Season 5

Weapons training with Wagner-linked militia members, patriotic songs and the glorification of Russia are part of the program at Artek, a Russian summer camp in annexed Crimea. European and Ukrainian children are sent there, raising questions about how the Kremlin has turned a holiday destination into a tool of propaganda.

At the crossroads of Phoenician, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic civilizations, Syria is home to one of the world’s richest archaeological heritages. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in late 2024, the country’s instability has fueled a dramatic increase in the looting of archaeological sites. An investigation into the illegal antiquities trade that has since flourished online.