FT World Weekly
FT World Weekly

FT World Weekly

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Each week, we focus on one of the major international stories making headlines, drawing upon the Financial Times's team of foreign correspondents and analysts to make sense of world events. Presented by Gideon Rachman and produced by Hannah Murphy.

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Recent Episodes

Introducing: The Rachman Review
MAR 25, 2020
Introducing: The Rachman Review
Life in Europe's coronavirus hotspots: Foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman discusses how the coronavirus epidemic has been handled in Italy and Spain with the local FT correspondents, Miles Johnson in Rome and Daniel Dombey in Madrid. How are...
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17 MIN
Hong Kong protests: what happens next?
AUG 1, 2019
Hong Kong protests: what happens next?
In this special episode from Hong Kong, Gideon Rachman talks to Regina Ip, a member of the territory's Executive Council and Legislative Council, and to student activist Joshua Wong about the continuing protests and what happens next.
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15 MIN
Britain's tanker dispute with Iran
JUL 25, 2019
Britain's tanker dispute with Iran
What are the factors Britain and its allies need to consider as they weigh their response to Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz? Barney Jopson discusses the difficult waters Iran and the west must navigate to avoid ...
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12 MIN
South Africa graft inquiry exposes ANC divisions
JUL 17, 2019
South Africa graft inquiry exposes ANC divisions
The judicial inquiry into alleged graft under the presidency of Jacob Zuma is laying bare the divisions of the ruling ANC. Gideon Rachman discusses Mr Zuma's testimony with Joseph Cotterill in Johannesburg and David Pilling, Africa editor.
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13 MIN
What envoy's downfall tells us about UK-US relations
JUL 12, 2019
What envoy's downfall tells us about UK-US relations
Gideon Rachman discusses the crisis in Britain's relations with the US following the unscheduled departure of Kim Darroch as ambassador to Washington, with Ed Luce and Geoff Dyer.
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11 MIN