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Head to Head
by Al Jazeera
Interviews with attitude, tackling the big issues of our time with Mehdi Hasan.
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Is China a threat or a partner to the West? | Head to Head
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, tensions have mounted between China and the United States. In this special edition of Head to Head, we ask if the West is heading towards a new Cold War with China. In part one, we challenge retired US Brigadier General Robert Spalding, a former senior director for...
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US healthcare: A cure worse than disease? | Head to Head
In this episode, Mehdi Hasan goes Head to Head with two guests with opposing views. In part one, he challenges Lanhee Chen, chief architect of former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign. Chen argues that "the employer-sponsored system ... has been the linchpin of a quality...
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US coronavirus catastrophe: Who is to blame? | Head to Head
With more than 146,000 deaths and counting, the United States has been the hardest hit country by COVID-19. In this first episode of a special Head to Head series, we challenge prominent members of the Republican and Democratic parties on their handling of the crisis. In part one, Mehdi Hasan...
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Blackwater's Erik Prince: Iraq, privatising wars, and Trump | Head to Head
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Erik Prince, the founder and former CEO of Blackwater, on his security firm’s performance during the Iraq war, the “exit strategy” he’s proposing for the war in Afghanistan, and his support for US President Donald Trump. During the early…
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Has #MeToo failed? | Head to Head
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges public intellectual and feminist icon Germaine Greer on why she criticises the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault. When the Harvey Weinstein scandal erupted in Hollywood in October 2017, a tsunami of accusations of sexual...
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Is it time to rethink democracy? | Head to Head
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges the renowned economist and thinker Dambisa Moyo on why she believes liberal democracy is under siege and requires a radical overhaul. The best-selling author first made waves with her book Dead Aid where she argued that foreign aid was...
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Trump: Global threat or new world order? | Head to Head
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges former Trump campaign national security director, JD Gordon, on allegations of collusion with Russia, the US president's foreign policy agenda and what it was like to work for the former reality TV star. While advising Donald Trump, Gordon...
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Gaza Killings: Who is to blame? | Head to Head
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Danny Ayalon on whether Israel is responsible for the recent killings of Palestinians following months of protests along the Gaza fence. Formerly a deputy foreign minister to Israel and ambassador to the United States, Ayalon has been a key...
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Head to Head - Should the US be neutral on Israel-Palestine? promo
Mehdi Hasan goes head to head with former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk, on whether the US has been an honest broker in the Israel-Palestine conflict. More from Head to Head on: YouTube - http://aje.io/headtoheadYT Facebook - http://facebook.com/AJHeadToHead Twitter -...
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Kenya: Democracy on trial? - Head to Head
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on the state of Kenya's "tribal" democracy, political violence, impunity and corruption, and the rise of al-Shabab. In this episode we explore Odinga's defeat in a disputed election which triggered violence...
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Head to Head - Kenya: Democracy on trial? promo
Mehdi Hasan challenges former Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Kenya’s ‘tribal’ democracy, political violence, impunity and corruption, and the rise of al-Shabab. More from Head to Head on: YouTube - http://aje.io/headtoheadYT Facebook - http://facebook.com/AJHeadToHead Twitter -...
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Head to Head - Brexit: Au revoir Europe?
Mehdi Hasan goes head to head with Norman Lamont, former British chancellor and fervent Eurosceptic over why he wants the UK to quit the European Union. More from Head to Head on: YouTube - http://aje.io/headtoheadYT Facebook - http://facebook.com/AJHeadToHead Twitter -...
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Head to Head - Series 7 Coming Soon promo
Interviews with attitude, tackling the big issues of our time with Mehdi Hasan. More from Head to Head on: YouTube - http://aje.io/headtoheadYT Facebook - http://facebook.com/AJHeadToHead Twitter - http://twitter.com/AJHeadToHead Website - http://aljazeera.com/headtohead
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Head to Head - Is Modi's India flirting with fascism?
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Ram Madhav, National General Secretary of India's ruling BJP and former spokesman of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the right-wing Hindu nationalist organisation and ideological wing of the BJP. More from Head to Head on: YouTube -...
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Head to Head - Who rules Pakistan?
In this episode of Head to Head , Mehdi Hasan challenges Hina Rabbani Khar, former foreign minister of Pakistan, on whether the army is in control of the country, and if Pakistan has been supporting the Taliban. Joining the discussion are: Omar Waraich, an award-winning British journalist and...
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Head to Head - Ram Madhav promo
Mehdi Hasan challenges Ram Madhav, National General Secretary of India’s ruling BJP, on Hindu nationalism and whether India’s minorities are under attack. More from Head to Head on: YouTube - http://aje.io/4a46 Facebook - http://facebook.com/AJHeadToHead Twitter - http://twitter.com/AJHeadToHead...
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Head to Head - Russia: Old foe or new ally?
In this episode of Head to Head , Mehdi Hasan talks to Natalia Narochnitskaya, a Russian historian and former member of the Duma, or Russian parliament, for the ultra-nationalist party Rodina (Motherland). We discuss with her Russia's intervention in Syria and Ukraine and the annexation of the...
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Head to Head - Did the US occupation create ISIL?
In this Head to Head special from Washington DC, Mehdi Hasan challenges Paul Bremer, who was appointed by President George W Bush to run the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority in the wake of the Iraq war, on whether his policies led to the rise of ISIL. As the man in charge of the so-called...
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Head to Head - War on women, war on liberty?
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Naomi Wolf, one of the world's best-known feminists and author of the seminal book The Beauty Myth, on where the feminist movement is headed, and whether her controversial latest writings are furthering or undermining the cause of women's...
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Head to Head - Who is to blame for the rise of ISIL?
Mehdi Hasan goes Head to Head with Michael T. Flynn, former head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, on how to deal with ISIL and Iran. Flynn was the former head of the US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and a commander of J-SOC, the ghost military unit whose squads hunted Al Qaeda in Iraq…
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Head to Head - Immigration: How much is too much?
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Sir Paul Collier, the former head of Development Research at the World Bank, author of Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism, and professor at Oxford University, on the costs and benefits of migration. More from Head to Head on: YouTube -...
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Head to Head - Michael T. Flynn promo
Mehdi Hasan goes head to head with Michael T. Flynn, former head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, on how to deal with ISIL and Iran. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook…
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Head to Head - Series 5 Coming Soon promo
Interviews with attitude, tackling the big issues of our time with Mehdi Hasan.
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Head to Head - Obiageli Ezekwesili (web extra)
Mehdi Hasan challenges Obiageli Ezekwesili, the former World Bank vice president for Africa, and the woman behind the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, on Nigeria's rise as a regional power.
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Head to Head - Nigeria's future: Failed state or African superpower?
Mehdi Hasan challenges Obiageli Ezekwesili, the former World Bank vice president for Africa, Nigerian minister of education, and the woman behind the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, on Nigeria's rise as a regional and global power.
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Head to Head - Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Old fears, new threats?
Mehdi Hasan challenges Robert S. Wistrich, one of the world's leading scholars of anti-Semitism, on why he thinks criticism of Israeli policies is a modern manifestation of historical anti-Jewish hatred.
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Head to Head - Robert S Wistrich (web extra)
Mehdi Hasan challenges Robert S. Wistrich, one of the world's leading scholars of anti-Semitism, on why he thinks criticism of Israeli policies is a modern manifestation of historical anti-Jewish hatred.
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Head to Head - NATO: Guardian of peace or bellicose bully?
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Danish prime minister and former NATO chief, on the West's military alliance's role in Eastern Europe and the so-called War on Terror. We examine his record since assuming office in 2001, his role in the...
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Head to Head - Anders Fogh Rasmussen (web extra)
Mehdi Hasan challenges Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Danish prime minister and former NATO chief, on the West's military alliance's role in Eastern Europe and the so-called War on Terror.
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Head to Head - Anders Fogh Rasmussen promo
Mehdi Hasan challenges former NATO Secretary General and ex-Danish PM Anders Fogh Rasmussen, on whether NATO actions have backfired.
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Head to Head - Pakistan: Victim or exporter of terrorism?
General Asad Durrani, the former head of the ISI, Pakistan's notorious spy agency, on its role in the "War on Terror". More from Head to Head on: YouTube - http://aje.io/4a46 Facebook - http://facebook.com/AJHeadToHead Twitter - http://twitter.com/AJHeadToHead Website -...
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Head to Head - General Asad Durrani (Web extra)
Mehdi Hasan challenges General Durrani, the former head of the ISI, Pakistan's notorious spy agency, on whether Pakistan is fighting or fuelling international terrorism. More from Head to Head on: YouTube - http://aje.io/4a46 Facebook - http://facebook.com/AJHeadToHead Twitter -...
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Head to Head - Season 4 promo
Interviews with attitude, tackling the big issues of our time with Mehdi Hasan.
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