<p><a href="https://www.ft.com/gideon-rachman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gideon</a> talks to Lloyd Austin, who served as US defence secretary under the Biden administration, about the need to adapt to new forms of warfare, accusations that he presided over a ‘woke military’ and how he headed off a nuclear threat from Russia in the early days of the Ukraine conflict. <em>Clip: AP</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5f7ba94e-8a42-4f36-8c4c-19be932c8f66?accessToken=zwAAAZ6YjBJ8lM9fe6lOikJPNtOMTBm-kyyPZtP4eosE5oNODtOMZmR9I7_C_89Mq-3DARlMP9OYZwlLfhOY9s8UFJQqsxREPtOLvIwT-gEdjgE.MEUCICkRHLC_1SYjz5b5d5nbuA2g8jUmoY5mtq7W3XbxkcV0AiEA98CTJCqqRo7v9L2w15QKW3g-A6UKA7-_-NFYIeMPu4k&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US pauses ‘Project Freedom’ as Trump seeks way out of Hormuz impasse</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f87a8b04-e683-4e0e-8c66-647d23bfc2ff?accessToken=zwAAAZ6YjBJ8lM9fe6lOikJPNtOMTBm-kyyPZtP4eosE5oNODtOMZmR9I7_C_89Mq-3DARlMP9OYZwlLfhOY9s8UFJQqsxREPtOLvIwT-gEdjgE.MEUCICkRHLC_1SYjz5b5d5nbuA2g8jUmoY5mtq7W3XbxkcV0AiEA98CTJCqqRo7v9L2w15QKW3g-A6UKA7-_-NFYIeMPu4k&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US warns Europe of delays to arms shipments as Iran war drains stockpiles</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4cabedc3-0119-4c3f-9867-094b7e1398f6?accessToken=zwAAAZ6YjBJ8lM9fe6lOikJPNtOMTBm-kyyPZtP4eosE5oNODtOMZmR9I7_C_89Mq-3DARlMP9OYZwlLfhOY9s8UFJQqsxREPtOLvIwT-gEdjgE.MEUCICkRHLC_1SYjz5b5d5nbuA2g8jUmoY5mtq7W3XbxkcV0AiEA98CTJCqqRo7v9L2w15QKW3g-A6UKA7-_-NFYIeMPu4k&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pentagon to pull 5,000 soldiers out of Germany in dispute over Iran war</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/1414942a-b314-443e-8bbc-8c13fa011d8e?accessToken=zwAAAZ6YjBJ8lM9fe6lOikJPNtOMTBm-kyyPZtP4eosE5oNODtOMZmR9I7_C_89Mq-3DARlMP9OYZwlLfhOY9s8UFJQqsxREPtOLvIwT-gEdjgE.MEUCICkRHLC_1SYjz5b5d5nbuA2g8jUmoY5mtq7W3XbxkcV0AiEA98CTJCqqRo7v9L2w15QKW3g-A6UKA7-_-NFYIeMPu4k&amp;segmentId=8978e9c0-1eba-4a83-da29-db2c2eaf2e61" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Trump’s Iran war has cost $25bn, Pentagon says</a></p><br><p>Our inaugural FT Weekend Festival in NYC is quickly approaching! Join John Lithgow, Orna Guralnik, Jancis Robinson and more on Saturday, June 20 at Spring Studios or online — as the FT Weekend comes to life for one unforgettable day. Register now and as a podcast listener save 10% off using our code&nbsp;<a href="https://event-registration.ft.com/register/9c3a94ba-a95b-42de-9a27-ff90f2354807/tickets-selection?promo=FTPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FTPodcast</a>— this is the Saturday you won’t want to miss it.</p><br><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.</p><p>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></p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/72e6c15a-0283-4e9b-a740-debf86171b56" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>