• 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
  • Donald Trump and the autocrats' playbook
    Oct 31 2024

    Gideon talks to Ivo Daalder, a former American ambassador to Nato and chief executive of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, about the potential threat to US democracy if Donald Trump wins next week’s presidential election. Clip: Politico


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    How Trump learnt to love big business

    Trump is the man who would be king

    America isn’t too worried about fascism

    Kamala Harris warns of ‘more chaos’ under Donald Trump and vows ‘different path’


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    28 mins
  • The trauma of life and death in Gaza
    Oct 24 2024

    Gideon talks to Sigrid Kaag, the UN’s Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, about her efforts to keep hope alive during a humanitarian catastrophe. Clip: United Nations


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    Israel ‘starting to implement’ north Gaza starvation plan, say rights groups

    Hamas chief’s death opens up choice for Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza war

    US warns Israel humanitarian crisis in Gaza could threaten military aid

    Israel, Lebanon and the mirage of a new Middle East


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    24 mins
  • Afghanistan: a country on the edge
    Oct 17 2024

    After three years of sanctions, women's lives in Afghanistan are highly restricted and hunger is widespread. So if sanctions have failed, is it time for the outside world to change its approach and re-engage with the country's Taliban rulers? Gideon discusses this question with Saad Mohseni, chair of Afghanistan’s largest television station and co-author of a new book Radio Free Afghanistan, and Afghan women's rights activist Fatima Gailani. Clip: CBS News


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    Leaving Kabul: what happened when the Taliban returned

    Taliban’s closer ties with UAE signal global divide over Afghan regime

    How the Taliban’s return made Afghanistan a hub for global jihadis

    Singer Elaha Soroor on her anthem for Afghan women


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    26 mins
  • Germany’s ‘deplorable’ divide on the Ukraine war
    Oct 10 2024

    Gideon talks to Norbert Röttgen, a CDU member of the foreign affairs committee of the German parliament and author of a new book called Democracy and War. Röttgen criticises Chancellor Olaf Scholz for failing to live up to his early pledges of support for Ukraine. He laments the country's 'deplorable' divide on the Ukraine war, but says he is convinced that most Germans recognise that a victory for Russia would be disastrous for Europe. Clips: SPD; Info fur die Welt


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    Germany, political extremism and the risks to Ukraine

    Victory for the AfD raises difficult questions about east Germany

    Germany to launch limited military service in push to be ‘war ready’

    Ukraine’s shifting war aims


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    23 mins
  • Israel presses its military advantage
    Oct 3 2024

    Gideon talks to Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East programme at Chatham House in London, about what Israel and Iran may be planning for their next move as the region slides towards all-out war. Clips: The Telegraph; BBC


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    Middle East at war: 12 key moments

    Oil prices climb as Iran missile attack prompts supply fears

    Israel steps up offensive against Hizbollah as region braces for retaliation

    How Israeli spies penetrated Hizbollah


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    24 mins
  • How will Hizbollah respond to Israel’s Lebanon onslaught?
    Sep 26 2024

    Gideon talks to Kim Ghattas, an FT contributing editor based in Beirut, about Israel’s decision to step up its war against Lebanon’s Hizbollah. How will the militant group and its allies respond, and can the war be contained? Clips: Sky News; The Guardian


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    Israel tells troops to prepare for possible ground offensive in Lebanon

    Military briefing: Israeli intelligence and air force use ‘victory doctrine’ against Hizbollah

    ‘Leave your homes now’: Lebanon endures bloodiest day in decades

    Its strategy may lie in ruins, but Hizbollah will not admit defeat


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    20 mins
  • Does the UN still matter? With António Guterres
    Sep 19 2024

    As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, Gideon Rachman speaks to António Guterres, secretary-general of the UN. Guterres explains why he thinks the organisation remains indispensable - as the world struggles to get to grips with an array of daunting global challenges - including war and climate change.


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    World must exit ‘highway to climate hell’, UN boss warns, as records are again broken

    China and US push each other on priorities for UN COP29 climate talks

    ‘Enfeebled’ UN fights for relevance in divided world

    Alarm raised on sea level rise and ocean warming as Pacific Islands leaders meet

    Nobel winners hit out at removal of fossil fuels from draft UN pact

    China and US push each other on priorities for UN COP29 climate talks


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    21 mins