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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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Amanpour: Fatima Gailani, Ryan Crocker, Robert Malley and Brooke Mooney Jul 16, 2021

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Afghan peace negotiator Fatima Gailani and former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker speak with Bianna Golodryga about Taliban advances and U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan. Then U.S. Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley discusses the obstacles to re-entering the Iran nuclear deal. He explains thatIran has not yet made irreversible nuclear advances. And finally, Team USA Women's Olympic rower Brooke Mooney talks about heading to Tokyo for her very first Olympics, going for gold and performing under the cloud of Covid-19.

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Amanpour: Patrick Oppmann, Jorge Castañeda, Péter Szijjártó and Kate Julian Jul 14, 2021

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Fmr. Mexico FM Jorge Castañeda and Correspondent Patrick Oppmann join Bianna Golodryga to discuss what's driving the biggest protests in Cuba since the 1959 revolution. Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó defends the country's new law that bans information which "promotes" homosexuality and gender change being used in schools. The government claims it is doing to so protect children, though critics believe that prohibiting access to such information stigmatizes LGBTQ people. Then Kate Julian, senior editor at The Atlantic, speaks about her recent piece for the magazine, "America Has a Drinking Problem."

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Amanpour: Matt Rivers, Robert Fatton, Boris Lushniak, Roger Bennett and Darren Lewis Jul 14, 2021

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Correspondent Matt Rivers and Politics Professor Robert Fatton join Bianna Golodryga to discuss the fallout from the shocking assassination of Haiti's President and the root of their political crisis. Former U.S. Acting Surgeon General Boris Lushniak calls this an 'OMG moment' as the world still deals with 'messed up communication' around covid. Then host of the popular soccer podcast 'Men in Blazers,' Roger Bennett breaks down England's heartbreaking defeat at the European Championships final and reflects on his new book, 'Reborn in the USA,' a love letter to his adopted country of America. Correspondent Darren Lewis also weighs in on the vile racism levelled at the three young black English players who missed their penalties.

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Amanpour: Abdullah Abdullah, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Kathleen Belew Jun 25, 2021

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Despite Taliban gains on the ground, leading Afghan official Abdullah Abdullah explains to Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, that the ousting of the democratically elected government in Kabul will not happen. Then Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of U.N. Women, talks about the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on women and the need to prioritize them in the covid-19 recovery. And our Michel Martin speaks to award-winning historian and author Kathleen Belew about the growing threat of domestic terrorism in the U.S. and the Biden administration’s plans to combat it.

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Amanpour: Susan Lund, Samantha Stark, John Allen and Abigail Disney Jun 24, 2021

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Economist Susan Lund says it was easier to shut down the economy in 2020 than to restart it in 2021. She joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss the bumpy road ahead as the economy reboots. Then Samantha Stark, director of "Framing Britney Spears," reflects on the popstar's statement to court today regarding the conservatorship she's been living under since 2008. President Joe Biden is a devout Catholic and the first Catholic president in nearly 60 years. But conservative Catholic bishops are pushing a plan to take away his right, and those of other Catholic politicians, to receive Communion, due to his support of abortion rights. Senior Vatican Analyst and author John Allen explains. Then philanthropist, filmmaker and heir to the Disney family fortune Abigail Disney speaks to our Hari Sreenivasan about the dangerous power of intergenerational wealth and why she’s decided to give away more than $70 million over the last 40 years.

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Amanpour: Wendy Sherman, Akala and Clint Johnson Jun 24, 2021

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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Joe Biden's plans amid Taliban's wins in Afghanistan as well as tensions with China and Iran. She says the U.S. is not withdrawing from Afghanistan. Then award-winning rapper and best-selling “Natives” author Akala discusses turning his hand to fiction, combating systemic racism in the UK and how Shakespeare has more in common with modern day hip-hop than you might expect. The first case of AIDS was reported 40 years ago this month, Michel Martin speaks to Clint Johnson from the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus to reflect on the millions of lives lost to the virus.

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Amanpour: Andrei Kelin, Christine Quinn, Brian Lehrer and George Will Jun 23, 2021

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Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss opposition leader Alexey Navalny and Moscow's relations with the west following the Biden-Putin summit. Turning to America, former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and broadcaster Brian Lehrer dissect the forces at play in the 2021 New York City election. Then our Walter Isaacson speaks to American libertarian-conservative political commentator and author George Will about the recent Supreme Court rulings and how the nation's political divisions will impact legislation around the economy, infrastructure, and voting rights.

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Amanpour: David Sanger, Ellie Geranmayeh, Antwaun Sargent, Hakeem Oluseyi and David Lan Jun 22, 2021

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New York Times Correspondent David Sanger and European Council on Foreign Relations Deputy Fellow Ellie Geranmayeh join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the implications of Iran's new president-elect Ebrahim Raisi and his hardline politics. Art curator Antwaun Sargent talks about "Social Works," his first exhibition for the Gagosian gallery in New York. Renowned astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi speaks to our Hari Sreenivasan about how he overcame the odds and escaped a life of crime, which he details in his new memoir, "A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars." And finally, In "The Walk," a massive new theater piece spanning eight countries and 5,000 miles, a giant puppet of a refugee girl named Amal travels all across Europe. Writer and Producer David Lan explains the heroic journey of Little Amal.

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Amanpour: Andy Slavitt, Elie Honig, Dawn Porter, Bernita Bradley and Keri Rodrigues Jun 21, 2021

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Andy Slavitt, former White House Senior Adviser for Covid and author of "Preventable", joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to talk about the Delta variant, vaccinations and Obamacare. Elie Honig, author of the Bill Barr biography "Hatchet Man," breaks down the attempts to undermine the Justice Department during the Trump administration. The Elaine Race Massacre left hundreds dead in 1919; "Rise Again" director Dawn Porter explains how like Tulsa, it was sparked by racist anger of Black progress. Then mothers turned education justice advocates Bernita Bradley and Keri Rodrigues join Michel Martin to discuss why they launched they’ve turned their backs on the public school system and launched homeschooling initiatives.

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Amanpour: Ekaterina Kotrikadze, Marc Polymeropoulos, Alexander Betts, and Annette Gordon-Reed Jun 18, 2021

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News director and anchor for TV Rain, Russia's only independent TV news channel, Ekaterina Kotrikadze joins Bianna Golodrya, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to give her take on the Biden-Putin summit and the response in Russia. She says the summit changes nothing in Russia. Then Marc Polymeropolous, retired CIA officer and author of "Clarity in Crisis", explains how he was forced to retire after being targeted by a sonic attack in Moscow. Oxford's Alexander Betts, author of “The Wealth of Refugees” lays out the crucial need to change the narrative about refugees. He says they should be seen as human beings who have talents and skills to offer. And as Juneteenth, the end of slavery, is finally made a national holiday in America, Pulitzer prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed talks to Walter Isaacson about the significance of this date and her own remarkable story as the first black student to integrate into a white school.

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