Amanpour and Company

May 17, 2019

Christiane Amanpour speaks with writer Robin Wright about the troubling state of U.S. foreign diplomacy; Hatice Cengiz about her late fiancé, Jamal Khashoggi; and editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair Radhika Jones about her first year at the magazine. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with filmmaker Rachel Lears about her film “Knock Down the House.”

Robin Wright on the State of U.S. Foreign Diplomacy

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While President Trump ran for office promising to put America first and avoid foreign wars, America is in the midst of a brutal trade war with China and is now edging closer towards armed conflict with Iran. The New Yorker’s Robin Wright joins the program to discuss the troubling state of U.S. foreign diplomacy.

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  • Hatice Cengiz, Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancée, on Justice: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Hatice Cengiz, Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancée, on Justice

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    Hatice Cengiz was engaged to Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was brutally murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. She joins the program seven months later to discuss the lack of justice for him and how she’s working tirelessly to make sure those responsible for his murder are held accountable.

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    Radhika Jones, Editor-in-Chief of Vanity Fair

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    Christiane Amanpour speaks to the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, Radhika Jones, about her first year heading the influential magazine, why she’s put diversity front and center, and what Vanity Fair’s role will be in the 2020 race.

  • Rachel Lears, Director of "Knock Down the House": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rachel Lears, Director of "Knock Down the House"

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    Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Rachel Lears, director of “Knock Down the House,” to discuss the year she spent documenting the highs and lows of campaigning against the establishment, by following would-be freshmen in the 2018 midterm elections, including one Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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