China's growing influence as an arms exporter
New figures show that China has displaced Germany as the world’s third biggest arms trader. Fiona Symon talks to Charles Clover, FT correspondent in Beijing, about the reasons for China's rapid rise a...
16 Mar 20155min
Iraqi troops poised to retake Tikrit from Isis
Iraq is poised to recapture Tikrit, hometown of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, from Isis fighters. Fiona Symon talks to Borzou Daragahi about how the battle was won and what will be the Iraqi ar...
12 Mar 20156min
Chechens linked to Boris Nemtsov murder
It has emerged this week that Chechen hit men may have been responsible for the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and that the murder was apparently endorsed by Chechen president ...
10 Mar 20155min
Will a profit-oriented Etsy remain true to its principles?
The post-automation world needs platforms with high environmental and social standards like the online craft marketplace, says Andrew Hill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 Mar 20154min
India's controversial decision to ban rape documentary
'India’s daughter', a documentary about the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi, premieres in the United States today but has been banned by the BJP government from being shown in India. Fio...
9 Mar 20158min
Spain's IE Business School tops FT Online MBA ranking
The Financial Times Online MBA ranking was won again this year by Spain's IE Business School, but the top 15 was still dominated by US business schools. Jonathan Moules discusses the findings with Del...
8 Mar 20154min
Lawlessness undermines Mexico reforms
Mexico’s Pena Nieto administration got off to a blistering start, passing nearly a dozen structural reforms in less than two years, but faith in the government’s integrity has plummeted. Jude Webber s...
6 Mar 20154min
Working lives: How to survive in the book trade
David Prescott, CEO of the UK bookshop Blackwells, tells Emma Jacobs about the ups and downs of life in the book trade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5 Mar 20158min
