Tracks East

A crucial dilemma for Greenland: Mine their rich natural resources or concentrate on agriculture?

China uses the threat of a deadly drug to force America’s hand in international diplomacy.

How did the United Arab Emirates become influential on the world stage and a key player in the  the Middle East?

Could strengthened ties between France, Gemany and Poland be key for Europe's future defence?

On Sunday 8 December 2024, Syrians woke up to the news that Bashar Al Assad had fled the country.

Hundreds invested their savings into Swiss gold and were disappointed. Were did the gold go?

Report on a forgotten conflict between the M23 militia and DRC government troops.

Railway workers are worried as large-scale privatisation is planned by new president Javier Milei.

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

Yekaterina Duntsova was not allowed to stand for election against Putin. But she is not giving up.

Moldova is torn in two - part of the population wants rapprochement with the European Union, part looks back nostalgically to the Soviet era.

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children are thought to have been abducted and taken to Russia.

Why does a Russian region in the far east have Yiddish as an official language? 

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Tracks meets collaborators of the world’s most-streamed artist to understand the political nature of their music.

Tracks followed some of the main protagonists of the Korean underground scene as they came to France's Nuit Sonores electronic festival.

How a wardrobe malfunction resulted in the creation of Youtube

Once a year, the quiet city of Clisson is transformed into the European capital of metal.

What does hair symbolise in the visual arts, from the 15th century to the present day?

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Mozart’s most famous opera from the Aix-en-Provence festival with a star-studded cast.

A Vivaldi evening featuring mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, the Jupiter Ensemble and Thomas Dunford.

Why are hundreds of French people moving to illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank? Data Sources investigates.

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.

Blending neo-soul, R&B and pop influences, Aby Coulibaly crafts intimate musical worlds drawn from her roots and everyday life.

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In the hills above Madrid, Europe’s largest wildlife hospital takes in more than 10,000 animals every year.