Empire (2009)
Empire is a unique programme that reports on and debates global powers on behalf of an international citizen. It does so in a way whereby it questions those geopolitical, geoeconomic, corporate, and other forms of power that influence citizens across borders. Many of those are not held accountable by any one government or any one nation, and so looking at the world as the global village it has become - with its integrated societies - we try to answer the questions on the minds of many of our viewers: why and how does global power act, react? And how does it throw its weight around?
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Episodes
- 1 1. Tunisia: A revolutionary model?2012-01-27A year after the Jasmine Revolution, can the country's new government ... herald a return to narrow, sectarian rule or consensual leadership?
- 2 2. Egypt: The promise and perils of revolution2012-02-24With so much still undecided, did Egypt experience a popular uprising, Islamic revolution or military coup?
- 3 3. Syria on the brink2012-03-25As global and regional powers fight their own battles, will Syria's revolution succeed before the country falls apart?
- 4 4. Putin's Russia2012-04-27As Vladimir Putin won a third term as president, we ask if Russia can become a superpower once again.
- 5 5. Europe: To Be or Not To Be2012-06-15As Europe's crisis worsens without any solution in sight is a shift in political power a sign of hope on the horizon?
- 6 6. Egypt: A second republic?2012-07-13After the first truly democratic elections in a generation, will Egypt become a secular, religious, or military state?
- 7 7. US Democracy: The Power of Money2012-09-14Just how much does money distort the political process? Marwan Bishara investigates the power of money and the true cost to democracy of campaign funding in the US elections.
- 8 8. The post-American Middle East2012-10-19The Middle East has served as a setting for the grand narratives of American imperial power for generations. Empire examines the complications that shape Washington's Middle East d
- 9 9. Choosing the American President2012-11-09The voters have chosen, but what will the next four years bring?
- 10 10. Palestine: State of play2012-12-03The dawn of a Palestinian state has been a long time coming. After 65 years of dispossession, 45 years of occupation, and 20 years of failed peace attempts, on Thursday Palestine t
- 11 11. Scoring Big: The global world of football2012-12-29Empire explores the politics and power of the world's most popular sport, and the global implications of the game.
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