World Weekly with Gideon Rachman show

World Weekly with Gideon Rachman

Summary: Each week World Weekly focuses on some of the major international political stories that are making the headlines - drawing upon the FT's team of foreign correspondents and international analysts to make sense of world events Presented by Gideon Rachman To take part in the show or to comment please email audio@ft.com

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 Brics buying debt, Greece in trouble again, Palestine lobbies for statehood | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:14

In this week’s show: As Europe looks to China and other Bric nations to buy up its debt – we ask, is the global economy at a tipping point? Back in the Eurozone – rumours are flying again about the possibility of a Greek debt and Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel is under pressure; and, Palestinian leaders prepare to present their case to the UN for statehood. Presented by Shawn Donnan with Joe Leahy in Sao Paulo, Jamil Anderlini in Beijing, Guy Dinmore in Rome, Gerrit Wiesmann in Berlin and Roula Khalaf and Ben Hall in the studio in London. Produced by LJ Filotrani and Serena Tarling

 The legacy of 9/11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:49

We devote this week's show to the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the United States and the decade that has followed. We talk to the editor of the Financial Times, Lionel Barber, about his memories of the time and we hear from FT correspondent Matthew Green about life on the Afghan-Pakistan border, in 2011. Presented by Gideon Rachman with Lionel Barber in the studio in London and Matthew Green in Islamabad - interviewed by Serena Tarling. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 Libya, the eurozone, and anti-corruption in India | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:06

In this week's podcast: Libya - a week on from the fall of Gaddafi; the eurozone and the state of play as we come out of the summer break; and, an Indian hunger striker forces parliament to support his anti-corruption crusade. Presented by Gideon Rachman with James Blitz in Paris, James Lamont in Delhi and Martin Sandbu in the studio in London. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 Gaddafi, gold, Gaza | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:38

In this week's podcast: Is the conflict in Libya finally coming to an end? The world's new craze for gold; and, Gaza, renewed violence dashes hopes for ceasefire. Presented by Gideon Rachman with James Blitz and Edward Hadas in the studio in London, and Tobias Buck in Jerusalem. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 US debt, Greek debt, and Indonesian growth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:41

In this week’s podcast: Obama and the US debt limit – the president avoids default at the 11th hour; Greece, we ask whether the second bail-out package is enough to stem contagion across the eurozone; and, Indonesia’s growth trajectory attracts foreign investment. Presented by Rob Minto with James Crabtree, Martin Sandbu and Gideon Rachman, in the studio in London and Anthony Deutsch in Jakarta - interviewed by Serena Tarling. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 Norway, Gaddafi, and high speed trains in China | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:06

In this week's podcast: Terror in Norway: a lone attack or a signal that the far right is rising? Libya – what next for Giddafi? And, China's ambitions for high speed rail are dealt a blow. Presented by Gideon Rachman with Robin Wigglesworth, Martin Sandbu and David Gardner in the studio in London and Simon Rabionvitch in Beijing - interviewed by Serena Tarling. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 Greece bailout, Cameron, US/China relations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:25

In this week's podcast: Have European leaders done enough to save Greece and the eurozone? UK prime minister David Cameron struggles to keep a lid on the News of the World phone hacking scandal; And, has Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama endangered US/China relations? Presented by Gideon Rachman with Peter Spiegel in the studio in London, Elizabeth Rigby in Westminster and Jamil Anderlini in Beijing - interviewed by Serena Tarling. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 Murdoch, Italy, India | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:42

In this week's podcast: The Murdoch scandal goes international; the euro debt crisis reaches Italy; and, bombings in Mumbai - is the stage set for Rahul Gandhi to step up as prime minister? Presented by Gideon Rachman with Ben Fenton in the studio in London, Guy Dinmore in Rome and Rahul Jacob in Delhi - interviewed by Serena Tarling. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 Syria, DSK, Yingluck Shinawatra | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:56

In this week's podcast: Are there signs that the crisis in Syria is coming to an end? Can former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn really make a political comeback in France? And, Thailand's first female prime minister - what challenges will she face? Presented by Gideon Rachman with David Gardner, Ben Hall and Serena Tarling in London and Tim Johnston in Bangkok. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 Obama's troops, eurozone collapse, India's economy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:09

In this week’s podcast: President Obama accelerates the timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan; as the Greek crisis unfolds, we ask whether the eurozone could actually collapse; and, India battles to keep inflation under control. Presented by Gideon Rachman with James Blitz and Vincent Boland in the studio in London and James Lamont in Delhi. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 Nato, Greece, Vietnam | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:27

In this week's podcast: scathing criticism of Nato from the US calls the alliance's future into question; the political instability in Greece compounds the sovereign debt crisis and causes arguments within Germany; strains over contested islands in the South China Sea could see an unlikely alliance between old enemies, Vietnam and the US. Presented by Gideon Rachman, with James Blitz, Quentin Peel and Ben Bland Produced by LJ Filotrani and Rob Minto

 Iran, Opec, US | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:55

In this week’s podcast: Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad’s role as Iran’s president is looking uncertain; Oil cartel Opec meeting descends into acrimony; And, we end the show in the US with the fiscal debate over raising the country’s debt ceiling. Presented by Gideon Rachman with Clive Crook and David Blair in the studio in London and Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 US, Yemen, Germany and the outbreak of E-coli | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:22

In this week's podcast: The race for the Republican nomination heats up in the US; Yemen on the brink of collapse; the E.coli outbreak in Europe causes rift between Spain and Germany. Presented by Gideon Rachman with Clive Crook in the studio in London, Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut and Quentin Peel in Berlin. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 US/UK relations, Spanish unrest, the Arab spring and Japan's nuclear future | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:56

In this week’s podcast: the essential relationship between the US and the UK; Spain on the edge of a sovereign debt crisis; stalemate in Libya - what next for the Arab spring; and, we look to the future for Japan’s energy policy post Fukushima. Presented by Shawn Donnan with Sarah Neville, David Gardner and Abeer Allah in the studio in London, Peter Spiegel in Brussels, Victor Mallet in Madrid and Mure Dickie in Hong Kong. Produced by LJ Filotrani

 IMF post-DSK, Obama vs Israel, and Thai elections | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:36

In this week’s show, we look at the candidates to be head of the IMF; After president Obama’s speech calling for Israel to move out of territory it has occupied since 1967, where now for US-Israel relations? And our correspondent in Bangkok discusses the forthcoming elections in Thailand. Presented by James Blitz, with economics editor Chris Giles and Jerusalem bureau chief Tobias Buck in the studio, and Tim Johnston in Bangkok. Produced by Rob Minto

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