Mapping the World

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

Abortion, firearms, police violence: American society seems more divided than ever.

 A focus on the geopolitical history of a country now associated with conflict.

Hungarian Prime Minister Orban has been working on his model of "illiberal democracy" since 2010.

The creation of an independent Palestinian state seemed possible in 1993, but thirty years later it feels like a distant prospect.

Behind the façade of friendship, the two countries have a much more complex and ambivalent relationship.

During the bad times, Europe has closed ranks.

Nostalgia for a glorious past is a common thread among the leaders of modern Egypt.

Mapping the World turns towards Qatar, the small gulf state that is hosting the World Cup 2022. 

Qatar has long relied on football to increase its prestige, from buying French club Paris-Saint-Germain to sponsoring Barcelona. With TV rights selling for astronomical amounts, football is much more than just a sport.

In recent years, great advances have been made in LGBT rights in some countries, while in others discrimination and persecution remain commonplace.

Since the advent of global league tables, the struggle between universities vying for prestige has only intensified

We take stock of nuclear power generation around the world.

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 focuses on the former Soviet space and the Kremlin’s efforts to hold sway in these nations.

Mapping the World focuses on the country of Allende and Pinochet, which has recently moved to the left. 

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

Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has led to many European countries wanting to stop importing Russian oil and gas.

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

To better understand what is happening in our oceans, we go on a world tour of fishing.

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?