Al Jazeera Empire (2009)

2014

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?

Released Jan. 21, 2009 Episode 60 min None+

Genres: Documentary, News, War

Keywords: tmdb.politics, tmdb.democracy, tmdb.global-domination, tmdb.geopolitics

Network: Al Jazeera English

Country: Qatar
Languages: English

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S6E1 - America and al-Qaeda 3.0

We examine the resurgence of al-Qaeda in one of the world's most troubled regions and unpick the US' response.

Jan. 26, 2014, midnight

S6E2 - Towards a post post-Cold War era

What is Moscow and Washington's endgame in Ukraine, and how could their strategies affect global security?

March 30, 2014, midnight

S6E3 - The US and Cuba: Obsession

After decades of tension and hostility between the two nations, has change finally come to US-Cuba relations?

April 27, 2014, midnight

S6E4 - The Rise of the Oligarchs

Empire examines the rise and role of the new oligarchs and the decline of democracy in the United States and beyond.

May 25, 2014, midnight

S6E5 - What Future for the Arab World?

Empire examines old and new forces dominating the political scene after the Arab revolutions.

June 29, 2014, midnight

S6E6 - The new scramble for Africa

Caught between competing powers to the West and East, how can Africa emerge from the race for its riches?

July 27, 2014, midnight

S6E7 - Hollywood: Chronicle of an Empire

We examine the dominance of the US entertainment industry and its power to shape perceptions about culture and society.

Sept. 28, 2014, midnight

S6E8 - The Promise and Peril of Democracy

Twenty-five years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, why is European democracy in flux?

Oct. 5, 2014, midnight

S6E9 - War on Terror, War on Muslims?

Empire asks if the global fight against terrorism is eroding the democratic principles it set out to defend.

Oct. 26, 2014, midnight

S6E10 - Obama and Media: The Mystery

Empire goes to Washington DC to demystify the relationship between political power and the media in the US.

Nov. 30, 2014, midnight

S6E11 - McAmerica: The Success Secrets of Brand USA

Empire examines the allure of Brand America as American soft power continues to be unrivalled anywhere in the world.

Dec. 28, 2014, midnight

Al Jazeera English

60 min/ep

3600 min

Jan. 21, 2009

Jan. 18, 2017, midnight

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