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The Best Episodes of Mapping the World Season 33

Every episode of Mapping the World Season 33 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mapping the World Season 33!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 1 - Rhine and Danube: Two Rivers, Two Europes
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    #1 - Rhine and Danube: Two Rivers, Two Europes

    S33:E1

    From the North Sea to the Black Sea, the Rhine and the Danube form a link across Europe. Mapping the World navigates the history of the two longest rivers of the European Union.

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  2. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 2 - USA vs China
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    #2 - USA vs China

    S33:E2

    Since 2021, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are rivals on the world stage with China now positioning itself to take the lead in all areas - economic, military, diplomatic, cultural and political. An overview of the Sino-American competition to be world leader, which could be decisive for the 21st century.

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  3. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 3 - Soccer - playing field of power?
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    #3 - Soccer - playing field of power?

    S33:E3

    World Cup in Qatar 2022: Of flourishing business with the TV rights, corruption scandals and the stage for human rights activists [arte].

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  4. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 4 - Argentina: Country of Missed Opportunities
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    #4 - Argentina: Country of Missed Opportunities

    S33:E4

    We look at Argentina to understand why this country with multiple resources did not live up to its promise. The missed opportunities are numerous: over-investment in agriculture, a singular political model, inequality, and corruption.

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  5. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 5 - Soft Power - Universities at War
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    #5 - Soft Power - Universities at War

    S33:E5

    Places of learning, universities also have another role: to affirm the status of their countries and guarantee their cultural influence. Since the advent of global league tables, the struggle between universities vying for prestige has only intensified; especially between East and West.

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  6. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 6 - Putin and Ukraine: What Next?
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    #6 - Putin and Ukraine: What Next?

    S33:E6

    Understanding geopolitics has never been more urgent. Mapping the World analyses Putin's unprecedented attack on Ukraine with a short history of relations between Russia and Ukraine. Political scientist Anna Colin Lebedev and the head of the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI), Thomas Gomart provide context.

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  7. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 7 - The Weaponisation of Wheat
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    #7 - The Weaponisation of Wheat

    S33:E7

    "Hard power" means economic, military, and demographic power; "soft power" means symbolic, cultural, and informational power. And now there is also "food power": the weaponised production of food. Wheat, one of the most consumed grains and traded on the stock exchange, has become a geopolitical issue.

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  8. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 8 - France: Still a Major Power?
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    #8 - France: Still a Major Power?

    S33:E8

    With France holding the European presidency and with presidential elections on the horizon, a focus on the French nation. An assessment of its economic, cultural and military influence in the world today.

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  9. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 9 - Libya: A Global Power Struggle
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    #9 - Libya: A Global Power Struggle

    S33:E9

    Ten years after Gaddafi's fall, what state is Libya in? There's the official government based in Tripoli that is recognised by the international community, and rival forces controlled by General Khalifa Haftar.

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  10. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 10 - Indonesia: An Archipelago With Potential
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    #10 - Indonesia: An Archipelago With Potential

    S33:E10

    At the crossroads between China and India is Indonesia, an archipelago bursting with potential. The biggest Muslim country in the world became a democracy after years of dictatorship. It successfully curbed threats from Islamic extremists and enjoys the most dynamic economy in the region. Indonesia could well become a major player in international politics.

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  11. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 11 - South Africa, the traces of the past
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    #11 - South Africa, the traces of the past

    S33:E11

    Thirty years after the end of apartheid, the results are sobering: South Africa has not succeeded in conquering its demons. Violence is the order of the day, economic imbalance, racial injustice and state-tolerated corruption still characterize everyday life. Yet South Africa is by no means lacking in potential! [arte]

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  12. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 12 - Fish: The globalized fishery
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    #12 - Fish: The globalized fishery

    S33:E12

    "With Cards Open" takes the viewer on a journey into the world of fishing, which is characterized by increasing globalization and industrialization. It's about ship factories and aqua farming. And the threat to biodiversity in the oceans. [arte]

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  13. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 13 - Democracies under pressure worldwide
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    #13 - Democracies under pressure worldwide

    S33:E13

    Are civil rights and liberties coming under pressure in the 21st century? The program explores the global balance of power between democrats and autocrats, or the democratic Western model and Sino-Russian authoritarianism. Democratic, geopolitical and digital challenges will be crucial in tomorrow's world. [arte]

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  14. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 14 - Pacific Ocean - At the center of interests
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    #14 - Pacific Ocean - At the center of interests

    S33:E14

    Ever since former U.S. President Barack Obama oriented U.S. foreign policy toward Asia under the slogan "Pivot to Asia," the Sino-American rivalry has also come to bear in the Pacific region. Two great powers clash in the areas of trade, military and diplomacy. [arte]

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  15. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 15 - Ukraine: The nuclear threat - A turning point?
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    #15 - Ukraine: The nuclear threat - A turning point?

    S33:E15

    Until now, international nuclear weapons doctrine has been based on the principle of nuclear deterrence and non-use of these weapons. "With Cards Open" traces the history of the nuclear showdown. To what extent have nuclear weapons determined the balance of power between states since they were first used in 1945? Is Vladimir Putin about to change the rules of the game? [arte]

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  16. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 16 - Natural gas and oil: Do raw materials rule the world?
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    #16 - Natural gas and oil: Do raw materials rule the world?

    S33:E16

    Since February 2022, the war in Ukraine has led numerous countries to end their dependence on Russian gas and oil supplies - an economic and geopolitical realignment whose domino effects are just beginning to emerge. "With Cards Open" provides a historical-geographical overview of these energy sources that are on trial today. [arte]

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  17. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 17 - Central Asia, Meeting Point of Cultures
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    #17 - Central Asia, Meeting Point of Cultures

    S33:E17

    Against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, Central Asia is more than ever a geostrategic epicenter. Since the end of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan have long since found their way back to their identity and historical roots. What are the differences and similarities between these Central Asian countries little known to the West? [arte]

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  18. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 18 - Chile: Hope for Change
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    #18 - Chile: Hope for Change

    S33:E18

    "With Open Cards" takes us through the country of Salvador Allende and dictator Augusto Pinochet, where a newly elected left-wing government is currently promising to take action against the social imbalance. Its rich copper and lithium mines are both a blessing and a curse for Chile. Although they bring prosperity to the country, they also have a negative impact on the environment and the people. [arte]

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  19. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 19 - The Balkans between West and East
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    #19 - The Balkans between West and East

    S33:E19

    Those who speak of the Balkans often think of the wars that have ravaged the peninsula between the Adriatic and the Black Sea - but its inhabitants want to come to terms with the past and are searching for new horizons. "With Cards Open" takes viewers to the mountainous southeast of Europe, over which the shadow of Serbian nationalism still lies. [arte]

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  20. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 20 - China: The Sea, the Power and the (In)Law
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    #20 - China: The Sea, the Power and the (In)Law

    S33:E20

    "With Open Cards " takes you through the increasingly militarized China Sea, where Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan are trying to assert themselves against their Chinese neighbor. The law of the sea is being reinterpreted by China's President Xi Jinping as he sees fit. What are the consequences? [arte]

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  21. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 21 - Israel: Hopeless Conflict, New Alliances
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    #21 - Israel: Hopeless Conflict, New Alliances

    S33:E21

    Although the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has faded into the background since the wars in Syria and Iraq, it was at the center of geopolitics for many years. In 1949, the Palestinian territories were separated from the state of Israel by the so-called "Green Line": this marked the beginning of the flight of 750,000 Palestinians ... [arte]

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  22. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 22 - Putin, the nostalgia of the empire
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    #22 - Putin, the nostalgia of the empire

    S33:E22

    In February 2022, Vladimir Putin justified his invasion of Ukraine by the threat to his security posed by the accession of certain border countries to NATO. Since the color revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine, the Kremlin's obsession with not losing its influence in the former Soviet space has taken an additional step with the Ukrainian conflict. [arte]

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  23. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 23 - United Kingdom: the first effects of Brexit
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    #23 - United Kingdom: the first effects of Brexit

    S33:E23

    The strike movements that have shaken the United Kingdom since August have led some analysts to speak of a "summer of discontent. At the same time, the architect of the Brexit, Boris Johnson, has stepped down as Prime Minister. So why are the British in the streets? Is the war in Ukraine enough to explain the rise in food and energy prices? [arte]

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  24. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 24 - Nuclear energy: obsolete or promising for the future
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    #24 - Nuclear energy: obsolete or promising for the future

    S33:E24

    The threat of a nuclear accident as a result of Russian attacks during the war against Ukraine brings back traumatic memories of the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters. Added to this is the European energy crisis. Against this background, "With Cards Open" examines the global situation of civilian nuclear power use. [arte]

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  25. Mapping the World Season 33 Episode 25 - Special China
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    #25 - Special China

    S33:E25

    On October 16, 2022, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will begin. Will President Xi Jingping be confirmed in office for the third time? On the eve of the Congress opening, Emily Aubry welcomes sinologist Alice Ekmann, who illustrates current Chinese strategy. [arte]

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Season 33 Ratings Summary

"Rhine and Danube: Two Rivers, Two Europes" is the best rated episode of "Mapping the World" season 33. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "USA vs China".