キーワード Geopolitics

石油利権が渦巻く中東を舞台に、ベテランCIA工作員の暗躍をドキュメンタリー・タッチで描いた政治サスペンス。改革に意欲的な王子ナシールが王位継承権を持つ中東のとある小国。長年危険な諜報活動に従事してきたCIA工作員のボブ・バーンズは息子の大学進学を機に引退を決意する。そんなボブに最後の極秘指令が下される…。

2017年、ダ・ヴィンチの幻の傑作とされる絵画〈サルバトール・ムンディ〉が、競売で4億5千万ドルで落札され、世界中で一躍話題に。しかし、もともとこの絵は、ある美術商がわずか1175ドルで入手した後、大幅な修復作業や専門家たちの玉虫色の鑑定を経て、ダ・ヴィンチの傑作としてのお墨付きを得、天文学的な高値に跳ね上がったもの。この絵はその後、さらに数奇な運命をたどることに。この絵に群がる人々の欲得まみれの暗躍の数々を当時者たちの証言も交えて赤裸々に描き、刺激満点の必見作に仕上がった。

韓国で脱北者を支援するキム・ソンウン牧師の携帯電話には、日々何件もの連絡が入る。これまでに１０００人以上の脱北者を手助けしてきた彼が直面する緊急のミッションは、北朝鮮から中国へ渡り、山間部で路頭に迷うロ一家の脱北だ。幼い子ども２人と80代の老婆を含めた５人もの人たちを一度に脱北させることはとてつもない危険と困難を伴う。キム牧師の指揮の下、各地に身を潜める50人ものブローカーが連携し、中国、ベトナム、ラオス、タイを経由して亡命先の韓国を目指す決死の脱出作戦が行われる――。

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.

Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

North Korea's Secrets offers a comprehensive look into the secretive regime of Kim Jong-un. The first episode, The Dictator's Weapons, explores North Korea's rise as a nuclear power, its growing alliance with Russia, and the human cost of the regime's military buildup. The second episode, A Glimpse into a Closed Country, presents the stories of four defectors who share their experiences of oppression, forced labor, and survival. Satellite images reveal the stark contrast between the elite's luxurious life and the majority's suffering, painting a vivid picture of life in North Korea under Kim Jong-un's rule.

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?

Enclaves, loaned territories, disputed areas and microstates: This is the series that looks at places with absurd borders.

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.

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.

The inside story of how, since Donald Trump first took office, America and China have become locked in a battle for global power and influence.

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.