Amanpour and Company

April 15, 2020

WHO adviser Jamie Metzl analyzes President Trump's widely criticized decision to halt funding for the organization. Eminent historian Margaret MacMillan explains what history can teach us about the COVID-19 pandemic. DNC chair Tom Perez discusses how the pandemic will shape November's election. Washington's Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib explains how his state has been coping with the crisis.

Margaret MacMillan Puts COVID-19 in Historical Context

1m 58s

How will history record this period? And what can it teach us about what sort of world awaits us when the pandemic ends? Eminent historian and professor emeritus at Oxford University Margaret MacMillan has written extensively about U.S./China relations. She joins the program from Oxford.

Previews + Extras

  • WHO Adviser on Pres. Trump's Defunding of the Organization: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    WHO Adviser on Pres. Trump's Defunding of the Organization

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    President Trump is facing an avalanche of criticism over his decision to halt funding for the World Health Organization, the UN body directing the global fight against COVID-19. To discuss the ramifications of the president’s decision, Christiane speaks with WHO adviser and author of “Hacking Darwin,” Jamie Metzl.

  • How Will COVID-19 Shape the Election? DNC Chair Weighs In: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Will COVID-19 Shape the Election? DNC Chair Weighs In

    S2020 E2208 - 2m 57s

    The Democratic Party is uniting around Joe Biden as its nominee for the presidential election, with Senator Elizabeth Warren joining President Obama and Senator Bernie Sanders today in endorsing the former vice president. But will this unity be enough? Tom Perez, chair of the Democratic National Committee, joins the show to discuss.

  • Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib Discusses COVID-19 Response: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib Discusses COVID-19 Response

    S2020 E2208 - 1m 55s

    In late January, the state of Washington reported the first case of COVID-19 in the United States. The state has more than 10,000 cases to date, but it has not been hit nearly as hard as New York and New Jersey. Washington's lieutenant governor tells Christiane how the state has coped so far.

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