Deescalating Tensions with US Allies

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Today marks one year since President Trump began his second term. In just one year, we've seen seismic shifts in America's foreign policy, such as his relentless bid for Greenland. Plus, he's now threatening an additional 200% tariffs on French wine if Macron refuses to join his Gaza Board of Peace. Democratic Senator Chris Coons wants to de-escalate tensions and has just finished a bipartisan congressional visit to Denmark. He joins the show from Davos. Also on today's show: CNN Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond; NYT columnist Lydia Polgreen; Noubar Afeyan, Co-founder, Moderna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:01.8	Hello everyone and welcome to Armandpur. Here's what's coming up. So our response will be
1:07.8	unflinchy, united, and proportional.
1:13.3	Europe hits back against Trump's tariff threats as America guns for Greenland.
1:18.5	Senator Chris Coons weighs in on the fraying Transatlantic Alliance.
1:22.9	Then...
1:23.9	Shame!
1:24.9	Shame!
1:25.9	Shame!
1:26.9	The actions of U.S. federal agents remains unchecked nearly two weeks after the fatal shooting
1:31.3	of René Good in Minneapolis.
1:33.3	Journalist Lydia Pullgreen tells me why she fears a civil war on the streets of Minnesota.
1:39.3	Also ahead.
1:40.3	It's important to speak up and point out perhaps the unintended consequences of some of these actions because they're extreme and they are urgent.
1:51.0	From funding cuts to harsh immigration policies, how Trump's decisions may be damaging U.S. medical prowess.
1:58.0	Co-founder of Moderna New Bar Afayan
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