Amanpour
Amanpour is CNN International's flagship global affairs interview program hosted by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.
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Following the murder of Trump ally Charlie Kirk, Christiane speaks with human rights activist Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of the late civil rights icon. The two discuss the rising political violence in America and the need to seek civility.
Then, Michigan's Democratic Senator, Elissa Slotkin, speaks with Christiane about what America's foreign policy should look like, following Israel striking inside Qatar and Russian ...
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September 12, 2025 • 55 mins
This week, an Israeli strike targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar as they discussed the latest proposal to end the war in Gaza. As Israel pursues a full-scale invasion of Gaza City, those covering it on the ground face ever greater danger. Since October 7th, the CPJ counts at least 189 Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. Wael al-Dahdouh is Al Jazeera's Gaza Bureau Chief and he joins the show from London.
Also on today's show: Liat...
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September 11, 2025 • 55 mins
America is reeling and the world is shocked after conservative youth activist - and staunch Trump ally - Charlie Kirk was assassinated. Acts of violence such as these are not isolated, or unique to one side of the political aisle. Martin Luther King III has experienced this violence firsthand as the son of the civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. He joins the show from Atlanta.
Also on today's show: Cynthia Miller-Idri...
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September 10, 2025 • 56 mins
The Polish prime minister says his country is the closest it's been to open coflict since World War II, after NATO fighter jets were forced to take out Russian drones fired into its airspace. Nick Paton Walsh is following the story and shares his report.
Also on today's show: US Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin; historiand/author Jill Lepore; NYT reporter Matthew Cole
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September 9, 2025 • 55 mins
Israel has carried out an attack targeting senior Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital Doha. It is the first Israeli strike in the Gulf state and marks a significant escalation of its tactics against the militant group. Qatar is calling the attack a "blatant violation of international law." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country "accepts responsibility" for the operation, which he claims was justified after a mass s...
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September 8, 2025 • 58 mins
Russia launched the largest air attack of the war so far, damaging a government building for the first time, and killing more Ukrainian civilians. While President Trump says he is now ready to move to a "second phase" of sanctions on Moscow, despite the Kremlin claiming that sanctions could never force them to change course in the war. Michael Kofman, a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for I...
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September 6, 2025 • 40 mins
This week, as China's president Xi Jinping raises an “axis of upheaval," Christiane speaks with Kurt Campbell and Matthew Bartlett, two former State Department officials under Biden and Trump 1.0, about the fallout of the historic show of force in Beijing. Then, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators Yossi Beilin and Hiba Husseini join Christiane to discuss their bold plan for peace, "The Holy Land Confederation" and how it differs ...
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September 5, 2025 • 57 mins
Few countries are more aware of the fragility of democracy than Poland. 45 years ago, Lech Walesa started Poland's Solidarity Movement, stared down the Soviet Union, and became his country's first democratically elected president. He joins the show from Phoenix, Arizona to discuss today's dangers and his own extraordinary personal and political story.
Also on today's show: author Elizabeth A. Hanks, daughter of Tom Hanks, discuss...
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September 4, 2025 • 55 mins
As the IDF is preparing the enter Gaza City, the future is increasingly uncertain for Palestinians. But even in the middle of this war, there are those who have never given up on the possibility of two states. Yossi Belin served as Justice Minister in Israel and was a key peace negotiator, while Hiba Husseini is a longtime Palestinian peace negotiator. They have been working together to create a plan for a two-state solution. They ...
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September 3, 2025 • 57 mins
Xi Jinping put China's full military might on display in Beijing, joined by the leaders of Russia and North Korea. And those striking images of Xi, Putin and Kim standing side by side certainly caught the attention of Donald Trump, who accused the Chinese leader of "conspiring" against his country. Kurt Campbell served as deputy Secretary of State and architect of the Biden administration's China policy. Matthew Bartlett served in ...
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September 2, 2025 • 55 mins
As the world marks the 80th anniversary since World War II came to an end, a strengthening alliance between Russia, China, and North Korea is casting doubt on whether the post-1945 world order is crumbling. As Beijing hosts two of America's biggest adversaries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, striking a deal with Vladimir Putin for a new natural gas pipeline, the US is increasingly becoming more isolationist and tra...
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September 1, 2025 • 56 mins
China's security summit, which is wrapping up its second day, is being presented as an alternative alliance to the American and European-led world order. A key talking point of the meeting is the relationship between China's leader Xi and Russia's leader Putin. CNN Correspondent Mark Stewart joins the show with the latest from the Beijing.
Also on today's show: Chatham House CEO Bronwen Maddox; IRC Afghanistan Country Director S...
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August 30, 2025 • 40 mins
As Summer comes to a close, we're celebrating some of the most widely acclaimed voices who shaped this past year, from film to theater, to cooking and the written word.
First, one of the year's defining writers, Pullitzer Prize-winning Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha speaks to Christiane about his award-winning poems and the dire conditions his family members continue to face in Gaza since he managed to escape.
Then breakout st...
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August 29, 2025 • 55 mins
President Trump is ramping up his anti-crime agenda, with armed troops on the streets of Washington DC and threats that more cities will soon follow. Immigration raids are ramping up across the country, and deportations are surging. So where does this leave the United States' democratic values? Journalist and historian Garrett Graff says that the country has already slipped into fascism, and he joins the show from Vermont.
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August 28, 2025 • 56 mins
The White House has fired the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez, after only one month in the position. This comes just days after she reportedly clashed with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his stance on vaccines. Several other top CDC officials announced they were quitting in her wake, leaving the health agency in turmoil. Doctor Fiona Havers is a former CDC of...
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August 27, 2025 • 55 mins
In the wake of the deadly school shooting in Minneapolis, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe joins the show from Washington, DC.
Also on today's show: US Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen; India's World Editor Happymon Jacob; former FEMA administrator Craig Fugate
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August 26, 2025 • 56 mins
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's lawyer has filed a lawsuit against President Trump following his unprecedented attempt to fire her on Monday. Many experts fear that the president's latest action could spell the end of the Fed's independence. Gregg Nunziata, Executive Director of the Society for the Rule of Law and Natasha Sarin, Former US Department of Treasury official weigh in on the legal and economic ramifications.
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August 25, 2025 • 56 mins
Ukrainian President Zelensky marked his country's independence day this weekend by promising his people they would one day celebrate peace under a Ukrainian flag. However, the future appears less certain than ever, with no signs of a workable deal in the cards. Yaroslav Trofimov is Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and he joins the show to discuss if there's any hope that Russia will come to the negoti...
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August 23, 2025 • 40 mins
With the Middle East embroiled in endless conflict, Palestinian and Israeli peacemakers, Hiba Qasas and Nimrod Sheffer discuss a different way forward and how to revive the two-state solution. Then, science writer David Wallace-Wells talks to Christiane about the dangers of plastic pollution and the microplastics are in our vital organs. He warns Donald Trump's rollback of climate change regulations will impact our health.
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August 22, 2025 • 32 mins
One week, two landmark diplomatic meetings, and seemingly no concrete progress made towards ending the war in Ukraine. As the diplomacy grinds on, so does the fighting, with soldiers on the front line and civilians both paying the price. Journalist Masha Gessen and historian Peter Frankopan join the program to discuss.
Also on today's show: musician Jon Batiste (please note the Batiste interview is interrupted for CNN Breaking N...
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