Barnett Rubin's guest appearances

Barnett Rubin

Amanpour

Afghanistan and Pakistan Audio

Conversation Six

Ernest Moniz

Sarah Leah Whitson

Sheena Greitens

Richard Haass

Kathleen Belew

Eric Topol

Jason Furman

Ian Bremmer

Kevin Rudd

Fiona Hill

Max Boot

Parag Khanna

Mark Hannah

Alexander Vindman

Spencer Ackerman

OwlTail

Ahmed Rashid

Preet Bharara

Lucy Walker

Heidi Heitkamp

The Taliban has now taken control of Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city.  To assess the latest, Bianna speaks with Barnett Rubin, who has advised the U.S. government on Afghanistan, and Ahmed Rashid, a longtime expert on the Taliban. This week a bipartisan group pushed a trillion-dollar bill through the Senate; hot on its heels was an additional $3.5 trillion budget blueprint. To dig into what these bills would mean for the American people – and whether they’ll pass at all – Bianna speaks with former Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp. California is battling its second-largest wildfire ever. Exhausted and traumatized firefighters are trying to stop the blazes that are devastating the land and destroying homes. Oscar-nominated director Lucy Walker experienced such scenes firsthand when she embedded with a group of firefighters during the megafires of 2018, a story depicted in her new documentary, "Bring Your Own Brigade." Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the revelations and to share his reaction to Gov. Cuomo’s resignation.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

<p>The Taliban has now taken control of Herat, Afghanistan’s third-largest city.  To assess the latest, Bianna speaks with Barnett Rubin, who has advised the U.S. government on Afghanistan, and Ahmed Rashid, a longtime expert on the Taliban. This week a bipartisan group pushed a trillion-dollar bill through the Senate; hot on its heels was an additional $3.5 trillion budget blueprint. To dig into what these bills would mean for the American people – and whether they’ll pass at all – Bianna speaks with former Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp. California is battling its second-largest wildfire ever. Exhausted and traumatized firefighters are trying to stop the blazes that are devastating the land and destroying homes. Oscar-nominated director Lucy Walker experienced such scenes firsthand when she embedded with a group of firefighters during the megafires of 2018, a story depicted in her new documentary, "Bring Your Own Brigade." Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara joins Walter Isaacson to discuss the revelations and to share his reaction to Gov. Cuomo’s resignation.</p><p>To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit <a href="https://cnn.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cnn.com/privacy</a></p>

Amanpour: Barnett Rubin, Ahmed Rashid, Heidi Heitkamp, Lucy Walker and Preet Bharara

Barnett Rubin and Elizabeth Threlkeld on Afghanistan

Barnett Rubin and Elizabeth Threlkeld

"It's very difficult to be optimistic," says Dr. Rubin, one of the world's foremost experts on Afghanistan. "Still, five years ago we could never have imagined having the good fortune to confront the kind of problems that we are dealing with today."

Interview with Dr. Barnett Rubin