Explore the world

Introduction to ‘Explore the world’

This section of IWANTTHEWORLD gives you a multi-layered insight in the happenings from around the world: trends, cultural values and educational travel opportunities.

Germany: Why so many famous Berlin clubs are closing (2025)

Berlin built its global reputation on all-night raves in abandoned factories. But today, almost half of Berlin's clubs are considering closing.

London’s deadly knife problem (2025)

Knife crime among youth in Britain is escalating. Lawmakers and civil society have been fighting back, but social workers are convinced bans alone won’t solve the problem.

Japan’s population crisis (2025)

Japan has been struggling to cope with a combination of anaemic economic growth and a shrinking population for over 30 years.

Cambodia: how microcredit is making the world’s poor even poorer

Microcredits for the world’s poor have long been considered the ideal way to combat poverty. But this film documents a bleak scenario

China: nightlife in the megacity Chongqing (2024)

This megacity is growing at a blistering place. But beware, it is not a place for anyone with a fear of heights, or a sensitive stomach.

Ireland: housing crisis (2024)

Ireland has a severe shortage of homes with hundreds of thousands needing to be built. With rents in Dublin spiralling, many families are homeless.

Fact check: how to spot disinformation in the Israel-Hamas war (2023)

Whether it is staging, old videos or AI-generated images, it's more and more difficult to distinguish what’s real and fake. We present three tips to help you.

Somalia: Pirate hunting – Meet the Counter-Piracy Task Force (2023)

12 mln views. Is there really a dedicated effort to stop Somali piracy? Different interwoven stories from the world of piracy give a new and unique perspective on this issue.

USA: wokeism – is the USA on the brink of a revolution? (2023)

11K views. To be woke is to be aware of the discrimination suffered by minorities and of white privilege. But some feel the woke revolution has gone too far.

Argentina: after one year of President Milei (2024)

584K views. Is Javier Milei a savior or a destroyer? It’s been just over a year since the far-right, chainsaw-wielding 54-year-old was elected President of Argentina.

Back to Bulgaria (2024)

When Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2004 many young Bulgarians went abroad to find work leaving the country depopulated. But some are coming back.

Venezuela: Maduro’s ongoing power struggle in times of crisis(2024)

Nicolás Maduro has been president of Venezuela since 2013. He rules the country, which faces grave political and economic problems, with an iron fist.

Germany: Berlin and the Middle-East conflict (2024)

Berlin's Jews, Israelis and Palestinians have lived in fear and anger. Anti-Semitic incidents have increased, while police have dealt harshly with pro-Palestinians.

The Arctic: the race for resources is ramping up (2022)

The ice in the arctic is melting, revealing huge amounts of fossil fuels, rare earths and new shipping routes. And the rush to secure these has already begun.

Is prosperity without economic growth possible? (2024)

Critics of growth want to bring the economy into harmony with the environment and social well-being. But is that realistic?

Denmark: provoking the limits of tolerance

Denmark has prided itself on its high standard of living, its social welfare system and its open-mindedness. However, cracks have begun to appear.

Nigeria: Boko Haram, black terror in Africa (2024)

It was the end of one of the most heartbreaking events in recent times. 82 schoolgirls were released after 3 years of imprisonment in exchange for 5 terrorists.

Israel: Tel Aviv and October 7 (2024)

The Hamas terror attack of 7 October 2023 has had profound consequences in Israel, Gaza and beyond. This film asks how those in Tel Aviv have reacted to the subsequent war.

The Middle East: the terror of Hamas and Israel’s war in Gaza (2024)

How was the attack on the Israeli state prepared? How was it even possible? The documentary film analyzes the failures of intelligence services, politics and the army.

Chile: 50 years after Augusto Pinochet (2023)

Almost 30 years after Pinochet's dictatorship ended, its neoliberal constitution - and the privatization that resulted from it - is coming under fire.

The world: shifting powers – NATO and the Global South

NATO calls itself the most successful alliance in the world. However, countries in Africa and Asia regard the organization with skepticism.

Poland: why it is quietly becoming Europe’s next superpower

In just three decades, Poland went through an incredible transformation. But there is still one thing that could thwart the entire Polish miracle...

Cuba: high prices, lines and shortages

In Cuba, the socialist project begun by revolutionary hero and former president Fidel Castro is teetering on the verge of failure.