Podcast Episodes

Strengthening NATO’s alliance to protect Ukraine

Christiane is in Kyiv marking one year since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden has spent three days in Ukraine and in neighboring Poland shoring up America’s supportin…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Exclusive: Czech President-elect Petr Pavel

All eyes were on Eastern Europe today as Joe Biden was welcomed in Poland, where he pitted the war in Ukraine as the defense of democracy against autocracy. Tomorrow Biden meets with the so-called Bu…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

What Ukraine needs entering second year of war

US President Biden paid a surprise visit to Kyiv this morning to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s large scale invasion of Ukraine. The trip comes just after a heated Munich Security Conference …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Is Germany ready to back Ukraine's defense for the long-haul?

It's been nearly a year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and there's no end to the war in sight. Today at the Munich Security Conference, President Zelensky said Ukraine was fighting so the west d…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Nigeria at a turning point

At a time when global democracy is under pressure, this month’s elections in Nigeria could prove critical. Africa’s largest economy is at a turning point, with the population growing and getting youn…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Exposing autocracies is Nicaragua and Russia

Exposing autocracies is Nicaragua and Russia 

It’s a dirty trick used by autocracies across the world: taking their would-be opposition off the street and throwing them in jail, stopping any other pr…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Special report: Huge protests in Israel

The US, the UK and Europe are condemning the Israeli government’s plans to permit 10,000 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank, arguing it will “undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated two…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack

More than 36,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured by the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria one week ago. There’s anger at the pace of rescue and aid, especially in Syria, a…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Exclusive: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Christiane is in Washington DC, where today the US and Brazilian presidents meet to kickstart a new relationship after the divisive Trump and Bolsonaro era. Joe Biden and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ag…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Former European Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton

Europe is welcoming Ukraine’s President Zelensky today with open arms, applauding the wartime leader even as he pushes them to provide more powerful weapons. It’s been nearly one year now since Vladi…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago