Stay ConnectedEach 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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In this week's podcast: Eurozone debt and the risks of contagion, with Richard Milne and Ralph Atkins; Wikileaks and the Middle East with Roula Khalaf; EU structural funds with Cynthia O'Murchu and Peter Spiegel.Presented by David GardnerProduced by LJ Filotrani
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In this week's podcast: We look at Ireland and its four-year austerity plan announced yesterday and as the euro plunges further we discuss the impact of the Irish debt crisis on Portugal and Spain. But we start this week's show in Asia and the unprovoked attacks on South Korea by North Korea.In the studio, John Aglionby; in Ireland, John O'Doherty; in Madrid, Victor Mallet and in Seoul Christian Oliver.Presented by Gideon RachmanProduced by LJ Filotrani
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In the podcast this week: We ask whether the resignation of four officials earlier this week marks the end of the Berlusconi era; we look at the results of the Food and Agriculture Organization food outlook report, published yesterday, about rising prices and what this means for emerging markets and we ask what is the future for Ireland as it teeters on the edge of accepting a bailout loan from the EU and the IMF.Presented by Gideon Rachman with David Gardner, Martin Sandbu and Stefan Wagstyl in the studio, Geoff Dyer in Beijing and Guy Dinmore in Rome.Produced LJ Filotrani
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In this week's podcast: America's secretary of state for Europe, Phil Gordon, on US/European cooperation in Afghanistan and over Iran; the first elections in 20 years in Burma; the rumpus caused by the president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick as he calls for the return to the gold standard.Presented by Gideon Rachman with Edward Hadas in the studio and Tim Johnston in Bangkok.Interview on Burma by Fiona Symon.Produced by LJ Filotrani
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In this week's podcast: The preparations for the G20 meeting in South Korea, President Obama's high-profile return to Indonesia and the new 'entente cordiale' between Britain and France.Presented by Gideon Rachman with Chris Giles in the studio, Anthony Deutsch in Jakarta and Josh de la Mare and James Blitz in London.Produced by LJ FilotraniPlease note James Blitz talks to Josh de la Mare on the French/British treaty not Josh Noble as stated on the podcast.
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In this week's podcast: Political change in Brazil and Argentina, the midterm elections in the United States and Europe's negotiations over debt and deficit.Presented by Gideon Rachman, with John Paul Rathbone and Peter Barber in the studio and Peter Spiegel in Brussels.Produced by LJ Filotrani
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In this week’s show, we hear from diplomatic editor James Blitz on the UK defence cuts, Tobias Buck in Jerusalem on the latest in the Middle East peace process, Christian Oliver on the currency wars and get the latest on the Vatican bank's Italian court case from Guy Dinmore, hosted by David Blair.
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The miners are free, but what does it mean for Chile's regional standing and the president's popularity? Can China resist calls for a more open society? And what will the currency wars mean for the G20 meetings later this year?Presented by Gideon Rachman, with Richard McGregor, formerly Beijing bureau chief; John Paul Rathbone, Latin America editor; and Chris Giles, economics editor.Produced by Rob Minto.
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After the crisis, the war – currency wars, to be precise. What can regulators do to stop countries from using devaluations to boost their economic growth? We also have the latest on the plight of the Chilean miners – will they be freed soon? And we also look at Amsterdam, where the spliff-friendly café beloved of many a curious tourist may soon be more strictly regulated. Has pot-tourism had its day?David Gardner presents, with Alan Beattie in Washington, Jude Webber in Buenos Aires, and Michael Steen in the studio.Produced by Rob Minto
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In this week's podcast: How can Ireland escape its fiscal crisis? The mayor of Moscow is ousted in a show of strength by the Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev - but is the power struggle over? And in North Korea a succession plan is emerging as Kim Jong-Il's third son is promoted to general - but what role will his aunt play?Gideon Rachman hosts the world podcast, with guests David Gardner in the studio, Catherine Belton in Moscow and Christian Oliver in Seoul.Produced by Rob Minto
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