Strhující pohled na to, co všechno jsou lidé ochotni podstoupit, aby získali svobodu. Dokument sleduje poslední známé přeběhlíky, kteří se pokusili uprchnout ze Severní Koreje, jednoho z nejutlačovanějších míst na Zemi, z místa, ve kterém vyrostli a věřili, že je rájem. Záběry ze skryté kamery dokreslují nebezpečnou a vysoce riskantní cestu, na kterou se jednotlivci i rodiny, které se snaží uniknout útlaku, a nakonec odhalují svět, který většina z nás nikdy neviděla.
Politický thriller, který nahlíží do dravého a zkorumpovaného prostředí světového ropného průmyslu, se několika souběžnými dějovými liniemi snaží poukázat na důsledky honby za bohatstvím a mocí. Dostaneme se v něm jak do pracoven washingtonských makléřů, tak mezi muže, kteří dřou na ropných polích v Perském zálivu. Zápletka filmu se rozvíjí na pozadí snahy mladého, charismatického a reformního prince Nasira, představitele nejmenované země v Zálivu, který se snaží vyvázat z dlouhodobě nevýhodných smluv s americkými firmami a vládou, jež sledují jen své zájmy. Nasir, který se má stát dědicem trůnu, přiřkl práva na další těžbu zemního plynu, jež byla dosud v držení texaského energetického gigantu Connex, větší a výhodnější nabídce ze strany Číny. Tento krok je pro Connex a americké obchodní zájmy v této oblasti bolestivou ránou pod pás...
6. října 1973, pod rouškou tmy, v den největšího izraelského svátku a během měsíce ramadánu, zahájila spojená vojska Egypta, Sýrie a Jordánska překvapivý útok na Sinajský poloostrov a Golanské výšiny. Golda Meirová, jediná premiérka v dějinách Izraele, stojí proti přesile, čelí bezprostřednímu, evidentnímu a všudypřítomnému nebezpečí, tikající časované bombě, které, jak doufala, nikdy nebude muset čelit. Zahlcená, paralyzovaná a frustrovaná spory ve svém čistě mužském kabinetu, s malou nadějí na záchranu, se tato jediná žena ocitá v závodě s časem o záchranu milionu životů na obou stranách konfliktu.
After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and smart, driving international diplomacy, wrangling office politics, and circumventing protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home.
Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their mission is to identify individuals who may be recruited as sources of information. Operating "under caption", that is to say in a fabricated identity from scratch, they live for many years in a permanent duplicity. Our hero just returned from a clandestine mission six years in Damascus. But contrary to what is required by safety rules, he does not abandon his legend and the identity under which he lived in Syria, thus putting in danger the whole system.
A small, Finnish seaside town is preparing to celebrate midsummer's eve. An unknown enemy arrives and takes the entire area hostage.
In the shadowy world of espionage, Sam Fisher is a rumor and a legend. Pulled back into action, he must help a new recruit unravel a global conspiracy.
Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.
Empire is a unique programme that reports on and debates global powers on behalf of an international citizen. It does so in a way whereby it questions those geopolitical, geoeconomic, corporate, and other forms of power that influence citizens across borders. Many of those are not held accountable by any one government or any one nation, and so looking at the world as the global village it has become - with its integrated societies - we try to answer the questions on the minds of many of our viewers: why and how does global power act, react? And how does it throw its weight around?
After one of the most shocking presidencies in history, Donald Trump's top advisers and the leaders who clashed with him lift the lid on the critical moments of his foreign policy.
Enclaves, loaned territories, disputed areas and microstates: This is the series that looks at places with absurd borders.
When the 20th century opened, Britain dominated world affairs, and America stood on the sidelines. Now their positions are reversed. This is the story of how it happened.
China is playing an increasingly important role worldwide. Under President Xi Jinping, substantial investments are being made in communication and cooperation and industrious Chinese people are settling abroad in large numbers. Documentary maker and China expert Ruben Terlou visits them in the new VPRO travel series ‘The World of the Chinese’. Who are they, what do they want to achieve and what impact does their presence have on the local population?
Bitter Rivals illuminates the essential history - and profound ripple effect - of Iran and Saudi Arabia's power struggle. It draws on scores of interviews with political, religious and military leaders, militia commanders, diplomats, and policy experts, painting American television's most comprehensive picture of a feud that has reshaped the Middle East.
The most downloaded app in the world is raising serious geopolitical concerns. How did TikTok become a central player in the ongoing trade and political tensions between Beijing and Washington? As a key decision looms regarding its future in the United States, this documentary offers an in-depth look at the platform and sheds light on the growing global battle over data control.
China's history of the last 200 years seems like a boomerang, returning to the West what it once unleashed. The series reveals how devastating the struggles for identity and power have been for the population since the fall of the "Middle Kingdom," and how closely these tragedies are intertwined with our own. Great hopes were placed in a wide variety of visions for the future—and each time, bitter disappointment ensued. From the decline of the empire to its resurgence as a superpower, China's history is both a dream and a nightmare, in which human life is of little value.
This three-part investigative documentary follows former members of Russian intelligence who reveal how the Kremlin’s spy networks operate. Through insider testimony and expert analysis, it examines recruitment methods, covert missions, cyber operations, and the mechanisms used to silence opposition and project influence abroad under Vladimir Putin’s rule.
