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Putin and his entourage
31 maart 2022 · 26 min
Gideon talks to Catherine Belton, author of the bestselling book Putin’s People, about who is likely to be influencing the Russian president as he decides whether to step back or press on with the war in Ukraine. Lees meer
Clips: Reuters, BBC
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Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Turned on the West
Germany and Austria plan for gas rationing over payment stand-off with Russia
War in Ukraine: what explains the calm in global stock markets?
Antigua investigates yacht with possible Abramovich ties
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How Putin’s war is reshaping Europe’s alliances
24 maart 2022 · 19 min
Europe has been united by opposition to Putin’s war in Ukraine, but will this new found unity last and will Russia be permanently isolated? Gideon talks to Alexander Stubb, former prime minister of Finland, about how the conflict is reshaping Europe’s alliances with the rest of the world. Lees meer
Clips: British Pathé
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Nato to discuss extending Jens Stoltenberg’s term as secretary-general
Biden heads for Europe with mission to maintain west’s unity in response to Russia
We should not abandon Russian citizens to a culture of brutality
Putin’s war demands a concerted global economic response
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What would a Ukraine peace deal look like?
16 maart 2022 · 19 min
Ben Hall talks to Rose Gottemoeller, an American diplomat who was deputy secretary-general of Nato from 2016 to 2019, about the kind of deal Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are working towards. Will Ukraine agree to give up its ambitions for Nato membership and pledge neutrality instead? How might the west guarantee its security and could Vladimir Putin tolerate an independent Ukraine? Lees meer
Clips: Sky News, BBC, NBC
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Ukraine and Russia signal progress in talks
How is Ukraine using western weapons to exploit Russian weaknesses?
Life under occupation: how Ukrainians are resisting Russian rule
Tracking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps
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Where is the Ukraine conflict heading?
10 maart 2022 · 23 min
How long can the Ukrainians hold out? Will Vladimir Putin be stuck in a never-ending war and how would Russians tolerate that? Might western powers be dragged in? Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, discusses these questions with John Paul Rathbone, defence and security correspondent, and Henry Foy, European diplomatic correspondent and former Moscow bureau chief. Lees meer
Clips: BBC, Nato News
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Ukraine accuses Russia of Mariupol hospital bombing ‘atrocity’
Russia’s techies flee country they fear is ‘flying into an abyss’
War in Ukraine: will the Baltics become the ‘new West Berlin’?
Military briefing: Russian invaders exposed to guerrilla attacks
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Ukraine failures tarnish Putin’s aura of invincibility
3 maart 2022 · 20 min
Putin’s war in Ukraine is not going to plan, but it’s as yet unclear how the Russian leader will react to these failures. Gideon talks to strategic expert Lawrence Freedman about what the Russian military can realistically achieve and, in particular, how worried Nato should be about Russia’s decision to put its nuclear weapons on standby. Lees meer
Clips: BBC, CNN
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Another Stalingrad’: assault on Kharkiv shatters ties that once bound two nations
Air power counts for little in Ukraine war as caution prevails on both sides
West takes Putin’s nuclear weapons threat seriously
Tracking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps
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Russia invades Ukraine
24 februari 2022 · 21 min
Russia has confirmed what western powers had long predicted and invaded Ukraine. On the eve of war, Gideon spoke to Sabine Fischer of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, a Russian specialist recently back from Moscow, and to Polina Ivanova, FT correspondent in Kyiv, about the mood in the two capitals. Lees meer
Clips: RT, The White House
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EU hits Putin’s defence minister and chief of staff with sanctions
Putin’s denial of Ukrainian statehood carries dark historical echoes
Ukraine prepares to impose state of emergency and calls up reserve troops
Putin’s made-for-TV security debate gives him answers he wants to hear on Ukraine
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How Russia’s Ukraine threat galvanised western alliances
17 februari 2022 · 22 min
After a week of frenetic diplomacy, the Ukraine crisis has yet to be resolved. But it has had a significant impact on reshaping western alliances. Gideon talks to Charles Grant, head of the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think-tank, about the impact of the Russian threat on US ties with Europe, and on Nato and the EU. Lees meer
Clips: The White House, Sky News
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Poland prepares for possible influx of refugees fleeing Ukraine
Top finance watchdog urges west to ‘think twice’ about Russia sanctions
Can the Minsk accords help de-escalate Russia-Ukraine tensions?
Ukraine crisis pushes Russia and China into a closer embrace
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Drone warfare and the battle to control the skies
10 februari 2022 · 22 min
Governments and militias around the world, from Ukraine to Ethiopia, have a new and powerful weapon at their disposal: armed drones. Gideon talks to Ulrike Franke of the European Council on Foreign Relations about how this is changing the balance of power and causing growing concern about civilian casualties. Lees meer
Clips: WSJ, CBS,Sky News
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Is the Orban era coming to an end?
3 februari 2022 · 20 min
Gideon talks to Hungary’s opposition leader Peter Marki-Zay about his chances of overcoming the powerful political machine created by Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party in April's elections. Lees meer
Clips: Fox News, Reuters
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The Ukraine crisis: a view from Moscow
27 januari 2022 · 22 min
Russia’s military build-up on its border with Ukraine has set off alarm bells and led to a flurry of transatlantic diplomacy. Gideon talks to Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, about what President Vladimir Putin is seeking to achieve, and whether he can realise these goals without launching an attack on Ukraine. Lees meer
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What would a Ukraine conflict look like?
20 januari 2022 · 21 min
Diplomacy has so far failed to defuse the crisis in Ukraine and many fear that war is imminent. Gideon discusses the remaining diplomatic possibilities and, if they fail, what a war might look like, with Samuel Charap, a political scientist at the Rand Corporation think-tank in Washington. Lees meer
Clips: Sky News, CBS News
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The rising toll of famine and conflict
13 januari 2022 · 24 min
Gideon talks to David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, about the organisation’s 2022 watchlist, which reveals that people in 20 countries, representing 10 per cent of the world’s population, are at risk or in dire need of humanitarian aid, and the situation is getting worse. What has gone wrong and are there any solutions? Lees meer
Clips: DW, Live Aid, Reuters
IRC’s 2022 Emergency Watchlist
David Miliband’s speech to the Council on Foreign Relations
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Sudan’s painful struggle for democracy
6 januari 2022 · 24 min
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Three years of demonstrations have proved the Sudanese people’s strong desire for democratic change after decades of military rule. But this week the latest attempt to secure a peaceful transition foundered with the resignation of Abdalla Hamdok, interim prime minister. Gideon Rachman discusses what happens next with London-based journalist Yousra Elbagir and Muzan Alneel, a writer based in Sudan.
Clips: BBC, Euronews, CNN
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Gideon and his team review 2021
23 december 2021 · 30 min
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For the last podcast of 2021 and to review the year, Gideon Rachman is joined by his FT colleagues Martin Wolf and Gillian Tett.
We’re coming to the end of a tumultuous year, which began with the unprecedented storming of the US capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. And which ends with a pandemic still raging, inflation on the rise and Vladimir Putin threatening to invade Ukraine.
Audio: BBC, ABC News
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The underside of globalisation
16 december 2021 · 26 min
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Gideon talks to Mark Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the ways in which global powers try to exert influence over others in an interconnected world. Mark Leonard is author of The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict.
Clips: Reuters, BBC
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Cyber power: a moment of reckoning
11 december 2021 · 27 min
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In this special interview, Sir Jeremy Fleming, head of the UK signals intelligence agency GCHQ, talks to FT editor Roula Khalaf and FT correspondent Helen Warrell about cyber threats from China and other state actors, the global competition for data and the "Snowden effect" on spy agencies.
Clips: IISS, NBC
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Is Russia on the brink of war with Ukraine?
2 december 2021 · 23 min
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Gideon talks to Kadri Liik, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about Russia’s military build-up on the Ukraine border and about how policymakers in Nato and the EU are responding.
Clips: Nato News; VOA; BBC
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China and the US: competition or conflict?
25 november 2021 · 24 min
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Gideon talks to former White House official Evan Medeiros about the recent summit between the US and Chinese presidents. Was the relative cordiality of the meeting a sign of reconciliation or are the two powers heading towards a military confrontation?
Clips: The White House, Deutsche Welle
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COP26: success or failure?
18 november 2021 · 25 min
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Gideon talks to Simon Mundy, author of Race For Tomorrow, about how he would assess global efforts to tackle climate change in the wake of this month’s gathering of world leaders in Glasgow.
Clips: Bloomberg; NBC; ABC
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Poland’s challenge to the EU
11 november 2021 · 22 min
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Poland’s judicial reforms have put it on a collision course with the EU over human rights and the rule of law. Can the bloc adapt to accommodate its more awkward members or should it take a hard line? Gideon discusses the problem with Catherine De Vries, a professor of political science who specialises in the EU and is based at Bocconi University in Milan.
Clips: BBC, Euronews. European Commission
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COP26: climate goals at stake in Glasgow
4 november 2021 · 18 min
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Gideon talks to Leslie Hook, the FT’s environment correspondent, about what to expect from the UN climate change conference in Glasgow. Will determination to give teeth to the Paris accord survive the global energy crisis?
Clips: UN; ITV News; Reuters
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Israel’s new political landscape
28 oktober 2021 · 18 min
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, finally left office this year. He is now on trial on corruption charges and Israel is ruled by the most diverse coalition in its history. Gideon discusses Israel’s new political landscape with Yohanan Plesner, president of the Israel Democracy Institute.
Clips: IsraeliPM, Reuters
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Great power rivals of the 21st century
21 oktober 2021 · 23 min
Gideon talks to historian Paul Kennedy about how long America’s period as the world’s most powerful nation can last in the face of a rising China. Lees meer
Clips: British Pathé
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American democracy under pressure
14 oktober 2021 · 28 min
Gideon discusses the strength of America’s political system with Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the foreign policy magazine The National Interest. Are fears about the Republican party’s commitment to democracy justified, and can Joe Biden win back the support of white, working class America? Lees meer
Clips: MSNBC, TODAY, CNN
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Populations on the move
7 oktober 2021 · 21 min
Gideon talks to Parag Khanna, founder and managing partner of FutureMap, a global strategic advisory firm, and author of a new book on mass migration called Move: the forces uprooting us. Clips: PBS, Channel 4 News Lees meer
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Germany’s traffic light coalition
30 september 2021 · 21 min
Gideon talks to Ulrike Franke of the European Council on Foreign Relations about Olaf Scholz’s election win, his Social Democratic party’s likely alliance with the Greens and Free Democrats, and whether this will lead to a change of direction for Germany. Lees meer
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The Biden administration and the world
23 september 2021 · 23 min
Joe Biden says "relentless diplomacy" will be at the heart of American foreign policy. But the Aukus pact with Britain and Australia, reached without consulting other allies, angered European leaders, notably France’s Emmanuel Macron. Derek Chollet, counsellor at the state department in Washington, explains the rationale for the deal and why he thinks the diplomatic friction is likely to be shortlived. Lees meer
CLIPS: The White House, France 24
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Trudeau's future on the line in Canada's election
16 september 2021 · 22 min
Gideon talks to Darrell Bricker, author of several books on Canadian politics and CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, about Canada’s upcoming federal election. With the vote opening on September 20th, the two discuss what led to this early election, the campaign debates and whether Canada is on the brink of a major political shift. Lees meer
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Covid and the end of the post 9/11 era
9 september 2021 · 20 min
Gideon talks to Thomas Wright, director of the Center on the US and Europe at the Brookings Institution, about the aftermath of a global crisis when ‘no-one was home’ on the international leadership side. Lees meer
Clips: Global News, NBC News and AP
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America’s Afghan legacy
2 september 2021 · 24 min
Sarah Chayes, a writer and former journalist who worked as a special adviser to the US military leadership in Afghanistan, talks to Martin Sandbu about what will be the legacy of America’s 20-year involvement. Lees meer
Clips: White House; ITV News; ABC 7 Chicago
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Peru’s triple crisis
26 augustus 2021 · 23 min
Years of political instability, the world’s highest coronavirus death rate, and the recent election of leftwing President Pedro Castillo have plunged Peru into crisis. Michael Stott, FT Latin America editor, talks to Oswaldo Molina, executive director of think-tank REDES and head of economics at Lima’s Pacific University, about the origins of this crisis and whether this is part of a wider trend in Latin America. Lees meer
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Iran under Raisi
19 augustus 2021 · 30 min
How will Iran’s new president tackle growing disillusionment at home, a potentially hostile regime on its eastern border and negotiations to revive the nuclear deal? Andrew England, the FT’s Middle East editor, discusses what we can expect from Ebrahim Raisi with Sanam Vakil, deputy director of the Middle East North Africa programme at Chatham House in London. Lees meer
Clips: Al Jazeera, BBC, Reuters
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Can climate damage be repaired?
12 augustus 2021 · 25 min
Gideon Rachman talks to Professor Sir David King about the string of environmental disasters across the globe this summer. With the IPCC report this week confirming that climate change is accelerating, Sir King says that it is no longer enough to aim for net zero emissions, we must use technology to repair damage to the polar ice caps. Lees meer
Clips: BBC, Latin America News Agency (Reuters), Bloomberg
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Is Lebanon a failed state?
5 augustus 2021 · 22 min
Gideon Rachman talks to Chloe Cornish, the FT’s Middle East correspondent, on how decades of misgovernance have led to Lebanon’s current political, economic and social crisis. Chloe recounts how the year since the explosion in Beirut, the country’s capital city, has been one of worsening struggle for the Lebanese people. Lees meer
Chloe’s piece, Lebanon’s year from hell: a diary, can be read here
Clips: AP Archive, Reagan Library
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Ecocide: a new weapon in the fight to save the planet
29 juli 2021 · 24 min
Pilita Clark talks to Philippe Sands, human rights barrister, professor, author and an expert in international law who recently co-chaired a panel that produced a legal definition of the crime of ‘ecocide’. He says there is growing support for the introduction of a law that could put presidents and chief executives in the dock at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. Lees meer
Clips: CBS, ABC
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India, China and the contested border
22 juli 2021 · 22 min
The foreign ministers of India and China have held talks amid an enduring standoff that has opened up new fault lines over Asia’s future. Meanwhile, the US has shown a growing interest in its alliance with India, despite concerns about the Modi government's domestic policies. Gideon Rachman talks to Tanvi Madan, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the triangular relationship between India, China and the US. Lees meer
Review clips: India Today
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How much trouble is Bolsonaro in?
15 juli 2021 · 20 min
Gideon talks to Oliver Stuenkel, a professor of international relations at the Getulio Vargas foundation in São Paulo about Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro. His government’s failure to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and recent corruption allegations have caused Bolsonaro's popularity to sink ahead of next year’s election. But is he already laying the ground for claims that the vote was fraudulent? Lees meer
Clips: EFE, Reuters
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South Africa’s pivotal moment
8 juli 2021 · 21 min
Gideon talks to Judith February, South African lawyer and journalist, about the case against former president Jacob Zuma. His refusal to cooperate with an inquiry into corruption during his nine years as president set a crucial test for the country’s democratic institutions. The decision to send him to prison marks a pivotal moment, says February. Clips: Eyewitness News, SABC News Lees meer
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Can Germany atone for its colonial-era genocide?
1 juli 2021 · 21 min
Gideon speaks to Esther Muinjangue, a former chair of the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation, and Franziska Boehme, a professor of political science, about the decades-long journey towards official recognition of Germany’s colonial-era atrocities in Namibia as genocide and why the apology that is now offered is not the reconciliation descendants of some of the victims sought. Lees meer
Review clips: AFP
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Coming to terms with Putin's Russia
24 juni 2021 · 27 min
Gideon talks to Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution about the recent US-Russia summit and what the former presidential adviser sees as the best way to deal with a state 'run by operatives' who don't play by the rules. Lees meer
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Martin Wolf on G7 opportunities missed
17 juni 2021 · 20 min
Gideon talks to Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator, about the pressing problems requiring international co-operation, and asks him if, in light of the G7 summit, the west is up to the task. Lees meer
Review clips: The Guardian, WION
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Can Asian prosperity survive US-China rivalry?
10 juni 2021 · 21 min
South-east Asia has enjoyed a long period of sustained economic growth. But is this endangered by rising tensions between the US and China? Gideon puts this question to James Crabtree, executive director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore. Lees meer
Clips: CGTN
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Belarus: more than a moral dilemma
3 juni 2021 · 23 min
The decision by Belarus to divert a plane to Minsk to arrest a dissident journalist was intended to send a message to opponents of President Alexander Lukashenko, whose 27 years in office have seen him dubbed Europe’s last dictator. However, the act has renewed international condemnation and calls for sanctions against the Lukashenko regime. In this episode Gideon talks to Katia Glod, a Belarusian political consultant, about what happens next now that the world is watching Belarus. Lees meer
Review clips: EU Debates, DW, CBS, CNN
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Washington’s will to find a Middle East solution
27 mei 2021 · 22 min
A ceasefire is in place and an 11-day war is over, but that may not move Israelis and Palestinians closer to a two-state solution according to Martin Indyk, of the Council on Foreign Relations. Indyk has experience at the negotiation table as a former US ambassador to Israel and US special envoy during the Israeli-Palenstinan peace talks. In this episode Gideon talks to him about the stance the Biden administration is taking in the Middle East. Lees meer
Review clips: C-SPAN
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Myanmar on the brink
20 mei 2021 · 22 min
The military coup in Myanmar threatens to roll back a decade of democratisation. In the months since the February coup, there have been strikes and protests as well as mass arrests and escalating violence as the junta attempts to quell rebellions. Gideon talks to Thant Myint-U, a Burmese historian and political analyst, about the situation in Myanmar and whether the country risks becoming a failed state. Lees meer
Review clips: LBJ Presidential Library, AP, Reuters
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A crisis in the Middle East
13 mei 2021 · 21 min
Protests in Jerusalem at the beginning of the week have escalated to rocket launches, retaliatory airstrikes and civilian deaths. Gideon talks to Diana Butto, a Palestinian lawyer, and Noga Tarnopolsky, a journalist based in Jerusalem, about the political conditions that have kindled the worst fighting the region has seen in years. Lees meer
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Why we should all give up meat
6 mei 2021 · 22 min
Gideon talks to the FT’s Henry Mance about why he became a vegan. He says it's not just about preserving wildlife and the environment, it’s also about being true to our human values. Henry’s book How to Love Animals: In a Human-Shaped World, was published last month. Review clips: BBC, NPR Lees meer
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India’s wake up call to the world
29 april 2021 · 25 min
Gideon Rachman talks to Abraar Karan, a physician at Harvard Medical School and a specialist in global health, about the current surge in coronavirus cases in India and why nationalistic approaches to curbing the pandemic will not help solve a worldwide health crisis Lees meer
Review Clips: NDTV, India Today, CNBC, US Department of State
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Leaving Afghanistan
22 april 2021 · 23 min
Gideon talks to Tom Tugendhat, head of the UK parliament’s foreign affairs committee, about the US decision to finally withdraw from Afghanistan. How will this affect the credibility of the western powers and their ability to conduct successful military interventions abroad? Lees meer
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Britain's legacy of empire
15 april 2021 · 27 min
Gideon talks to Sathnam Sanghera about his book Empireland and the legacy of racism and nostalgia that Britain has yet to come to terms with. Lees meer
Warning: This episode contains references to racist language.
Clips: Sky News; Conservative party
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