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Arte Geopolitik

Format

Documentary / Geopolitical Analysis

Length

52 min (exceptions 90 min)

Timeslot

Tuesday evening (Slot 138)

Exposé length

3–5 pages

Editorial tone

Analytical, factual, contextualizing. Explain political and geopolitical connections, don't emotionalize. Deliver historical background and international comparisons. The analytical perspective is paramount — not individual experience (distinction from "Gesellschaft"). Sober, differentiated, multi-perspective.

What this format covers

  • ●Geopolitical power shifts and conflicts
  • ●Political systems in comparison
  • ●Economic dependencies and trade flows
  • ●Historical background of current conflicts
  • ●International institutions and their role
  • ●Security policy, armament, diplomacy
  • ●European foreign and security policy

What this format does NOT want

  • ●Individual fate stories (belongs to Gesellschaft/RE:)
  • ●Emotional or story-driven narrative approaches
  • ●Popular-science or entertainment-oriented treatment
  • ●Historical documentaries without geopolitical relevance
  • ●Biographical portraits
  • ●One-sided political positioning

Visual expectations

Maps, geopolitical visualizations, data visualizations. Original footage from political hotspots. Expert interviews at high level. Archive material for historical contextualization. Infographics for economic relationships. Factual-elegant aesthetic, no spectacle.

Expected exposé structure

  1. Title + subtitle (analytical, precise)
  2. Logline (2–3 sentences: which geopolitical question, which thesis)
  3. Exposé body text with clear analytical structure
  4. Historical context and international framing
  5. Experts and interview partners (specifically named)
  6. Visual execution / map concept / data visualization
  7. Production company, author, contact

Example productions

  • Die Macht der Geheimdienste
  • Chinas neue Seidenstraße — Masterplan für eine neue Weltordnung
  • Erdogans Traum — Die Türkei zwischen Europa und Asien
  • Gas — Das tödliche Geschäft
  • Pulverfass Südchinesisches Meer

Editorial notes

Tuesday evening alongside ARTE Geschichte. Distinction: Geschichte looks into the past, Geopolitik analyzes the present with historical context. Analytical perspective is mandatory — no individual experience reports. 52 minutes is standard length, 90 minutes only in exceptional cases. No RB and no SR as suppliers (unlike other Tuesday slots).

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