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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: Frans Timmermans, Ayoade Alakija, Randi Weingarten and Robert Ballard May 19, 2021

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Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, discusses his meeting with U.S. Climate envoy John Kerry ahead of the COP26 summit later this year and warns that "there's no vaccine against the climate crisis". Ayoade Alakija, Co-Chair of the Africa Vaccine Delivery Alliance, discusses how the continent is struggling to get enough doses and the dangers of vaccine apartheid. Michel Martin talks to Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, about what it will take for schools in the U.S. to fully re-open in the fall. Robert Ballard, oceanographer and author of "Into the Deep: A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic", discusses his career exploring the depths of the ocean.

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Amanpour: Aida Touma-Suleiman, Noa Landau and Pramila Jayapal May 19, 2021

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With no end in sight in the violence between Israel and Gaza, Arab-Israeli lawmaker Aida Touma-Suleiman joins Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing conflict. She says Israeli Acting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own personal crisis is influencing his actions. Then Haaretz columnist Noa Landau calls out Israelis across the political spectrum for ignoring Palestinian voices in Israel and the occupied territories. Turning to the U.S., Representative Pramila Jayapal, who was the first South Asian American woman in the House, talks about the importance of political representation and how the pandemic has impacted Asian American identity.

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Amanpour: Khaled Elgindy, Dennis Ross, Safwat al-Kahlout, Dr. Céline Gounder and Anna Sale May 17, 2021

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As violence between Israel and Gaza continues, Veteran peace negotiators Khaled Elgindy and Dennis Ross say both sides may not be far from a ceasefire, but the big question is: what comes next? They join Bianna Golodryga, standing in for Christiane Amanpour, to discuss. On Saturday a targeted Israeli strike levelled a 15-storey block of media offices housing Al Jazeera and Associated Press as well as private flats. Al Jazeera English correspondent Safwat al-Kahlout joins from the ground in Gaza city to discuss. He says he "never saw anything suspicious" in the tower Israel alleges housed Hamas military offices. Turning to the coronavirus pandemic, Epidemiologist Dr. Céline Gounder says the U.S. promise to send an extra 20 million vaccines to other countries doesn't go nearly far enough. Then our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Anna Sale, podcast host and author of “Let’s Talk About Hard Things,” about the importance of having difficult conversations about death, sex and our finances.

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Amanpour: Robi Damelin, Bassam Aramin, Matthew McConaughey and Jory Fleming May 14, 2021

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As Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket fire continue to volley back and forth, correspondent Ben Wedeman joins Christiane Amanpour from Jerusalem to discuss this worsening conflict in the Middle East. Israeli mother Robi Damelin and Palestinian father Bassam Aramin, who each lost a child in the conflict, discuss forgiveness and the path to peace. Turning to America, Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey speaks about his memoir "Greenlights" and his three decade career in Hollywood. Then an insight into living with autism, Walter Isaacson speaks to Jory Fleming, author of "How to Be Human: An Autistic Man's Guide to Life," about the profound value of what some consider a disability.

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Amanpour: Noura Erakat, Vladimir Chizhov, Francis Rooney and Jamal Simmons May 13, 2021

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As the U.S., Russia and the UN call for an urgent end to the violence between Israelis and Palestinians, Noura Erakat, Human Rights Attorney, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the continued escalation. Vladimir Chizhov, Russian Ambassador to the EU, discusses Russian foreign minister Lavrov's call for a quartet meeting on the middle east conflict and the rising tensions between Washington and the Kremlin. Francis Rooney, a former U.S. House Republican, discusses Congresswoman Liz Cheney's ousting from Republican leadership and the future of the GOP. Michel Martin talks to Jamal Simmons, author of "The 4 Percent Problem", about how corporate America needs to rethink it if wants to reckon with systemic racism.

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Amanpour: Iván Duque, Tzipi Hotovely, Hilary Mantel and Helaine Olen May 12, 2021

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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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Amanpour: Aaron David Miller, Marwan Muasher, Ana Porzecanski and Niall Ferguson May 11, 2021

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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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Amanpour: Mustafa Barghouti, Stav Shaffir, Karim Khan and Michael Moss May 10, 2021

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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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Amanpour: Jeremy Farrar, Selma van de Perre, Charles Person and Maya Lin May 07, 2021

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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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Amanpour: Claudia López, Moisés Naím, Michael Lewis and Robert A. Pape May 07, 2021

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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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