Mapping the World

Mapping the World takes us to the African Great Lakes, a region of the continent long plagued with conflict and unrest. 

Texas, a testing ground for the MAGA movement, is a bastion of conservatism and home to dynamic young companies.

It’s the most popular drink in the world after water and a major global industry.

With India signing an historic trade agreement with the EU, how close are ties between the two economic powers?

Apart from Africa, all nations on all continents are facing an aging population over the next few decades.

In February 2026 the US supreme court ruled that the president cannot unilaterally decide tariffs,Trump’s favourite economic lever.

It is vital for animal feed and biodiesel: How the humble soya bean influences world trade, the climate and geopolitics.

Rare earths are the essential resource of the twenty first century, needed for electric cars, smart phones, and renewable energy.

Denmark faces two serious threats: Donald Trump's predatory ambitions over Greenland, and intimidation from Russia.

Drones are reshaping modern warfare in conflicts around the world.

An official candidate for EU membership, Serbia has not applied sanctions against Moscow and has a good relationship with Beijing. 

Space was the arena for an intense rivalry between the USA and the USSR during the Cold War. Today private companies are moving into the sector. 

South Africa has become a strong regional power, but has serious problems of inequality, poverty and corruption.

For four years, Russia has struck at Ukraine's vital infrastructure with the aim of demoralising the population. 

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

Hybrid warfare and new technologies are putting intelligence services under serious pressure worldwide.

Led by Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salmane (MBS), Saudi Arabia is a key player in the Middle East.

Faced with the perceived Russian threat, Norway is reinforcing its military capabilities.

Morocco has big ambitions to become a bridge between Europe and Africa and a key player on the African continent.

Five years after Brexit came into force, the United Kingdom and the European Union have never really cut ties.

Washington is waging a brutal campaign against South Africa, cutting much-needed aid and denouncing ‘white genocide’ in the rainbow nation.

Discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community is on the rise across Europe, despite stronger equal rights laws.

 Artists Satch Hoyt and Juan Covelli challenge colonial narratives and spark debate about the restitution of cultural artefacts.

Since Uganda passed extremely severe laws persecuting gay people, attacks on the LGBT+ community have skyrocketed.

From 15 to 17 June, G7 leaders are meeting in Évian, France.. But what can a club that now accounts for only around 30 per cent of global GDP still achieve?

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

With Putin's wars and Trump's return, Europe is forced to rethink its security and autonomy.

Cancer patients are campaigning to draw attention to the impact of political decisions on cancer rates.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

With growing incursions since the start of the war in Ukraine, the EU hopes to implement an anti-drone shield.

As youth crime rises, some EU nations want to lower the age of criminal responsibility and jail minors.

Fueling Cambodia's construction boom are brick factories where workers are paid a pittance, trapped in debt bondage.

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

Lulu's young, and carefree. And pregnant. She's not ready. What now? 

Nick Cave brings the full force of his live performance, filled with mystical fervour and passionate celebration, to Paris.