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NATO went to war in Afghanistan. This developed into a 20-year operation that ended in defeat. This senseless war cost thousands of lives.

This documentary exposes the new geopolitical situation in one of the most remote regions of the planet: the Arctic. The arrival of China in this part of the world, thanks to the opening of new sea lanes, modifies the fragile balance between the superpowers that must deal with the new arrival.

One of the Bundeswehr's most dangerous missions is taking place in Mali. More than 1,000 soldiers are serving in the UN mission in Africa. They are supposed to create and secure peace.

An increasing number of people in Germany no longer want anything to do with their state. A mixture of idiosyncrats and anti-system activists are turning their backs on the Federal Republic. How did the "Reichsbürger" movement become radical? What are their motives? What emerges is a European community of anarchists, businessmen, esotericists and adventurers - between a self-declared fight for freedom and obstinacy.

How is it possible that North Korea, one of the poorest countries on earth finances a nuclear weapons program large enough to challenge the USA? The answer: Bureau 39, a legendary organization nestled deep inside the government apparatus. Its aim is to procure foreign exchange by any means possible to provide Kim Jong-un’s regime with money.

Right-wing extremists in the police and the Bundeswehr are making plans for a coup, stockpiling weapons and keeping lists of opponents - the preparations for "Day X" are more concrete than expected.

Football in the stadium: pure emotion and excitement. Thousands united in joy, anger and disappointment. Who gathers there peacefully, and where does passion cross borders?