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The bridge linking Crimea to Russia has been hit, railway cables have been cut in Germany, gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea have been sabotaged: Mapping the World looks at how infrastructure has become a target in the war in Ukraine.

Bridges, Rail, Cables: Targets in War

 Mapping the World looks at how infrastructure has become a target in the war in Ukraine.

Mapping the World Essentials

With a wave of strikes this summer and inflation at 10%, the UK seems to be in a febrile mood. Mapping the World examines the state of the British economy after several overlapping crises: the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Brexit. How is the decision to leave the European Union affecting the island nation?   

UK: The Impact of Brexit

Mapping the World examines the state of the Britain after several overlapping crises: the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Brexit. How is the decision to leave the European Union affecting the island nation?  

Mapping the World

Is Italy the cradle of populism in Europe? French professor Marc Lazar, specialist in the history and political sociology of Italy, looks at the political history of Italy.

Lessons in Geopolitics

Italian Populism

Founded in 1948 after the trauma of the holocaust, Israel, where three-quarters of the population is Jewish, has gone through many crises and has tense relations with the Palestinian territories and neighbouring Arab states.

Israel: Endless Conflict, New Alliances

It is a vital shipping route that everyone in the region wants access to. But it is China that is muscling in to the South China Sea by insisting that it is Chinese territorial waters.

Power Play in the South China Sea

It is a vital shipping route that everyone in the region wants access to. But it is China that is aggressively imposing itself in the South China Sea by insisting that it is Chinese territorial waters.

Climate change, the Covid pandemic and war brings into sharp focus the precariousness of the global food system. The war in Ukraine threatens the food security of many countries that rely on Kyiv as their main source of wheat.

The Power of Grain

Climate change, the Covid pandemic and war in Ukraine brings into sharp focus how important food is. 

Square Idea

80% of Sri Lanka doesn't have enough to eat due to severe shortages. The country is collapsing under the weight of a huge amount of debt it owes to China and India. In power for nearly 20 years, the Rajapaksa clan fled, threatened by its people. The political dynasty had long ignored the warnings of economists, refused IMF aid, and implemented surprising measures that have contributed to emptying state coffers and impoverished farmers. Deprived of tourism for 3 years due to the Covid pandemic, Sri Lanka is struggling to recover. We take stock with Bhavani Fonseka, Sri Lankan human rights lawyer.

Sri Lanka's state coffers are empty and many people go hungry. We take stock with Bhavani Fonseka, Sri Lankan human rights lawyer.

Sri Lanka in Crisis

Are civil rights and liberties under pressure in the 21st century? The show explores the global balance of power between democrats and autocrats, namely the Western democratic model and Sino-Russian authoritarianism. Democratic, geopolitical and digital challenges will be crucial in tomorrow's world.

Fragile democracies

Are civil rights and liberties under pressure in the 21st century?

Ever since ex-US President Barack Obama oriented US foreign policy towards Asia under the slogan "Pivot to Asia," Sino-US rivalry has come to the fore. Two major powers collide over trade, military might and diplomacy.

The Pacific: Centre of the World

Two major powers collide over trade, military might and diplomacy.

In the wake of the Ukraine war, Central Asia is more than ever a strategically important region. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan have long since rediscovered their identity and historical roots since the end of the Soviet Union. What are the differences and similarities between these Central Asian countries, little known to the West?

Central Asia, a Global Crossroads

In the wake of the Ukraine war, Central Asia is more than ever a strategically important region.

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