The Rachman Review

The global power of the dollar

Gideon talks to Wally Adeyemo, US deputy Treasury Secretary, about the power of US financial sanctions to punish autocrats and dictators and curb terrorism. What exactly are these sanctions designed to do and how effective are they? Clip: PBS Free links to read more on this topic:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3QozW0V" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US pushes allies for more sanctions on Hamas</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/49fxfqX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China capitalises on US sanctions in fight to dethrone dollar</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/46UcwaC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russia is increasingly using China’s currency to evade sanctions</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3QnXMto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Qatar’s super-fixer role in Israel-Hamas war brings praise and scrutiny</a> Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c956826b-9455-4e21-8b1c-57076ca62569" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.