The Rachman Review

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  • Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs.

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  • What Elon Musk gains from a friend in the White House

    What Elon Musk gains from a friend in the White House
    Nov 21 2024

    Gideon talks to Sebastian Mallaby, author of a best-selling book on Silicon Valley called The Power Law. They discuss the reason why Elon Musk decided to back Donald Trump for president, what the entrepreneur will bring to the Trump administration, and what Musk's businesses stand to gain. Clip: WFAA TV


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    Who’s who in the Musk ‘A-team’ vying to shape Trump 2.0

    Elon Musk is an unguided geopolitical missile

    Valuations at Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI set to soar in new deals

    Elon Musk’s gamble on Donald Trump pays off


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    Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.


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    24 mins
  • The ideology behind Xi Jinping’s China

    The ideology behind Xi Jinping’s China
    Nov 14 2024

    Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister, has made a life-long study of China’s leadership. He tells Gideon how an understanding of Communist ideology helps explain Xi Jinping’s decision to roll back on the market reforms of his predecessor Deng Xiaoping. They are also a crucial guide to what could happen next. Clip: Sky News Australia


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    US-China relations will depend on which Trump shows up

    US Space Force warns of ‘mind-boggling’ build-up of Chinese capabilities

    Why Xi Jinping changed his mind on China’s fiscal stimulus

    Sinologist Li Cheng: ‘America is not in the mood to study China’

    ‘Too boring’: Chinese students are sleeping through propaganda


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    Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.


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    25 mins
  • What will Donald Trump's second term in office look like?

    What will Donald Trump's second term in office look like?
    Nov 7 2024

    Gideon talks to his colleague Ed Luce and to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker about what to expect from a second Trump presidency. Clip: Fox News


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    How Trump won in maps and charts

    Trump’s new world order

    Elon Musk’s gamble on Donald Trump pays off


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    Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Samantha Giovinco.


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    33 mins

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