Parola chiave Geopolitics

Ambientato durante i 19 giorni di tensione della guerra dello Yom Kippur nel 1973, il primo ministro israeliano Golda Meir si trova ad affrontare il potenziale della completa distruzione di Israele. Dovrà affrontare difficoltà schiaccianti, un governo scettico e una relazione complessa con il segretario di Stato americano Henry Kissinger, con milioni di vite in gioco. La sua dura leadership e la sua compassione avrebbero infine deciso il destino della sua nazione e le avrebbero lasciato un’eredità controversa in tutto il mondo.

Il principe Nasir, erede al trono di un Paese produttore di petrolio, ha instaurato nuove relazioni commerciali con la Cina a scapito degli Usa, fino a quel momento privilegiati. Bob Barnes, un agente della Cia esperto in questioni mediorientali, riceve l'incarico di uccidere il principe Nasir. Ma non tutto va come dovrebbe...

Il 15 novembre 2017, il dipinto «Salvator mundi», attribuito all'artista italiano Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), è stato venduto per una cifra senza precedenti: 450 milioni di dollari. Un esame degli sporchi segreti del mondo dell'arte e la sorprendente storia di come un'opera d'arte sia in grado di sconvolgere interessi personali e geopolitici.

Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.

After one of the most shocking presidencies in history, Donald Trump’s top advisers and the leaders who clashed with him lift the lid on the critical moments of his foreign policy.

Empire is a unique programme that reports on and debates global powers on behalf of an international citizen. It does so in a way whereby it questions those geopolitical, geoeconomic, corporate, and other forms of power that influence citizens across borders. Many of those are not held accountable by any one government or any one nation, and so looking at the world as the global village it has become - with its integrated societies - we try to answer the questions on the minds of many of our viewers: why and how does global power act, react? And how does it throw its weight around?

China is playing an increasingly important role worldwide. Under President Xi Jinping, substantial investments are being made in communication and cooperation and industrious Chinese people are settling abroad in large numbers. Documentary maker and China expert Ruben Terlou visits them in the new VPRO travel series ‘The World of the Chinese’. Who are they, what do they want to achieve and what impact does their presence have on the local population?

Bitter Rivals illuminates the essential history - and profound ripple effect - of Iran and Saudi Arabia's power struggle. It draws on scores of interviews with political, religious and military leaders, militia commanders, diplomats, and policy experts, painting American television's most comprehensive picture of a feud that has reshaped the Middle East.

When the 20th century opened, Britain dominated world affairs, and America stood on the sidelines. Now their positions are reversed. This is the story of how it happened.

Enclaves, loaned territories, disputed areas and microstates: This is the series that looks at places with absurd borders.