Mapping the World
Season 36 Episode 23 - Azerbaijan: hydrocarbons and dictatorship
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1990
Documentary
Azerbaijan, a strategic country in the Caucasus, is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Rich in its hydrocarbons and its geographical positioning, it has established itself as an important regional player by developing partnerships with Turkey, Russia, Israel and the EU. It is also an authoritarian regime dominated by the Aliyev dynasty for more than thirty years.
Episodes in Season 36
1
From the Bering Strait to the Arctic: Russian ambitions
12 min
2
Sea of Japan: sensitive area
12 min
3
The Dnieper: a river in the Russia–Ukraine war
12 min
4
Sinai: a desert between Egypt and Gaza
12 min
5
When the sea rises: a global issue
12 min
6
The Vatican: what diplomatic role?
12 min
7
Russia–North Korea: a long history
35 min
8
China: power of war or peace?
12 min
9
United Arab Emirates: understanding the new Middle East
12 min
10
Smartphones: a power issue
12 min
11
France and its Overseas Territories: complex territories
12 min
12
Germany: change of era
12 min
13
Poland: new European leader?
12 min
14
Russian economy: resilient or declining?
12 min
15
The Gulf of Guinea: a strategic and threatened crossroads
12 min
16
Africa: France at half mast
12 min
17
Biodiversity: SOS animals
12 min
18
China: the big breakdown
12 min
19
Space: in the process of privatization?
12 min
20
At the borders of Russia: fear of war
12 min
21
European defense: the great rearmament
12 min
22
Syria: what future after the Assad dictatorship?
12 min
23
Azerbaijan: hydrocarbons and dictatorship
12 min
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