Amanpour

Canada and the European Union announced the start of a new relationship, setting Ottawa on the path to become the EU's first "associate member." The unprecedented transatlantic move comes after the United States has targeted its neighbor and old ally, imposing big tariffs and threatening to make it a 51st state. John Manley is Canada's former Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and he joins Christiane from Ottawa to discuss what the announcement actually means.

Also on today's show: Anthony Gardner, Former US Ambassador to the EU; former Washington Governor Jay Inslee; author Jacob Weisberg ("Profiles in Cowardice")

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Russia's war on Ukraine is raising alarm bells again in Europe. After a train attack in Poland and a shot down drone in Lithuania, NATO has responded with strong warnings. Meanwhile, President Trump pushes for de-escalation, with the US proposing a mutual halt in Russian and Ukrainian strikes on critical infrastructure. Former US Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter joins the program from Prague.

Also on today's show: Dexter Filkins, Staff writer, The New Yorker; Jason Koebler, Co-founder and journalist, 404 Media


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The Supreme Court blocked President Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in ballots less than two months before the November mid-term elections. It's a ruling that has potentially saved a third of American voters from being disenfranchised. Staff writer for the Atlantic Toluse Olorunnipa and President of the Brennan Center Michael Waldman join the program to discuss the SCOTUS ruling.

Also on today's show: Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor, co-authors, "End Times Fascism"; Rana Foroohar, Associate Editor, Financial Times
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CEOs of leading AI companies are jointly calling for a slowdown, as developers fear they could lose control of their own powerful technology. Leading the charge is Anthropic head Dario Amodei, who warns that building the systems too fast is "reckless." Is AI an existential threat? Bianna Golodryga speaks with Helen Toner, a former board member at Open AI.

Also on today's show: Hisham Al-Omeisy, Senior Yemen Adviser, European Institute of Peace; Theodore Johnson, Commander, U.S. Navy (Ret.)


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Twenty-five years after the September 11th attacks, Christiane looks back at the day that changed America and reshaped the world. Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns reflects on the global solidarity that followed 9/11 and the wars and upheaval that came next. Then, as Israel faces growing international isolation over Gaza and the occupied West Bank, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert joins Christiane. In Yemen, CNN’s Nic Robertson gets rare access to an island at the heart of a battle with Iran-backed Houthis that could further threaten global oil supplies. Plus, as warnings grow about the risks posed by artificial intelligence and the enormous data centers powering it, Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson tells Christiane why communities are pushing back. And from the Amanpour archives: in the extraordinary weeks after 9/11, Christiane reports from Kabul, where she and her team uncovered documents offering a glimpse inside the terror networks America had gone to war to defeat.



Air date: September 12, 2026



Guests:

Nicholas Burns, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO

Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister of Israel

Justin Pearson, Tennessee State Representative


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