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Taiwan has almost everything it takes to be an independent state, with a flag, currency, and an army. But it no longer has representation in the UN, and China claims it as one of its regions. Just a few months before the Taiwanese presidential elections in January 2024, ARTE dedicates a special issue to the island. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has raised fears that China could be tempted to emulate Russia and try to take the island back by force.

Could War Break Out in Taiwan?

With months to go before the elections in Taiwan, the island's relationship to China is at the top of voters' minds.

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The earthquake that hit Morocco, has aroused strong emotions, particularly in France, which is home to the largest Moroccan diaspora. Yet France was not among the first countries asked by Morocco to provide aid: Rabat chose Spain, the United Kingdom, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. How can this choice be explained?

Morocco: Geopolitics of an Earthquake

France was not one of the first countries asked by Rabat to provide emergency aid after the terrible earthquake. Why?

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After the coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the contagion continues: this time in Central Africa. Just after the announcement of Ali Bongo's re-election in Gabon, a group of soldiers declared on television that they had seized power. Niger and Gabon: two countries which have similarities, but also many differences.

Gabon: The Other Coup

After the coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the contagion continues: this time in Central Africa.

15 years after the sovereign debt crisis, Greece is still facing numerous challenges: corruption, an insufficient public service, mistrust towards political elites, migration, rivalry with Turkey, and China's takeover of infrastructure. But the country still has some strengths it could leverage.

Greece: the Sick Man of Europe?

15 years after the sovereign debt crisis, Greece is still facing numerous challenges.

As the world's leading cocoa producer, the country has one of the most dynamic economies in Africa, even though it was shaken by an almost decade-long civil war in the 2000s. Thanks to numerous resources such as cocoa, coffee, cashews, petroleum, and other mineral wealth, as well as major construction projects, Ivory Coast managed to overcome its painful past and revitalise its economy. But inequalities, the political climate, insecurity in the Sahel, and disagreements with neighbouring countries weaken Ivory Coast's development potential.

Ivory Coast: A Country of Possibility

As the world's leading cocoa producer, the country has one of the most dynamic economies in Africa.

The second largest country in the European Union, and fourth in terms of GDP and population, Spain is an important country on the continent. But its loss of influence in Latin America, the chaos of the civil war and the Franco years, the threat of Catalan separatism and economic and financial troubles have all been obstacles to it fulfilling its potential.

Spain: A Country Held Back?

Focus on a major European country that has not seemed to live up to its potential.

The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report estimates that to stay within a global warming threshold of 1.5°C, greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025. But how do country compare in the green rankings? The answer is complicated.

Are Some Countries Greener?

How do country compare in the green rankings? The answer is complicated.

Three days after the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 27 February 2022, Vladimir Putin announced that the nuclear deterrent would be put on ‘special combat alert’. Was this a threat of nuclear attack from the Russian president? Mapping the World takes a look at the geopolitics of  nuclear weapons from 1945 to the present day.

Ukraine: The Nuclear Option

A member of NATO since 2004 and of the European Union since 2007, Romania has become a strategic country since the Russian invasion of Ukraine: As an outpost for Western aid, a haven for Ukrainian refugees, but also on the front line given its proximity to Moldova.

Romania and the War in Ukraine

A member of NATO since 2004 and of the European Union since 2007, Romania has become a strategic country since the Russian invasion of Ukraine:

As Finland joins NATO, a focus on this Nordic country, reportedly the happiest in the world, which has a long and complicated relationship with its eastern neighbour, Russia.

Finland and Russia: The End of Neutrality

A focus on the Nordic country that has a long and complicated relationship with its eastern neighbour, Russia.

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