For generations Europe’s oldest living culture was told to be ashamed. Its language silenced, its identity suffocated. Now a new fight is unfolding in the Arctic. Not against the past but over progress, and the use of traditionally Sami territory for Europe’s clean energy goals.

But this time the struggle isn’t just against the government, it comes from within, and the unspoken power-struggle inside the Sami hierarchy.

Watch the full programme here: https://youtu.be/d2tPbbE3AHQ?si=3aMppGSzmW2nnx_h

Hosts: Adam Charlton, Caoimhe Louise Willemoes and Nathalie Kantaris Diaz

Show Producers: Caoimhe Louise Willemoes, Nathalie Kantaris Diaz, and Vivienne Dacre

Executive Producer: Alice Tegg

Podcast Editor: Vivienne Dacre, Emine Gezici Ustundag

From communities living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia on their doorstep, to Sri Lanka’s repentant former child soldiers, to the New York rat-catchers risking their lives - you can watch our entire back-catalogue of shows here: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld

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Welcome to Liberland, the self-declared micronation in the heart of Europe, that claims to be building a new country from scratch. Sold as a tax-free utopia with no government interference and a crypto-powered economy, Liberland has attracted libertarians, adventurers, and digital nomads from around the world.

But is this bold experiment in freedom a genuine blueprint for the future of nation-building, or an elaborate illusion built on disputed land that it may never legally control?

Beyond Borders investigates the vision, the politics, the believers, and the controversy behind one of the world’s most ambitious and polarising attempts to create a new country.

Watch the full programme here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpByXa-LnRM&t=111s

Hosts: Adam Charlton, Connor McLaughlin & Caoimhe Willemoes

Show Producers: Connor McLaughlin & Caoimhe Willemoes

Executive Producer: Alice Tegg

Podcast Editor: Connor McLaughlin

From communities living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia on their doorstep, to Sri Lanka’s repentant former child soldiers, to the New York rat-catchers risking their lives - you can watch our entire back-catalogue of shows here:

https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld

Get in touch:

beyondborders@trtworld.com

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Welcome to Europe’s most closely watched town.

High above the Arctic Circle, on the Norwegian border with Russia, is a place where some say the Cold War never ended. Where a memorial to the Soviet soldiers who defeated the Nazis has a darker meaning since Russia invaded Ukraine. And where those trying to report what’s happening have been targeted by Moscow’s spy network. This is a community living with the threat of war between NATO and Russia, and the suspicion that hangs over everyone.

Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/plLNV1bYQts

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Hosts: Adam Charlton, Caoimhe Willemoes & Nathalie Kantaris Diaz

Show Producers: Caoimhe Willemoes & Nathalie Kantaris Diaz

Executive Producer: Alice Tegg

Podcast Editor: Caoimhe Willemoes

From Sri Lanka’s former child soldiers, to Greenlandic inuits fighting for justice, and New York’s rat-catchers risking their lives - you can watch our entire back-catalogue of shows here:

https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondBordersTRTWorld

Get in touch:

beyondborders@trtworld.com

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