After Iran admitted accidentally shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane, the regime finds itself under pressure from its own people and over the weekend, President Trump tweeted his support for the growing protests. To break this all down, Mohammad Ali Shabani, an Iran research at SOAS University of London, joins Christiane Amanpour in London. The doomed Flight 752 outbound from Iran was heading towards Kiev and eleven Ukrainian nationals lost their lives on board after it was shot down. Dany...
Jan 13, 2020•58 min
Speaking at a candlelit vigil in Toronto to mourn the victims of the Ukrainian plane crash which killed all 176 on board, including many Canadian and Iranian nationals, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canadians "deserve answers." To discuss this tragic human cost of this diplomatic drama, Christiane Amanpour speaks with Canada's former Ambassador to the U.S Michael Kergin. Richard Dalton, former British Ambassador to Iran, and Barbara Slavin, the Atlantic Council's top Iran expe...
Jan 10, 2020•58 min
Democratic Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ongoing political crisis between the U.S. and Iran, just as reports emerge that the Ukrainian Boeing plane that crashed killing 176 people, may have in fact been mistakenly shot down by Iran. He unpacks what action is occurring in Washington to limit any further military escalation. Fred Pleitgen, CNN Senior International Correspondent, gives the view from ground in Tehran. He explains the Iranian government's st...
Jan 09, 2020•58 min
David Urban, corporate lobbyist and Trump's campaign strategist, joins Christiane Amanpour to give his analysis of the President's address to the nation after Iran's retaliatory airstrike on U.S. coalition air bases in Iraq. Mohammad Marandi, chair of American Studies at the University of Tehran, gives his view from Tehran; he assesses the proportionality of this strike as well as the rhetoric coming from the two leaders of the hostile nations. Antony Blinken, former U.S. Deputy National Securit...
Jan 08, 2020•58 min
Mark Esper, U.S. Defense Secretary, joins Christiane Amanpour to defend the decision to carry out a targeted killing of Iran's top military commander, Qasem Soleimani. He explains why he doesn't regret the decision as well as the "imminent threat" that justified such an extreme course of action. Massoumeh Ebtekar, the Iranian Vice President on Women and Family Affairs, gives her counter-viewpoint, arguing that the White House made a serious miscalculation. Elissa Slotkin, U.S. House Democrat for...
Jan 07, 2020•58 min
Mohammad Marandi, chair of American studies at the University of Tehran, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the shocking targeted strike on one of Iran's top generals, Qasem Soleimani. He was killed in an U.S. airstrike whilst he was visiting Iraq and it has prompted both celebration and deep concern for how this will impact the already tense relations between the two nations. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy explains why this violates congressional rules and procedures and how the House plan t...
Jan 06, 2020•58 min
Heidi Blake, Buzzfeed Investigations Editor and author of "From Russia with Blood," talks about the pattern of killings that flow from the Kremlin. She digs down into why these haven't been gone unsolved. Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, doctor and author of "The Stress Solution," discusses why we're more stressed then ever and the innovative solutions we need to combat it. Our Walter Isaacson sits down with Carmen C. Bambach, a pioneering curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to reflect on the life ...
Dec 20, 2019•58 min
Tony Blair, the former Labour British Prime Minister, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the landslide Conservative victory in last week's election. He reflects on a looming Brexit and his party's move to the left and why that's cost them dearly. Greta Gerwig, the writer, director and actor, talks candidly to our Michel Martin about her meteoric rise to the top of Hollywood and what it was like to re-create one of the world's most beloved classics, "Little Women". Anne Applebaum, staff writer ...
Dec 19, 2019•57 min
Scott Walker, former Republican Governor for the battleground state of Wisconsin, gives his take on the historic vote to impeach President Donald Trump; only the third President ever to be impeached. He reflects on whether the President did indeed commit high crimes and misdemeanors. He also defends his record on voter suppression. Mark Landler, the London bureau chief of The New York Times, Susan Glasser, staff writer at the The New Yorker, and Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review, all wei...
Dec 19, 2019•58 min
Chris Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax media, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the impeachment of his close friend and confidant President Donald Trump. He reflects on the Republican strategy and the likelihood of acquittal. Ezra Klein, author of "Why We're Polarized" and co-founder of Vox, weighs in and critiques Ruddy's stance. He explains how America's politics became so toxic and polarized. Jonathan Pryce, the acclaimed actor, discusses making his latest film "The Two Popes" that delves into the li...
Dec 17, 2019•58 min
John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State, joins Christiane Amanpour in London to discuss these unprecedented times in U.S. politics, as the impeachment of President Trump looms. He also delves into the climate crisis and how we need both government and private business to get on board if we are to solve it any time soon. Bobby Jindal, the former Louisiana Governor, gives his take on the Republican stance on impeachment. Ferkat Jawdat, Uyghur activist, talks about why the Chinese government's t...
Dec 17, 2019•58 min
Afua Hirsch, author and social commentator, Simon Fraser, former head of the UK Foreign Office and Mark Landler, the London Bureau Chief for the New York Times join Christiane Amanpour on set to discuss the Conservative Party landslide victory in the historic UK election. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former Danish Prime Minister discusses Boris Johnson's Brexit plan. Craig Whitlock, a lead investigative reporter for the Washington Post, discusses his work uncovering the Afghanistan papers. To lea...
Dec 13, 2019•58 min
Frans Timmermans, the European Commission Executive Vice President for the European Green Deal, tells Christiane Amanpour why the deal is the "best option" for the bloc to tackle the climate crisis. Zeid Raad al Hussein, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, discusses disgraced Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's hearing at The Hague. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Yoni Appelbaum, Historian & Ideas Editor at The Atlantic, about why the U.S. is 'coming apart.' To learn more abo...
Dec 12, 2019•58 min
Christiane Amanpour is joined by Democrat Sherrod Brown of Ohio to talk about impeachment and his new book "Desk 88" which details the lives of the senators who sat at his Senate desk before him, including Robert F. Kennedy, and Al Gore Senior. Former UK Foreign Secretary and Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt discusses his party's approach to Brexit on the eve of the UK General Election. And our Hari Sreenivasan is joined by Daryl Davis, a black musician who has spent the past 30 years engaging in dia...
Dec 11, 2019•58 min
Former New York mayor and now democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg joins Christiane Amanpour in Madrid at the COP 25 climate summit. Political analyst and former chief speechwriter to Rudi Giuliani, John Avlon discusses the US presidential race. Dexter Filkins, staff writer at the New Yorker, and Rana Ayyub, global opinions writer at the Washington Post, tell Christiane about their recent collaboration investigating violence against the Muslim minority in India. And our Hari Sreen...
Dec 10, 2019•58 min
Farnaz Fassihi, from the New York Times, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the recent deadly protests in Iran. A 50 percent rise in oil prices triggered national unrest, and thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in protest with deadly consequences. She gives her gives her view on the brutal crackdown on demonstrators. Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian Foreign Minister, talks all things NATO as the summit took place in London this week. He discusses everything from migration, to climate...
Dec 07, 2019•58 min
Russ Feingold, former Senate Democrat, and Mia Love, former House Republican, join Christiane Amanpour to dig down into the latest developments in Washington. As former Democratic favorite Kamala Harris drops out of the 2020 Presidential race and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces that the house will draw up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, they give their take on why recent events have unfolded as they have and the likely next steps of the big political players. Rory St...
Dec 05, 2019•58 min
Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the key developments and dramas to come out of the NATO summit in London. Michael Lewis, author of "Fifth Risk" and "The Big Short," digs down into the political crisis unfolding on Capitol Hill, as the House Judiciary Committee hears its fist testimony from four constitutional scholars. He gives his take on the impeachment process so far and the future of the country. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Jonathan...
Dec 04, 2019•58 min
Bobby Ghosh, the Bloomberg opinion editor, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the tensions between presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron, as they meet in London for NATO's 70th summit. Gülnur Aybet, senior adviser to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, unpacks the criticism Macron levelled at Erdogan over Turkey's offensive in Syria. She defends the apparent blocking of the NATO defense plan for the Baltics and Poland. Shirin Neshat, Iranian artist, and Hadi Ghaemi, executive directo...
Dec 03, 2019•58 min
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General and former Prime Minister of Norway, joins Christiane Amanpour to reflect on 70 years of NATO, their strategy on terrorism and their approach to Trump's foreign policy. Gérard Araud, former French Ambassador to the United States, and Karin von Hippel, the Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute, weigh in and assess the future of the post-war alliance. Yaron Zilberman, co-writer and director of "Incitement", talks about dramatizing the assa...
Dec 02, 2019•57 min
Kevin Sheekey, campaign manager for Bloomberg 2020, joins Christiane Amanpour to explain why the media mogul and billionaire Michael Bloomberg has made a late entry to the 2020 presidential race. Brothers Richard Gere, the iconic actor and activist, and David Gere, the director of UCLA Art & Global Health Center, give an emotional and candid account of the friends they've lost to AIDS. They talk about coming together to help create new and powerful photography exhibition and book called "Thr...
Nov 27, 2019•57 min
Jenna Ellis, senior legal adviser for the Trump 2020 campaign, joins Christiane Amanpour to give her defense of President Trump and explains why his behavior is not impeachable. Neal Katyal, former Acting U.S. Solicitor General and author of "Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump," pushes back against Ellis' claims and gives his legal view. Pat Mitchell, the former head of CNN productions and first woman head of PBS, speaks candidly about her life in media, activism and growing older in the pub...
Nov 26, 2019•58 min
Doris Kearns Goodwin, the renowned presidential historian, joins Christiane Amanpour to delve into the Trump presidency, his predecessors and the latest shocking developments to emerge in the impeachment inquiry. Annette Bening, the award-winning actress best known for her roles in "American Beauty" and "Bugsy", reflects on growing older and stronger in Hollywood and what it was like to portray Senator Dianne Feinstein in new Amazon film "The Report". Feinstein was instrumental in the Senate inv...
Nov 25, 2019•58 min
In a special report, CNN Senior International Correspondent Nima Elbagir confronts a priest accused of abusing some of the World's most vulnerable children in the Central African Republic. Maria Ressa, the CEO of social news network Rappler, talks about her experience of going toe to toe with the Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte. Olafur Eliasson, the artist famous for his use of the natural elements, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss how his work helps people connect with the climate crisis...
Nov 22, 2019•57 min
Christiane Amanpour is joined by Chris Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax and Susan Glasser, Staff Writer at the New Yorker, to talk about the latest in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Daria Kaleniuk, one of Ukraine's most respected anti-corruption activists gives her perspective on investigation and our Alison Stewart is joined by Director Lauren Greenfield and Former Philippine Elections Commission Chairman Andy Bautista, who talk about their new biopic of Imelda Marcos, "The Kingmaker". To learn more abo...
Nov 19, 2019•58 min
Henk Ovink, Dutch special envoy for International Water Affairs, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the extreme flooding in Venice; the worst it has ever experienced. Katharine Hayhoe, atmospheric scientist, also weighs in on the climate crisis causing natural disasters around the world like the flooding in Venice, fires in California and smog in India. Joey Zwillinger, co-CEO of shoe company Allbirds, talks about developing his innovative and sustainable shoe brand. Our Walter Isaacson, sits ...
Nov 18, 2019•58 min
Nancy McEldowney, former Director of the U.S. Foreign Service Institute, and James Baker, former FBI General Counsel join Christiane Amanpour to unpack the latest developments in the ongoing impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. Mark Ruffalo, actor in new film "Dark Waters," and Rob Bilott, the lawyer who Ruffalo plays in "Dark Waters," reflect on working together in this new project. Bilott took on the chemical company Dupont after one of its West Virginia plants leaked a chemi...
Nov 14, 2019•58 min
Mike Rogers, former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, and Elizabeth Holtzman, former member of the House Judiciary Committee, join Christiane Amanpour to reflect on the first public hearing of the impeachment investigation. They give their thoughts on top U.S. diplomat Bill Taylor's testimony on Capitol Hill. Anthony Gardner, former U.S. Ambassador to the EU, gives his thoughts on the strategies employed by both Democrats and Republicans so far. Jeff Greenfield, journalist and author, a...
Nov 14, 2019•58 min
John McLaughlin, former deputy CIA director, joins Christiane Amanpour to talk about the first public impeachment hearings due to take place this week. Joe Crowley, former House Democrat and predecessor to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, sheds light on the political strategies both Republicans and Democrats will employ during these hearings. Yair Golan, Israeli Knesset member and former deputy chief of staff at the IDF, reflects on the political paralysis in Israel and the spike of violence at the Gaz...
Nov 12, 2019•58 min
Timothy Garton Ash, historian and author, Christopher Mallaby, former UK Ambassador to Germany, and Andrey Kortunov, the Director General of the Russian Intl. Affairs Council, join Christiane Amanpour to reflect on the historic day the Berlin wall came down 30 years ago. They discuss how the reunification of Germany shaped the modern world. Wendell Pierce, actor best known for his roles in "The Wire" and "Suits", talks about taking to the stage in London in the reinterpretation of Arthur Miller'...
Nov 08, 2019•58 min
