Nøgleord Geopolitics

Meget olie betyder mange penge. Rigtig mange penge. Og det faktum skaber korruption, der når fra Houston til Washington og videre til Mellemøsten - og indfanger industrimagnater, prinser, spioner, politikere, oliearbejdere og terrorister i et dødbringende, bedragerisk spind af reaktion og modreaktion. Syriana er en amerikansk politisk thriller instrueret og skrevet af Stephen Gaghan og med Steven Soderbergh og skuespiller George Clooney som producere. Filmen er løst baseret på Robert Baers See No Evil. Rollelisten tæller udover George Clooney også Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, Amanda Peet, William Hurt og Christopher Plummer. George Clooney vandt en Oscar for bedste mandlige birolle og Stephen Gaghan blev nomineret til en Oscar for bedste filmatisering.

Clarke og Rogers er beviset på, at Gud har humor. De to tåbelige og uheldige sangskrivere er i desperat pengenød. Efter råd fra deres upålidelige manager, bliver duoen sendt af sted på en tur i Marokko, men bliver sat af i den mystiske republik Ishtar. Inden for et døgn har de to raget sig uklare med terrorister, banditter, CIA, KGB og hvad de nu ellers hedder, mens de samtidig konkurrerer om opmærksomheden fra en lækker kvindelig frihedskæmper.

Den 15. november 2017 blev maleriet »Salvator mundi«, der tilskrives den italienske kunstner Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), solgt for en hidtil uset pris på 450 millioner dollars. En undersøgelse af kunstverdenens beskidte hemmeligheder og den overraskende historie om, hvordan et kunstværk er i stand til at forstyrre både personlige og geopolitiske interesser.

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.

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

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.

A small, Finnish seaside town is preparing to celebrate midsummer's eve. An unknown enemy arrives and takes the entire area hostage.

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.

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?

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.

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.