Van Jones: punishing addicts a recipe for funerals
"We have more people dying of accidental opioid deaths in the U.S. than died at height of the AIDS crisis of HIV," says CNN political commentator Van Jones.
April 2017
Friday, April 28
Ousted minister: ANC risks losing 2019 election
Exclusive: Pravin Gordhan, the South African finance minister recently fired by Pres. Zuma, says the African National Congress must find the "boldness" to change direction.
Thursday, April 27
China: Up to US to 'elaborate its own policy'
Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai says it's in the "common interest" to find a diplomatic solution to North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions.
Wednesday, April 26
US: Venezuela problems lead back to Maduro
The crisis in Venezuela are is "driven by policy decisions by the government of Venezuela," says U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Fitzpatrick.
Tuesday, April 25
Macron is leading a 'democratic revolution'
"This election is about the future of Europe," Laurence Haim, spokeswoman for Emmanuel Macron's campaign, tells Christiane Amanpour.
Monday, April 24
'Crucial' to protect EU citizens after Brexit
The president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani says it would be impossible to vote on a Brexit deal that doesn't protect the rights of EU citizens.
Friday, April 21
Hayden: White House run like a 'family business'
Michael Hayden says that the USS Carl Vinson incident shows that the "family and friends" in the White House are "disconnected from the broader government."
Thursday, April 20
Clegg: May's snap election 'opportunistic'
UK Member of Parliament Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister and Liberal Democrat, speaks with Christiane Amanpour about the country's upcoming election.
Wednesday, April 19
PM May's decision surprising but 'irresistible'
Former British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind tells Christiane Amanpour that the general election will give her with a much stronger hand in Brexit talks.
Tuesday, April 18
Erdogan adviser slams criticism: 'No, no, no'
"Under the proposed system, which has been ushered in, he will be accountable to parliament," Gulnur Aybet says.
Monday, April 17
Middle east peace talks: fodder for theater
Diplomatic talks don't seems like a natural subject for the stage, but "Olso" dramatizes just that. Amanpour speaks with the playwright and one of the real participants.
Thursday, April 13
Panetta: Obama should have enforced red line
The fallback deal to remove chemical weapons from Syria in 2013 clearly did not live up to its goal, the former US defense secretary under President Obama says.
Wednesday, April 12
UNICEF: Time is running out to stop famine
There is 1.4 million children in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria "who are close to death," says the Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF Justin Forsyth.
Tuesday, April 11
Russian analyst: Trump now looking like Obama
"Who is conducting foreign policy," asks Sergey Markov of the Institute of Political Studies. "Tillerson? Or maybe Mike Pence? Or maybe Kushner? Or maybe Ivanka Trump?"
Monday, April 10
Former Swedish PM reacts to Stockholm attack
The attack in Sweden "seems to follow that particular pattern that we see in other capitals," says the country's former Prime Minister Carl Bildt.
Friday, April 7
Survivor of 2013 Syria attack pleads for action
"I felt hope again," Kassem Eid, who survived a 2013 Sarin attack, says of President Trump's statement on Wednesday. "I hope I won't get my hear broken again."
Thursday, April 6
Egeland: Again, men got away with murder
"Again, men with guns and power have gotten away with murder -- really, now, for six, seven years," says Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Wednesday, April 5
Doctor describes scene of suspected gas attack
Doctor Feras al-Jundi speaks to Christiane Amanpour about treating victims of what is suspected to be one of the deadliest chemical attacks in Syria in years.
Tuesday, April 4
Diplomat on Trump's 'empathy' with strongmen
Former UK Ambassador to the US Peter Westmacott says that "a lot of the strongmen ... of the Arab world, are feeling quite comfortable at the moment."
