Mapping the World - Season 36
Run Time: 12 mins
Air Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025
Average Rating: ⭐ 8.6 (9 votes)
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From the Bering Strait to the Arctic: Russian ambitions
Season 36 - Episode 1
Direction the Bering Strait, the closest point of contact between Russia and the United States. It separates Chukotka, a Russian autonomous ...
Sea of Japan: sensitive area
Season 36 - Episode 2
Some call it the "Sea of Japan", others the "East Sea". This strategic maritime space, bordered by Russia, Japan and the two Koreas, is much...
The Dnieper: a river in the Russia–Ukraine war
Season 36 - Episode 3
"The Underside of the Cards" takes you on a cruise on a river at the heart of the news since the Russian invasion of Ukraine: the Dnieper. F...
Sinai: a desert between Egypt and Gaza
Season 36 - Episode 4
On the southern border of the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula covers more than 60,000 km2. A "gray zone" at the gates of the Hamas-Israel wa...
When the sea rises: a global issue
Season 36 - Episode 5
Rising water levels are one of the consequences of climate change which will change the map of the world. Different countries are trying to ...
The Vatican: what diplomatic role?
Season 36 - Episode 6
In the heart of Rome, this 44-hectare enclave is home not only to the spiritual center of the Catholic Church, but also to a leading diploma...
Russia–North Korea: a long history
Season 36 - Episode 7
The war in Ukraine has intensified military and economic cooperation between Russia and North Korea. Arms deliveries from Pyongyang, transfe...
China: power of war or peace?
Season 36 - Episode 8
Annexation and colonization of Xinjiang, repression in Tibet, Korean War, conflict with India: the wars led by China were multiple. Today, w...
United Arab Emirates: understanding the new Middle East
Season 36 - Episode 9
How did the United Arab Emirates become the key geopolitical player in a Middle East in full reorganization? An exceptional edition of "Dess...
Smartphones: a power issue
Season 36 - Episode 10
The smartphone is an issue of sovereignty, security and technological control between the American and Chinese giants. At the center of this...
France and its Overseas Territories: complex territories
Season 36 - Episode 11
The overseas territories, from Reunion to the Antilles, via Guyana and Mayotte, represent a major geopolitical asset for France. But economi...
Germany: change of era
Season 36 - Episode 12
In 2025, Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes the reins of a Germany under pressure. As the far right advances and the migration issue divides th...
Poland: new European leader?
Season 36 - Episode 13
Poland is becoming a key player in the European Union. Thanks to its strategic geographical position, its impressive economic growth, its ke...
Russian economy: resilient or declining?
Season 36 - Episode 14
Russia has been at war since its large-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago. Military strategy, geopolitical influence, infor...
The Gulf of Guinea: a strategic and threatened crossroads
Season 36 - Episode 15
A maritime area rich in natural resources, the Gulf of Guinea extends over more than 2 million km2 from Liberia to Angola. A nerve center of...
Africa: France at half mast
Season 36 - Episode 16
In recent years, the French army has no longer been welcome in several African countries. From Mali to Niger, from Burkina Faso to the Centr...
Biodiversity: SOS animals
Season 36 - Episode 17
"The Underside of the Cards" looks at a drama that is playing out silently before our eyes: the extinction of countless species of animals. ...
China: the big breakdown
Season 36 - Episode 18
China, the world's second largest economy, is currently going through turbulence: real estate in crisis, consumption at half mast, aging pop...
Space: in the process of privatization?
Season 36 - Episode 19
Space, once the scene of the Cold War between the United States and the USSR, is today becoming the terrain of a new confrontation, where co...
At the borders of Russia: fear of war
Season 36 - Episode 20
Since the invasion of Ukraine, the shadow of a new Russian imperialism has hung over the countries of Eastern Europe. Poland, Norway, Finlan...
European defense: the great rearmament
Season 36 - Episode 21
Europe is forced to rethink its security and strategic autonomy under the pressure of Vladimir Putin's wars and Donald Trump's return to the...
Syria: what future after the Assad dictatorship?
Season 36 - Episode 22
This week, "The Underside of the Cards" takes you to Syria, a country which is going through a pivotal moment in its history after the fall ...
Azerbaijan: hydrocarbons and dictatorship
Season 36 - Episode 23
Azerbaijan, a strategic country in the Caucasus, is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Rich in its hydrocarbons and its geographical posi...
Sudan: forgotten war
Season 36 - Episode 24
Sudan has been plunged for more than two years into a deadly war too often forgotten, triggered by the rivalry between two generals, Al-Burh...
Artificial intelligence: a global competition
Season 36 - Episode 25
Certain bodies, led by the EU, are trying to organize regulations to limit the risks linked to the various uses of AI. Chip wars, patent rac...
Europeans and British: what reunion?
Season 36 - Episode 26
Five years after Brexit came into force, the United Kingdom and the European Union have never really cut ties. Despite the efforts of Brexit...
Morocco: between Europe and Africa
Season 36 - Episode 27
The great Moroccan ambition is to become a center of modernity, a bridge between Europe and Africa and a key player on the African continent...
Norway: Russia's worrying neighbor
Season 36 - Episode 28
Faced with the Russian threat which is becoming clearer on its border, in the Arctic, the Barents Sea and around the Svalbard archipelago, t...