Mapping the World
Season 35 Episode 12 - European Union: a tilt towards the East?
Founded in 1954 in the form of the ECSC, the European Union has continued to expand, particularly towards the east since 2004. With the war in Ukraine, the EU's centre of gravity seems to have shifted towards Eastern Europe. Poland, Hungary, Slovakia: attention is focused on these countries on whose borders the Russo-Ukrainian war is being played out. It is also in the East that the most critical voices regarding the European project are raised. Hungarian Viktor Orban, leader of the Eurosceptics and close to Vladimir Putin, is a key player in the EU, notably opposing military aid to Kiev. In December 2023, his abstention allowed Ukraine and Moldova to open accession negotiations with the EU. Two new members that would tilt Europe even further towards the East.
Episodes in Season 35
Cyprus: the island of division
12 min
Arctic-Antarctica: the world of the poles
12 min
Nigeria: The Giant's Faults
12 min
New Zealand: A country that stands apart?
12 min
California: the limits of the model
12 min
Ukraine-Russia: the Crimea issue
12 min
Malaysia: The Malacca Stakes
12 min
Mongolia: between Russia and China, a unique path
12 min
Indian Ocean: New Delhi and the sea
12 min
Strait of Gibraltar, between Europe and Africa
12 min
Freedom of the press, antidote to tyranny
12 min
European Union: a tilt towards the East?
12 min
Persian Gulf: The Sea of the Middle East
12 min
Lebanon: Others' Wars
12 min
Episode 15
12 min
Olympic Games: a geopolitical flame
12 min
Wind-solar: a revolution?
12 min
Armenia: Small Country, Big History
12 min
Maritime power: a key issue of the 21st century
12 min
Drugs: New Trade Routes
12 min
Episode 21
12 min
Episode 22
12 min
Episode 23
12 min
Episode 24
12 min
Episode 25
12 min
Episode 26
12 min
Episode 27
12 min
Episode 28
12 min
