Amanpour

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May 12, 2021 Amanpour: Iván Duque, Tzipi Hotovely, Hilary Mantel and Helaine Olen
Iván Duque, Colombian President, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ongoing anti-government protests taking place across his country. As the U.S. says it's dispatching a senior diplomat to the Middle East, Tzipi Hotovely, Israeli Ambassador to the UK, talks about the worsening violence between Israelis and Palestinian militants. Novelist Hillary Mantel discusses her new book, "The Mirror & the Light", the last her award-winning "Wolf Hall" trilogy, following the life and times of Thomas Cromwell. Michel Martin talks to Helaine Olen, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post, about the backsliding of gender equality during the pandemic.
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56 min
May 11, 2021 Amanpour: Aaron David Miller, Marwan Muasher, Ana Porzecanski and Niall Ferguson
As violence continues to escalate in Gaza between the Israelis and Palestinians, Aaron David Miller, the former U.S. State Department Middle East Negotiator, and Marwan Muasher, the former Jordanian Foreign Minister, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss what it takes to address the root causes of this conflict. Ana Porzecanski, the Director of the Center for Biodiversity at the American Museum of Natural History, talks about how the pandemic has affected the lives of indigenous communities in the Amazon and the crucial role they play in protecting our natural world. Walter Isaacson talks with historian Niall Ferguson about his new book "Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe", and why we're getting worse, not better, at handling disasters like the pandemic.
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58 min
May 11, 2021 Amanpour: Aaron David Miller, Marwan Muasher, Ana Porzecanski and Niall Ferguson
As violence continues to escalate in Gaza between the Israelis and Palestinians, Aaron David Miller, the former U.S. State Department Middle East Negotiator, and Marwan Muasher, the former Jordanian Foreign Minister, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss what it takes to address the root causes of this conflict. Ana Porzecanski, the Director of the Center for Biodiversity at the American Museum of Natural History, talks about how the pandemic has affected the lives of indigenous communities in the Amazon and the crucial role they play in protecting our natural world. Walter Isaacson talks with historian Niall Ferguson about his new book "Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe", and why we're getting worse, not better, at handling disasters like the pandemic.
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56 min
May 10, 2021 Amanpour: Mustafa Barghouti, Stav Shaffir, Karim Khan and Michael Moss
As Jerusalem is gripped once again by violent unrest, Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti and head of the Israel Green Party Stav Shaffir join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the "sad and risky combination of tensions" threatening the region. Then Karim Khan, head of the U.N. Investigative Team on Daesh Crimes, unpacks the new report showing that genocide was committed by ISIS against the Yazidis in 2014. Turning to the U.S. food industry, our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Michael Moss about his new book "Hooked" and the addictive dangers of processed food.
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57 min
May 10, 2021 Amanpour: Mustafa Barghouti, Stav Shaffir, Karim Khan and Michael Moss
As Jerusalem is gripped once again by violent unrest, Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti and head of the Israel Green Party Stav Shaffir join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the "sad and risky combination of tensions" threatening the region. Then Karim Khan, head of the U.N. Investigative Team on Daesh Crimes, unpacks the new report showing that genocide was committed by ISIS against the Yazidis in 2014. Turning to the U.S. food industry, our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Michael Moss about his new book "Hooked" and the addictive dangers of processed food.
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56 min
May 07, 2021 Amanpour: Jeremy Farrar, Selma van de Perre, Charles Person and Maya Lin
Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust and covid adviser to the UK government, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ongoing debate around patent waivers for covid-19 vaccines. Then WWII resistance spy and author of “My Name is Selma,” Selma van de Perre shares her extraordinary story of not only surviving Ravensbruck, the infamous women’s concentration camp in Germany, but how she fought back. Turning to another story of resistance, Charles Person speaks to our Michel Martin about becoming the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders at the age of 18, travelling from Washington DC to New Orleans on a bus in 1961. He reflects on fighting for desegregation in the South and his new memoir "Buses Are a Comin'." And finally, the famed architect and artist Maya Lin talks about planting a "Ghost Forest" in New York's Madison Park and what the past can teach us about the future.
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58 min
May 07, 2021 Amanpour: Jeremy Farrar, Selma van de Perre, Charles Person and Maya Lin
Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust and covid adviser to the UK government, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ongoing debate around patent waivers for covid-19 vaccines. Then WWII resistance spy and author of “My Name is Selma,” Selma van de Perre shares her extraordinary story of not only surviving Ravensbruck, the infamous women’s concentration camp in Germany, but how she fought back. Turning to another story of resistance, Charles Person speaks to our Michel Martin about becoming the youngest original member of the Freedom Riders at the age of 18, travelling from Washington DC to New Orleans on a bus in 1961. He reflects on fighting for desegregation in the South and his new memoir "Buses Are a Comin'." And finally, the famed architect and artist Maya Lin talks about planting a "Ghost Forest" in New York's Madison Park and what the past can teach us about the future.
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56 min
May 07, 2021 Amanpour: Claudia López, Moisés Naím, Michael Lewis and Robert A. Pape
After days of violent protests in Colombia, Bogotá Mayor Claudia López joins Christiane Amanpour to explain why President Duque should reach out directly to young people to address poverty and inequity. Journalist and analyst Moisés Naím digs in further to how the protests fit into a broader wave of social and economic crises sweeping across South America. Then turning to the pandemic, Michael Lewis discusses his book "The Premonition", examining the unknown individuals who tried to raise the alarm on Covid-19 and the systems that failed them. A new study on the January 6 Capitol insurrection finds that of the nearly 400 rioters arrested or charged, 93% are white and 86% are male. The study’s principal investigator, Professor Robert A. Pape, talks to our Michel Martin about his findings.
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57 min
May 07, 2021 Amanpour: Claudia López, Moisés Naím, Michael Lewis and Robert A. Pape
After days of violent protests in Colombia, Bogotá Mayor Claudia López joins Christiane Amanpour to explain why President Duque should reach out directly to young people to address poverty and inequity. Journalist and analyst Moisés Naím digs in further to how the protests fit into a broader wave of social and economic crises sweeping across South America. Then turning to the pandemic, Michael Lewis discusses his book "The Premonition", examining the unknown individuals who tried to raise the alarm on Covid-19 and the systems that failed them. A new study on the January 6 Capitol insurrection finds that of the nearly 400 rioters arrested or charged, 93% are white and 86% are male. The study’s principal investigator, Professor Robert A. Pape, talks to our Michel Martin about his findings.
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56 min
May 05, 2021 Amanpour: Naledi Pandor, Kara Swisher, Cindy McCain and Barkha Dutt
Naledi Pandor, South African Foreign Minister, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the push to loosen restrictions on vaccine patents and the lessons to be learnt from India's covid crisis. Kara Swisher, contributing opinion writer at The New York Times, talks about the decision taken by the independent oversight committee within Facebook to uphold the suspension of former President Trump's account. Cindy McCain, author of "Stronger: Courage, Hope, and Humor In My Life With John McCain", discusses her new book and the future of the Republican party. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Barkha Dutt, founder and editor of Mojo Story and a Washington Post columnist, about losing her father to covid and the situation in India.
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57 min