Mapping the World

  • Premiered: Dec 1990
  • Episodes: 1181
  • Followers: 2
  • Running
  • Arte
  • Saturday at 19
  • Animation Documentary History

You need to be logged in to mark episodes as watched. Log in or sign up.

Season 35
35x1
Cyprus, the divided island
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 06, 2024
This time, "With open cards" takes us to the eastern Mediterranean, to a very special island: divided Cyprus. The Republic of Cyprus, located in the south, is of Greek culture; it has a .. show full overview
35x2
Arctic and Antarctic, the world of the polar regions
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 13, 2024
Russia, the USA, Canada, Iceland, Sweden and Norway are among the many countries that own territories in the Arctic Circle and secure strategic advantages there in terms of geopolitics, .. show full overview
35x3
Nigeria - a giant with weaknesses
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 20, 2024
Nigeria is not only the most important diplomatic and military power in West Africa - its population is also growing rapidly. But the country faces numerous challenges: a lack of social .. show full overview
35x4
New Zealand - Land at the end of the world?
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 27, 2024
Rugby, Kiwis, Maori culture, majestic mountains: there are lots of buzzwords that spring to mind when you think of New Zealand, but the truth is that this island nation in the Pacific .. show full overview
35x5
California
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 03, 2024
This week's "With open cards" takes you on a journey of discovery to California, the US state that almost seems like a country in its own right, given its wealth, population and size. No .. show full overview
35x6
Ukraine-Russie : l'enjeu de la Crimée
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 24, 2024
Par sa situation au coeur de la mer Noire et son climat quasi-méditerranéen, la Crimée a toujours attiré les convoitises. Grecs, Byzantins, Génois, Mongols, Tatars et Russes s’y sont .. show full overview
35x7
Malaisie : l'enjeu de Malacca
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 02, 2024
La Malaisie est un pays à la géographie particulière puisqu’il est coupé en deux : d’un côté la péninsule malaise, de l’autre l’île de Bornéo qu’il partage avec l’Indonésie et Brunei. .. show full overview
35x8
Mongolie : entre Russie et Chine, une voie singulière
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 09, 2024
"Le dessous des cartes" vous fait découvrir la Mongolie, pays mystérieux coincé entre deux géants, la Chine et la Russie. Lorsqu’on évoque la Mongolie, on pense tout de suite à ses .. show full overview
35x9
Indian Ocean: New Delhi and the sea
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 23, 2024
Although India is not a historic maritime power, the country has given its name to the ocean south of its shores. In recent years, New Delhi seems to be recalling this heritage in order to assert India's influence in this strategic zone. [arte]
35x10
Strait of Gibraltar - Between Europe and Africa
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 06, 2024
The journey to the Strait of Gibraltar, between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, explores the geographical, historical, economic and cultural connections between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean. [arte]
35x11
Freedom of the press: antidote to tyranny
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 27, 2024
Together with "Reporters Without Borders", "Mit offenen Karten" investigates the current state of press freedom in the world. The right to freedom of information and expression is .. show full overview
35x12
European Union: turning eastwards?
Episode overview
Air date
May 04, 2024
Since its foundation, the EU has continued to expand, particularly with the eastward enlargement from 2004. However, the most critical voices of the EU are also rising in the east. The .. show full overview
35x12
Persian Gulf - inland sea in the Middle East
Episode overview
Air date
May 11, 2024
The Persian Gulf is home to the largest known oil reserves in the world. The trade routes from the inland sea lead via the Strait of Hormuz and the adjoining Gulf of Oman. The region .. show full overview
35x13
Lebanon: The wars of others
Episode overview
Air date
May 18, 2024
From the underground struggle of the Palestine Liberation Organization to Israel's war against Hamas - for more than 40 years, Lebanon has acted as a sounding board for conflicts in the .. show full overview
35x14
Belgium - In the heart of Europe
Episode overview
Air date
May 25, 2024
Comparable in size to Baden-Württemberg, Belgium borders France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. It doesn't get more European than this trilingual country. But even today, .. show full overview
35x15
Olympic Games: a geopolitical flame
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 01, 2024
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games raise issues that are at once sporting, symbolic, economic and ecological. This Olympic mecca should also be an opportunity for states to pursue their geopolitical confrontations on other terrains. [arte]
35x16
Wind and sun - energy revolution?
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 31, 2024
From India to China and the USA to Denmark, more and more large-scale renewable energy projects are being built. The result: the share of wind and solar energy in the global electricity .. show full overview
35x17
Armenia - a small country with a big history
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 07, 2024
Since gaining independence in 1991, the former Soviet republic of Armenia has found itself in an extremely complex geopolitical situation: relations with Turkey are historically strained .. show full overview
35x18
Power on the seas
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 14, 2024
From the Phoenicians to the Song dynasty, the Republic of the United Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the USA: dominating the world's oceans has been a recognized means of .. show full overview
35x19
Drugs: New trafficking routes
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 21, 2024
In 2022, global sales of illegal drugs are estimated at 250 billion dollars. In view of the low prices for the raw material from poor countries, drug traffickers are raking in huge .. show full overview
35x20
The divided kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 28, 2024
“With your cards face up” tells the story of what has shaped the UK's unique political system: With Brexit, tensions in the royal family and Scottish independence aspirations, the United .. show full overview
35x21
XXIe siècle : combien de guerres ?
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 05, 2024
L’Ukraine et Gaza : deux conflits majeurs et imprévisibles par leur ampleur qui ont fait irruption dans la géopolitique mondiale et jusque dans notre quotidien. L’Europe, qui semblait .. show full overview
35x22
Iran - Arabie saoudite : portraits croisés
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 12, 2024
D’un côté, une république islamique, dirigée par un ayatollah octogénaire, ennemie jurée d’Israël et peuplée presque exclusivement de musulmans chiites : l’Iran. De l’autre, une .. show full overview
35x23
Voitures électriques, qui peut arrêter la Chine ?
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 19, 2024
L’automobile : une industrie mondialisée depuis des décennies mais qui connaît une véritable révolution, celle de la voiture électrique. À l’heure de la transition écologique, impossible .. show full overview
35x24
De Trump à Biden : quelle diplomatie américaine ?
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 02, 2024
Au cours de son mandat, Donald Trump a bouleversé les principes de la politique étrangère américaine et mis en œuvre partout sa doctrine de "l’Amérique d’abord". Au cours du mandat .. show full overview
35x25
De Berlusconi à Meloni : aux racines du populisme italien
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 16, 2024
"Le dessous des cartes" revisite l’Italie, l'un des pays fondateurs de l’Union européenne, qui figure parmi les destinations touristiques préférées des Européens. Retour sur sa .. show full overview
35x26
Les milices de l’Iran : qui sont les "proxys" ?
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 23, 2024
Ces milices, armées par l'Iran, du Hezbollah libanais jusqu'aux Houthis du Yémen, sans oublier les milices irakiennes, font la guerre à la place de Téhéran. Pourquoi et comment ces .. show full overview
35x28 Season finale
Amérique latine : une région sous les radars ?
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 30, 2024
Le terme "Amérique latine" est une construction politique qui s'est développée au XIXe siècle. Du Mexique à l'Argentine, les vingt pays qui la composent sont d'une très grande diversité. .. show full overview

If there are missing episodes or banners (and they exist on TheTVDB) you can request an automatic full show update:

Request show update

Characters

If you like this show, you may also enjoy: