Understanding the Situation in Lebanon
Amanpour4 Okt 2024

Understanding the Situation in Lebanon

As Lebanon has become a place of fear and chaos as Israel continue to escalate in the south and in Beirut, Paula Newton speaks with American University of Beirut Professor Mona Fawaz to understand how the situation is being read by the people of Lebanon. As someone who experienced the Lebanese Civil War and also Israel's invasion in 2006, she explains how the current tensions and uncertainty feed into a trend wherein Lebanon has never had a day of peace. Also on today's show: climate expert Leah Stokes and former US House Republican Bob Inglis; actor/activist Meryl Streep, former Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi and Afghanistan's first female Governor Habiba Sarabi; author Malcolm Gladwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Avsnitt(1738)

What anti-west meeting in Beijing means for U.S. power

What anti-west meeting in Beijing means for U.S. power

This week, as China's president Xi Jinping raises an “axis of upheaval," Christiane speaks with Kurt Campbell and Matthew Bartlett, two former State Department officials under Biden and Trump 1.0, abo...

6 Sep 202540min

Former Poland President Lech Walesa 

Former Poland President Lech Walesa 

Few countries are more aware of the fragility of democracy than Poland. 45 years ago, Lech Walesa started Poland's Solidarity Movement, stared down the Soviet Union, and became his country's first dem...

5 Sep 202557min

Israeli, Palestinian Work Toward Two-State Solution 

Israeli, Palestinian Work Toward Two-State Solution 

As the IDF is preparing the enter Gaza City, the future is increasingly uncertain for Palestinians. But even in the middle of this war, there are those who have never given up on the possibility of tw...

4 Sep 202555min

Trump Accuses Xi of 'Conspiring' Against US 

Trump Accuses Xi of 'Conspiring' Against US 

Xi Jinping put China's full military might on display in Beijing, joined by the leaders of Russia and North Korea. And those striking images of Xi, Putin and Kim standing side by side certainly caught...

3 Sep 202557min

Special Report: China's New World Order 

Special Report: China's New World Order 

As the world marks the 80th anniversary since World War II came to an end, a strengthening alliance between Russia, China, and North Korea is casting doubt on whether the post-1945 world order is crum...

2 Sep 202555min

Xi, Putin Cozy Up in China

Xi, Putin Cozy Up in China

China's security summit, which is wrapping up its second day, is being presented as an alternative alliance to the American and European-led world order. A key talking point of the meeting is the rela...

1 Sep 202556min

A look at some of the most widely acclaimed voices shaping 2025

A look at some of the most widely acclaimed voices shaping 2025

As Summer comes to a close, we're celebrating some of the most widely acclaimed voices who shaped this past year, from film to theater, to cooking and the written word. First, one of the year's defi...

30 Aug 202540min

Has the US Slipped into Fascism?

Has the US Slipped into Fascism?

President Trump is ramping up his anti-crime agenda, with armed troops on the streets of Washington DC and threats that more cities will soon follow. Immigration raids are ramping up across the countr...

29 Aug 202555min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

aftonbladet-krim
p3-krim
rss-krimstad
fordomspodden
motiv
spar
rss-viva-fotboll
flashback-forever
blenda-2
aftonbladet-daily
rss-sanning-konsekvens
svenska-fall
rss-vad-fan-hande
rss-krimreportrarna
rss-frandfors-horna
olyckan-inifran
krimmagasinet
rss-flodet
svd-ledarredaktionen
dagens-eko