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Then complex world of geopolitics broken down into ten minute, bite-sized chunks. You'll never sound uninformed at the dinner table ever again.

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Ten years of conflict in Syria have led to 500,000 deaths and 22 million displaced people. Mapping the World focuses on the grim domino effect that led the country from civil war to sectarian war, to intractable international conflict.

Syria: A Decade of War

Ten years of conflict in Syria have led to 500,000 deaths and 22 million displaced people. Mapping the World focuses on the grim domino effect that led to the country from civil war, to sectarian war to intractable international conflict.

Namibia suffered under colonialism twice: first with the Germans, who perpetrated genocide and forced labour against local populations, and then South Africa, which imposed apartheid. What scars has this painful history left behind?

Namibia: Twice Colonialised

What scars has Namibia's painful history of double colonialisation left behind?

Africa is the least electrified continent in the world. Some believe that Africa can move straight to mobile networks and renewable energies but for now the unequal access to power across the continent remain striking.

The Electrification of Africa

In February 2020 Italy was the first European country to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In so many areas Italy seems to act as a seismograph for the rest of Europe being the first to experience to experience the earthquakes of fascism, populism and the migration crisis of recent years.

Italy: European Testing Ground

Announced in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, often called the new silk road, is a huge infrastructure project linking China with Europe and the rest of the world. The aim: to place China at the centre of globalised economy.

China: New Silk Roads

Announced in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, often called the new silk road, is a huge infrastructure project linking China with Europe.

Putin and Erdogan: Black Sea Guardians

The Black Sea bring together two powerful leaders in the region: Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Erdogan. Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the completion of the Turkstream pipeline in 2020 have bolstered the sea’s strategic importance for both nations.

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