Mapping the World · SEASON 36
The Vatican: what diplomatic role?
Episode 6 · 2025-02-14
- Documentary
Episode overview
In the heart of Rome, this 44-hectare enclave is home not only to the spiritual center of the Catholic Church, but also to a leading diplomatic player on the international scene. Despite its tiny size, the Vatican has established itself as a key player in world affairs. A small state, but a giant of diplomacy and Catholic "soft power".
12 minutes
Season 36 episodes
1. From the Bering Strait to the Arctic: Russian ambitions2025-01-10
2. Sea of Japan: sensitive area2025-01-17
3. The Dnieper: a river in the Russia–Ukraine war2025-01-24
4. Sinai: a desert between Egypt and Gaza2025-01-31
5. When the sea rises: a global issue2025-02-07
6. The Vatican: what diplomatic role?2025-02-14
7. Russia–North Korea: a long history2025-03-07
8. China: power of war or peace?2025-03-14
9. United Arab Emirates: understanding the new Middle East2025-03-22
10. Smartphones: a power issue2025-03-28
11. France and its Overseas Territories: complex territories2025-04-04
12. Germany: change of era2025-04-25
13. Poland: new European leader?2025-05-02
14. Russian economy: resilient or declining?2025-05-09
15. The Gulf of Guinea: a strategic and threatened crossroads2025-05-16
16. Africa: France at half mast2025-05-23
17. Biodiversity: SOS animals2025-05-30
18. China: the big breakdown2025-09-05
19. Space: in the process of privatization?2025-09-12
20. At the borders of Russia: fear of war2025-09-19
21. European defense: the great rearmament2025-09-26
22. Syria: what future after the Assad dictatorship?2025-10-10
23. Azerbaijan: hydrocarbons and dictatorship2025-10-17
24. Sudan: forgotten war2025-11-07
25. Artificial intelligence: a global competition2025-11-14
26. Europeans and British: what reunion?2025-11-21
27. Morocco: between Europe and Africa2025-11-28
28. Norway: Russia's worrying neighbor2025-12-05
29. Saudi Arabia: MBS places itself in the center2025-12-12
