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FT World Weekly episodes

  • What kind of president will López Obrador make?
    Ben Hall discusses how Mexico's new leftist president will make good on his pledge to assist the poor, while keeping within budget. He has promised to slash fat-cat bureaucratic salaries and to crack down on corruption. But will that be enough?

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    9 min
  • What will Turkey's president do with his new powers?

    Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fulfilled his dream of taking the helm of an all-powerful executive presidency in Turkey. Daniel Dombey discusses what he will do with the unprecedented control he now has over the levers of the state with the FT's Laura Pitel in Ankara


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    19 min
  • Migration issue returns to haunt EU leaders
    European leaders will attempt this month to overcome deep divisions over migration policy, at a time when the issue has flared up again in Germany, threatening to destabilise Angela Merkel's coalition government. Gideon Rachman discusses prospects for the EU summit and whether Ms Merkel's government can survive with the FT's Tobias Buck and James Wilson. 

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    13 min
  • Will the Trump-Kim summit make Asia safer?

    Who are the real winners from Donald Trump's rapprochement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un? Philip Stephens discusses how the summit has been viewed by countries in the region with the FT's Bryan Harris and Jamil Anderlini

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    13 min
  • Football special: Russia prepares for the World Cup
    Gideon Rachman, Murad Ahmed and Simon Kuper in Paris join Jonathan Derbyshire to discuss the World Cup, amid concerns about hooliganism, visitor numbers and a sense that international football these days is a diminished prospect in comparison with the high-intensity club game. Produced by Murray Withers. Cover illustration by Nigel Buchanan

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    23 min
  • Italy's political stalemate
    Italy's political crisis, lasting nearly three months, is the longest in the country’s postwar republican history. Gideon Rachman discusses the stalemate and how it might be resolved, as well as the market reaction this week, with the FT's James Politi and Miles Johnson.

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    11 min
  • Ireland votes on whether to repeal divisive abortion ban
    The people of Ireland are about to vote on whether to repeal a ban on abortions that has been enshrined in the constitution since 1983. The campaign to repeal the ban is supported by the leaders of all parties in the Irish parliament but the issue remains one of the most divisive in national politics. Gideon Rachman discusses the background to the vote with the FT's Arthur Beesley and Orla Ryan

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    11 min
  • Italy on the brink of populist party rule
    The leaders of Italy’s two leading populist parties are on the brink of a formal alliance after a nine-week stalemate followed by less than a week of serious negotiations. Gideon Rachman discusses the potential impact of their policies on Italy and the eurozone with the FT's James Politi and Ben Hall

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    10 min
  • Iran nuclear deal: what happens next?
    What will be the impact of Donald Trump's decision to renounce the Iran nuclear deal on the Middle East and on global alliances? Daniel Dombey puts the question to the FT's Katrina Manson and Andrew England 

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    16 min
  • Transatlantic allies fall out over trade
    Jonathan Derbyshire discusses what's behind the trade row between the Trump administration and the European Union with the FT's Shawn Donnan and Guy Chazan

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    21 min

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Each 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…