Strategic Waters: The Battle for the Black Sea
From Ukraine to Georgia, a high-stakes front under mounting pressure.
Type (Documentaire / Documentaire fiction / Série documentaire)DocumentaryGenre en anglaisGeopoliticalWritten and directed byBenoît LabordeEditingDelphine CohenCinematographyLaurent Chalet, Nathanaël LouvetSoundFrédéric Heinrich, Nicolas Samarine, Fatih AydoğduOriginal score Julien Revel AndersonNarrationOlivier BlondIn association with France TélévisionsSupported by CNCBroadcasted by France 5Distributed by France Télévisions DistributionYear2025Duration70 & 52min
The Black Sea, a strategic stake for Europe, Russia, and Turkey, has been at the center of geopolitical tensions since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Vital for the economy and energy supply of these regions, control over this area fuels the ambitions of both regional and Western powers. Blending on-the-ground investigation with broader analysis, Strategic Waters: The Battle for the Black Sea offers a bold exploration of the region’s geopolitical, historical, and economic dynamics. A journey through troubled waters at the heart of crucial challenges for the future of Eurasia.
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