Amanpour and Company

November 12, 2019

On Wednesday, the all-consuming political drama of impeachment goes public for the first time on Capitol Hill. John McLaughlin and Joe Crowley each give Christiane Amanpour their thoughts on the situation. Yair Golan joins the program to discuss violence and political confusion in Israel. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov sits down with Miles O'Brien to talk technology, Trump and Putin.

Yair Golan on Violence and Political Confusion in Israel

5m 15s

In Israel today, many cities have closed schools and businesses as Palestinian militants fired missiles across the border. This comes as Israel languishes in a state of political confusion: after two inconclusive elections, Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz is still trying to form a ruling coalition, after Prime Minister Netanyahu’s failed attempts. Yair Golan joins the program to discuss.

Previews + Extras

  • Garry Kasparov Talks Chess, Tech, Trump and Putin: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Garry Kasparov Talks Chess, Tech, Trump and Putin

    S2019 E2097 - 17m 47s

    Garry Kasparov became the youngest world chess champion in history at the age of 22, while his famous matches against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue brought chess and artificial intelligence into the mainstream. Now, he’s focusing on the quiet war Russia is waging against U.S. democracy. Kasparov sits down with Miles O’Brien to discuss everything from troll farms to election interference.

  • John McLaughlin: "Our Foreign Policy is Out of Control": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    John McLaughlin: "Our Foreign Policy is Out of Control"

    S2019 E2097 - 2m 12s

    On Wednesday, the all-consuming political drama of impeachment goes public for the first time on Capitol Hill, with the chance to see testimony first-hand from various government officials – including Trump appointees – who have corroborated the original whistleblower complaint. Former Deputy CIA director John McLaughlin joins the program to discuss what's at stake.

  • Joe Crowley's Expectations for the Impeachment Hearings: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Joe Crowley's Expectations for the Impeachment Hearings

    S2019 E2097 - 3m

    The impeachment inquiry is an inevitably political process, despite the non-partisan credentials of the witnesses scheduled this week. Joe Crowley was chair of the House Democratic Caucus until he lost his primary to Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, but remains close to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He joins the program in London to break down what we can expect politically from the coming hearings.

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