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202680 minPGdocumentary

Neutral Ground

202680 minPGdocumentary

Stéphane and Mehdi explore the complexities of neutrality in conflict, examining its historical context and implications for the UN Security Council.

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Stéphane Goël

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Stéphane and Mehdi explore the complexities of neutrality in conflict, examining its historical context and implications for the UN Security Council.

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Mehdi Atmanidirector

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Stéphane Goëlwriter

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Stéphane and Mehdi use their personal histories as the basis from which to question this concept and its history up to the UN Security Council. But in our world of increasingly polarising conflicts, is there trully any other option that to take sides?

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