Rhine and Danube: Two Rivers, Two Europes 0.0

January 8, 2022

From the North Sea to the Black Sea, the Rhine and the Danube form a link across Europe. Mapping the World navigates th… see more

USA vs China 0.0

January 29, 2022

Since 2021, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are rivals on the world stage with China now positioning itself to take the lead i… see more

Soccer - playing field of power? 0.0

February 5, 2022

World Cup in Qatar 2022: Of flourishing business with the TV rights, corruption scandals and the stage for human rights… see more

Argentina: Country of Missed Opportunities 0.0

February 12, 2022

We look at Argentina to understand why this country with multiple resources did not live up to its promise. The missed … see more

Soft Power - Universities at War 0.0

February 19, 2022

Places of learning, universities also have another role: to affirm the status of their countries and guarantee their cu… see more

Putin and Ukraine: What Next? 0.0

March 5, 2022

Understanding geopolitics has never been more urgent. Mapping the World analyses Putin's unprecedented attack on Ukrain… see more

The Weaponisation of Wheat 0.0

March 12, 2022

"Hard power" means economic, military, and demographic power; "soft power" means symbolic, cultural, and informational … see more

France: Still a Major Power? 0.0

March 19, 2022

With France holding the European presidency and with presidential elections on the horizon, a focus on the French natio… see more

Libya: A Global Power Struggle 0.0

March 26, 2022

Ten years after Gaddafi's fall, what state is Libya in? There's the official government based in Tripoli that is recogn… see more

Indonesia: An Archipelago With Potential 0.0

April 9, 2022

At the crossroads between China and India is Indonesia, an archipelago bursting with potential. The biggest Muslim coun… see more

South Africa, the traces of the past 0.0

April 16, 2022

Thirty years after the end of apartheid, the results are sobering: South Africa has not succeeded in conquering its dem… see more

Fish: The globalized fishery 0.0

May 7, 2022

"With Cards Open" takes the viewer on a journey into the world of fishing, which is characterized by increasing globali… see more

Democracies under pressure worldwide 0.0

May 14, 2022

Are civil rights and liberties coming under pressure in the 21st century? The program explores the global balance of po… see more

Pacific Ocean - At the center of interests 0.0

May 21, 2022

Ever since former U.S. President Barack Obama oriented U.S. foreign policy toward Asia under the slogan "Pivot to Asia,… see more

Ukraine: The nuclear threat - A turning point? 0.0

June 4, 2022

Until now, international nuclear weapons doctrine has been based on the principle of nuclear deterrence and non-use of … see more

Natural gas and oil: Do raw materials rule the world? 0.0

June 11, 2022

Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has led numerous countries to end their dependence on Russian gas and oil suppl… see more

Central Asia, Meeting Point of Cultures 0.0

June 18, 2022

Against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, Central Asia is more than ever a geostrategic epicenter. Since the end of the … see more

Chile: Hope for Change 0.0

August 20, 2022

"With Open Cards" takes us through the country of Salvador Allende and dictator Augusto Pinochet, where a newly elected… see more

The Balkans between West and East 0.0

August 27, 2022

Those who speak of the Balkans often think of the wars that have ravaged the peninsula between the Adriatic and the Bla… see more

China: The Sea, the Power and the (In)Law 0.0

September 3, 2022

"With Open Cards " takes you through the increasingly militarized China Sea, where Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indone… see more

Israel: Hopeless Conflict, New Alliances 0.0

September 10, 2022

Although the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has faded into the background since the wars in Syria and Iraq, it was at the… see more

Putin, the nostalgia of the empire 0.0

September 24, 2022

In February 2022, Vladimir Putin justified his invasion of Ukraine by the threat to his security posed by the accession… see more

United Kingdom: the first effects of Brexit 0.0

October 1, 2022

The strike movements that have shaken the United Kingdom since August have led some analysts to speak of a "summer of d… see more

Nuclear energy: obsolete or promising for the future 0.0

October 8, 2022

The threat of a nuclear accident as a result of Russian attacks during the war against Ukraine brings back traumatic me… see more

Special China 0.0

October 15, 2022

On October 16, 2022, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will begin. Will President Xi Jingping … see more

Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice 0.0

October 29, 2022

The island of Iceland, located in the North Atlantic, fascinates with unique landscapes: It counts 130 active volcanoes… see more

LGBT+ Rights in the World 0.0

November 5, 2022

In recent years, great advances have been made in LGBT rights in some countries: many European countries have legislate… see more

Ecology: countries "greener" than others ? 0.0

November 12, 2022

Are there some countries "greener" than others ?

Qatar, World Cup Host 0.0

November 19, 2022

Egypt: The Pharaoh Syndrome 0.0

December 3, 2022

"With Cards Open" travels to the land of the pyramids, examines the ruling elite of Egypt today and asks: is there an E… see more