crossing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/accfaf82-1dae-4493-bc78-72c795172140?accessToken=zwAAAZ7gsQnXkdOsz6-CHa5Ek9O8eHLHlRchQAE.MEYCIQDsgkAAosvLfRuZ6Oo8MYSTAKoipuvhtdftxLDJ7t6bgQIhAIn-WkcP0If42swqPk-Lofz99mGfBPqBpNP-gM2eHvOI&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;America owes its European allies a defence roadmap&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/273aee17-25ee-4608-9be2-88433e28270e?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Protests spread in Africa as fuel crisis deepens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c4b786a6-55d4-4689-b19e-48a48f7946e6?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;UAE says drone strike caused fire at nuclear plant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f636f726-b185-4f6a-91d2-75ea3d1b9beb?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Tipping point looms for global energy crisis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cb6550b9-2667-4cee-ab7c-50d930ae2040" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Greek Prime Minister outlines his views on trade and security at a time of war

<a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon</a> 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:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/110b9bb3-ec4f-460d-bfe6-4ffae9a2e945?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Three supertankers attempt Strait of Hormuz crossing</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/accfaf82-1dae-4493-bc78-72c795172140?accessToken=zwAAAZ7gsQnXkdOsz6-CHa5Ek9O8eHLHlRchQAE.MEYCIQDsgkAAosvLfRuZ6Oo8MYSTAKoipuvhtdftxLDJ7t6bgQIhAIn-WkcP0If42swqPk-Lofz99mGfBPqBpNP-gM2eHvOI&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America owes its European allies a defence roadmap</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/273aee17-25ee-4608-9be2-88433e28270e?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Protests spread in Africa as fuel crisis deepens</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c4b786a6-55d4-4689-b19e-48a48f7946e6?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UAE says drone strike caused fire at nuclear plant</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f636f726-b185-4f6a-91d2-75ea3d1b9beb?accessToken=zwAAAZ7glOwElM8RC5uz7E9GDdO_5k_66aLpRc8nOu4XJe5GCNOb4ohDPignDtPEt4amVdRGidOxnkikj3lG5tP2NvcmsYVPatOR0nXqPRub6wE.MEYCIQDFJ7HMQFt3MkAyYn9mE33vy8nPshx-6xrPUuBpkKPcYQIhAO5em6kUzlZUjnBRVbimpjdOgszh6G1rAm9ifZL9L1jw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tipping point looms for global energy crisis</a> 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 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cb6550b9-2667-4cee-ab7c-50d930ae2040" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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

<description>&lt;p&gt;Gideon Rachman speaks to James Crabtree, former head of the Asia programme at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and author of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;The Perimeter&lt;/em&gt;, about Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, his first in a decade. What do Washington and Beijing hope to gain, and what does the trip reveal about the evolving balance of power between the world’s two leading superpowers?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Free links to read more on this topic:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/156bf437-b5a8-40de-98c5-1ffe47d88b70?accessToken=zwAAAZ67AfmNkc8Va_Q3tahA3tOYxR_-R9iLcAE.MEQCIAyHPW3AywSsJcfm99Q9WJMxxMxvBfJbdimObzzuH4XwAiA9Gby2nHaF9_yfMnTINp3m9zlXEvG6LFvlSzh2x_2_qg&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Donald Trump’s plan to discuss Taiwan arms sales with Xi Jinping rattles Asian allies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8db82813-85e1-4f82-83fd-fc224b605565?accessToken=zwAAAZ67A9L_kdONuCgTheFPgtOD_fwiS2BVZQE.MEUCIFyKNndJCvpk0tm_Ol65eMXiP267tEyZedCY090EbYKrAiEAqFSFeKxwiKZJltzEO5JqN3QqZUHvkb3hRGM83efbZGw&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Trump is up against China’s great wall of confidence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/27ecd13b-c544-4304-8f76-0f2d4ed296e1?accessToken=zwAAAZ67BT3Qkc8n7NE7xURDBNOPdg8tTtKW4QE.MEUCIDLZfinBYSAwKbQxGekFQvUaJuQ1S3GbOqTGfH4TzbsyAiEArJ0hAxyx-CYd-oXbmNlpToYdYIVW7KtlvOzN5I-gjF8&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Trump’s war has given China an economic opening&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5f510d2e-63b9-42e3-8c3e-46f4f5c72e68?accessToken=zwAAAZ67Bl_dkc9fUQ0uY7lC49OMPkb09ccuaAE.MEUCIQCaf-ywDy0Tp-VhFh6Wu2Bey7UPEU2fysBZePJIiRCPAwIgWCnIHfOXxElRHxnIr37dj1zWMFfSpXt7jb0mCGkEDtc&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Trump, Xi and the bid for a ‘grand bargain’ between superpowers&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/091b79d2-8fef-4b8a-bac3-ea6165a32a50?accessToken=zwAAAZ67CA10kc8JG3nSj-9LitO6w-phZaMqUAE.MEYCIQCsG2rmA40LR8V5g-c3O_CRNFXQwY2PyqSwPyVz17d23gIhAJZ3YiT2KT2Hihn0jXldZZJlWRguzSMC5JP6FdQ8pW1Z&amp;amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Trump prepares to press Xi on Iran war&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts — please listen, rate and subscribe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Nisha Patel. Sound design is by Breen&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Turner&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@gideonrachman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2d8a0fd5-c3ad-4977-a9f9-711fa5599bf6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

James Crabtree on the geopolitical significance of the US president’s visit

Gideon Rachman speaks to James Crabtree, former head of the Asia programme at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and author of&nbsp;The Perimeter, about Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, his first in a decade. What do Washington and Beijing hope to gain, and what does the trip reveal about the evolving balance of power between the world’s two leading superpowers? Free links to read more on this topic:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/156bf437-b5a8-40de-98c5-1ffe47d88b70?accessToken=zwAAAZ67AfmNkc8Va_Q3tahA3tOYxR_-R9iLcAE.MEQCIAyHPW3AywSsJcfm99Q9WJMxxMxvBfJbdimObzzuH4XwAiA9Gby2nHaF9_yfMnTINp3m9zlXEvG6LFvlSzh2x_2_qg&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump’s plan to discuss Taiwan arms sales with Xi Jinping rattles Asian allies</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8db82813-85e1-4f82-83fd-fc224b605565?accessToken=zwAAAZ67A9L_kdONuCgTheFPgtOD_fwiS2BVZQE.MEUCIFyKNndJCvpk0tm_Ol65eMXiP267tEyZedCY090EbYKrAiEAqFSFeKxwiKZJltzEO5JqN3QqZUHvkb3hRGM83efbZGw&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump is up against China’s great wall of confidence</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/27ecd13b-c544-4304-8f76-0f2d4ed296e1?accessToken=zwAAAZ67BT3Qkc8n7NE7xURDBNOPdg8tTtKW4QE.MEUCIDLZfinBYSAwKbQxGekFQvUaJuQ1S3GbOqTGfH4TzbsyAiEArJ0hAxyx-CYd-oXbmNlpToYdYIVW7KtlvOzN5I-gjF8&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s war has given China an economic opening</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5f510d2e-63b9-42e3-8c3e-46f4f5c72e68?accessToken=zwAAAZ67Bl_dkc9fUQ0uY7lC49OMPkb09ccuaAE.MEUCIQCaf-ywDy0Tp-VhFh6Wu2Bey7UPEU2fysBZePJIiRCPAwIgWCnIHfOXxElRHxnIr37dj1zWMFfSpXt7jb0mCGkEDtc&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump, Xi and the bid for a ‘grand bargain’ between superpowers</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/091b79d2-8fef-4b8a-bac3-ea6165a32a50?accessToken=zwAAAZ67CA10kc8JG3nSj-9LitO6w-phZaMqUAE.MEYCIQCsG2rmA40LR8V5g-c3O_CRNFXQwY2PyqSwPyVz17d23gIhAJZ3YiT2KT2Hihn0jXldZZJlWRguzSMC5JP6FdQ8pW1Z&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump prepares to press Xi on Iran war</a>&nbsp; Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts — please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Nisha Patel. Sound design is by Breen&nbsp;Turner Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/gideonrachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gideonrachman</a> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2d8a0fd5-c3ad-4977-a9f9-711fa5599bf6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Trump returns to Beijing: what’s at stake

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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