Turkey enters day two of its offensive on Kurds in the North East of Syria. As Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from the region continues to divide his own party, a top military official says his decision will bring about an ISIS resurgence. Nancy McEldowney, former U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, joins the program to discuss the situation.

As the host of hit TV show Shark Tank and the owner of NBA franchise, the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban is one of the most recognizable entrepreneurs in the world. In recent years, he has weighed into the world of politics leaving many to speculate on whether Cuban is flirting with a Presidential run. He sits down with Walter Isaacson.

President Trump’s decision to withdraw a U.S. presence from Northern Syria has led long term U.S. allies, the Syrian Kurds, to suspend their fight against ISIS in the region, and instead focus their attention on a war with incoming Turkish invaders. Christiane speaks to Gülnur Aybet, a top advisor to President Erdogan.

To many critics, the Trump administration’s decision to pull out of Northern Syria is impulsive and disastrous. The Turks are moving in on the territory despite U.S. threats and it exemplifies the lack of American leadership on the international stage. To get an insight into the geopolitical consequences of all of this, Christiane speaks to John Allen in an exclusive interview.

As the world continues to plunge into chaos, it offers plenty of fodder for satirists. In his time, Chris Morris has taken comedic shots at journalists, world leaders and everything in between. With his new film, "The Day Shall Come," the comedian goes after the FBI’s relentless battle against terrorism—whether it is real or fictionalized.

Last year, the world was shocked by the revelations of data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica having illegally harvested and exploited the data of millions of Facebook users. The man behind the revelation was whistleblower Christopher Wylie, former director of research for the company, which didn’t survive the scandal. He speaks to Hari Sreenivasan about data crime and its dangers to democracy.

Today, the White House barred U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondlanda, a key witness, from testifying to Congress over the Ukraine scandal. Chris Ruddy is a media mogul and close friend of the president, and he joins the program to dissect Trump’s thinking and approach to the impeachment investigation.

Ukraine is at the center of the ongoing impeachment investigation. Many politicians from that country have expressed horror at being sucked into this growing political firestorm, particularly while it is still fighting a war with Russia in the east. Christiane gets the Ukrainian perspective from a former deputy foreign minister.

President Trump is facing a bipartisan backlash, not over Ukraine, but his decision to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria. To some, it’s seen as an abandonment of the Kurds who fought for the U.S. in the battle against ISIS. Turkish forces, who view Kurds as terrorists, want to move into the territory and push them out. Peter Galbraith joins the program fresh from traveling to Syria himself.

Pioneering research is now finding that adversity or trauma experienced in childhood not only affects the mental health of adults, but could also be harmful to physical health. California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris has devoted her career to this research and written a book on the subject. She sits down with Michel to explain how early life experiences can shape one's body.

The climate protest group Extinction Rebellion says it has gone global today, with protests deliberately aimed to cause disruption in major cities worldwide. Jack Harries was arrested in climate protests earlier this year, and he joins the program alongside environment lawyer-turned-protester Farhana Yamin to discuss the demands of Extinction Rebellion activists.

President Trump calls it a witch hunt, but with a second whistleblower coming forward over the controversial call with the Ukrainian president, an impeachment inquiry is gathering steam. Leon Panetta has served as CIA Director, White House Chief of Staff, and Secretary of Defense, and joins the program to assess the situation and the implications for U.S. foreign policy.

Martin Kemp is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Oxford, and his book "Leonardo by Leonardo" presents a stunning gallery of the master's paintings alongside Kemp's own insights, as well as the reflections of Leonardo himself. Kemp sits with Walter Isaacson, who himself wrote a highly acclaimed biography of Leonardo, to compare notes about the great man.

Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company Bob Iger has been called one of the most successful CEOs in America, but his time may soon be coming to an end. Iger says he'll leave Disney in 2021, but before then, he is opening up about his journey in a new memoir "The Ride of a Lifetime." He joins Christiane to discuss Disney and his own personal struggles in his rise to the top.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has overcome poverty and tragedy to build a political career that’s gone from strength to strength. Like many big city mayors, she’s struggling with challenges like rising homelessness and has even gone toe to toe with President Trump over the issue. She sits down with Michel in San Francisco.

Kashmir, the disputed territory between India and Pakistan, is once again a flashpoint between the nuclear neighbors, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped the territory of its autonomous status, imposed a curfew, and cut off millions of Kashmiris. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan joins the program in New York to discuss this crisis, as well as other challenges facing Pakistan.

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ award-winning books have put him at the heart of the public square, from non-fiction like “Between the World and Me," to comic books like “Black Panther.” Now, Coates ventures into literary fiction with his first novel “The Water Dancer," which uses magical realism to tell the disturbing story of the underground railroad. He joins the program to explain his vision.

As journalists fight for their freedom and safety around the world, that same fight continues for women. Mona Eltahawy is an Egyptian American journalist and activist, and a pioneer of #MosqueMeToo, which brought the #MeToo movement to the Muslim world. She joins Michel Martin to explain her book “The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls,” which calls for a radical challenge to the status quo.

Today, the threat of impeachment facing President Trump took center stage on Capitol Hill, as a redacted version of the whistle-blower complaint that triggered these proceedings was made public. Antony Blinken was previously Deputy National Security Adviser, and now is foreign policy adviser to Joe Biden, and he joins the program from Washington to react to this extraordinary day.

Today, journalism faces unprecedented threats. This week a particularly alarming case came to light: A. G. Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times, revealed how the Trump administration may have actively withheld information that one of its reporters faced arrest while reporting in Egypt. The reporter at the heart of that case joins the program to explain.