Amanpour: John Kirby, Walter Isaacson and Nse Ufot

Next week sees the first international travel for President Biden’s cabinet officials since his inauguration, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin fly to Japan and South Korea. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks to Christiane Amanpour to discuss Biden’s foreign policy, from China and Afghanistan to tackling the problems of sexual harassment and extremism within the military. In “The Code Breaker” Amanpour contributor Walter Isaacson explores the promise and potential perils of the CRISPR technology discovered by Jennifer Doudna. He explains what he learnt. Then our Michel Martin speaks to Nse Ufot, CEO of The New Georgia Project, about the fight for voting rights in Georgia.

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