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7 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Fri, Jul 7, 2017
On Assignment goes to Hamburg, Germany to report on the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. It looks at the politics of Russia and talks to a number of Putin critics including Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kara-Murza.
Episode 2
Fri, Jul 14, 2017
On Assignment reports from Iraq on the fall of Mosul and other news from the war against ISIS. Richard Engel looks how the coalition forced ISIS out of the city and examines the U.S. plans for withdraw. He also looks at the victims of ISIS and the push for an independent Kurdish state.
Episode 3
Fri, Jul 28, 2017
On Assignment reports from Moscow on Russian Spying. Richard Engel talks to the CEO of Kaspersky Labs whose company has fallen under scrutiny from the U.S. Government. He also discusses Russian successful attempt to sow chaos in the U.S. and U.S. sanctions against Russia.
Episode 4
Fri, Aug 4, 2017
On Assignment reports from China of Green Industry. Richard Engel discusses how China has surpassed the United States in green energy jobs. He also looks at how some cities are pursuing Green goals without the help of President Trump and how a top diplomat has quite over Trump's environmental policy. He also looks at how the U.S. has missed climate goal and how some third world countries are develop green energy for themselves.
Episode 5
Sun, Nov 5, 2017
On Assignment reports from New York about how the Paradise Papers have revealed that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross is in secret business with a Russian company linked with Vladamir Putin. It looks at how Russian has been using social media and looks at the indictment of Paul Manafort.
Episode 6
Fri, Nov 10, 2017
On Assignment reports from South Korea on possible hostilities with North Korea. Richard Engel discusses how President Trump's tough talk has created concern in South Korea. He also looks at how development of nuclear weapons and its use of cyberwarfare.
Episode 7
Fri, Nov 17, 2017
On Assignment reports from Panama City on the connection between Donald Trump and a money laundering scheme in Panama. Richard Engel looks at corruption in a Trump Panama Hotel Project and also looks at how some of Trump international deals have created conflicts of interest.