USA : les petits soldats de l'Amérique

USA: Die kleinen Soldaten

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The US military, present in 146 countries around the world, must convince 80,000 young people each year to join its ranks. Here's how they do it. 

USA: America's Underage Soldiers

The US military need a constant stream of new blood

In the streets of Upper Cumberland, a rural region of northern Tennessee, we meet the Trump voters.

USA: Welcome to Trump Country

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Giorgi has no thoughts of leaving Tusheti, he loves his home in the Georgian Caucasus. The villages in the high mountains can only be reached by car for five months of the year. And there are hardly any jobs or young people left. Horse guide Girogi wants to bring new life to the area with adventure tourism.

Horse guide Girogi wants to bring new life to his mountainous region with adventure tourism.

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How did communist activist Angela Davis become an icon in her relentless fight against Ronald Reagan, then Governor of California? The young African-American became a target for Reagan, who made it his mission to save his country from the "red peril" and wanted her sentenced to death.

Angela Davis vs Ronald Reagan

In her battle against Ronald Reagan, activist Angela Davis became the icon of an entire generation.

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Italy has the largest number of World Heritage sites of any country, wonders that are becoming increasingly difficult to preserve. Can they all be saved, or should some be left to crumble? Twist criss-crosses Italy to discover its lost places.

Lost Places in Italy

Italy has the largest number of World Heritage sites of any country, wonders that are becoming increasingly difficult to preserve. Can they all be saved from ruin?

Twist

The German novelist David Safier profiles Daniel Magel, an 'everyday hero'. Born in Kazakhstan, he emigrated with his parents to Bremen. Alcohol, drugs and violence shaped his adolescence. But sport saved him. And now he works with youths and prisoners to show them its transformative power.

Sport saved him. And now he works with youths and prisoners to show them its transformative power

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On 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty was signed, enshrining the creation of NATO just four years after the end of the Second World War. The primary objective of this military alliance of twelve European and North American countries was to prevent war in Europe and to counter the expansion of the Soviet bloc. Since its creation in the Cold War, the organisation has grown from 12 to 31 member states - including several former Eastern Bloc nations. Weakened by its turbulent history, NATO is facing a growing number of challenges: the difficulty of coordinating its members, the logistical obstacles in the event of an attack on European soil, and the threat, raised by Donald Trump, of an American withdrawal, at a time when European defence is almost entirely dependent on the United States.

A look back at the turbulent history of the military alliance facing unprecedented challenges in the face of Putin's Russia.

Putin, NATO, and Europe

Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, which brought the ten-year transition to democracy in Myanmar to an abrupt end, thousands of young urbanites, both men and women, gave up their lives to join the resistance against the junta.

Myanmar: The Rebel Army

After the coup d'état in February 2021, thousands of young urbanites gave up their city lives to join the resistance.

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After the end of the Second World War, American Major Steve Arnold is tasked with finding out which side the famous conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who had decided to stay in Nazi Germany, was on. Was the legendary figure of classical music a Nazi?

The Furtwängler Case

Was famous conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, for or against the Nazis? Feature film biopic.

Taking Sides

In April 1974, left-wing factions in the Portuguese military staged a coup against the authoritarian regime which had been in power for half a century. The uprising was largely peaceful and went down in history as the Carnation Revolution. But the path to a democratic Portugal was not easy and not without obstacles.

Carnations against Dictatorship

On the night of 24 April 1974, a peaceful uprising put an end to the Salazar dictatorship, paving the way for a democratic Portugal.

Portugal

In Groß-Umstadt, a small town in the Oberwald region of central Germany, a community of Portuguese workers arrived in the 1960s. Legend has it that a young Portuguese man was travelling through the area in 1962 when his motorbike broke down… and he never left, becoming the first Portuguese person to settle there. This documentary looks at the immigrant story between Portugal and Germany.

The story of post-war Portuguese migration to the small town of Groß-Umstadt in central Germany.

The First Portuguese in a German Town

A joyous return to the stage for Zach Condon and his European folk-focussed indie project Beirut. This is music as imagined landscape, a romantic sweep of Europe's past through the eyes of an American troubadour. From his Balkan-tinged debut in 2006, through a bohemian France dreamed up on 2007's The Flying Cup Club and on towards the Dutch and Mexican influences of his later material, Beirut is clearly the work of a singular vision while remaining hauntingly familiar, a half-remembered dream of a past life. Latest album Hadsel was inspired by a short time spent exiled in northern Norway, an emotional return to form released in 2023.

Live in Berlin's Tempodrom

After some time in the wilderness, Zach Condon leads his romantic indie-folk project to a triumphant return to the stage.

Beirut

On 1 May 2004, the European Union welcomed ten new members, including eight countries from Central and Eastern Europe. This massive enlargement changed overnight the dynamics of the EU. Twenty years on, how has this enlargement in the East shaped the new member states and the EU as a whole?

EU enlargement into eastern Europe was a major geopolitical moment in 2004. A focus on the European Union's biggest decision and its consequences.

EU Enlargement: Twenty Years On

When Mark Zuckerberg launched the metaverse it was going to revolutionise our lives. Except it didn’t. How Zuck made the embodied internet so uninspiring.

Nothing Else Metas

The metaverse was supposed to revolutionise our lives. Except it didn’t. And it was really uninspiring.

Super Fails

In 2022, Salman Rushdie narrowly survived an assassination attempt by an Islamic extremist. This year's winner of the German Publishers' Peace Prize at the Frankfurt Book Fair, we interview the acclaimed writer in New York. Also in the programme: Russian journalist Elena Kostyutchenko, Slovenian authors Pia Prezelj and Suzana Tratnik, and a focus on the graphic novel “Woman, Life, Freedom" by Marjane Satrapi.

Salman Rushdie and Freedom of Speech

Interview in New York with the acclaimed British writer, this year's winner of the German Publishers' Peace Prize.

Costa Rica is unique with an abundance of ecosystems, rich in flora and fauna. Thanks to a proactive and innovative ecological policy, it is today one of the few countries in the world to see its forest cover grow significantly year on year. This documentary is a journey into the heart of a true sanctuary of biodiversity.

A Sanctuary of Biodiversity

Costa Rica is unique with an abundance of ecosystem rich in flora and fauna. This documentary is a journey into the heart of a true sanctuary of biodiversity.

Wild Costa Rica

For one of Europe’s smallest countries, Slovakia has a lot to offer: Unspoilt nature, a host of castles, a unique inland delta on the Danube and countless hot springs. An invitation to discover a beautiful land in the heart of Europe.

For one of Europe’s smallest countries, Slovakia has a lot to offer: Unspoilt nature, a host of castles, a unique inland delta on the Danube and countless hot springs.

Surprising Slovakia

Sacred music meets the theatricality of opera in Handel's oratorio Messiah, here conducted by Laurence Equilbey and performed by the Insula Orchestra, Polish artist Jakub Józef Orliński and the Chœurs accentus at the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival.

Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival

Laurence Equilbey conducts Handel's "Messiah" at the Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival.

Handel's Messiah

Last month, saw the hottest March on record reminding us that the race against the clock to prevent climate catastophe rages on. But is Europe doing enough to stave off a deepening climate crisis? This ARTE Europe Weekly, we go to Europe's top courtrooms where legal battles are changing the course of climate change.

Climate protection is now a human right

Climate inaction violates human rights according to a top EU court. But how seriously is Europe taking the climate crisis?

ARTE Europe Weekly

A major luxury brand equipping children with BDSM teddies in its new collection? Not a good idea.

Balenciaga

A quiet corner of northern Europe is the epicentre of a violent world of gangs and traffickers. With drugs flooding in, Europe is on course to become the world’s biggest cocaine market. The Mocro Maffia is just one of the powerful criminal networks operating in the Netherlands, northern France and Belgium that is behind a trail of addiction, money and contract killings. In this episode we dive into Europe’s drug trade.

The underground world of Europe’s drug trade

A secretive Moroccan mafia organisation is behind a new influx of cocaine flowing through Europe’s ports.

Swiss journalist Yves Kugelmann travels with philosopher Lea Ypi to her home country, Albania. She grew up in the coastal city of Durres. In this place laden with memory, they reflect on "freedom" in philosophy, history, and politics.

In Conversation with Lea Ypi

Lea Ypi reflects both personally and philosophically on what it means to be "free".

Deep Thought

After losing the presidential election to Joe Biden in 2020, Donald Trump wants to run again and seize power back from the Democrats. But since his first term as president from 2016 to 2020, he's been embroiled in a series of legal scandals that could scupper his chances. Donald Trump has been indicted in two cases, faces a lengthy prison sentence, and is also under federal investigation for the storming of the Capitol by his supporters on 6 January 2021. But on the flip side, his legal cases could have the opposite effect and paradoxically galvanise his voter base, who are convinced he's the target of an unfair witch hunt.

Trump's legal cases could paradoxically turbocharge his re-election bid.

Trump's Legal Woes: Boon or Bust in 2024?

It's 2021, you're sitting in front of your PS4, the download is almost complete. And it's finally here: Cyberpunk 2077. Only 10 years in development by a renowned studio, incredible promises and 8 million pre-orders. What could possibly go wrong...?

The Worst Release in Gaming History

Only 10 years in development by a renowned studio, incredible promises and 8 million pre-orders. What could possibly go wrong...?

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