Season 36 (2025)

From the Bering Strait to the Arctic: Russian ambitions
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January 10, 2025 • 12m

Direction the Bering Strait, the closest point of contact between Russia and the United States. It separates Chukotka, a Russian a...Read more

Sea of Japan: sensitive area
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January 17, 2025 • 12m

Some call it the "Sea of Japan", others the "East Sea". This strategic maritime space, bordered by Russia, Japan and the two Korea...Read more

The Dnieper: a river in the Russia–Ukraine war
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January 24, 2025 • 12m

"The Underside of the Cards" takes you on a cruise on a river at the heart of the news since the Russian invasion of Ukraine: the ...Read more

Sinai: a desert between Egypt and Gaza
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January 31, 2025 • 12m

On the southern border of the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula covers more than 60,000 km2. A "gray zone" at the gates of the Hamas...Read more

When the sea rises: a global issue
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February 7, 2025 • 12m

Rising water levels are one of the consequences of climate change which will change the map of the world. Different countries are ...Read more

The Vatican: what diplomatic role?
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February 14, 2025 • 12m

In the heart of Rome, this 44-hectare enclave is home not only to the spiritual center of the Catholic Church, but also to a leadi...Read more

Russia–North Korea: a long history
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March 7, 2025 • 35m

The war in Ukraine has intensified military and economic cooperation between Russia and North Korea. Arms deliveries from Pyongyan...Read more

China: power of war or peace?
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March 14, 2025 • 12m

Annexation and colonization of Xinjiang, repression in Tibet, Korean War, conflict with India: the wars led by China were multiple...Read more

United Arab Emirates: understanding the new Middle East
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March 21, 2025 • 12m

How did the United Arab Emirates become the key geopolitical player in a Middle East in full reorganization? An exceptional editio...Read more

Smartphones: a power issue
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March 28, 2025 • 12m

The smartphone is an issue of sovereignty, security and technological control between the American and Chinese giants. At the cent...Read more

France and its Overseas Territories: complex territories
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April 4, 2025 • 12m

The overseas territories, from Reunion to the Antilles, via Guyana and Mayotte, represent a major geopolitical asset for France. B...Read more

Germany: change of era
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April 25, 2025 • 12m

In 2025, Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes the reins of a Germany under pressure. As the far right advances and the migration issue ...Read more

Poland: new European leader?
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May 2, 2025 • 12m

Poland is becoming a key player in the European Union. Thanks to its strategic geographical position, its impressive economic grow...Read more

Russian economy: resilient or declining?
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May 9, 2025 • 12m

Russia has been at war since its large-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago. Military strategy, geopolitical influe...Read more

The Gulf of Guinea: a strategic and threatened crossroads
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May 16, 2025 • 12m

A maritime area rich in natural resources, the Gulf of Guinea extends over more than 2 million km2 from Liberia to Angola. A nerve...Read more

Africa: France at half mast
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May 23, 2025 • 12m

In recent years, the French army has no longer been welcome in several African countries. From Mali to Niger, from Burkina Faso to...Read more

Biodiversity: SOS animals
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May 30, 2025 • 12m

"The Underside of the Cards" looks at a drama that is playing out silently before our eyes: the extinction of countless species of...Read more

China: the big breakdown
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September 5, 2025 • 12m

China, the world's second largest economy, is currently going through turbulence: real estate in crisis, consumption at half mast,...Read more

Space: in the process of privatization?
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September 12, 2025 • 12m

Space, once the scene of the Cold War between the United States and the USSR, is today becoming the terrain of a new confrontation...Read more

At the borders of Russia: fear of war
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September 19, 2025 • 12m

Since the invasion of Ukraine, the shadow of a new Russian imperialism has hung over the countries of Eastern Europe. Poland, Norw...Read more

European defense: the great rearmament
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September 26, 2025 • 12m

Europe is forced to rethink its security and strategic autonomy under the pressure of Vladimir Putin's wars and Donald Trump's ret...Read more

Syria: what future after the Assad dictatorship?
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October 10, 2025 • 12m

This week, "The Underside of the Cards" takes you to Syria, a country which is going through a pivotal moment in its history after...Read more

Azerbaijan: hydrocarbons and dictatorship
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October 17, 2025 • 12m

Azerbaijan, a strategic country in the Caucasus, is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Rich in its hydrocarbons and its geograp...Read more

Sudan: forgotten war
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November 7, 2025 • 12m

Sudan has been plunged for more than two years into a deadly war too often forgotten, triggered by the rivalry between two general...Read more

Artificial intelligence: a global competition
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November 14, 2025 • 12m

Certain bodies, led by the EU, are trying to organize regulations to limit the risks linked to the various uses of AI. Chip wars, ...Read more

Europeans and British: what reunion?
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November 21, 2025 • 13m

Five years after Brexit came into force, the United Kingdom and the European Union have never really cut ties. Despite the efforts...Read more

Morocco: between Europe and Africa
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November 28, 2025 • 12m

The great Moroccan ambition is to become a center of modernity, a bridge between Europe and Africa and a key player on the African...Read more

Norway: Russia's worrying neighbor
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December 5, 2025 • 12m

Faced with the Russian threat which is becoming clearer on its border, in the Arctic, the Barents Sea and around the Svalbard arch...Read more

Saudi Arabia: MBS places itself in the center
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December 12, 2025 • 12m

Led by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia is a key player in the Middle East. The kingdom is trying to shed its ...Read more