Ft World Weekly

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Terror in Norway: a lone attack or a signal that the far right is rising? Libya – what next for Gaddafi? 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 Rabinovitch in Beijing - interviewed by Serena Tarling. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: the Syrian government escalates its use of force against protestors; Pakistan's prime minister calls for investigation into the army's intelligence of bin Laden's hideout; Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel announces her backing for the next president of the European Central Bank. Presented by James Blitz with Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut, Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad, Quentin Peel in Berlin and David Gardner in London. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the world watched scenes of jubilation in Washington following the death of Osama bin Laden, we ask what does his killing mean for the war on terror. Presented by Gideon Rachman with James Blitz and David Gardner in the studio and from Delhi, James Lamont. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s podcast: Anger in the eurozone after Portugal requests bail-out; Ivory Coast’s president is captured; and, potential civil unrest in India following a telecoms scandal. Presented by James Blitz with Peter Spiegel in Brussels, Orla Ryan in London and James Lamont in Delhi. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: The threat to Yemen's president; refugees and the Libyan crisis; and, shutting down the government in Washington. Presented by Gideon Rachman with James Crabtree in the studio, Abigail Fielding-Smith in Sana and Guy Dinmore in Rome. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Middle East unrest spreads to Syria; American politics and the Libyan intervention; and, Japan struggles to deal with the devastation and tragedy of the tsunami. Presented by Gideon Rachman with David Gardner and James Crabtree in the studio and Mure Dickie in Tokyo. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Seven days into the allied military action, Colonel Gaddafi holds on; we ask, is Portugal about to succumb to Eurozone fever?; terrorism returns to Jerusalem - is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict about to turn violent again? Presented by Gideon Rachman with James Blitz and David Oakley in the studio, Peter Spiegel in Brussels and Tobias Buck in Jerusalem. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's show: Japan - the aftermath of the quake and the desperate efforts to avert a meltdown at nuclear plant Fukushima, with Mure Dickie and Stefan Wagstyl, and the continuing unrest in the Middle East with David Gardner, Robin Wigglesworth and Simeon Kerr. Presented by James Blitz. Produced by LJ Filotrani  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.