A Geopolitical Tour of the World

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A Geopolitical Tour of the World
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  • @Zei33
    @Zei333 жыл бұрын

    “I can’t wait for him to get to my country!” “Nothing going on in Australia, let’s skip it”

  • @anthonyfarrelll6616

    @anthonyfarrelll6616

    3 жыл бұрын

    I felt this

  • @prasadpawar7027

    @prasadpawar7027

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is anything happening there though?

  • @kartikshrivastava6233

    @kartikshrivastava6233

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey , I just wonder , How 2 countries whose pioneer residents were the outlaws and criminals of Britain are among the most peaceful nations of the world😂.....#australia_newzealand

  • @anthonyfarrelll6616

    @anthonyfarrelll6616

    3 жыл бұрын

    Prasad Pawar our Prime Minister gets told off by average blokes for standing on the grass

  • @R3DACT3D9

    @R3DACT3D9

    3 жыл бұрын

    Australia and NZ are pretty chill. Dude I’m pretty sure the Aus constitution still states that NZ is a part of Australia?

  • @lorenzoafable242
    @lorenzoafable2423 жыл бұрын

    So basically, “Today, we’ll be discussing why everyone hates everyone.”

  • @slamwall9057

    @slamwall9057

    3 жыл бұрын

    "And how the British invented time"

  • @Luthies

    @Luthies

    3 жыл бұрын

    Except central and northern Europe it seems, nothing worth talking about going on over there.

  • @jakesweet1000

    @jakesweet1000

    3 жыл бұрын

    "lets skip over the pacifics beefs cause theyre chill"

  • @desperadoshao9733

    @desperadoshao9733

    3 жыл бұрын

    and these shit are almost created by Europeans

  • @Tethloach1

    @Tethloach1

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am guessing everyone is tired of everyone's shit. Yet everyone keeps it subtle like a person that shakes your hand while smiling crossing fingers behind them. Friend or Foe nobody really knows.

  • @david_bento_1995
    @david_bento_19952 жыл бұрын

    The rest of the World: exists. UK: It's free real estate.

  • @daviroza4700

    @daviroza4700

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not mention Portugal 🇵🇹 owns islands in coast of africa including the largest Madeira

  • @jdbtabouret.218

    @jdbtabouret.218

    Жыл бұрын

    Mainland Europe, South America, and Central America: what are you talking about, mate?

  • @jdbtabouret.218

    @jdbtabouret.218

    Жыл бұрын

    @@daviroza4700 but it's nothing compared to France.

  • @KS-yn5zw

    @KS-yn5zw

    Жыл бұрын

    @@daviroza4700 madeira is inabited before portugal

  • @MDBari-yf6yd

    @MDBari-yf6yd

    Жыл бұрын

    and now its vasal state

  • @Nonamelol.
    @Nonamelol. Жыл бұрын

    Love how Britain had something to do with like half of these conflicts.

  • @LOMK44

    @LOMK44

    Жыл бұрын

    America is a terrorist state that supports the occupier and the division of Arab and Islamic lands

  • @divyamsharma1453

    @divyamsharma1453

    Жыл бұрын

    Or europe had everything to do for everything happening in this world lmao

  • @myfairlady343

    @myfairlady343

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@divyamsharma1453 nah murica did most of the things from 1955 onwards

  • @innitbruv-lascocomics9910

    @innitbruv-lascocomics9910

    Жыл бұрын

    @@divyamsharma1453 No. Only really up to the 17th and 18th century did Europe really have global influence.

  • @maxdavis7722

    @maxdavis7722

    Жыл бұрын

    @@innitbruv-lascocomics9910 global influence didn’t really exist prior to the age of exploration tho.

  • @8151133190
    @81511331903 жыл бұрын

    - Why is there a conflict in this place? - Well, the British were there! - Ah, that explains it!

  • @hipsterbelt4292

    @hipsterbelt4292

    3 жыл бұрын

    Legit ruined everything 😂

  • @Treatsandthreadscom

    @Treatsandthreadscom

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @syedisamuddin5183

    @syedisamuddin5183

    3 жыл бұрын

    The truth has been spoken.

  • @nessaibakah345

    @nessaibakah345

    3 жыл бұрын

    You mean European ppl 😡😡

  • @rajawali5873

    @rajawali5873

    3 жыл бұрын

    literally a fact

  • @PellosMaxhthc
    @PellosMaxhthc3 жыл бұрын

    Other countries: *exist British: So you have chosen to be colonized

  • @reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757

    @reeeeeeeeeeeeeeman6757

    2 жыл бұрын

    British empire invites you to Join. Or. Join.

  • @allftw2677

    @allftw2677

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ethiopia , Thailand , Afghanistan , the middle east and Vietnam : fight me

  • @riom.6091

    @riom.6091

    2 жыл бұрын

    English*

  • @_jonhatan

    @_jonhatan

    2 жыл бұрын

    This comment is underrated

  • @shiuido359

    @shiuido359

    2 жыл бұрын

    Interestingly almost no colonized countries existed in pre-colonial times. Most countries histories begin with the establishment of a colony. Heck, some countries didn't even have a population in pre-colonial times!

  • @karimkaan8700
    @karimkaan8700 Жыл бұрын

    I don't know why but the way you present and conduct the video is smooth and nice. Great content

  • @koreymccants6940
    @koreymccants6940 Жыл бұрын

    This was such a great video- I learned so much! Please do it annually!

  • @gonzalonicolas1366

    @gonzalonicolas1366

    Жыл бұрын

    you've learnt only lies...for example about the Malvinas war

  • @hyperm8
    @hyperm83 жыл бұрын

    "Ah yes, the Balkans, the area where everybody hates eachother" That killed me 😂😂😂

  • @DacLMK

    @DacLMK

    3 жыл бұрын

    But everybody gets friendly when you bring Rakia

  • @skelet8337

    @skelet8337

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep the Balkans and the middle east are just beautiful right

  • @DacLMK

    @DacLMK

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ksjs Jdjdb No, I mean Rakia. Rakia is an alcohol that is predominantly present in the Balkan.

  • @gravelroad1228

    @gravelroad1228

    3 жыл бұрын

    But everyone hates Turkey

  • @aryan_kumar

    @aryan_kumar

    3 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P

  • @faded_ink3545
    @faded_ink35453 жыл бұрын

    One Civ 5 game and we could solve all these conflicts.

  • @PlatinumAltaria

    @PlatinumAltaria

    3 жыл бұрын

    War should be replaced with rock paper scissors between the two leaders.

  • @theaverageextremist6094

    @theaverageextremist6094

    3 жыл бұрын

    i would be a xenophobic empire....

  • @nobleactual7616

    @nobleactual7616

    3 жыл бұрын

    And create many new, more bizarre ones

  • @Pwn3dbyth3n00b

    @Pwn3dbyth3n00b

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gandhi would nuke everyone.

  • @nationalsarcasticsociety1312

    @nationalsarcasticsociety1312

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why not civ vi?

  • @nazarkosarenko2090
    @nazarkosarenko20903 ай бұрын

    0:00 - Intro ~ EUROPE ~ 0:31 - The British Isles 1:31 - Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man, British Crown Dependencies 1:42 - Greenland and the Faroe Islands, Danish overseas dependencies 2:12 - The European Union 2:27 - The Schengen Area 2:39 - The Eurozone and Usage of the Euro 2:58 - Mention of Modern-Day European Overseas Territories 3:14 - Vatican City, the world's weirdest country 3:26 - Catalonia independence movement 4:13 - Gibraltar, British overseas dependency 4:21 - Ceuta and Melilla, Spanish overseas dependencies 4:27 - Kosovo independence dispute 4:55 - Macedonia vs. North Macedonia naming dispute 5:35 - Crimea dispute - Ukraine vs. Russia 6:01 - Kaliningrad Oblast, exclave of Russia 6:19 - Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence dispute - Georgia vs. Russia 6:50 - The Nasty Dumpster Fire of Cyprus 7:23 - Akrotiri and Dhekelia, British military bases ~ AFRICA ~ 7:29 - Western Sahara independence dispute - the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic vs. Morocco 8:06 - Somaliland independence dispute ~ "THE MIDDLE EA - aw, *bleep* ~ 8:28 - Israeli-Palestinian conflict and dispute 10:05 - Syrian Civil War 10:28 - The "situation" in Iraq ~ REST OF ASIA ~ 10:59 - Jammu and Kashmir border dispute - Pakistan vs. China vs. India 11:32 - Tibet independence movement 12:21 - Taiwan independence and diplomatic recognition dispute 13:15 - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region independence dispute 13:58 - North Korea and South Korea legitimacy dispute 14:42 - Myanmar (formerly Burma) name change 14:48 - South China Sea maritime border dispute ~ OCEANIA ~ 14:57 - "We can probably skip Australia and all that down there, they're pretty chill, not too much to talk about" ~ THE AMERICAS ~ 15:15 - Disagreement about whether there are one or two Americas 15:30 - Caribbean nations and European overseas territories 15:42 - Puerto Rico, American overseas territory 15:48 - Dutch Caribbean territories and special municipalities 16:11 - Falkland Islands territorial dispute - Argentina vs. the United Kingdom ~ ANTARCTICA ~ 16:31 - Antarctican territorial claims and the Antarctic Treaty 16:59 - Outro

  • @LISTOFANIME1

    @LISTOFANIME1

    3 ай бұрын

    U dropped this 👑

  • @syedhassanuddin3360

    @syedhassanuddin3360

    15 күн бұрын

    AI?

  • @Idk-px1iv
    @Idk-px1iv7 ай бұрын

    Me: waiting for Australia This guy: *lets just skip Australia, nothing going on here* Me again: “eXcuSe mE?”

  • @lowercase3479
    @lowercase34793 жыл бұрын

    “Moving on to the Middle East ah f***” Yeah that about sums it up

  • @elusiveog4609

    @elusiveog4609

    3 жыл бұрын

    Am here for your comment 😂

  • @rohankishibe8259

    @rohankishibe8259

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ahh f*** the west

  • @cedricktoussaint9558

    @cedricktoussaint9558

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rohankishibe8259 ahh f*** that one dog who keeps on barking at like 2 at night

  • @rohankishibe8259

    @rohankishibe8259

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cedricktoussaint9558 yeah f*** that dog, keeps barking when someone trying to tell the truth

  • @oliversmalley7771

    @oliversmalley7771

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Ah f***" seems like an accurate description of the politics in the Middle East.

  • @nairedja6524
    @nairedja65243 жыл бұрын

    0:27 Everybody be talking about Isaac Newton inventing gravity but nobody talks about the British inventing time

  • @abg5381

    @abg5381

    3 жыл бұрын

    @JJ 96 why

  • @TheFullswordslord

    @TheFullswordslord

    3 жыл бұрын

    JJ 96 Jesus Christ dude that’s a huge overreaction. Just because he made a slight formulation error doesn’t mean that delegitimises the entire video...

  • @josephlynch7655

    @josephlynch7655

    3 жыл бұрын

    @JJ 96 It's a joke, you clown.

  • @WonderWhy

    @WonderWhy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@josephlynch7655 How is it possible you're the only one getting that lmao

  • @marsh725

    @marsh725

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WonderWhy Can you explain I don't get it

  • @kiwiinexile
    @kiwiinexile9 ай бұрын

    Excellent video - thank you and I look forward to viewing more from your channel 🙂

  • @jmkass
    @jmkass2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for a very interesting video. I LOVE your accent and the peaceful tone you deliver your information in!

  • @mrarroyo571
    @mrarroyo5713 жыл бұрын

    Legend is that before the U.K. invented time football games were played to death and you worked an undetermined amount of moons

  • @ferrarileadstrategist319

    @ferrarileadstrategist319

    3 жыл бұрын

    lmaooo kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZZd53K-MY5zPdJs.html

  • @joemorrison8772

    @joemorrison8772

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean considering football had to be banned for being too violent, you're not too far off with it being to the death.

  • @unrealpigzgaming8014

    @unrealpigzgaming8014

    3 жыл бұрын

    @ThatCrazy Drunk Yep, that was complete bullshit

  • @nathanclegg616
    @nathanclegg6163 жыл бұрын

    People keep mentioning things that he has missed but can we just appreciate how informative and helpful this video is.

  • @fedor6514

    @fedor6514

    3 жыл бұрын

    I pretty much knew all of that before

  • @dimitriefthymiou974

    @dimitriefthymiou974

    3 жыл бұрын

    well, some things were glossed over and tried to be very politically correct. Many of these disputes go way deeper than what he described and assuming he is British he kinda glossed over the Faulkland war really quickly. Not to take away from the information given or the quality of the video but still don't take these claims over the anemocities as done deals

  • @NWOWCW4Life1

    @NWOWCW4Life1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dimitri Efthymiou I am fine with what he’s saying cause unfortunately these things will have to be one of those “choose a side” things. I think he put it at best as he could.

  • @zhixci958

    @zhixci958

    3 жыл бұрын

    it's not exactly informative, all i got was there's conflict in that area. to be fair there was little time, it would have been better if he did each continent so there's more info.

  • @stomachegg041

    @stomachegg041

    3 жыл бұрын

    Informative??

  • @felipetobiaspanizza
    @felipetobiaspanizza2 жыл бұрын

    From an Argentinian, Adding up to your "for some reason", the main ones are that the islands where originally spanish in colonial times and during south america independance ALL spanish territory in the different parts of the continent was to be anexed to the different countrys formed, including the islands. Also, geographycally, the islands are set over the continental platform, wich due to international agreements, is argentine sea, making the island be situated over argentine territory. The war on it self was not only because argentine decading economy but also Tatchers decading political image. I know you are british but at least lets tell the whole story. Cheers!!!!

  • @baenaclash5412

    @baenaclash5412

    7 ай бұрын

    Los británicos la controlan desde 1833 y perdisteis la guerra, supéralo...

  • @melinaruizsilva8510

    @melinaruizsilva8510

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes, this was VERY biased

  • @SavannahPhillipss

    @SavannahPhillipss

    4 ай бұрын

    I agree with you here, I thought what he said was quite biased, and I’m British! I hope our countries will be on better terms one day, as Argentina is a beautiful country 🇦🇷🇬🇧

  • @jedilordlog8543

    @jedilordlog8543

    4 ай бұрын

    Get over it Argie

  • @learnurduwithsara1068
    @learnurduwithsara1068 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. You managed to compile so much information in 18 minutes and was also entertaining.

  • @jesusbermudez6775

    @jesusbermudez6775

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes it was a good summery

  • @balazsbuza5610
    @balazsbuza56103 жыл бұрын

    Just take a shot every time the UK comes up

  • @Nosirt

    @Nosirt

    3 жыл бұрын

    >israel-palestine >fermosa-Taiwan >hong kong >jammu and kashmir >falknal islands >gibralter >northern ireland >cyprus anyone doing world politics videos should honestly start paying Britain royalties cause their content wouldnt exist without them

  • @hellothere4858

    @hellothere4858

    3 жыл бұрын

    If we do this again in 100 years I wonder if the US will catch up

  • @Tethloach1

    @Tethloach1

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is quite confusing, British Isles, Uk, and England. British and Ireland = two nations of British Isles. British 4 nations in one nation. Uk a nation within a nation. England a nation within a nation within a nation. City of London a city within a city. almost like those Russian dolls a doll within a doll within a doll. It is easier for me to say British and England. England seems to be vital to British identity the language is English, so that is easier.

  • @sufyan11

    @sufyan11

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nosirt then the UK was like “alright i’m outta here figure it out amongst yourselves”

  • @Redwan777

    @Redwan777

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was just thinking that. Whenever there is a border dispute there is a big chance Britain was involved. But Britain be like "You think I fucking care? Ask the UN to solve it"

  • @bars6937
    @bars69373 жыл бұрын

    Almost all of these can be traced back to England lmao.

  • @Boss-hc6sy

    @Boss-hc6sy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Alexey Baal well Scotland might get independence but Northern Ireland actually wants to be part of the uk and Wales would never leave

  • @Boss-hc6sy

    @Boss-hc6sy

    3 жыл бұрын

    K J well that’s just not true

  • @erikbudrow1255

    @erikbudrow1255

    3 жыл бұрын

    To be fair, this guy is from the UK. So he's going to see the world through the eyes of someone from the UK, with the world knowledge of someone from the UK.

  • @heheguy0923

    @heheguy0923

    3 жыл бұрын

    we miss WonderWhy

  • @charlieyeti3800

    @charlieyeti3800

    3 жыл бұрын

    He literally said in the video dont say England to refer to the UK

  • @maestroh2986
    @maestroh29864 ай бұрын

    Great video, thanks for all your hard work so we can enjoy receiving some information

  • @bonvivant7398
    @bonvivant7398 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent! Thank you! So informative

  • @SAM-sr3ym
    @SAM-sr3ym3 жыл бұрын

    The Americans: We invented space travel! The British: We invented time.

  • @chumajamesnxele106

    @chumajamesnxele106

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Truth: Actually neither. Nazis invented space travel and sundials were in use before clocks.

  • @sereysothe.a

    @sereysothe.a

    3 жыл бұрын

    Chuma James Nxele nazis never made it to space lol. although their rocket technology was critical to american and soviet advancements in space

  • @desciplesofthomassankara3021

    @desciplesofthomassankara3021

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Time Zones!*

  • @gg-sr6ju

    @gg-sr6ju

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Position King you mean firework thing that strapped to a arrows? Basically the Hwacha

  • @adorabasilwinterpock6035

    @adorabasilwinterpock6035

    3 жыл бұрын

    Russia invented space travel, never forget my man Yuri

  • @manish.sharma163
    @manish.sharma1633 жыл бұрын

    if two fishes are fighting it means probably a Britisher has just crossed the river ... Thanks for the 1.6 k likes guys I didn't knew it was spot on 😅 (edited)

  • @Alaois

    @Alaois

    3 жыл бұрын

    We invented time tho

  • @legendindaturk8745

    @legendindaturk8745

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kingketo W.R It’s fine. Just don’t do it again. Oh, and that’s in regards to stirring up trouble, not inventing time.

  • @thomasstokes7500

    @thomasstokes7500

    3 жыл бұрын

    What is a Britisher? 😂

  • @cianhorgan4824

    @cianhorgan4824

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Darkseid they just did lmao

  • @ignition1199

    @ignition1199

    3 жыл бұрын

    History shall never forgive Red Cliff

  • @moss8245
    @moss82452 жыл бұрын

    "Caribbean, there are 13 independent nations most of which no one really heard of" I agree

  • @kejsik6374
    @kejsik637424 күн бұрын

    this is the best youtube video i've watched in a while! when i was in high school i wasn't super interested in geography, a bit less in history. now that i'm a young adult i think there's so much that i want and need to know about the world and this video was a good starting point.

  • @joaovitormatos8147
    @joaovitormatos81473 жыл бұрын

    "because that's where Britain invented time" Ah, yes, when time was invented in the 19th century

  • @Jackrobert28

    @Jackrobert28

    3 жыл бұрын

    Portuguese? Or Spanish? Gibraltar 🤺

  • @sohopedeco

    @sohopedeco

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Jackrobert28 João is 100% Portuguese (or at least Lusophone)

  • @joaovitormatos8147

    @joaovitormatos8147

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brazilian

  • @winter10x06

    @winter10x06

    3 жыл бұрын

    João Vitor Matos ola boa noite! Fala galera!! Eu sou das Filipinas!

  • @kousvetkousvet4158

    @kousvetkousvet4158

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Jackrobert28 NORTH KOREAN GIBRALTAR!!!

  • @nitinmeshram4896
    @nitinmeshram48963 жыл бұрын

    "Sometimes the lines on the map don't fully do justice to the situation on the ground."

  • @thetrist333

    @thetrist333

    3 жыл бұрын

    They almost never do lol

  • @pend0825

    @pend0825

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ik its rlllllllly annoying

  • @starriderkittykat9064
    @starriderkittykat9064 Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely loved this,you cracked me up!

  • @hchengab
    @hchengab Жыл бұрын

    A voice from Hong Kong: you have explained so clearly and informative!

  • @sweetqamar1600
    @sweetqamar16003 жыл бұрын

    In conclusion, the Brits caused all the chaos in the world

  • @tcw_6609

    @tcw_6609

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not all

  • @flashstar1234

    @flashstar1234

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bruh momentsof2019 r/Whoosh

  • @besttrendsextra1000

    @besttrendsextra1000

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@flashstar1234 people who whoosh are worse than people who get who get whooshed

  • @gorvindougwinkristoffiplob5137

    @gorvindougwinkristoffiplob5137

    3 жыл бұрын

    the US and france has done it's bit too

  • @cnnibal

    @cnnibal

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tcw_6609 r/whoosh

  • @daynehaworth9258
    @daynehaworth92583 жыл бұрын

    You should do separate tours for each region: 1. Europe 2. Middle East 3. Asia 4. South Asia 5. Australasia 6. South America 7. Central America and Caribbean 8. North America 9. Africa Would be fascinating

  • @neutralboi1984

    @neutralboi1984

    3 жыл бұрын

    I live in south asia

  • @neutralboi1984

    @neutralboi1984

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Heitor Leite which country

  • @nestororiginal2344

    @nestororiginal2344

    3 жыл бұрын

    Europe is the most interesting

  • @hoddtoward5220

    @hoddtoward5220

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is the first time I've seen someone say "australasia" usually it's called oceania

  • @daynehaworth9258

    @daynehaworth9258

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hoddtoward5220 maybe because I live in South Africa. We might use different terms down here

  • @avery6026
    @avery6026 Жыл бұрын

    I was expecting him to pick a side but he said most of these things very unbiasedly. Really great educational video!

  • @rachelhunter8247
    @rachelhunter8247 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely great video , I've learnt so much! Thanks !! P.s is curiosity stream available in the UK?

  • @IkeSan
    @IkeSan3 жыл бұрын

    I think you missed the point with Oceania with situations like New Caledonia wanting Independence from France West Papua wanting to succeed from Indonesia Bougainville Referendum in Papua New Guinea Chuuk wanting independence from Micronesia.

  • @IloveRumania

    @IloveRumania

    3 жыл бұрын

    And also the East African Federation.

  • @Andy-by3ez

    @Andy-by3ez

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aceh too from Indonesia

  • @GeographyWorld

    @GeographyWorld

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Alex they are set to have a other referendum

  • @mikesands4681

    @mikesands4681

    3 жыл бұрын

    True enough. Fiji always a bit tense.

  • @fradinetienne712

    @fradinetienne712

    3 жыл бұрын

    Regarding New Caledonia, I think I would state the facts (as I'm aware of anyway) : -There is indeed a sizable independence movement -It was agreed 30 years ago between France and this movement that there would be a string of 3 referendum, and if a single one was for independence, then independence it would be. -The first referendum was organized as recently as 2018, with the "no" winning 56.67% -Some more referendum will be organized, maybe as early as this year. -The big issue is how to decide who gets to vote, with certain rules being more in favor of one of the sides -The voting divide follows quite closely a racial divide, with a huge majority of the "recent", European (the "caldoches"), population in favor of the status quo, and a majority of the (bigger) native community, the kanaks, favor independence. Add to that 1/4 of the population that are not part of any of those 2 groups (think people from Polynesia, Asia...), and that are crucial for those referendum results. I just wanted to add those elements, as I feel it's interesting and can't just be boiled down to "New Caledonia wants its independence" My opinion should be irrelevant, but I'm still going to disclose it: it's fair that the Caledonians get to chose whether or not they want to be part of France.

  • @namenamename390
    @namenamename3903 жыл бұрын

    "ah, yes, the Balkans" Oh, you know things are bout to get spicy when you hear that, no matter what time period is currently discussed.

  • @AlwaysRM_

    @AlwaysRM_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lets do 8000 BC

  • @tisho91

    @tisho91

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm from there and love every country on our peninsula! We all have something unique and special to offer.

  • @msquaredmedia8717

    @msquaredmedia8717

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to know more about the Balkan and Slavic regions it's all so facinating!

  • @PlatinumAltaria

    @PlatinumAltaria

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's time once again for me to argue on behalf of Greece in a conflict I don't even care about.

  • @IloveRumania

    @IloveRumania

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes.

  • @xmartjx
    @xmartjx5 ай бұрын

    Loved the irony and humour you had throughout the video! And the things you said were very interesting and informative :). Nevertheless, personally I didn't like how a lot of things were just overlooked and many countries with big interesting geopolitical insights were completely skipped... Rather than doing a 18' "world" geopolitical tour, I would have done multiple videos for each area/region/continent and got a bit deeper into each situation! From a curious, external perspective that would have been way nicer, just a little thought I had

  • @gpgp
    @gpgp Жыл бұрын

    I love you man I was looking for this video oooo

  • @TitoFuentez
    @TitoFuentez3 жыл бұрын

    Europe: "okay good coverage" Asia: "not bad" Africa: "mehh" South america, and north america: " am i a joke to you"

  • @fedor6514

    @fedor6514

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Zachary Kowalewsky Mexico claims land in Belize

  • @williamcorcios1662

    @williamcorcios1662

    3 жыл бұрын

    Island being disputed between El Salvador and Honduras, Belize and Guatemala

  • @Doryopaint

    @Doryopaint

    3 жыл бұрын

    Australia:

  • @papaicebreakerii8180

    @papaicebreakerii8180

    3 жыл бұрын

    Zachary Kowalewsky Bruh there is: The Drug problems in much of Latin America, The Amazon Rainforest constantly being destroyed, Quebec, The protests that happened in Chile, Venezuela’s issues, etc. This is like a reverse of the stereotypes of Americans like do you think that Europe is the only place where shit happens?

  • @bbcmotd

    @bbcmotd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@papaicebreakerii8180 that's not geopolitics

  • @GeniusLad32
    @GeniusLad323 жыл бұрын

    "Now moving onto the middle ea- oh f[bleep]" I had to put my hand over my mouth so I didn't wake up my flatmate with laughter. That caught me so badly off guard.

  • @GeniusLad32

    @GeniusLad32

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Anika Anjum I think we're all fully aware of the catastrophe and disgrace that is the West's impact on the middle east, especially WW.

  • @GeniusLad32

    @GeniusLad32

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Anika Anjum I don't know what I was referring to either. It was 3am

  • @imnotspeakingenglish

    @imnotspeakingenglish

    3 ай бұрын

    happy to be a middle eastern 👍👍

  • @imnotspeakingenglish

    @imnotspeakingenglish

    3 ай бұрын

    this region is absolute chaos and also, us arabs used to have our own world, when the west came and ruined it all

  • @SterPap
    @SterPap Жыл бұрын

    nice vid, ofc it is impossible to explain everything in a video, but the Greco-Turkish disputes over the Aegean sea are worth mentioning given that war seems kinda possible from time to time

  • @user-zq5vv5ej6j
    @user-zq5vv5ej6j8 ай бұрын

    Thank you,for such useful content

  • @polyvicious
    @polyvicious3 жыл бұрын

    If fish are fighting among themselves in a river, then an Englishman passed by. -Native American saying

  • @nobleactual7616

    @nobleactual7616

    3 жыл бұрын

    The British also invented fish mind control

  • @jakes1566

    @jakes1566

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nobleactual7616 that would explain the navy

  • @islandsunset

    @islandsunset

    3 жыл бұрын

    So true. I am going to use this more often!

  • @chaosXP3RT

    @chaosXP3RT

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hja5326 Makes sense to me

  • @samshyam5347

    @samshyam5347

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hja5326 Divide and conquer

  • @aidenbooksmith2351
    @aidenbooksmith23513 жыл бұрын

    "Well there's Antarctica which is mostly ice and snow but hey it's land so countries will try to stick their flag." Dead.

  • @yor6891
    @yor68919 ай бұрын

    The fact that he actually included Georgia, warms up my heart. We're usually left out when it comes to discussing topics worldwide. Thank you ! Greatly concluded. I'd just like to add that not only Russia has occupied our territories, but continues kidnapping people from nearby villages, and moves the borderline furthermore. The worst part is we can't do anything about it. Basically we have to watch from afar how our people are dragged and killed, how our sovereign territories are being occupied day by day. Many people have families in those occupied territories and they can't even see them, because they're not allowed there. They're split....

  • @acobaltstar4665

    @acobaltstar4665

    7 ай бұрын

    Yeah Ok.. and the sky is pink

  • @xtFreeze

    @xtFreeze

    7 ай бұрын

    Спасибо грузины за поддержку Украины, не падайте духом, дай бог разгребемся с ними в нашей стране, а дальше и вам поможем

  • @goodboy2856

    @goodboy2856

    6 ай бұрын

    Ага, а ужасные и кровожадные русские у вас еще детей не воруют? Чтобы съедать их по ночам, разумеется..

  • @R_Yasha

    @R_Yasha

    6 ай бұрын

    Вы должны начать смотреть меньше фильмов, вы достигли точки, когда вы больше не можете отличить настоящее от подделки...

  • @yor6891

    @yor6891

    5 ай бұрын

    ბრმა ცრუპატრიოტებო, ღმერთმა შეგინდოთ უმეცრების ცოდვა. დამახინჯებულ სამყაროში ცხოვრობთ და უარს ამბობთ მწარე რეალობაზე. ეს ყველაფერი მოგონილია, არა? თქვენი შეცვლილი ისტორიის დედაც მოვტყან! იმედი მაქვს, ერთ დღეს მაინც აღიარებთ იმ საშინელებას, რაც რუსეთმა საქართველოსა და უკრაინას დამართა....

  • @AndrewBryanSapigaotarsonis
    @AndrewBryanSapigaotarsonis2 жыл бұрын

    great content. yes, it's impossible to tackle everything without losing the focus of your viewers.

  • @mangudaimonger8915
    @mangudaimonger89153 жыл бұрын

    15:06 "...which is mostly empty except Hawai'i..." Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, etc... :"Am I a joke to you?"

  • @Daybr3ak1991

    @Daybr3ak1991

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those iskands are too small nothing to see there

  • @rajendragoutam1387

    @rajendragoutam1387

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Guam a developed US teritorry

  • @dogedog8686

    @dogedog8686

    3 жыл бұрын

    You spelt Hawaii wrong, Hawai'i is used to refer to the island not the whole state

  • @mangudaimonger8915

    @mangudaimonger8915

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dogedog8686 Oh, thank you for the correction. The more you know

  • @jacobmaguire2707

    @jacobmaguire2707

    2 жыл бұрын

    They aren’t in the middle they west pacific

  • @Snoflakes_1
    @Snoflakes_13 жыл бұрын

    A few more for those who are interested: -the divide in Belgium between Flanders and Wallonia. -some weird disputed areas between Egypt and Sudan, one of which neither country claims, making it one of the last places on earth to not have a sovereign ruler. -border disputes around Guyana in like, literally all directions. -Bougainville island, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea which seeks independence. -Galicia and Basque Country, other regions of Spain who seek independence, but to a lower degree than Catalonia

  • @jdbtabouret.218

    @jdbtabouret.218

    Жыл бұрын

    Bougainville will gain independence in 2027.

  • @Snoflakes_1

    @Snoflakes_1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jdbtabouret.218 You know this how? Wasn't there a referendum a couple years ago where they decided to stay?

  • @Murad_el-Kaffas

    @Murad_el-Kaffas

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Snoflakes_1 The opposite happened. People voted to leave in 2019 and it should become a sovereign nation in 2027

  • @Snoflakes_1

    @Snoflakes_1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Murad_el-Kaffas interesting... Source?

  • @yahira.7031

    @yahira.7031

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Snoflakes_1 uh? Do a quick search and you'll be done

  • @lisasmith6271
    @lisasmith6271 Жыл бұрын

    I love all of this info. Give me more!!!!

  • @nikan4now
    @nikan4now Жыл бұрын

    I learned so much. Thank you.

  • @1991beachboy
    @1991beachboy3 жыл бұрын

    "Literally no one knows what will happen in 2047 when this agreement expires." 2020: 😏🤫

  • @yespls4184

    @yespls4184

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreement: *end date magically changes to October 2020* 2020: "Oh what a pleasant surprise 😏"

  • @warren5037

    @warren5037

    3 жыл бұрын

    Technically, it started cause a hong konger had to go to Taiwan and murder his Hong kongese gf there. And then politics started getting into the mix. It was supposed to stay between HK and Taiwan, but the HK leader JUST HAD to include mainland in the discussion.

  • @stevencooke6451

    @stevencooke6451

    3 жыл бұрын

    I doubt it will take that long before the one country two systems policy is fully disregarded by China.

  • @sgt.mayhem9737

    @sgt.mayhem9737

    3 жыл бұрын

    Breaking news; China is not waiting for 2047. That's yesterday news. 🇨🇳

  • @goodguyyt

    @goodguyyt

    3 жыл бұрын

    Honk Kong will be a part of china then

  • @noahbowie5985
    @noahbowie59853 жыл бұрын

    "Crown Dependencies" is pronounced tax havens

  • @alexandrub8786

    @alexandrub8786

    3 жыл бұрын

    So that is why UK always vetoed bans of companies with HQ in tax heaven.while in EU

  • @Fiddling_while_Rome_burns

    @Fiddling_while_Rome_burns

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alexandrub8786 And vetoed open banking regulations applying to offshore trusts.

  • @OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions

    @OpinionesDeJACCsOpinions

    3 жыл бұрын

    But they were never part of the UE when Britain was part of it.

  • @DanielDaaar

    @DanielDaaar

    3 жыл бұрын

    Isle of Man hahaha

  • @garygranite3603

    @garygranite3603

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DanielDaaar 85,000 drunks clinging to a rock..... apparrantly

  • @bonvivant7398
    @bonvivant7398 Жыл бұрын

    More videos like this please 🥺

  • @londy3127
    @londy31272 жыл бұрын

    5:58 well....

  • @birchtree5884
    @birchtree58843 жыл бұрын

    Thought you would include the Hala’ib Triangle and Bir Tawil, but understandable that there are a ton of disputes to put in this video. Perhaps a part 2?

  • @retf8977

    @retf8977

    3 жыл бұрын

    This video was inarguably Eurocentric and Amero-Centric. Although I won't deny that it's a well done video, like rest of his videos

  • @_kenny_7463

    @_kenny_7463

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@retf8977 The video was meant to show the most important geopolitics around the globe. Neither the Hala'ir triangle nor Bir Tawil is important whatsoever to people not in Egypt or Sudan. If it was Euro Centric he would have mentioned the Basques, or Aegan island disputes, or the Ukrainian civil war, or Chechen-Ingushenian-Dagestan independence movements. And I have no clue how you got Americo centric. He literally never mentioned anything about the US except Hawaii and Puerto Rico

  • @Henry-xu5jg

    @Henry-xu5jg

    Жыл бұрын

    @@retf8977 this video is not Eurocentric nor centred on america

  • @josefdrapak1889

    @josefdrapak1889

    Жыл бұрын

    @@retf8977 are u Indian?

  • @mjward6354
    @mjward63543 жыл бұрын

    “Where the British invented time in 1884” People before 1884: *ice*

  • @ellepalmer4590

    @ellepalmer4590

    3 жыл бұрын

    I noticed that..

  • @bruhz_089

    @bruhz_089

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think he mean time zones

  • @kevray

    @kevray

    2 жыл бұрын

    People before 1884: See you later I guess

  • @TheDrumstickEmpire

    @TheDrumstickEmpire

    11 ай бұрын

    People not getting the joke be like

  • @wholesomesandwich2437
    @wholesomesandwich24372 жыл бұрын

    if this is supposed to be summarized in one sentence, “god dammit europeans”

  • @linnaz1987
    @linnaz19872 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, for a general view in globe. Keep your path, I'm appreciated that.

  • @jackotherstar3982
    @jackotherstar39823 жыл бұрын

    That “Aw f***” before the Middle East was probably the purest reaction from Wy yet😂. Honestly, I liked how he was a bit more looser on the script; he felt more natural than most of his videos.

  • @salttea8926

    @salttea8926

    Жыл бұрын

    F*** europe... Why didn't he said it to them, because they are the main reason of of this video...

  • @ReverendMeat51
    @ReverendMeat513 жыл бұрын

    Also Transnistria, independence referendums in New Caledonia, and the possible split of PNG

  • @K10_Productions

    @K10_Productions

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dan whats png?

  • @nicklaurindo1916

    @nicklaurindo1916

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bro he didn't even talk about JPEG and GIF

  • @K10_Productions

    @K10_Productions

    3 жыл бұрын

    nicolas roberto laurindo lol

  • @speedyhamburger

    @speedyhamburger

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah was thinking bout the Papua conflict

  • @speedyhamburger

    @speedyhamburger

    3 жыл бұрын

    K10Productions PNG - Papua New Guinea they own the east half of island New Guinea. Indonesia ones the west half.

  • @thomasfuller5932
    @thomasfuller5932 Жыл бұрын

    I like how done with everything he sounds in this video, especially towards the end

  • @DeepDulgach
    @DeepDulgach10 ай бұрын

    amazing, grateful for the information

  • @captainbean1264
    @captainbean12643 жыл бұрын

    Moving on to the middle ea- **sees Israel** oh f***

  • @Kromiball

    @Kromiball

    3 жыл бұрын

    Weird pronunciation of “east”.

  • @bobg9

    @bobg9

    3 жыл бұрын

    after seeing all of these conflicts all over the world, is it really something special?

  • @verpix4956

    @verpix4956

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sweetqamar1600 delete this comment or a war is gonna break out in the comments trust me

  • @celulaarca1701

    @celulaarca1701

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sweetqamar1600 Israel forever 🇮🇱

  • @aryanbhuta3382

    @aryanbhuta3382

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@verpix4956 And it begins.

  • @AlexandreRibeiroXRV7
    @AlexandreRibeiroXRV73 жыл бұрын

    "This is where the British invented time in 1884". I know what you were trying to say but this sentence sounded so wrong hahaha

  • @guaymaster

    @guaymaster

    3 жыл бұрын

    No one knows why they called that year 1884, as time hadn't existed until then

  • @SnowBunneh

    @SnowBunneh

    3 жыл бұрын

    No the British properly invented time 🇬🇧

  • @hjhiihjjhgguh

    @hjhiihjjhgguh

    3 жыл бұрын

    britain in 1883: - ey m8 wattim issit? - da FOK ayyu toking about m8

  • @kuyaleinad4195

    @kuyaleinad4195

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah it sounds wrong but technically kinda right but time keeping existed way before 1884. Could probably be more specific and say the British invented Centralised time 🤷‍♂️

  • @Zveebo

    @Zveebo

    3 жыл бұрын

    It was a joke, guys.

  • @Talha27
    @Talha27 Жыл бұрын

    Very informative video 🙏

  • @BlueLiberty20
    @BlueLiberty209 ай бұрын

    Guys, you can complain that the UK traces back to many of the things in this video, but no country has had more impact on the modern world you all now take for granted than the UK. The industrial revolution, the mother of parliaments, the rule of law, the emancipation of minorities, etc. so yeah… you’re welcome, guys.

  • @KZoopam
    @KZoopam3 жыл бұрын

    There have been some drama in Oceania (In countries like Fiji and Papua New Guinea), you should not have skip that part of the world.

  • @xway2

    @xway2

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's looking like we might even see a new country soon (Bougainville).

  • @notsoturtle5315

    @notsoturtle5315

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ilyass Abbad it's their name deal with it

  • @jan_Kilan

    @jan_Kilan

    3 жыл бұрын

    And west papua

  • @IkeSan

    @IkeSan

    3 жыл бұрын

    and New Caledonia wanting independence from France and Chuuk wanting to leave the Federated States of Micronesia.

  • @Ekvitarius

    @Ekvitarius

    3 жыл бұрын

    *has

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican3 жыл бұрын

    I know you’ve basically started a war but in all seriousness this was professionally done. It really shows that geopolitics is complicated

  • @samuelt3338

    @samuelt3338

    3 жыл бұрын

    idk why but I see you in the comments section of almost all geography videos I watch. Just an observation

  • @jdbtabouret.218

    @jdbtabouret.218

    Жыл бұрын

    @@samuelt3338 I do so idk why...

  • @WallNutBreaker524

    @WallNutBreaker524

    Жыл бұрын

    YOU again?

  • @WallNutBreaker524

    @WallNutBreaker524

    Жыл бұрын

    @@samuelt3338 not just geography videos but generally everything

  • @jdbtabouret.218

    @jdbtabouret.218

    Жыл бұрын

    We can't forget his name.

  • @nikaswords17
    @nikaswords17 Жыл бұрын

    Never been to your channel before, but once I heard your accent, I was happy to stay :)

  • @ayeshasharma1760
    @ayeshasharma17606 ай бұрын

    We have a saying- If two fishes are fighting,an English man surely crossed..

  • @raymondhuang128
    @raymondhuang1283 жыл бұрын

    As a Taiwanese, I have to acclaim you that you made a simple but specific history about the relationship with ROC and PRC. Great job.

  • @VVernerValera

    @VVernerValera

    3 жыл бұрын

    Could you at least if you're """taiwanese"" then have enough braincells to call your island republic of Taiwan lol china's what right above you ? Remember ?

  • @DacLMK

    @DacLMK

    3 жыл бұрын

    Taiwan is a province of China

  • @korpiklaaniband2277

    @korpiklaaniband2277

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s not the real China

  • @jiashenghuang5763

    @jiashenghuang5763

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Max Smith Republic of China maybe a country, but not recognized by your country or pretty much everyone's country. Taiwan is a province of Republic of China, along with Fujian province.

  • @facundoromero3336

    @facundoromero3336

    3 жыл бұрын

    Luckily, my country recognizes Taiwan as a country ❤️

  • @Tom-dl5gs
    @Tom-dl5gs3 жыл бұрын

    Oo, oo, he's gonna get to New Zealand, he's gonna get to- "Let's just skip Oceania , their pretty chill down there." Mission accomplished (ish)

  • @gumarks_
    @gumarks_2 жыл бұрын

    3:28 don't forget the other Spanish region with a mayor independentist movement: the Basque Country! Actually the support for independence is pretty low right now, but paradoxically autonomist/nationalist parties have had an incredibly strong support lately (currently, 52 out of 75 seats in the Basque parliament belong to Basque nationalist parties).

  • @janitoalevic
    @janitoalevic Жыл бұрын

    16:19 I'm not argentinian but I have to say that the wish to get the islands is prior to Galtieri's Government and has historic arguments

  • @presigomez967
    @presigomez9673 жыл бұрын

    *Normal Person* :You can’t trigger everyone in the world. *WonderWhy* : **Cracks his knuckles

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un3 жыл бұрын

    The world would be a much better place if every country agreed I was their leader

  • @abirfahimfahin

    @abirfahimfahin

    3 жыл бұрын

    True true

  • @babababag5465

    @babababag5465

    3 жыл бұрын

    my daddy

  • @Iamtheliquor

    @Iamtheliquor

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kimmy you're a fireeeeeework

  • @mememaster2609

    @mememaster2609

    3 жыл бұрын

    No u

  • @Neyobe

    @Neyobe

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha

  • @Henry-xu5jg
    @Henry-xu5jg Жыл бұрын

    This video really shows how much I know about geopolitics

  • @patchifiedvlogs6335
    @patchifiedvlogs63352 жыл бұрын

    wow! thanks for this

  • @edgelord8337
    @edgelord83373 жыл бұрын

    Wonder why talks about geopolitics The comments: *not only was peace never an option but let's start ww3!*

  • @jcxkzhgco3050

    @jcxkzhgco3050

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why can't I be an option

  • @alexandrub8786

    @alexandrub8786

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jcxkzhgco3050 because peace is gay and that is illegal in many countries.

  • @Redwan777

    @Redwan777

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jcxkzhgco3050 China: My needs are beyond your understanding.

  • @jcxkzhgco3050

    @jcxkzhgco3050

    3 жыл бұрын

    Alexandru B dammit USA just denied me entry

  • @aehkzin7160

    @aehkzin7160

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have an idea about how WW3 allegiances would look like... Bad guys (for us): China, Pakistan *Bangladesh, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, *Saudi Arabia, *North Korea. The US would be allied with Israel, India, *Russia, England, France, Canada, *Australia, a lot of europe. I’d expect Scandinavia and Egypt to be neutral, along with other guys unless whatever happens.

  • @CM_Burns
    @CM_Burns3 жыл бұрын

    for a second, I thought I was watching Caspian Report.

  • @FutureBalochistan
    @FutureBalochistan6 ай бұрын

    I am constantly amazed by your creativity, expertise, and commitment to empowering others through education. Thank you for your hard work, your dedication, and your willingness to share your knowledge with the world. You have made a positive impact on many and for that, I am truly thankful. Wishing you continued success in all your endeavors. Keep up the fantastic work!

  • @mediaslibres25
    @mediaslibres25 Жыл бұрын

    Très intéressant 🙏

  • @JamesKerLindsay
    @JamesKerLindsay3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video. Makes you realise just how many issues there are around the world. Also, there are many small disputes and conflicts that are barely ever mentioned in the news.

  • @chaseywoot
    @chaseywoot3 жыл бұрын

    "The British invented time in 1884" People in 1883- Is the year even 1883 or is it 1882? Maybe 1885 idk

  • @monirulislam7985

    @monirulislam7985

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s obviously 2,817,271,261,172

  • @shouryamogulothu2968
    @shouryamogulothu29682 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much! I like it incredibly.

  • @approximately42ducksthatar79
    @approximately42ducksthatar798 ай бұрын

    Fun fact on the Falklands, in the 19th century Spain and Uruguay signed a treaty where Spain gave Uruguay control over the falklands, because during colonial times the Falklands were managed from Montevideo. Then it made a similar treaty with Argentina, but there's a chance it wasn't valid because, well, the treaty with Uruguay came first. Argentina ratified a treaty that was based on the treaty between Spain and Uruguay, which disqualifies its position. Uruguay never really claimed the islands, though Mujica's government raised the question, and some researchers wrote a book on it, but that's about it.

  • @od9694
    @od96943 жыл бұрын

    There are independence movements in Papua and Bougainville that are most likely the next new countries in the world

  • @aaronquigley1943

    @aaronquigley1943

    3 жыл бұрын

    Irish European Citizen didn’t Bougainville recently become an independent country?

  • @sukrantbhat7691

    @sukrantbhat7691

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aaronquigley1943 NO!

  • @artman7780

    @artman7780

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Aaron Quigley They overwhelmingly voted for independence (more than 98%), but they are in the process of discussing independence with the Papuan government.

  • @JaKingScomez

    @JaKingScomez

    3 жыл бұрын

    What the hell do they gain by gaining independence. A very poor region doesn’t need independent movements it needs to grow. I don’t understand it serves no good purpose and all it will do is make them poorer

  • @profilepicture828

    @profilepicture828

    3 жыл бұрын

    LastKing maybe because some people would prefer their ethnic group have their own country instead of being suppressed by another government?

  • @jpatrick113
    @jpatrick1133 жыл бұрын

    I always love seeing your videos brother. Thank you for you hard work and making me ever so slightly more informed. I hope you're doing well!

  • @cypher1133
    @cypher11339 ай бұрын

    I sometimes wonder even after knowing just how the hell an empire which literally sucked out resources from so much country is in such a fcked up situation right now

  • @theclassroomdoc
    @theclassroomdoc4 ай бұрын

    Love this video!

  • @vasilzahariev5741
    @vasilzahariev57413 жыл бұрын

    When you talked about North Macedonia, I was surprised you didn't mention the history and language dispute between North Macedonia and Bulgaria. It's a really interesting topic, worth covering.

  • @fitmotheyap

    @fitmotheyap

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do not understand language dispute(the current macedonian language is closer to serb than bulgarian) History... let's just say everyone hates if a macedonian country exists as they want land etc

  • @spiritusIRATUS

    @spiritusIRATUS

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fitmotheyap You mean a macedonian country that had (and probably still has idk) an irrendetist map claiming parts of other countries in their school books?

  • @isajloskidarko

    @isajloskidarko

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@spiritusIRATUS MACEDONIA FOR THE MACEDONIANS!!!

  • @erjon..

    @erjon..

    Жыл бұрын

    Ur right most of the country speaks Bulgarian but the west speaks albanian

  • @its_dey_mate

    @its_dey_mate

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@fitmotheyap It actually isn't. There are many Serbisms, but the language still very much acts as a sort of dialect to Bulgarian. You can hear much more diversity from some west and east Bulgarian dialects then with Bulgarian and Macedonian. And historically Macedonian history exists only after 1991. Otherwise there is history of the Macedonian region, not history of the Macedonian state.

  • @helterskelter9670
    @helterskelter96703 жыл бұрын

    16:19 Well, it's not just "some reason". Argentina claims the sovereignty over Falkland Islands (or as they call them "Islas Malvinas") because they were in fact administrated by the argentinian goverment since their independence from Spain (Malvinas were a spanish territory aswell, not british). Then the UK just militarly invaded the Islands and claimed them as their own (arguing that they had a base in there that they never worried about until Spain left). Now people in said Islands have voted for remain being part of the UK because they are in fact british or descendants of british people. There are no actual natives from said zone, so this make the situation very complicated, but it still seems unfair to see how UK just violently occupied a region and won't ever admit it or be held accountable for it (as always). -A chilean concerned with Latinoamerica's sovereignty and independence.

  • @helterskelter9670

    @helterskelter9670

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Sebbo h Well, I don't mean no disrespect nor I'm looking for a KZread fight over here, but I think you might be mistaken. The UK recognized the spanish sovereignty over the islands in the Nootka Conventions back in the 1790's and since then they were administrated by the spanish goverment in Buenos Aires until Argentina's independence. Then in 1820 Argentina took control of said islands since they were, as I said, under the administrative rule of Buenos Aires until 1833, when UK invaded them. If you have other information I'd be glad to know!

  • @mod07

    @mod07

    2 жыл бұрын

    Soy argentino pero sabía que alguien lo podría poner en palabras mejor que yo. Gracias hermano, viva Chile, viva la patria grande!

  • @helterskelter9670

    @helterskelter9670

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mod07 Me alegra haber podido ayudar :) Y que viva Argentina, la patria grande y la hermandad latinoamericana! Un abrazo.

  • @Santiago-qv4gw

    @Santiago-qv4gw

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, a total disrespect how he puts Argentina's claim, he lost all impartiality. Maybe the islands should remain british because they settled there already, and whatever, let people live however they want, but that doesn't mean it isn't an occupation. The French discovered the islands and literally a year later british go there and settle. They are funny. I actually can't believe why many people believe in british legitimacy anywhere but in Britain when they are all over the world in most conflicts...

  • @arnavranka4510

    @arnavranka4510

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same. All non-whites should stand up against this hypocrisy.

  • @user-mv5oq5yc8d
    @user-mv5oq5yc8d2 жыл бұрын

    Whom Can We Trust If No One Is Trustworthy? One of my favorite quips from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is when Tom is defined as “a glittering hero…the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” and there were “some that believed that he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.” With these few words, Twain captured the essence of leadership in our world. Those who get to the top are the fiercest, most determined, and most ruthless. Today, the latter quality has become so intense that we can no longer believe our leaders, and certainly not trust them to have our best interest in mind. I am not accusing any leader in particular, or even leaders as a whole. It is simply that in an egoistic world, where people vie to topple one another on their way to the top, the one at the top is clearly the one who trampled over and knocked down more people than anyone else. Concisely, to get to the top in an egoistic world you have to be the biggest egoist. So how do we know whom to trust? We don’t know and we cannot know. All we know is that we are in the dark. In a culture of unhinged selfishness, any conspiracy theory seems reasonable, while truth is nowhere to be found. When every person who says or writes something is trying to promote some hidden agenda, you have no way of knowing who is right, what really happened, or if anything happened at all. The only way to get some clarity in the news and goodwill from our leaders is to say “Enough!” to our current system and build something entirely independent. The guiding principle of such a system should be “information only,” no commentary. Commentary means that information has already been skewed. Information means saying only what happened, as much as possible, not why, and not who is to blame and who we should praise. Concurrently, we must begin a comprehensive process of self-teaching. We have to know not only what is happening, but why we skew and distort everything. In other words, we have to know about human nature and how it inherently presents matters according to its own subjective view, which caters to one’s own interest. To “clear” ourselves from that deformity, we must learn how to rise above our personal interest and develop an equally favorable attitude toward others. This is our only guarantee that our interpretation of things will be even and correct. Once we achieve such an attitude, we will discover that the bad things we see in our world reflect our own, internal wickedness. Our ill-will toward others creates a world where ill-will governs, and so the world is filled with wickedness and cruelty. Therefore, all we need in order to create positive leadership-and to generally eliminate ill-will from the world-is to generate goodwill within us. When we nurture goodwill toward others, we will fill the world with goodwill. As a result, the world will fill with kindness and compassion. By changing ourselves, we will create a world that is opposite from the world we have created through our desires to govern, patronize, and often destroy other people.

  • @vasiliskaranos605
    @vasiliskaranos6052 жыл бұрын

    Greece and Turkey: “Are we a joke to you?”

  • @edwardstandridge476
    @edwardstandridge4763 жыл бұрын

    Also, Venezuela claims like two thirds of Guyana!

  • @williamsantos9471

    @williamsantos9471

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Random fan Of everything It was Venezuelan But the British came and take a bit of land, called Essequibo, and since Guyana got its independence, Venezuela claims Essequibo

  • @Jack-496
    @Jack-4963 жыл бұрын

    0:26 Only the best facts here, folks.

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un

    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un

    3 жыл бұрын

    Go away you are not me

  • @yousmeel9127

    @yousmeel9127

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Insert Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man meme*

  • @Jack-496

    @Jack-496

    3 жыл бұрын

    한국어 할 줄 아세요?

  • @benwinstanleymusic
    @benwinstanleymusic2 жыл бұрын

    awesome video, thank you

  • @ivella4114
    @ivella4114 Жыл бұрын

    watching this like 20 times bc everytime i pick up smth new