Mapping the World
Season 35 Episode 13 - Persian Gulf: The Sea of the Middle East
A highly strategic location of globalization, the Persian Gulf is a region that concentrates most of the planet's proven hydrocarbon reserves. At the mouth of this small, almost closed sea, the Strait of Hormuz forms one of the most sensitive points of international trade. The Persian Gulf (or Gulf of Arabia) separates two antagonistic linguistic, cultural, strategic and religious areas. Iran on one side, the countries of the Arabian Peninsula on the other, first and foremost Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia. An unstable area in terms of security, therefore, but not only that: the Persian Gulf region is also very vulnerable in environmental terms.
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
