Amanpour and Company

News and Public Affairs Series / 2 Seasons

Featuring conversations with global leaders and decision makers on the issues affecting the world today, Amanpour and Company adds to the long tradition of public affairs programming that has been a hallmark of public media for decades.

Watch: S2023 E6121

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The New Yorker’s David Remnick: Is Putinism Doomed?

17m 31s

As a young KGB officer, Vladimir Putin took the collapse of the Soviet Union as a personal humiliation, and has repeatedly expressed his desire to redeem what he sees as lost glory. Pulitzer Prize-winning author and editor of The New Yorker David Remnick joins Walter Isaacson to discuss Putin’s past.

Marie Yovanovitch: “This Is a War of Extermination"

2m

Marie Yovanovitch has been at the center of the American-Ukrainian relationship for years. Having served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, she then became a household name as a witness during President Trump’s first impeachment trial. It was an experience she details in her new memoir, "Lessons from the Edge."

Who Does Putin Trust? Russian Journalist Discusses

2m 57s

As Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds on, Moscow keeps the Russian people behind a propaganda wall. This wall was breached just fleetingly last night when an editor of Russia state TV news dashed onto the set, carrying a protest sign. Journalist Mikhail Zygar knows all too well what it’s like to go up against the Kremlin propaganda machine and joins the show to discuss.

War Crimes in Ukraine? "Vladimir Putin Incriminates Himself"

17m 41s

Numerous war crimes investigations are in process against the Putin regime. David Scheffer was the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, leading the U.S. delegation in talks to establish the International Criminal Court. Scheffer speaks with Michel Martin to evaluate the chances of convicting Putin and his henchmen.

Finnish President: Putin Is Clearly Making a Nuclear Threat

1m 52s

Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has known Putin for a decade and often acts as a de facto interpreter, explaining the Russian president's thinking to Western allies – and vice versa. Niinistö is among a handful of world leaders who continue to contact the Russian president, trying to put a stop to the war. Christiane speaks with Niinistö in London to get a sense of Putin’s endgame.

Martin Griffiths: The Double Standards Towards Refugees

1m 47s

Russia claims it is opening humanitarian corridors from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol to enable civilians to evacuate. But it is too late for many. To discuss the dire humanitarian situation, Christiane speaks with the U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator, Martin Griffiths.

Guillermo del Toro's Inspiration for "Nightmare Alley"

2m 7s

In the new Oscar-nominated film "Nightmare Alley," Bradley Cooper plays a 1930s grifter who reinvents himself as a mentalist -- and then falls into the trap of believing his own hype. Guillermo del Toro directed and co-wrote the film, and he speaks with Christiane about his story's painful relevance for these times.

TV Rain Editor-in-Chief Flees Russia

2m 49s

Tonight Christiane speaks to those on the front lines of the information war. Tikhon Dzyadko recently had to flee Russia after his independent TV channel was banned, and U.S. journalist Danny Fenster was imprisoned for 176 days by Myanmar’s military junta after the coup there last year.

Russian Misinformation Is "A Military Assault” on the West

17m 32s

In Russia, access to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter is now restricted. But Carole Cadwalladr says that trying to ban information is “like trying to ban oxygen.” A journalist for The Guardian, she exposed the harvesting of personal Facebook data for political campaigns. Cadwalladr speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about Putin’s information war on Ukraine and the West.

Russian Journalist: Putin Is " A Sick Man With a Sick Mind”

19m 6s

Independent journalism has been all but silenced in Russia under new censorship laws that make it a crime to call the war a war, or to say Russia is attacking civilian infrastructure. But Yevgenia Albats continues to defy the government’s restrictions. She is editor-in-chief of The New Times magazine, and a radio host at Echo of Moscow – both independent media organizations recently shut down by t

Marek Magierowski: "Russia is Losing This War Right Now"

2m 40s

The White House, warning that Russia may up the ante in Ukraine, is declassifying intelligence in a bid to deter Putin from using chemical weapons. Russia, while denying it is targeting civilians, bombed a maternity hospital in the city of Mariupol, sparking global outrage. The Russian Foreign Minister met with his Ukrainian counterpart in Turkey, although no progress was made toward a ceasefire.

Ben Hodges: “I Believe That Ukraine Is Going To Win"

2m 41s

Heavy fighting continues around Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. What might happen as the conflict intensifies? Ben Hodges was a brigade commander during the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and later commanded the U.S. Army in Europe.

Michèle Flournoy: “We Need to…Help the Ukrainians”

18m 6s

Former Under-Secretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy has close ties with the Clinton and Obama administrations, as well as with current Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Flournoy joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the impact of the Ukraine crisis on America’s security interests -- particularly in the case of China.

Bosnian War Survivor Reads Moving Letter to Ukrainian People

3m 25s

The last time war engulfed Europe was in the Balkans during the 1990s. The city of Sarajevo was under siege for 46 months -- the longest siege in modern history. Bosnian War survivor and journalist Aida Cerkez joins the program to reflect on parallels between the Bosnia and Ukraine and read a moving letter she wrote to the people of Ukraine.

“Putin Is a War Criminal" — Ukraine's Fmr. Prime Minister

2m 41s

NATO nations are working against the clock to get weapons to the Ukrainian defenders. Despite repeated promises, Russia’s so-called humanitarian corridors are non-operational, and civilians are bearing the brunt of artillery attacks on their homes, schools, shops, and hospitals. For more on this, Christiane speaks with Ukraine’s former prime minister.

Leonid Volkov: Putin's Russian Support Base Is Vanishing

2m 58s

Today the European Union slapped a fourth round of sanctions on an already beleaguered Russian economy. But what are the country's citizens being told about the war next door? Christiane speaks with Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Russia’s jailed opposition leader, Alexey Navalny.

Ukraine is the “Fight for the Future of the 21st Century”

17m 54s

Vindman discusses the current conflict in Ukraine and his latest piece in Foreign Affairs Magazine, "America Must Do More to Help Ukraine Fight Russia." Vindman proposes a lend-lease program modeled on the one that provided arms and assistance to U.S. allies in Europe during WWII. He also discusses how Trump and the GOP empowered Putin, and what it is like to be sounding the alarm to no avail.

British Gov. Criticized for Greeting Refugees with Red Tape

1m 47s

The British government is being criticized for choking off the flow of refugees with red tape: Out of almost 20,000 applications, just a few hundred visas have so far been issued to Ukrainian refugees. Meanwhile, the independent Norwegian Refugee Council has announced plans to support 800,000 victims of the conflict, both inside and outside Ukraine. The organization's secretary general joins us.

Women's Significant Role in the Ukrainian Resistance

2m 45s

On this International Women's Day Putin sought to placate Russian wives and mothers, mindful of their central role in Russian society. Historian Olesya Khromeychuk, director of the Ukrainian Institute London, lost her brother in the 2014 Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine, while Afghan activist Orzala Nemat has twice survived Taliban takeovers of her native Afghanistan. They join the program.

How Climate Policy Could Help in the Fight Against Putin

17m 16s

With oil prices at a 14-year high, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said today that the EU has to "get rid of the dependency on Russian gas, oil, and coal." Bill McKibben says responding with renewables is the way to both defeat Putin and alleviate climate change. He tells Hari Sreenivasan that now is the time to transition away from fossil fuels.

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