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An investigation into a little-known story from the Second World War. Having planned and executed their mass murders, the Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

How the Nazis Covered up their Crimes

The Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

Operation 1005

From the first English colonisation to the latest difficult negotiations over the British-Irish border, the story of the Northern Irish conflict

Ireland: Colonisation to Brexit

From the first English colonisation to the latest difficult negotiations over the British-Irish border, the story of the Northern Irish conflict.

Stories of Conflict

Understanding the European union and how it came to be can seem difficult. Here is an attempt to explain everything in six minutes.

European (De)Construction

Forget bombardments, skirmishes, ambushes and attacks: The future of warfare is online.

Cyberwarfare

For 35 years President Tito kept Yugoslavia’s diverse population living in peace. But after the fall of communism thinks started to fall apart.

Yugoslavia: War of the Exes

For 35 years President Tito kept Yugoslavia’s diverse population living in peace. But after the fall of communism thinks started to fall apart.  

With independence came partition, as the new nations of India and Pakistan came into being as British rule ended. But these young nations quickly came to blows and the contested region of Kashmir was stuck right in the middle.

India vs Pakistan

With independence came partition, as the news nations of India and Pakistan came into being as British rule ended. But these young nations quickly came to blows and the contested region of Kashmir was stuck right in the middle.

Forget about polar bears and their pristine icy wilderness. As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

An Arctic Cold War

As the icecap melts with climate change the arctic is becoming a strategic region for maritime traffic, oil and gas.

A coming together of nations in peaceful competition, respect and harmony? Or a ruthless geopolitical tussle for the top spot where doping becomes the norm? A history of the Olympic games in 5 minutes.

The Olympic Games

A coming together of nations in peaceful competition, respect and harmony? Or a ruthless geopolitical tussle for the top spot where doping becomes the norm? 

Turkey is often seen as a bridge between East and West. But at the moment this bridge seems unstable with war in the Middle East, a refugee crisis, and an increasingly bellicose president Erdogan. Understanding Turkey today in five minutes.

Turkey and its Neighbours

The United Nations, on paper, was a great idea: bringing all the states of the world together to ban war was daring. But in practice, things are very different. Power is concentrated in just five countries, with the 188 others having little say. Is the UN fit for purpose?

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Operation 1005

Operation 1005

How the Nazis Covered up their Crimes

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Ireland: Colonisation to Brexit

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

European (De)Construction

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Cyberwarfare

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Yugoslavia: War of the Exes

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

India vs Pakistan

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

An Arctic Cold War

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

The Olympic Games

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Turkey and its Neighbours

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Is the UN in its Death Throes?

History20th Century

All videos

Operation 1005

Operation 1005

How the Nazis Covered up their Crimes

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Ireland: Colonisation to Brexit

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

European (De)Construction

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Cyberwarfare

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Yugoslavia: War of the Exes

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

India vs Pakistan

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

An Arctic Cold War

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

The Olympic Games

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Turkey and its Neighbours

Stories of Conflict

Stories of Conflict

Is the UN in its Death Throes?

History
20th Century