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Amanpour is CNN International's flagship global affairs interview program hosted by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

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August 6 · 56 min
Straight Talk on the Strait
Once again, confusion reigns over the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump promised again this week that the vital shipping lane will open "very soon". The problem is that the US is not negotiating directly with Iran. Tehran is speaking to Oman, and says a deal on the Strait is close, but that agreement would not automatically reopen the Strait. They first want the US to meet certain guarantees. For more on this, Correspondent Jeremy Diamond joins the show from Tel Aviv. Also on today's show: Linda Robinson, Sr. Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; Jia Tolentino, Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Idrees Kahloon, Staff Writer, The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 5 · 56 min
What el-Sayed's Michigan Primary Win Tells Us
After a tight race with moderate Haley Stevens, progressive Abdul el-Sayed is now officially the Michigan Democratic Senate primary winner. The contest has been an enormously expensive one, with the candidates' stances on Israel a central issue in the campaign. But while el-Sayed may well score a win for the progressives, it's a more mixed picture nationally. Political analyst Ron Brownstein joins us to discuss. Also on today's show: Lawton Nuss, Former Chief Justice, Kansas Supreme Court; Annie Jacobsen, Author, "Biological War: A Scenario" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 4 · 55 min
EU Blame Game
The European Union held an emergency meeting today over Thursday's surge of migrants into Spanish territory. Some are also blaming Spain's liberal migration policies as a factor, while others accuse Moroccan authorities of facilitating the crisis. Nathalie Tocci is an Italian foreign policy expert and former adviser to the EU's foreign policy chief, and she joins the show from Rome. Also on today's show: Ashish Jha, Former White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator; Bahiyyih Nakhjavani, Editor and co-translator, “Open Wide the Doors”; Karla Murthy, Director/Producer/Editor, “The Gas Station Attendant” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 3 · 56 min
Russia-Ukraine War Escalates
Ukraine has been stepping up its long-range attacks inside Russia. Meanwhile, Moscow continues to pound Kyiv, with a massive missile attack over the weekend. Dara Massicot is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia program at Carnegie and has just returned from a research trip to Ukraine. She joins the show from Washington. Also on today's show: Chris Krebs, Former United States Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; financial journalist William Cohan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 1 · 43 min
Fires and Soaring Temperatures: A New Global Normal?
Fires on all sides, as France and Spain battle blazes, Europe swelters under high temperatures, and the U.S. sees its third heat dome in a month. Environmentalist Bill McKibben explains how we can still get on top of the climate change challenge, if we act now. And, reflecting on Emmett Till's legacy, and the life he could have had, in a new exhibition "If Emmett Till Lived." Curator Sarah Elizabeth Lewis and Till's cousin, Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., join the program. Then, learning lessons about sleep, from one of the world's most sleep deprived nations. Hanako Montgomery tries out the whacky inventions Japanese inventors are coming up with to improve our sleep quality. Author Dave Eggers discusses his new novel "Contrapposto" and the dangers AI poses to children and teens. Plus, it's not just the western world feeling the impact of the climate crisis as across Africa extreme weather, from droughts to floods, is making life perilous. From Christiane's archives, a look back at the 1992 emergency U.S. military intervention to end a devastating famine in Somalia. Air date: August 01, 2026 Guests: Bill McKibben Sarah Elizabeth Lewis & Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. Dave Eggers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 31 · 56 min
Journalism Under Attack
First: Does journalism face its gravest danger yet? Christiane speaks to reporter Amy Goodman and filmmaker Tia Lessin, about their new documentary exploring the fight for an independent press. Then: A powerful new exhibition imagines the life Emmett Till was denied. Historian Sarah Lewis and the Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr. join the show to discuss. And: Long before Silicon Valley dominated our lives, Paulina Borsook warned of its growing power. Michel Martin speaks to the journalist who saw today's tech titans coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 30 · 56 min
Ukrainian Journalist Nataliya Gumenyek
Ukraine reels from yet another night of deadly strikes from Russia that killed at least nine people, including children. Poland blames Moscow for firing a missile into its territory, creating a massive crater after it landed and exploded in a field. Two NATO fighter jets were activated and prepared to shoot it down. To discuss whether this changes the tide in the war, Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk joins the show. Also on today's show: Nabiha Syed, Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation; Gioconda Belli, Nicaraguan novelist and poet; Marita Golden, Co-founder, Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation & Gwen McKinney, Creator and Campaign Director, Unerased | Black Women Speak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 29 · 55 min
With Their TPS Status Revoked, What Do US Haitians Do Now?
The Trump administration recently revoked the Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, removing their right to live and work in the United States. Haiti is plagued by violence and lawlessness with staggering levels of poverty, and Trump’s own State Department advises Americans must not visit Haiti. Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré is well known to many Americans for his leadership after of Hurricane Katrina, as well as managing international relief operations in the Caribbean. He's an expert on disaster preparedness and has advised Haitian organizations, and he joins from Baton Rouge. Also on today's show: Haaretz journalist Nir Hasson; author Samuel Moyn, "Gerontocracy in America” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 28 · 56 min
Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel
Two high-stakes meetings are scheduled at the White House today, as President Trump meets with Ukraine's President Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, both in town for Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral. For the Israeli leader, the Washington reception today will be very different to the last. Rahm Emanuel, formerly a US ambassador to Japan, a White House chief of staff, and a congressman, has been a longtime supporter of Israel. He himself volunteered to serve in the IDF. But he now says the US should not provide its long-time ally with unconditional military aid, arguing they should be treated like any other country. Emanuel joins the program from Chicago. Also on today's show: environmentalist Bill McKibben; translator Emily Wilson ("The Odyssey") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 27 · 56 min
Will Trump's New Tariffs Push Inflation Higher?
The US, already grappling with an affordability crisis made worse by the war in Iran, imposed fresh tariffs on imports from over 80 trade partner, risking higher inflation and more volatility for the global economy. According to the Yale Budget Lab, the revived tariffs would cost American households about $11, 000 dollars annually. Yale Budget L ab President Natasha Sarin joins the show to discuss this. Also on today's show: former NSC Iran expert Nate Swanson; former US Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp; Jonathan Martin, Politics Bureau Chief, Politico Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 25 · 43 min
THE HIGH COST OF U.S. INTERVENTION
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requests billons of dollars more for America's war in Iran - without laying out a plan of how or when it could end. Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel joins the program to discuss the state of play and slams what he calls a lack of transparency from the current administration. And, as several Democratic lawmakers denounce the suffering they witnessed on a trip to Cuba, Congressman Mark Pocan explains how the U.S. blockade is choking the island and what a new State Department report reveals about America's intentions in the region. Then, correspondent Jeremy Diamond reports on how an ancient ruin in the West Bank has become the latest flashpoint in the land dispute between Israelis and Palestinians. Award-winning author Colson Whitehead concludes his celebrated Harlem trilogy and discusses how "Cool Machine" raises the stakes in gritty, glamourous 1980s New York. Plus, a shakeup at the highest levels of Ukraine's military with Zelensky firing his top general Oleksandr Syrskyi. From Christiane's archives, a look back at her exclusive interview with Syrskyi just after he took over as head of the armed forces. Air date: July 25, 2026 Guests: Chuck Hagel Mark Pocan Colson Whitehead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 24 · 55 min
Iran War's Impact on Humanitarian Aid
As the Iran war escalates, the world's most vital chokepoints are coming under increasing threat. Iran's disruption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has already rattled global energy markets. Now, the Houthis could obstruct things further, launching a blockade on Saudi shipping in the Red Sea, and threatening to close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The two narrow waterways carry not only oil and gas, but also vast quantities of food and humanitarian supplies. Carl Skau, the acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme, has travelled to many of the world's worst humanitarian hot spots, witnessing both the scale of the suffering and the difficulties of delivering aid. He joins from New York. Also on today's show: author Colson Whitehead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 23 · 56 min
Mideast Conflict Escalates
The exchange of threats and tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran continue apace today, and tensions elsewhere in the Middle East are rising significantly, with attacks in the Red Sea marking a new front in this conflict. Military analyst and retired US Airforce Colonel Cedric Leighton joins the show from Washington, to discuss where the war can go from here. Also on today's show: Cyril Aris, Writer/Director, “A Sad and Beautiful World”; Nicholas Kristof, Opinion Columnist, The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 22 · 56 min
Former Ukrainian Minister of Economy Tymofiy Mylovanov
President Zelensky has fired his Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, bowing to pressure from nationwide protests sparked last week by the controversial sacking of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was credited with leading Ukraine's successful drone campaign against Russia. The Ukrainian leader's damage control exposes growing internal rifts over the nation's war-time leadership. Tymofiy Mylovanov is the Ukraine's former minister of economy and he joins the show from Kyiv. Also on today's show: LaMonika Jones, Director, DC Hunger Solutions; Kathy Baughman, CEO, HERA (NGO that works to protect women in low-income communities from extreme heat) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 21 · 56 min
Former US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
Donald Trump is vowing revenge, after American service members were killed by Iranian strikes. Meanwhile in Iran, President Mahmoud Pezeshkian has told his people that they are engaged in a full-scale war. And the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are vowing to blockade a second critical shipping channel, further threatening global oil supplies. Former US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel joins the program to discuss. Also on today's show: US House Democrat Mark Pocan; climate professor Radley Horton; author Adrian Wooldridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
July 20 · 56 min
The Burnham Era Begins in Britain
Today the United Kingdom gets its seventh prime minister in ten years as Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Manchester, enters number 10. The list of challenges for Burnham is long, from high energy costs and tax burden, to the task of placating President Donald Trump. Lucy Fisher is the Whitehall Editor for The Financial Times and she joins the show from London. Also on today's show: former British National Security Adviser Peter Ricketts; Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk; former Tallahassee police officer Seth Stoughton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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