Amanpour: Tony Blinken, Roberto Azevedo, Maya Soetoro, Yo-Yo Ma and Andy Slavitt

Amanpour

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4.2 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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America takes another step away from its international commitments as President Trump approves the removal of nearly 12,000 troops from Germany. With U.S. global leadership under the spotlight, Christiane Amanpour speaks to Tony Blinken, senior foreign policy advisor to Joe Biden, about the upcoming U.S. election and America’s international responsibilities. Director General of the World Trade Organization Roberto Azevedo reflects on the "grim" prospects for the world economy post-Covid, his "challenging" relationship with President Trump and his decision to step down from WTO leadership. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and co-founder of The Peace Studio Maya Soetoro discuss the link between music and peace and explain how sound gives physical comfort in times of trouble. And our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator of the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, about his new podcast "In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt" and why he thinks that trust is key to turn the tide on America’s battle with Covid-19. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur. Here's what's coming up.
0:11.0	Another Trump shop suggests delaying U.S. election and orders U.S. troops
0:15.9	withdrawn from defending democracy in Europe. I ask key Biden advisor and former
0:21.1	national security official Tony Blinkin.
0:23.2	What happens when America is missing in action?
0:26.3	Plus, as trade tensions and the pandemic wreak havoc on the world economy,
0:31.1	I talk to the outgoing WTO president Roberto
0:34.4	Azevedo and the more of these tools we have they're like putting brakes on a
0:38.9	car you put brakes on a car you could drive the fast without Without brakes you're not going to drive the brake fast.
0:44.7	A hundred and fifty thousand deaths and counting. Former medicare chief Andy Slavitt tells
0:50.3	our Hari Streinovasan what it takes to put an end to America's disastrous
0:54.8	handling of the coronavirus outbreaks. Plus, as former President Obama
0:59.9	eulogizes John Lewis, the hero of nonviolence and democracy. I speak to his sister and
1:05.8	co-founder of the peace studio, Maya Satoro and cellist Yo-Yo-Yomah about healing through
1:12.0	music. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpoor working from home in London.
1:31.0	Three former presidents but not the current office
1:34.4	holder paid their final respects to an American national treasure and a global
1:39.2	champion of equality, justice, and moral leadership.
1:42.7	As Congressman John Lewis is laid to rest in Atlanta, Georgia,
1:46.3	where he served for more than three decades.
1:49.2	Here are some of his last words, which he asked
1:51.8	to be published on the day of his funeral,
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