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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Seasons & Episodes
2009 (12 Episodes) ▼
E1: Obama's Middle East Challenge▶ PLAY
E2: Israel and the US▶ PLAY
E3: Arab unity in the shadows▶ PLAY
E4: Obama and Afghanistan▶ PLAY
E5: Sarkozy's France▶ PLAY
E6: Iran: Influence or Threat▶ PLAY
E7: Viva la Evolucion▶ PLAY
E8: Media wars▶ PLAY
E9: The World's Most Powerful Club▶ PLAY
E10: The Long War: The US and al-Qaeda▶ PLAY
E11: Europe: A Superpower on the Fast-track▶ PLAY
E12: What future for 'Greater Israel'?▶ PLAY
2010 (13 Episodes) ▼
E1: 'War on terror' through Muslim eyes▶ PLAY
E2: What future for capitalism?▶ PLAY
E3: US and Iran: The best of enemies?▶ PLAY
E4: BRIC: The new world order▶ PLAY
E5: The sun never sets▶ PLAY
E6: Running on empty?▶ PLAY
E7: Superclass▶ PLAY
E8: The US between two wars▶ PLAY
E9: The Peace Procession▶ PLAY
E10: Islam and America▶ PLAY
E11: The UN - Tower of Babble?▶ PLAY
E12: The new arms race▶ PLAY
E13: Nato: Going Global▶ PLAY
2012 (11 Episodes) ▼
E1: Tunisia: A revolutionary model?▶ PLAY
E2: Egypt: The promise and perils of revolution▶ PLAY
E3: Syria on the brink▶ PLAY
E4: Putin's Russia▶ PLAY
E5: Europe: To Be or Not To Be▶ PLAY
E6: Egypt: A second republic?▶ PLAY
E7: US Democracy: The Power of Money▶ PLAY
E8: The post-American Middle East▶ PLAY
E9: Choosing the American President▶ PLAY
E10: Palestine: State of play▶ PLAY
E11: Scoring Big: The global world of football▶ PLAY
2013 (12 Episodes) ▼
E1: Syria and the US: The complicity of silence▶ PLAY
E2: Iraq to Mali: The changing calculus of war▶ PLAY
E3: Diplomacy, Obama and the Middle East▶ PLAY
E4: Fuelling geopolitics: The oil saga▶ PLAY
E5: The Vatican: A Wholly Roman Empire?▶ PLAY
E6: The Debate: Empire of Secrets▶ PLAY
E7: Turning a page: Latin America and the US▶ PLAY
E8: The Debate - The Peace Process: Never and Forever▶ PLAY
E9: The US beyond Syria: A reluctant empire?▶ PLAY
E10: The Debate - A German Europe? The Union disunited▶ PLAY
E11: The US: A tale of three states▶ PLAY
E12: Iran and the US: Diplomatic enrichment▶ PLAY
2014 (11 Episodes) ▼
E1: America and al-Qaeda 3.0▶ PLAY
E2: Towards a post post-Cold War era▶ PLAY
E3: The US and Cuba: Obsession▶ PLAY
E4: The Rise of the Oligarchs▶ PLAY
E5: What Future for the Arab World?▶ PLAY
E6: The new scramble for Africa▶ PLAY
E7: Hollywood: Chronicle of an Empire▶ PLAY
E8: The Promise and Peril of Democracy▶ PLAY
E9: War on Terror, War on Muslims?▶ PLAY
E10: Obama and Media: The Mystery▶ PLAY
E11: McAmerica: The Success Secrets of Brand USA▶ PLAY