Is the U.S. Sleepwalking Into Autocracy Under Trump 2.0?
Amanpour2 Helmi 2025

Is the U.S. Sleepwalking Into Autocracy Under Trump 2.0?

Less than two weeks into Donald Trump's second term, the president is flooding the zone with executive orders, testing the very institutions that uphold democracy. The question now is how far can Trump bend these democratic institutions before they break? To find out, Christiane spoke to Princeton Professor and autocracy expert Kim Lane Scheppele and Norm Eisen, a former counsel to the House Judiciary Committee and U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Then, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to what is left of their homes in northern Gaza this week, and while hostages are released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, Christiane sat down with Oliver Mcternan, a former Catholic priest turned hostage negotiator. They speak about possible next steps in the ceasefire deal and how to break the endless cycle of violence in the region. Plus, eighty years ago this week, Soviet troops liberated Auschwitz. It marked the beginning of the end of the Holocaust, the darkest chapter in human history. From her archives, Christiane's 2008 reported from Auschwitz for a documentary called "Scream Bloody Murder" which chronicled the stories of those few brave souls who tried to expose genocide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Trump's Request for Help Falls on Deaf Ears 

Trump's Request for Help Falls on Deaf Ears 

"Not our war" is the message from America's top allies this week, after President Trump asked them to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Many NATO allies view his war on Iran as illegal, and, coming fr...

20 Maalis 55min

Former US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel 

Former US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel 

Arab and Islamic states are calling on Iran to cease attacks, while affirming their right to defend themselves under international law. This comes as the war in the Middle East becomes a war on energy...

19 Maalis 56min

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett 

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett 

Iran has vowed revenge for the killing of top security official Ali Larijani, who was taken out in an Israeli airstrike. Tehran has been ramping up attacks on Israel, with two pensioners killed in str...

18 Maalis 56min

Growing Uncertainty Over Iran's Future 

Growing Uncertainty Over Iran's Future 

Iran's top security official has been "eliminated." That's according to Israel’s defense minister, who says Ali Larijani was killed in a targeted IDF strike. Larijani was one of Iran’s top decision ma...

17 Maalis 56min

US Allies Reject Trump's Call for Help 

US Allies Reject Trump's Call for Help 

A growing energy crisis is sending oil prices soaring around the world. President Trump has been calling on US allies to assist in unblocking the Strait of Hormuz, but no countries have agreed to help...

16 Maalis 56min

What is Trump's End Game for Iran?

What is Trump's End Game for Iran?

Starting a war is easier than ending it, as they say, so two weeks after the US and Israel struck Iran, what is the exit strategy? Christiane Amanpour asks Elliott Abrams, Trump's former special repre...

14 Maalis 42min

Former Trump Special Rep. to Iran Elliott Abrams 

Former Trump Special Rep. to Iran Elliott Abrams 

The war in the Middle East is about to enter its third week with the US and Israel continuing major airstrikes across Iran, Tehran retaliating with asymmetric warfare, and a major situation developing...

13 Maalis 56min

Iran Vows Revenge, Retribution 

Iran Vows Revenge, Retribution 

In a statement attributed to him and read by Iranian state TV, Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, and pledges retribution for the death of his family. He also said the Strait of Hormuz will remai...

12 Maalis 56min

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