Mapping the World

Focus on theisland of Cyprus split between the Greek south and the Turkish north.

This ecological Garden of Eden also has a dark side...

The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are global events with serious consequences for global trade. These two crises highlight how interdependent our world is.

Djibouti is a small country in East Africa in a highly strategic location on world maritime trade routes.

With conflicts still raging around the world, is the United Nations still fit for purpose?

The Mediterranean is under pressure: Overpopulation and overtourism in coastal areas and an increase in maritime traffic are all taking their toll on the sea’s health.

Russia is the biggest arms importer into the African continent and the Wagner group has placed crucial role in recent years.

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.

A conflict simmers between the most populous countries on Earth, high up in the Himalayas...

On average, humans generate 2 billion tons of waste per year.

Landlocked Niger, straddling the Sahel and the Sahara, has had to face a growing threat from terrorist groups over the past 15 years.

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

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.

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

South Korea has managed to build a modern economy with a highly educated workforce, leading the world in many sectors. 

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

Turkey is a pivotal country at the crossroads of Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and the Middle East.

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:

The main cocoa-producing countries - Ivory Coast and Ghana - aren't reaping the rewards of growing global demand

Keir Starmer is trying to maintain the ‘special relationship’ with America whilst also sticking close to Europe.

Centrist candidate Nicusor Dan won the presidential election with 54% of the vote, compared with 46% for the far-right anti-EU candidate.

On the agenda of Macron's official state visit to the UK: Migration, defence, and warmer ties between France and Britain.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have long been rivals in the Middle East. But with open war between Iran and Israel, is this the moment where Saudi Arabia cements its regional dominance?

Is the relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom entering a new phase?

Putin has agreed to talks with Ukraine to take place in Turkey. But why there?

Behind the images of reconciliation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome, there are two opposing views.

The abolition of the US Development Agency's programmes is a disaster for the world's poorest people.

The Catholic church remains the world's second largest religious community but its centre of gravity is shifting to the Global South, which will influence the choice of the next Pope.

With Trump’s White House waging a war against American universities, will researchers leave for other countries?

The arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, has led to mass street protests across Turkey. This episode looks back at Erdogan’s political career.

 After three years of war, Mapping the World focuses on how the conflict has affected Russia’s economy.

How will Putin react to the proposed ceasefire negotiated between Ukraine and the USA?

With America abandoning Ukraine, European countries have decided to commit to significantly higher military spending

Donald Trump has placed 20% tariffs on all imports from China and in return Beijing has put tariffs on American goods.

 At a summit in London on 2 March the first steps were taken to provide a European response to the war in Ukraine without the US military umbrella.

Could strengthened ties between France, Gemany and Poland be key for Europe's future defence?

Over three decades after the Baltic States gained independence from the Soviet Union, they are finally gaining their energy independence.

Trump’s project to ‘make Gaza the ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ after removing its residents has been met with worldwide condemnation. 

Why did the Trump administration row back on high tariffs on Canada and Mexico?