Interview special: Sir Malcolm Rifkind

In the fourth of our summer specials, Sebastian Payne meets Sir Malcolm Rifkind. In a week when the Taliban shocked the West with its rapid advance in Afghanistan, the former Conservative defence and foreign secretary examines where this leaves UK fore...

An episode of the Political Fix podcast, hosted by Financial Times, titled "Interview special: Sir Malcolm Rifkind" was published on August 21, 2021 and runs 29 minutes.

August 21, 2021 ·29m · Political Fix

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In the fourth of our summer specials, Sebastian Payne meets Sir Malcolm Rifkind. In a week when the Taliban shocked the West with its rapid advance in Afghanistan, the former Conservative defence and foreign secretary examines where this leaves UK foreign policy. What does it mean for the UK’s so-called special relationship with the US and for the future of foreign interventions?Produced by Howie Shannon. The sound engineer was Breen Turner.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In the fourth of our summer specials, Sebastian Payne meets Sir Malcolm Rifkind. In a week when the Taliban shocked the West with its rapid advance in Afghanistan, the former Conservative defence and foreign secretary examines where this leaves UK foreign policy. What does it mean for the UK’s so-called special relationship with the US and for the future of foreign interventions?

Produced by Howie Shannon. The sound engineer was Breen Turner.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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