Resisting the Taliban with a needle and thread
A damning new report released today from a US watchdog blames both the Trump and Biden administration for the swift collapse of the Afghan military in August last year. Afghans are now living with the...
18 Maj 202256min
Special Report: Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has fallen from the world’s attention since the Taliban’s takeover and the chaotic American withdrawal nine months ago. But for almost everyone in the country, life has become a daily stru...
17 Maj 202256min
World exclusive interview with Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani
Today's show features part one of Christiane's world exclusive interview with Afghanistan's Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, head of the feared extremist Haqqani Network. The Taliban leader has n...
16 Maj 202256min
Esper on his new memoir, "A Sacred Oath"
Former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper was sworn in just days before that now infamous phone call in 2019 where then-President Trump repeatedly asked Ukraine’s President Zelensky to investigate the...
13 Maj 202256min
On Finland and Sweden joining NATO
n a historic change for a once neutral country, driven by its neighbor Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland's leaders today said their country must apply for NATO membership "without delay". They sha...
12 Maj 202256min
US Senate's symbolic vote to codify Roe v. Wade
The US Senate votes today on a measure that would codify Roe v. Wade. Democratic leadership strongly backs its passage but didn’t expect it to get close to the filibuster-proof 60 votes required. The ...
11 Maj 202255min
The climate impact of weaning off Russian oil
As Europe and the G7 plan to phase out Russian oil, could this help or hurt the struggle for green energy? Joining the show to discuss this is US climate envoy John Kerry. Also on today's show: One ...
10 Maj 202256min
Putin offers few clues in Victory Day speech
In perhaps the most anticipated Victory Day parade in recent memory, Russian military might was on full display this morning in Moscow. But President Vladimir Putin, while defiant, delivered a short s...
9 Maj 202256min
