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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: Linda Sanchez, Andrea Martinez, Jodie Foster, Nancy Hollander and Reuben Miller Feb 25, 2021

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Congresswoman Linda Sanchez tells Christiane Amanpour about the immigration bill she introduced and why now is the time to pass this reform. Andrea Martinez, immigration attorney, discusses the human impact immigration policy has and her work to reunite families separated under Trump's zero tolerance policy. Actress Jodie Foster and lawyer Nancy Hollander talk about the new film "The Mauritanian" and the real life story of detention at Guantanamo Bay that inspired it. Our Michel Martin talks to Reuben Miller, author of "Halfway Home", about the realities of life after incarceration.

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Amanpour: David Cameron, Samuel Burke and Julia Marcus Feb 24, 2021

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David Cameron, former British Prime Minister, discusses his call to action for energy investment in fragile states where the pandemic has hit the hardest. Samuel Burke, host of "Suddenly Family", discusses his family's shocking DNA discovery that led to making a podcast about other lives turned upside down by at home genetic tests. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Julia Marcus, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist at Harvard University, about how to mitigate the risk of covid in a sustainable way.

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Amanpour: Nadhim Zahawi, Ran Balicer, Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Steve Wood, Kevin Macdonald and Kurt Bardella Feb 23, 2021

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Nadhim Zahawi, UK Vaccines Minister, and Ran Balicer, Chair of Israel's Covid-19 National Experts Panel discuss the successful vaccine rollout schemes in their countries. Mohamedou Ould Slahi, former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Steve Wood, a former guard at the detention camp, and director Kevin Macdonald discuss their new film "The Mauritanian" based on Mohamedou's book "Guantanamo Diary". Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Kurt Bardella, former senior adviser to The Lincoln Project, about the allegations against the organization's co-founder John Weaver, and the "civil war" within the GOP.

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Amanpour: Anote Tong, Aliza Ayaz, Steven Yeun and Bill Gates Feb 22, 2021

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Anote Tong, former President of Kiribati, and Aliza Ayaz, climate activist and UN Youth Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goals, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the very real effects of the climate crisis in Kiribati and Pakistan - and what might change now the U.S. has rejoined the Paris Climate Accord. Actor Steven Yeun discusses his new film "Minari" about a Korean family trying to build a new life in rural Arkansas. Our Walter Isaacson talks to billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates about the pandemic, the climate crisis and his new book "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster".

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Amanpour: Lina al-Hathloul, David Olusoga, Jake Sullivan and Shoshana Zuboff Feb 22, 2021

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Lina al-Hathloul, sister of Saudi women's rights activist, Loujain al-Hathloul, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss her sister's release from prison and her views on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. She argues he is not a reformer and that in Saudi Arabia, "activism is considered terrorism". We look at the history behind vaccine hesitancy in minorities with historian David Olusoga. He explains how he's campaigning to get minority communities in the UK to take the vaccine and why that hesitancy exists in Britain and beyond. Then U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan talks about reviving the Iran deal, the SolarWinds, troops in Afghanistan and relations with Saudi Arabia. Turning to big tech, our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Shoshana Zuboff, author of "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," about the information coup the tech companies are waging through data collection.

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Amanpour: Nathalie Tocci, Vali Nasr, Stacey Holman and Lee Daniels Feb 19, 2021

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Can President Biden reverse the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal? Former State Department adviser Vali Nasr and EU foreign policy adviser Nathalie Tocci join Christiane Amanpour to discuss what it will take to revive the deal. Then Stacey Holman, series producer and director of "The Black Church", explains how the resilient institution has sustained African Americans for 400 years. Our Michel Martin also talks to Oscar-winning director Lee Daniels about his new film "The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” which charts how the jazz legend ended up on the wrong side of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, all because of her song “Strange Fruit.”

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Amanpour: Terry Branstad, Robin Wright, Dr. James Gordon and Stacey Plasket Feb 18, 2021

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Former Ambassador to China Terry Branstad joins Christiane Amanpour to talk China and Trump. He describes meeting Xi Jinping in the 1980s when he was the Iowa governor Xi was a young Communist official. Actor and director Robin Wright and trauma specialist Dr. James Gordon discuss working together on the new film "Land"; a story of human resilience and hope at its core. Then Michel Martin speaks to Delegate for the U.S. Virgin Islands Stacey Plaskett about her experience as one of the nine impeachment managers in former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.

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Amanpour: Tom Malinowski, Heather McGhee and Dr. Eric Topol Feb 17, 2021

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A journalist on the ground in Myanmar gives Christiane Amanpour the scene from the streets as thousands of protesters continue their resistance to the military coup. Then Congressman Tom Malinowski weighs in; he says the coup and struggle for democracy in Myanmar is going to be protracted but that it will be a no-win situation for the military. Turning to race and equality, policy expert Heather McGhee, author of the book "The Sum of Us," says diversity could be America's superpower, but discrimination leaves all impoverished. And in tentative good news, our Walter Isaacson speaks to Dr. Eric Topol, top medical researcher and professor, about the falling number of COVID cases and deaths in both the UK and U.S. and how vaccine rollout is going.

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Amanpour: Peter Westmacott, Samantha Stark and Bill Cassidy Feb 16, 2021

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What can Biden’s America can offer the world? Former British ambassador Peter Westmacott, author of "They Call It Diplomacy," joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss. He says that despite a "nasty bump," the U.S. can be a guiding light for democracy. Then the documentary that everyone has been talking about; Samantha Stark, the director behind "Framing Britney Spears," explains what she learned about the pop icon and her controversial conservatorship. Out of 50 Republican senators, only seven dared to cross Trump and vote to convict the former president. One was Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy; he speaks to our Walter Isaacson about why he’s sticking to his guns.

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Amanpour: Tawakkol Karman, Robert Worth, Stanley Tucci and Jason Stanley Feb 12, 2021

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The complex proxy war in Yemen has been raging for 7 years and has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. But will President Biden offer a road to peace? Activist Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and journalist Robert Worth join Christiane Amanpour to explain what it will take. Former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa says the Trump team's impeachment defense, that his speech was protected, does not hold water as a legal issue. She argues that his lawyers have an uphill battle. Then a burst of Italian food and culture – a new CNN series, "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy," sees the actor touring Italy and sampling local cuisine. He explains what he discovered along the way. Turning back to the Capitol attack and a sinister video that was played at the March to Save America Rally on January 6th; Jason Stanley is an expert on fascist propaganda and he says the video was just that. The author of “How Fascism Works” breaks down the video bit by bit with our Hari Sreenivasan.

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