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Amanpour interviews - April 2024

Tuesday, 30 April

Israeli incursion into Rafah would be 'catastrophic,' says Palestinian ambassador to UN
Christiane Amanpour speaks with Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Observer to the United Nations, on the looming IDF operation into Rafah, where over 1 million Gazans are sheltering.
Trump is a 'wrecker,' says historian Robert Kagan

Monday, 29 April

'I don't think Netanyahu wants to skip Rafah,' says leading Israeli journalist
Amit Segal, who understands Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's thinking well, speaks with Christiane Amanpour on the negotiations with Hamas and the possible IDF operation in Rafah.
What's really going on at Columbia? A student journalist explains

The Amanpour Hour

'Putin is a political animal who can sense fear,' says Ukraine FM
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says it's "good to have America back," as vital US military aid is finally signed into law.
'I speak perfect English': Inside Putin's private photoshoot
Famed photographer: Trump 'calmly looked at me and said, "I am the storm"'
'I was a full on racist by the time I started working for him,' says Mandela aide

Friday, 26 April

The fall of an oligarch: History comes alive in Broadway's 'Patriots'
Bianna Golodryga
Boris Berezovsky thought he found the perfect liberal leader for Russia in Vladimir Putin. A hit play tells the story of a kingmaker's tragic mistake.

Thursday, 25 April

'The stakes are enormous': Legal expert on Trump immunity case
Is a president subject to the rule of law? Yale Law School lecturer Emily Bazelon analyzes today's Supreme Court hearing on presidential immunity.
The US is sending aid to Ukraine. Here's what comes next
How a change to UK law could protect children from sex offender fathers

Wednesday, 24 April

'When Western democracies appear divided, that can only benefit our fundamental opponents', says senior UK Labour politician
Christiane Amanpour speaks to the UK's Shadow Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the country would increase its defense spending.
Salman Rushdie on the attack that nearly killed him, and the love that helped him live

Tuesday, 23 April

UNRWA has 'a very strong, solid and extensive set of rules,' says independent reviewer
Following her independent review on UNRWA's neutrality, former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna tells Christiane Amanpour the mechanisms in place are more stringent than for any other UN agency.
'A complete lack of transparency': Son of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader on his father's detention

Monday, 22 April

Potential second Trump term a 'huge worry' in Europe, says fmr. top EU advisor
Former top EU foreign policy advisor Nathalie Tocci and former Pentagon official Kori Schake discuss the series of crises facing western nations and the impact a second Donald Trump administration could have on all of them.
How Americans can prepare for climate migration

The Amanpour Hour

'Israel made a strategic misjudgment': Britain's former spymaster on the Middle East conflict
Christiane Amanpour speaks to former MI6 chief John Sawers, who worked alongside Mossad and Shin Bet officials, about the wider war nobody wants.
'Continue to help us,' urges trailblazing Ukrainian maestro
The key players behind the landmark nuclear deal abandoned by Trump and Netanyahu

Thursday, 18 April

Czech President urges US to pass Ukraine aid bill
Czech President Petr Pavel talks to Christiane Amanpour about his country's efforts to get ammunition to Ukraine and why US support for Kyiv is essential.
Why Terence Blanchard doesn't want to be 'a token -- I want to be a turnkey'

Wednesday, 17 April

'I do not recommend a full scale war with Iran,' says former IDF intelligence chief
Tamir Hayman was a Major General in the Israeli Defense Forces. He tells Christiane Amanpour that Israel has time to consider its response to Iran's attack.
'They are not supposed to be attacked': Life and death as a journalist in Gaza

Tuesday, 16 April

'This could get very big, very quickly': Former U.S. defense Secretary on Israel and Iran
Mark Esper tells Christiane Amanpour that the Middle East is arguably "on the precipice" of wider regional war.
Iraqi PM: 'The region cannot stand tension' between Iran and Israel
'We believe that reason has now been replaced by revenge': Irish PM criticizes Israel over war in Gaza

Monday, 15 April

'Hard to see the US standing on the sidelines' if Israel goes to war with Iran, says fmr. US diplomat
Former US Ambassador to Israel, Daniel C. Kurtzer talks to Christiane Amanpour about the fears of a wider regional war after Iran's attack on Israel.
A historic first: A former president stands trial

The Amanpour Hour

Sanders responds to Trump's abortion stance: He's a pathological liar
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to CNN's Christiane Amanpour about former President Donald Trump's abortion comments.
Reasons to be hopeful about the climate, according to Bill Weir
Why Terence Blanchard doesn't want to be 'a token -- I want to be a turnkey'

Friday, 12 April

'Zombie laws' and abortion; legal expert reacts to Arizona reviving an 1864 ban
Mary Ziegler, author of "Abortion and the Law in America," talks to Bianna Golodryga about the Arizona Supreme Court reviving a 1864 near-total abortion ban.
'We are hurtling to a situation that is out of control,' says U.S. envoy to Sudan

Thursday, 11 April

Controversial until the end of time: the legacy of O.J. Simpson
Legal professionals Ann Olivarius and Joey Jackson discuss the impact of O.J. Simpson's life on the law, race relations and the media.
She was kidnapped from school 10 years ago. Hear what she remembers
'The spikes of justice': Yusef Salaam on his journey from Central Park Five to New York City Council

Wednesday, 10 April

'Not another nickel!' Bernie Sanders calls for end to Israel aid
Christiane Amanpour speaks with Sen. Bernie Sanders on why he believes the U.S. should stop sending military and financial aid to Israel until it changes the way it conducts the war in Gaza.
'We know the value of peace': Northern Ireland's First Minister says, 26 years on from the Good Friday Agreement

Tuesday, 9 April

Israel thumbing its nose at the entire world, says veteran diplomat Wendy Sherman
In a no holds barred conversation with Christiane Amanpour, the recently retired former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State analyzes American foreign relations
'Their caution was my drive': Mamma Mia! creator on convincing ABBA to make the musical

Monday, 8 April

'The Woodstock of the cosmos': A physicist on experiencing a total solar eclipse
Christiane Amanpour speaks to Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University, Brian Greene, as 32 million people across the United States prepare to witness a historic total solar eclipse.
'It's a failure' that Israelis are still held in Gaza, says daughter of hostage held by Hamas

The Amanpour Hour

'We never imagined that our loved one will still be there,' says daughter of Israeli hostage
Sharone Lifschitz, whose mother was released by Hamas while her father remains captive, says families are in a "desperate fight" to liberate their loved ones.
Exiled comedian turns dark sense of humor on Gaza Crisis
The general who tried to wake the world up to Rwanda genocide
Mamma Mia! marks 25 years of unforgettable ABBA hits

Friday, 5 April

'Tragedies like this happen in war': Israeli Minister on killing of aid workers
Bianna Golodryga speaks to Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry, Nir Barkat, after the IDF released a report blaming "mistaken identification" for Monday's airstrike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza.
Consequence of Trump's threats will be violence, warns former January 6th investigator

Thursday, 4 April

From the archives: Murder and reconciliation in the Rwandan genocide
In this report from 2008, Christiane Amanpour speaks to a UN commander about his desperate, futile attempt to stop the Rwandan genocide, and she meets people in Rwanda who have managed to find forgiveness.
Paul Rusesabagina: "I helped human beings, I did not help Hutus or Tutsis"

Wednesday, 3 April

'It is fair game' for Ukraine to hit military targets inside Russia, says US diplomat
Former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker tells Christiane Amanpour why he thinks Ukraine should strike military targets inside Russian borders and they discuss the latest from Israel and Gaza.
'Middle Beast': Satirist Bassem Youssef re-invents himself with a worldwide comedy tour

Tuesday, 2 April

'Intentional or not, it's a crime': UN relief chief slams Israeli attack that killed aid workers
Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, talks to Christiane Amanpour about the latest news from Gaza and why he's stepping down from his role after a battle with long Covid.
Wife of imprisoned Russian opposition figure describes ongoing fear for his life

Monday, 1 April

'Very significant': Israel investigative journalist reacts to strike on Iranian consulate
Ronen Bergman, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, speaks with Bianna Golodryga about the attack on Iran's consulate in Syria, anti-government sentiment in Israel, and the situation at Al-Shifa medical complex in Gaza.
A Palestinian poet explains how he escaped Gaza, and what he left behind