Gideon Rachman

Gideon Rachman is a British journalist best known as the Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist for the Financial Times, one of the world’s leading financial and political newspapers. He has held this role since July 2006, writing weekly columns and analyses on global politics, foreign policy, geopolitics, and major international developments. He has written influential books on world affairs, including Zero‑Sum World (2010), Easternisation: War and Peace in the Asian Century (2016), and The Age of the Strongman (2022).

Rachman’s work frequently explores:

U.S. foreign policy

The European Union

Geopolitics in Asia and beyond

His commentary is widely read by policy makers, academics, and global news audiences.