Power, Faith, and Fearless Voices: From Busan to Belgrade
Amanpour1 Nov 2025

Power, Faith, and Fearless Voices: From Busan to Belgrade

As President Trump concludes his high-stakes tour of Asia, former Deputy oNational Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger joins Christiane to discuss what went right, and wrong, in his meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping. Then, the Bishop of Washington, Mariann Budde, author of ‘We Can Be Brave’, speaks with Christiane about learning to be courageous and even challenging a president. One year after a deadly railway station collapse in Serbia sparked mass protests, Christiane examines the government’s ongoing crackdown on press freedom. Former CNN Cairo Bureau Chief Gayle Young reflects on her journalism career in a new memoir “Update” and revisits her groundbreaking report on female genital mutilation that helped drive change in Egypt. From Christiane’s archive, a look back at Algeria’s brutal civil war, and the journalists who were targeted during it. And finally, as Mexico marks Dia de los Muertos, a visit to an extraordinary monument celebrating the country’s Aztec roots. Air date: November 1, 2025 Guests: Matthew Pottinger Mariann Budde Gayle Young Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Trump Moves to Gut USAID & Takeover Gaza

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Israel Says Ye, Palestinians Neh to Trump Gaza Proposal

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World Rejects Trump's Gaza Proposals

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5 Feb 202559min

Ha'aretz Military Analyst Amos Harel

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4 Feb 202559min

Temporary Tariff Hold on Mexico

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President Trump is putting America's economy front and center, threatening sweeping tariffs on goods from America's three biggest trade partners. Trump has since reached a temporary agreement with Mex...

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

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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 Trum...

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