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  1. If Beijing is the one saying that nuclear weapons usage by Moscow is unacceptable, you know Russia is in a bad position
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  2. M A H R O N
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  3. Russia: "Lend Lease didn't do anything in WWII. We won the war by ourselves." Also Russia: "STOP SENDING WEAPONS TO UKRAINE! THIS MEANS WAR! ;( "
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  4. As French, I agree 100% with your analysis. If someone had told me just 2 months ago that I would be supporting Boris Johnson actions, I would have laughed.
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  5. Something to keep in mind: The US military has done numerous scenarios in war games about what if someone, usually Russia, uses nukes for years now. They usually do not strike back with a nuke in order to not continue to escalate the situation, even if it’s against a nato country, but instead escalate the conventional part of the war. People love playing the Fallout games, but no one wants to live in it.
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  6. The more I look at the self-destructive course Putin has chosen the more I am reminded of one of my favourite quotes from Babylon 5: "arrogance and stupidity all in the same package. How efficient of you."
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  7. Lmao showing Northern Ireland as an EU province is a spicy take
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  8. As much as it makes sense for the US to lean into the current situation, I understand American frustration with many European states. Things like the EU promising 1 million artillery shells in 2023 but only delivering ~300 thousand shows that many European leaders are not taking the threat seriously.
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  9. Western governments have relationships based on stability and trust (to fulfill delivery contracts). That is no longer the case with Russia. Due to Russia using natural gas supply politically, it's very unlikely that Europe will be back as a repeat customer for Russia without actively seeking alternatives. While in the short term, Russia will have "won" as Europe needs immediate supply of energy products, ultimately, the western stance is unlikely to change. There is no benefit in maintaining a relationship anymore for Western Europe with all of the risks of dealing with Russia. It's doubtful Russia will be forgiven this time outside of a fundamental regime change. The economic changes this time are permanent.
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  10. One of the classiest channels on YT. Informative but not stuffy. I rarely do this but this channel deserves more love.
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  11. I'm old enough to remember when Japan was the "next" economic super power, Mexico was about to take off as economic power, nobody mentioned China, and Europe was about to become completely irrelevant. Long term economic predictions are usually poor at best. Based on track records I'm optimistic that Germany and Europe will reinvent themselves economically as a result of this current reset.
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  12. “Two days ago the biggest mercenary group in Russia declared war on the Russian Ministry of Defense… but first, a word from our sponsor!” 😂 The times we live in.
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  13. This Ukraine war has been a fascinating experience for me. I'm a 21 year old, so I've never really experienced any world shaking moments in history. I was too young to remember 9/11 or Iraq or the financial crisis. I read in history books about the world wars, Vietnam, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the toppling or the Berlin Wall or the disintegration of the USSR. It's an odd experience to be living through a momentous moment in history. I turn on the news and watch in real-time events that will one day be recorded in history books.
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  14. Do the same with western pilots teaching their airforce.
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  15. This comment serves no other purpose than to be sacrificed on the blood altar of the algorithm gods, so that this awesome channel may grow.
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  16. The definition of "well, that escalated quickly"
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  17. when your favorite geo-political youtube channel starts covering your home it's never a good sign
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  18. The ammount of dysinformation being circulated about this topic is unfortunately enormous and hard to sift through. Thank you for making this well researched video.
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  19. You can buy those Polish T-72 in any grosery store here in Ukraine. On a serious note. Thank you, proud people of Poland. We will not forget it.
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  20. Very interesting video, as usual. One small critique: I found it more difficult in this video than previous ones to distinguish when the speaker was quoting someone rather than speaking for himself. Various cues like noticeably changing the speaker's cadence, putting quoted text on screen, inserting more "he wrote" and "he said" into the script, or literally having more speakers might help.
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  21. Beautiful compiling of data and sources as per usual. Hard to believe it's already 150 days of this war.
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  22. Yeah, I'm with Rochan. Ukraine isn't going to stop just because of winter. Slow down maybe, but probably not as much as people imagine. Ukraine knows that Russia desperately needs a pause during the winter to reconstitute its forces, hence why the Russians have been talking more about a temporary ceasefire recently, and so Ukraine won't allow that to happen. It's going to be a miserable time for the invaders.
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  23. I love how the video is over 20 minutes. This is something I listen to while driving and longer the better. Also very organized, good thesis and effective info delivery.
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  24. Your reports are, by far, the most concise, reliable (my opinion), and well made available on the internet. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. It means a lot.
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  25. As a Slovak, it breaks my heart to hear your comments on Bratislava. Not because you are wrong but because you are correct. I hope we will not follow Hungarians path but with the elections around the corner the possibility is higher than ever.
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  26. 0:59, wow, the weather seems pretty bad there in Moscow, no wonder why Russian Air Force didn't join the parade.
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  27. As a German it is frustrating to see that our goverment is being so incopetent. Not only the current "new" one but also the Merkel one who should had a plan B for the gas and oil problem for a case like this. Also, our energy prices are skyrocketing and they turn ofd the nuclear power plans while not supporting solar/Wind energy as much as they could.
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  28. This puts the border tension between Belarus and Poland in a new light. A distraction, maybe?
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  29. I'm from Romania. I fraternize, love and respect all of the countries mentioned. I would gladly shake hands on this. I would accept any leadership, from small Estonia to Poland, it matters not to me, there is no room for egos in the trenches.
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  30. Not only will Ukraine have the opportunity to leverage its raw materials, at the end of this conflict the West will almost certainly provide a massive amount of aid to help Ukraine rebuild similar to the US Marshall plan. This is what will cement Ukraine as firmly oriented towards the West going forward, even if Russia is able to force them to commit to neutrality on paper.
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  31. As citizen of Ukraine and person who lived in Kherson all my life, I'm really happy already for about 10 days)
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  32. The most important thing to note is that the western price cap is working, Urals oil is selling for below the cap even in non participating nations like India. This is huge, at this moment the west has more control over Russian oil prices than Russia does which doesn’t happen to major oil producing states very often. If they continue to slowly lower it overtime it may actually be the easiest way to damage the Russian economy going forward
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  33. Anyone can tell the quality of this video by the balanced and complex analysis of a very long and arduous story of a nation. However, as a Turkish politics student I want to stress just how detailed it is. The greatest failing of the Western academia when analysing Turkey and the Middle East at large has been the huge gap between English-language articles and media of our politics and our own one. Your video is one of the only pieces of critical analysis where the points made are the same ones that have been put forth and analysed by our own professors and media - thank you for making it available to a world audience.
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  34. "We must be the Great Arsenal of Democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice as we would show were we at war. I believe that the [Fascist] powers are not going to win this war." - President Franklin D. Roosevelt talking about Lend Lease during one of his Fireside Chats in 1940.
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  35. Czechoslovakia didn't collapse, it was dissolved peacefully.
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  36. Glad that we can always count on your non-biased overview of current events.
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  37. I love how we all went from "Will Ukraine fall in 3 days?" to "What are thr consequences of Russia collapsing?"
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  38. It's also kinda surprising to see my usually pro-russian Slovakia kick in such high gear to help Ukraine. We sent a crap ton of our equipment, our only long range AA system (the s-300), we have offered to take ukranian vehicles for repair in our territory (the ones we know how to use so btrs, bvp-1 and 2s, truck$ etc.), our president has created an independent unit to help monitor/register all war crimes to help with proving that they happened and the offer for the mig-29s is once again on the table. Can't say I'm complaining though. Sláva ukrajine! 🇺🇦 🇸🇰
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  39. I am Ukrainian and I will explain to you now. At the beginning of the war there were 40 million of us, after the mass migration there were less than 30 left, but acting as a defense party and not sending people into meat assaults every day, we do not need to mobilize everyone from the age of 18, as the West says. We have a rather old army, most of the soldiers are aged 30-40, which already numbers more than a million soldiers, increasing the number of people at the front will not give anything, because without aircraft and shells for artillery we cannot conduct a large-scale offensive. We will not do as Russia does, but will insist on increasing technical support. We do not need peacekeepers or expeditionary forces, we only need weapons.
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  40. Insights at the end about Ukraine's informed decision not to announce the impending invasion are profound - your work continues to provide some of the best commentary on the War, and we are all so thankful for your insights~ Keep it up!
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  41. Truly horrifying. The content you are making is crucial in these exceptionally troubling times and I share it with all of my people whenever something new comes out. Keep fighting the good fight.
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  42. Dude, I know you’re a Polish guy doing all these from your last video on Poland, your videos are just fantastic and I really appreciate them over here in Florida. Keep up the great work. Just give us the situation - your Iraq invasion video was one of the best geopolitics videos I’ve seen on YouTube; no bias, no agenda, just what actually happened
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  43. Thank you for providing clarity and hope during such a terrible tragedy - from Australia
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  44. It's remarkable that major new organizations like the BBC, CNN and C4, despite their huge budgets and resources, can't match the level of strategic depth and analysis provided by small YT creators like GTBT. The mainstream media frequently resorts to emotionally manipulative reporting on Israel-Gaza with daily 'oh dearism' stories that highlight suffering without helping the viewer understand the deeper geopolitical context. Well done for producing such objective and insightful content.
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  45. Fighting on the Eastern front is always brutal.
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  46. Very interesting. Here in the US, it's rare to see any analysis of European politics any deeper than surface level, so this video is appreciated.
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  47. Thank you for your hard work on keeping us up to date on the war in Ukraine. Let's hope you get to report on Ukraine's victory this year.
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  48. Thank you for all the hard work over the last week. These videos have been an incredible source of information.
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  49. nation looses in battle Lets resort to nuking everything
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  50. Y'all are missing something very important: Russia isn't just destroying trust in themselves as a supplier, but they're destroying trust in hydrocarbons as a reliable and stable energy source, and they're also destroying long-term market demand foi hydrocarbons. What can Russia use to replace oil in their next decade?
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  51. As a USA citizen, I find this kind of content really helpful to understanding geopolitics. The US education system really negelcts world history, and it's easy to live in the USA and have a very poor understanding of what's going on in the rest of the world. Thanks for helping me self-educate!
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  52. I'm here after Caspian Report video...and i must say... this channel is no less than caspian report.. 👍👍
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  53. this is spot on and has actually shown a real geoeconomic reason why Russia wants Ukraine under its thrall. it's a threat to its carefully maintained leverage over the EU.
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  54. Resources come and go. I hope they are wise enough to invest the windfall in education, infrastructure and health. This way, whatever happens next, the nation's people will be well equipped to make the most of it.
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  55. You forgot the Mississippi basin. Arguably the largest bread basket in the world.
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  56. Dmitri Peskov: "US aid is causing more Ukrainian casualties!" Coming from the aggressor side, this level of gaslighting is just... wow.
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  57. I hope to God we can avoid a nuclear war. Thank you for covering such a serious topic.
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  58. It'd be awesome if you did similar videos for US, UK, Russia, China, Turkey and Iran military presence abroad (It could be a video series)
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  59. The Vatican is marketed as a force for justice and morality, but its interests are most supported when it takes the role of an impartial mediator. The problem is sometimes political impartiality clashes with morally impartiality, and how can an organization which markets justice and morality not take a moral side?
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  60. Imagine that we are in the 24th of February and somebody tells you that in two months the situation will be like today and Russia is going to get a compromising defeat in terms of regular armies (not partisan) combat... Would you believe?
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  61. I can see my Swedish ancestor who fought as a cavalryman at Poltava against the Russians raise an eyebrow and say: "I never thought my descendants would die shoulder to shoulder with Catholics." I would answer him: "How about shoulder to shoulder with a friend?" And I would imagine he would doff his tricorn hat and say: "Aye, you could do that."
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  62. I applaud you for being honest with difficult truths. You're more of a journalist than some of the highest echelons of western media.
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  63. Something that definitely should not be overlooked is the growing momentum for Japan to repeal its constitutionally mandated pacifism. Japan becoming a military power in Asia again is definitely something that should make China feel nervous.
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  64. San Marino will establish dictatorial control over the EU, so no chance for France.
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  65. I am now in Kharkiv (eastern Ukraine), my city is being shelled every day. Thank you for your work! Good luck to your channel
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  66. "I don't need ammo, I need a ride." - Putin
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  67. I believe that Moscow have achieved their goals if it was to "change the security architecture of Europe" with the Wests investments in armament, cutting off oil purchases, and the expansion of NATO. That escalated in a hurry. Thank you for the videos.
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  68. CaspianReport and Good Times Bad Times are my go to places for geopolitical-related information. Keep up the good work.
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  69. 6:28 - I lived near Velyka Novosilka for many years. Recently I saw a photo of my destroyed house. All these names and maps are not just images, but also a huge part of someone's life.
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  70. I'm Swedish, and I’m grateful to have Finland and Poland as neighbors. Now, at 36 years old, I remember being a teenager in the early 2000s when Sweden had been disarming for nearly a decade. Even then, I found it strange how so many adults seemed convinced that war in Europe was a thing of the past. There was a sense of complacency, as if peace were guaranteed simply because we wanted it to be. Looking back now, with everything that has happened in recent years, it’s clear how naive that mindset was.
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  71. As a Pole, I would be delighted to be in such a coalition, just with one condition, Scandinavians would set up framework for it, I have no faith in our politician to create it without a hundred obvious flaws. We are good in improvisation, not long range plans.
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  72. That is mainly the pope's fault . He has always spoke with disdain about the west and its values. Mainly because of his argentinian background. In fact until a few weeks ago he didn't call the ukranians the victims of an aggression. In many of his speeches in italian he usually said that russians and ukranians are both victims ,ignoring the fact that someone is attacking someone else.
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  73. Hubert, i'll say again: I'm really glad you decided to start narrating these yourself again. Great job!
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  74. As an American, I love watching your channel. Not only is your analysis on point, I also get the viewpoint of a Eastern European team which gets me out of my bubble. Keep it up.
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  75. This channel is criminally underrated.
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  76. Very appreciative of this perspective. I've been increasingly annoyed at the uninformed criticism directed at the military command. Need they explain to the public that they refuse to commit reserves being prepared for a future massive counter-attack and that Russian advances are merely a desperate and very costly gambit designed to set conditions along the front? Let's not play into the hands of the Russians and create uncertainty among Western backers by second-guessing a command with an impressive record of success!
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  77. These videos are crazy man, such a complicated topic. But I am very glad, that you are making those. Thank you very much, love from Czechia 🇨🇿
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  78. As a Slovak who does not support their country's current government, please make this happen.
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  79. I was born in 1974 and I experienced the second oil crisis later in the 70's and early 80's. I can remember Sunday's without cars. I can vividly remember my parents putting up "plastic" windows in the late fall inside the glass windows to isolate our home. We needed that to save on energy and heat. We have been here before. In was because of the oil crisis that Denmark became leading in wind turbines, and the first wind turbine was build in about 74-75. Europe in far better in shape than in the 70's because of energy diversity. Younger people who are used to cheap energy and goods may ask other older people how is was back in the 70's and early 80's. People need to calm down, we have done this before and pulled through and we will do it again. We have been here before and we have to save energy again.
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  80. It's complex, then, not only because of the sheer amount of people - which is already an issue in and of itself - but also because it changes the ethnic balance of population and power even more in favor of the north. Let's just hope it doesn't lead to another civil war
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  81. Of course businesses hate it, because they live quarter to quarter. Enabling China to become a true military power will take years, and when it does, the risk of global conflict massively increases. Between their demographic crisis and lack of resources, the Chinese recognize they need to expand their influence. We already witnessed their stunt with Taiwan. How will TMSC fair if Taiwan is invaded and TSMC is nationalized into China? It's difficult to fathom just how deep short-sighted greed goes.
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  82. I'm from Ukraine. It's almost a new year, and dozens of Russian rockets are constantly flying in the sky. I am without light, it is cold here, but I see the support of the world and it warms me. Thanks to everyone who supports Ukrainians, we really need it right now. Happy New Year.
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  83. As a German, I fully understand Poland‘s apprehension to closer cooperation but I do hope our countries will work together, not against each other. Very interesting video!
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  84. If the EU wants to survive, it needs competency and ambition. It is really as simple as that.
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  85. As an iranian i sincerely thank you for your efforts to update the world on the state of iran, but i have to mention the fact that many major cities like kerman isfahan, tehran, mashahd, tabriz, urmia and many many more created sight of a revolution that are undoubtedly jaw dropping to observe, again i thank you for your efforts and unbiased content but i couldn't let the bravery and suffering of the other cities evolved go unnoticed
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  86. Much respect to the both of you keeping such good information flowing, I really missed this channel the last 2 days. I hope the two of you can keep expanding whilst maintaining this great quality!
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  87. Another great analysis of the current Geo-political situation in Europe.
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  88. Still standing. Glory to Ukraine and It's people!
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  89. We should have more such a comments in English to make sure Western average John know exactly what is going on and if so this will impact them as well . Great Job guys !!! Greetings from Oxfordshire UK
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  90. The bread basket of America is not in California, the plains in Canada extend into the US. The midwest of America is the bread basket.
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  91. Finally! Just yesterday I was looking at Caspian Report and wondering when will you post again.
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  92. Some of the best coverage out there. Thanks so much for what y'all do. Safety is impossible without information. Stay safe and perceptive everyone.
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  93. During the Cold war the USA spent 6% of GDP in its military. With war on the polish border a 5% expenditure is quite understandable. The real commitment will show in the development of a domestic defense industry both improving capital flows for Poland, but also provide a domestic industry fitting the needs of Poland itself.
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  94. I discovered this channel as a consequence of Russia's escalated invasion and absolutely love it! Thank you for sharing your insight and perspective!
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  95. This is one of the best channels to get updates on the war. Not to much to become overwelming but a great summary of the past weeks. Keep up the good work!
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  96. Besides what you have said about budget matters it is worth to note that GDP is not the best indicator of wealth. It measures values of goods and services in economy. So, forced labour i.e. in mobilized army and military industry- increases GDP value Weapons, ammunition production and repair just to replace the losses- increases the GDP value More burial ceremonies- increase GDP value More medical interventions and caring to severely wounded - increases GDP value Building destroyed houses and infrastructure- increases GDP value More secret service and prison activity of the state- increases GDP value All those things, although increase the GDP value, but also are just burden for the society and downgrade economy of the state and its people with almost no benefits (if there was some unemployment it could be reduced in short term, not much beside that)
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  97. I love finding good quality geopolitical content because it's so rare. You're doing an infinitely better job than 'news' channels with endless money and resources
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  98. Good stuff without a bias but you forget to tell last 10 years were pretty chaotic for turkey Still you have a new sub
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  99. Was already a fan of this channel, but during the course of the war the quality of the content has skyrocketed! (Don't get me wrong it was already great, but it's stepped it up)
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  100. Dude you cant use titles like these, i almost died of a heart attack
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  101. Very important video here. The Pope is trying to have more than one cake and eat it too. The Catholic church will not survive under Russian or Chinese hegemony. Your point on the multi-polar world being less safe is 1,000% accurate. Thank you very much.
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  102. I moved to Germany about 2 years ago, and I believe that despite everything Germany has enough foundations to overcome this crisis
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  103. The main problem bringing all points in this video together, is that post-WW2 Germany has been run more like a corporation, rather than a nation state with real geopolitical interests.
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  104. I find these videos to be oddly encouraging. Not because you are trying to paint a rosy picture or are shying away from speaking the truth, but because you put everything into a larger context. Excellent videos, as always! Thank you!
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  105. Good overview on Hungary. Sad times when we side with Russia over the West, but not unexpected from our political "elite". There have been rumours/conspiracy theories for over a decade of leverage Putin might have on Orbán.
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  106. I'd argue that Moscow(the city) would be the absolute last place to feel issues from the sanctions, and it is massively overrepresented in narratives of Russia's resilience. We don't hear much of the villages whose entire male populations are drafted to fight the war. Or from the factories and drilling fields that are suffering the most from the downturn. But they are the backbone of Russian industry, and ultimately the deciding factor for Russia's ability to continue waging war. They are doing their best to ensure that is is their children who pay the price of this war, but even that is slowly failing.
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  107. American here! We love Poland!
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  108. As I do for Shirvan, I sacrifice this comment to the algorithm.
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  109. We love our Polish Geopolitical guy!
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  110. extremely good coverage of this issue, thank you for that. I believe it is indeed the most aggressive move by US short of open war - and I was surprised by how little coverage it got by the world wide mainstream media comparing to its significance.
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  111. Great video as always. China and India will never allow it. Both have significant influence on Russia. China would never want Taiwan, South Korea and Japan get an excuse to go nuclear. India would not want to face possibility of secondary sanctions for buying russian Petroleum products from US, EU and other non Nuclear states. From a military stand point NATO could enact a marintime blocade on Russia in the Baltic sea without much issues strangling Russia without ever attacking the Russian mainland.
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  112. More videos on ASEAN please! I get a sense the US and China are going to fight at least a proxy war in the next couple decades and understanding this region of world more may be insightful. A series about potential proxy war locations would be fun on its own imo.
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  113. AKK tried to become Chancellor, but failed horribly, years before the election.
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  114. Actually, the floods of 2021 were the worst in 20 years. But the economy was more resilient with the oil funds. Surprisingly, the capital was spared because they had invested a few years earlier in a canal to drain large amounts of water away from the city. That's where a large chunk of the oil funds will go, to climate adaptation. Also, glad Guyana got featured I watch this channel often. Cheers from Guyana🇬🇾. 🥂🥂
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  115. Given that half that society lives in extreme abuse, this has been a long time coming. I hope the woman of that land get the rights and freedoms they so rightfully deserve.
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  116. I think there are two main factors: 1. Afghanistan and Iraq wars. The US could interfere wth many conflicts and probably would had these two conflicts not been so messy and painful. 2. Proliferation of military capabilities and technologies. It's just easier nowadays for any random milita group or non-state actor or whoever to get their hands on weapons. Iran will fund it. Russia could fund it. Drug money could fund it. It's just easier than it used to be, more people are in positions to conduct military operations than before.
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  117. This is such an important video. EU should reexamine its relationship with Russia and China and definitely with Ukraine. Thank you for a very useful video.
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  118. Russia is doomed economically and has been for a while now. Strict state controls have staved off an immediate collapse but an eventual catastrophic cascade is inevitable.
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  119. Your videos are absolute top tier. They put many news and documentary makers to shame.
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  120. I think for the Ukrainian leadership Bakhmut is about tying Russian forces while preparing for an offensive in Zaporozhye.
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  121. Corruption in football has put me right off it. The amounts of money thrown around and when teams get bought by some Abramovich type and they basically buy every top player. Its just. Ugh. I just watch the rugby now. I don't usually have the time to sit around watching sports much these days anyway. Cheers for the added perspectives. Great work as ever.
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  122. OMG Mister Poland is back!!!! We missed you <3 Grüße from Deutschland my Dude!
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  123. I'm happy with how this channel tries to be unbiased, it's more successful than almost every English speaking channel talking about the conflict
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  124. Thank you for this excellent analysis. It would be grand if Turkey could move back to being more of a republic for them and for the world. Autocracy likes to appear strong and decisive, but such governments are always run by weak minds and often have more problems making decisions than the public realizes. Ironically, Turkey could be a far greater power if it could be ruled by accountable republican government. It is a great shame how Erdogan has mismanaged domestic affairs and Turkey has been set back a decade or more behind countries they must compete with regularly. Dictators seldom care to understand economics or how leaders that do not understand such will always be weak because of it. 😊
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  125. Great video as always! Especially interesting as a German myself. I can honestly only agree with your point of a missing German geopolitical strategy under Merkel. Those 16 years were a time of prosperity and growth in Germany. No real problems (except maybe 2015: the migrant crisis) and massive profits for our industry. But the complete dependency on Russian gas and trade with China was only driven by maximum profits not a political strategy. This was always alarming and now we harvest the consequences. But strangly there are way worse problems facing my nation in my opinion: - The rapidly aging population in Germany will lead to a exodus of highly trained work force in the next 10 years. The "Baby-Boomer"-generation can't be replaced with our low birth rate. We need way more children or more qualified migrants to bolster our workforce. Otherwise we will shrink like Japan. - The energy politics under Merkel were a mess. We closed down most of our nuclear power plants since Fukushima happend. To replace them we started to repower coal instead of investing in a green and self-sufficient german energy sector. Massive blunder! - Our education system is underfunded and generally in a horrible state. Under Merkel there was always the financial policy of the "schwarze Null" (black zero). This meant under no circumstances additional debt for the nation. Which lead to a degrading infrastructure and understaffed schools etc. - There is a clear crack between West and East Germany (former BRD and DDR) in a political sense. In East Germany the far right party AFD is on the brink of winning it's first local state election. The polls show support between 20 - 28 % in East Germany right now, which would certainly win them a state election in Brandenburg, Sachsen, Thüringen etc. Even after more than 30 years of reunification in Germany many people still have a border wall in their heads. - The Bundeswehr was neglected since the fall of the Soviet Union. To the point that it couldn't possibly defend Germany. We need a rapid rearmament to secure our country and be taken seriously on the world stage. - German bureaucracy is notorious slow and honestly just a shame for this country. They still use fax machines and paper files like we are in the fcking 90s. So in conclusion Germany is a country with many problems but still a industrial powerhouse. A country which needs more energy autocracy, better infrastructure and way more funding of it's educational system. A country which is beginning to rearm itself and especially in East Germany (but not only there) has a political right leaning population, which are questioning the democratic system in general. If this all sounds familiar to you... well it kinda is. Only one real crisis (for example a winter without heating) away of saying: "Ah shit, here we go again". Sleep well tonight.
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  126. Google earth visuals are a nice touch!
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  127. Greetings from a Russian but English-speaking blogger, as we say, if you are not interested in politics, politics will be interested in you
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  128. Polish dude is back! Crisis averted
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  129. Thank you for discussing my country's situation. The downfall of Gaddafi, particularly after he sought alignment with the West, is a crucial, yet under explored factor influencing the dynamics in the Arab world and why their governments are apprehensive about hurting Russia. Leaders from Sisi to those in Saudi Arabia view the West with more skepticism, considering its inconsistent role as a power guarantor. This is especially evident when juxtaposed with Russia's unwavering support for Syria's Bashar.
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  130. This is certainly in the realm of speculation. However, this is a great thought experiment.
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  131. This comment serves the sole function of helping this channel out by appeasing the mighty algorithm spirit.
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  132. As a Swede who follows politics closesly, it looks like something along these lines might be in the making. Sweden invited Poland (+Nordics+Baltics) to meeting, Nordics extends their cooperations, military exercises, Sweden send military to the Baltics, Danmark is now skyrocketing their defense spendings over night, and so forth.
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  133. Polish related media has been by far the best on foreign conflicts. Thank you for bridging the gap between us and the rest of the world.
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  134. Great video, hopefully part 3 addresses the biggest elephant in the room which is nuclear weapons. In the event of a break up some of those states will have access to nuclear site’s weapons. Is complicated to know exactly how much each region has in terms of weapons given is a state secret regardless of how much some of it is shared with the USA.
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  135. I can absolutely see this channel randomly hitting a phase of crazy growth, going well into the 6 figure subscription count in a short time frame.
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  136. Wasn't Kirov, the Russian patriarch, a former agent of the Russian intelligence services?
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  137. The French in a way got the last laugh at the British Empire as the French still maintain strong control over their 'former' colonial possessions in Africa. If you still maintain control over your former colonies economies right up to the currency they use and still manage to install your own chosen puppets it still means you have control over your colonies in all but name.
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  138. It's crazy I didn't think I would be so devoted to this conflict for almost a year but I am. Slava Ukraini
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  139. I'm happy we still have Hubert. I know the controvery is old by now. Still, I'm happy we have his charming and characteristic voice.
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  140. I love these videos. I'm in the Ukrainian military, as a foreigner these videos help see the bigger picture.
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  141. After 2020, I just expect the world to become more wild and absurd with every year
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  142. Finally a video to eat my dinner to
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  143. It's worth mentioning that Ukraine's agriculture technologies are rather weak. If the sector had the same tech (including machinery and fertilizers) as some of the Western European countries (namely the Netherlands and Belgium), Ukraine's foods production output would be multiplied.
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  144. Very good assessment of the current geopolitical situation of Indonesia. However, I wish the video also covered the country's relations with important neighbours like India and Australia and it's relationship with the European Union and the Arab World given it's massive Muslim population.
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  145. Whoever is doing graphics and data visualizations in these videos is doing amazing job.
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  146. The irony is that 40 years ago the Vatican was the main responsible for preventing a big war in South America. In 1978, the Argentinian military junta wanted to annex the Chilean part of Tierra de Fuego... in 22 of December of that year, they ALMOST invaded, but the operation was aborted 1 hour before the invasion after a telephone call of the Pope John Paul II. Vatican power declined a lot since the death of John. p.s: if you are curious about the situation, search "Operation Soberanía"
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  147. Some errors. First, the dependence of Estonia on Russia is mostly due to natural gas and oil. It will remain, tunnel or no tunnel. Rest of Russian imports are insignificant. Secondly, you cannot just drive through Russia as you need a visa and it's both relatively expensive (for transit) and takes very long. I have not heard of anyone doing this. People with seasickness would take the 30 minute flight instead.
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  148. Great content, very comprehensive. I'd find a report on Latin America to be of the utmost value.
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  149. 7:38 Those tunnels (sarcastically dubbed "the Gaza Metro") is where Hamas members and their families take shelter during Israeli airstrikes while the civilian population is left to fend for themselves. Civilians are not allowed into the tunnels, unless they bribe Hamas. I wonder if this is also where some of the foreign hostages are being kept.
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  150. It might be worth pointing out that a lot (not all, but most) of the right wing parties, and specifically their candidates are specifically honed in on anti-immigration (not without reason) and soft euro-skepticism, but they are NOT at all their friendly to Russia when it comes to the Ukraine conflict, and I think that’s an important point. Europeans want smart decisions on immigration and they don’t want their sovereignty as it pertains to their CULTURE to be usurped by the EU, but they definitely don’t want Russia to just run roughshot over their neighbors like they’re somehow owed something
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  151. I can’t get enough of your videos. They’re so high quality in their level of research and presentation that it’s hard to believe I get to watch them for free. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Superb. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
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  152. Just wanted to get something of my tongue: I am watching your videos since the beginning of the war betweesn russia and ukraine, and I am still every time I watch a video from you surprised about the quality! There are so many YouTube channels and media outlets out their capatylising on the war, through spreading panic, many of them are sadly very succesful, but its good to see that there are also people who reach many of us folks and inform us properly. - Greetings from germany
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  153. A centrepiece of Putin's strategic calculation is to now count on The West to go wobbly--kneed in the long run. This is not an unreasonable strategy; he overreached horribly in the early days of his war but has not been conclusively proven wrong. Proving him wrong will require endurance, foresight, and a willingness to suffer at least some lean times. I have some doubts myself, based on the historic level of whinging going on, but I hope my doubts end up quashed. All of the heel-dragging and economic tunnel-vision in The West is aggravating though. It seems like we are tempted to discard the lessons our grandparents fought to realize.
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  154. I think you nailed it. Russia's first and last concern has always been getting as much of a buffer around its heartland as it possibly can.
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  155. Gotta say you guys make damn good content. Really high quality all around. Keep up the great job!
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  156. The amount of nuance in relations between countries is crazy. I really liked this video, but my head is spinning.
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  157. Absolutely unhinged times we live in
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  158. I work as a contractor in a Micron office. Since China banned Micron products, Micron stock price has increased sharply.
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  159. A very well organised and well-researched video. It is clear that the Good Times Bad Times team put a lot of thought into this topic, explored the subject matter, and ultimately did everything necessary to create a great video. Keep up the great work, and I really mean it when I say "great" - this is one of your best videos.
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  160. The author is very correctly pronouncing 'Kyiv' 👍
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  161. Systematically capitalizing a primitive economy with current technology financed by exports can work great; but it's purely a strategy to catch up, not to surpass. Once it catches up, if it can even do that much due to inherent limits on exports, it stagnates.
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  162. Thank you for doing these reports, I am Ukrainian and I remember how I was watching your videos in the first days of the war while beeing in Ukraine, that dreadish background music from your videos is forever an OST of this war in my head and just hearing it brings so much emotions of the first days. Thank you that you've been providing awarness for the western world from the first days, thank you for your support, my dear Polish friend, and for everything your country did to us, we will never forget your help and we will repay our depts to you in the future, you have an ally for life now, thank you.
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  163. Considering the speed, dynamics and lack of information officially released... the fact you can have a video like this as the events are still mid-unfolding is phenomenal. Cracking work... as always!
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  164. You have the best content and have become an instant must watch. Keep on creating!
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  165. You have outdone yourself with this piece of accurate, logical and informative content. This video and indeed this channel deserves more attention. Very well done.
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  166. I would just like to applaud you on the quality of your videos! It has been rising, and I'm quite glad to see that! Hopefully you will have 100k subscribers soon, you deserve it!
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  167. HYPER BROTHER CHANGE IT QUICK
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  168. Honestly you’re one of my favorite channels. Never not clicked on a video and watched it all the way through. Keep it up, thanks for keeping me up to date with the behind the scenes in ukraine and the workd
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  169. I'd disagree with the fact that we are at the peak of western aid. We have no idea how it will go from here as there have been no proper trends.
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  170. I still remember the coverage you guys provided in the first days of the invasion. We all stayed up late just to catch your guys' take on what is going on. Thank you.
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  171. What a lovely cadence, very musical. We are lucky the narrator has chosen to enlighten rather than mesmerize. Thanks to the whole GTBT team for your continued excellence.🙏😌
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  172. It can't be understated how significant that is. That is very much an effective declaration of hybrid warfare by the United States of America.
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  173. These are the best reports that help me understand what's going on in Ukraine! Thank you!
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  174. I'm glad you emphasize pragmatic reasons for a country's actions and don't sink to painting it as good vs evil like many other news sources do.
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  175. This is some of the best put-together geopolitical essay videos I've seen.
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  176. Covert Cabal has been counting the number of combat vehicles left in stockpiles, with commercial satellite footage on his channel every few months, and yeah, Russia is going to run out of tanks and other combat vehicles sooner rather than later. The sanctions are working at keeping production rates of tanks & other complex military items below consumption rates, despite sanction evasion tactics, it's just working very slowly because of how big the soviet stockpiles were.
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  177. I completely agree with this video. The problem is known in Europe, but Europeans do not act because of internal disputes.
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  178. I am a Sudanese American visiting Sudan, and we currently have large.protests and rampant inflation. Compared to my visit 4 years ago, there has only been far more poverty, hunger, and unrest which might get a lot worse due to the war.
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  179. Long time subcriber here, first time commenting. Your topics and arrangement of the videos you research, write, record and publish are of a remarkable level and the amount of information your pile into an analysis is staggering. This channel always raises important questions and put global situations in their right context. I have a request to make though. Could the black "grainy" background move a bit slower? It's unregular movement makes it hard to read the written material. I hope your analysis of global occurrences get a wider reach in the future, because it's information like this that world news needs.
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  180. Interesting and realistic view of Russian geopolitics. Considering that the author's background is Polish I expected a more negative attitude and bias, but was pleasantly surprised that they were minimal.
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  181. omg my favourite Pole is back!!! 🥰
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  182. This video is quite good for a video over the "division" of Belgium (that is indeed very rare to find an accurate video on the topic). There are however a few inaccuracies that I listed hereafter (sorry for the lenght but being precise is important on such a sensitive topic). - (0:02) You started by saying "in the minds of many Belgian citizens, there is one true Belgian, namely the king, all other citizens being Flemish, Walloon or German". I am Belgian, I speak the 3 national languages and never heard anyone in this country saying such a thing in any of its languages. This is typically a sentence that comes from foreigners, who very often do not understand our country (well nobody really does, I know). To simplify, in Belgium one can say that there is in fact two identities, the Flemish one and the Belgian one. Those identities can coexist within a person or not (Flemings usually identify firstly as Flemish, then as Belgian) but the Walloon identity is in any case very weak in comparison with the Flemish one for two main reasons: (1) Firstly the Flemish identity is born with the Flemish movement in the 20th century, asking cultural respect and linguistic equality from the Belgian state. This is an identity that has constructed itself against the Belgian one. The Walloon identity, on the other hand, has not developped in opposition to the Belgian identity but to the Flemish one. Consequently, the Walloon identity has always been part of the Belgian one, a subdivision of it. (2) Secondly more than 25% of the French speaking Belgians live outside Wallonia (in Brussels and Flanders) and do not identify as Walloons. Those 25% have brought lots of symbols of the (French-speaking) Belgian culture (e.g. Jacques Brel, Tintin, the Smurfs, Eddy Merckx, Stromae, etc.), although not being Walloon. That is why in Belgium we usually speak of "Flemings" to designate Dutch speakers and "Francophones" to designate French-speakers. Finally, I can assure you that German-speakers do not identify as German. They identify firstly as Belgians and we often say in their regard that they are "the most Belgians of all", a term they also like to use themselves. - (3:36) You said that one of the cause of the Belgian secession from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was that "the industrial revolution mainly took place in the north". That is inaccurate. The industrial revolution mainly took place in the extreme south, in Wallonia which has been, from 1790 to 1910, the second industrial power in the world. At that time, Flanders was mostly agricultural and the Netherlands were mostly centered on trade and mercantillism. - (4:02) You said that the language reform in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands intended to impose the Dutch language in the Flemish provinces, which caused the opposition of the French-speaking population. It should be explained that 1) those French speakers were from the Flemish/Brabantian bourgeoisie and nobility, which, at the time, spoke French (hence, not the current French-speaking population in Wallonia) and that 2) this reform was opposed by Flemish speakers as well, since they considered Dutch as a foreign language at the time. - (5:14) You said that the division of Belgium began to progress in the 20th century. The reality is that the linguistic/cultural division STARTED at this moment. Before WW1 the Flemish and Walloon identities were pretty much non existent and the dominant feeling was the Belgian one. - (5:54) You compare Wallonia, mostly rural with Flanders, mostly industrial, and it makes one think that it has always been so. You should explain that this is quite recent in the Belgian history (since 1960). Before the 1960s, the situation was inverted. Wallonia has been the economic powerhouse of Belgium for 130 years when Flanders was mostly rural. - (6:09) You show the GDP of each province and say it is enough to see that there is just one Walloon province in the top 5 to understand the economic divide. This is however quite logical since those 5 first provinces are the most populated (they represent together nearly 7 million people). Numbers like the GDP per capita that you show after are a better indicator to grasp the economic devide, although not being perfect (and they allow to see that the economic devide is mostly between provinces rather than regions). - (7:27) The polls you cite indicating that 40% of Flemings would be in favour of independance were taken during the political crisis of 2007-2011. Such percentage has never been seen again and those polls are in any case to be taken with caution because: (1) During every Belgian political crisis, the proportion of Flemings in favour of independance rises, to go back quickly after to a low proportion of 10-16%, but there has never ever been any majority for independance ever. That is why Flanders is not independant. The problem of Brussels that you cite at 9:30 is, in that regard, just a way to hide the fact that there has never been any majority for an independant Flanders. (2) A lot of polls contradict themselves and there are great variation in proportion depending on the poll (the numbers of 2020 even show that there would be more Flemings wanting to abandon federalism to go back to a unitary state than Flemings wanting separation). (3) Even inside separatist parties, the proportion of Flemings actually wanting independance is not really high (the last numbers show 25% for the voters of the main separatist party, the NVA). Thank you for your reading and I wish you a lot of success with your channel and next videos!
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  183. I think this is the most complete breakdown of the situation going on in Kazakhstan that I have yet seen, well done. I had some idea that there were internal power struggles at work here but I was not aware of the serious conflict between Nazarbayev and Tokayev, I'd always assumed that Tokayev was Nazarbayevs pawn.
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  184. Okay, this was a damn good video. Put everything going on over there into focus. Edited for grammar.
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  185. As an ethnic Russian I love Poles. We have an unfortunate history of brother-wars. History just isn't merciful to anyone, even for our own Slavic blood. (Yes the Russian leadership isn't ideal either in this regard)
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  186. Probably one of the only times where someone spelled the name of the German minister of defense correctly. We mainly just say AKK for short. Keep up the good work!
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  187. Error at 7:45... there are no U.S. Marines stationed on Greenland nor is there a U.S. Air Force base. The base referenced is currently operated by U.S. Space Force in 2022, and renamed Pituffik Space Base in 2023.
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  188. The unscientific and illogical move away from nuclear energy is a disaster. Glad the UK is at least planning one further plant.
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  189. As always, great material that is watched with uninterrupted interest. Thank you!
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  190. Best considerations for the state of the world that I watch. Thank you for continuing with this content, and thank you to all the patreons and supporters that help make it possible for you to keep going.
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  191. I am an Senior R&D Project manager for a German multinational. I can tell first hand that bureaucratic red tape is forcing us to relocate most of our business. Most of the regulations on chemical business are so strict that it is no longer possible to do innovation, let alone set up production, in several key areas. If saving the environment is the goal it is self defeating: you make regulations so strict that companies are relocated just across the boarder, with externalities coming right back. Or even worse, relocate in countries with no regulations at all, making it worse for the environment as a whole. When, in think-tanks you try to explain this, you are met by a bunch of jurists that lack the basic technical understanding in the fields they are regulating upon. This is just the start. Complying with bureaucratic requirements starts to cost more than the rest of the development process combined, without any real tangible benefit for the consumer, safety and the environment. Having this coming from parties that then caused Germany to increase reliance on coal because of an irrational fear of nuclear is, to put it mildly, infuriating. There is nothing more efficient at killing the German industry than German regulations.
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  192. No matter the outcome of the negotiations, Europe should support Ukraine!
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  193. so glad Youtube recommended me this channel after watching Caspian Report. Greetings from Croatia
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  194. thanks for the channel. it is extremely well balanced source of reliable information. that is no small feat in an era of misinformation, conspiracy theories and general lies and nonsense.
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  195. What an excellent job, and a lot covered! I think it's pretty clear from living and doing business in Hungary that what Orbán Viktor learned is how to stay in power. He's no ideologue. He'll adopt just about any position that keeps him and Fidesz in power. The informal alliances with other authoritarian regimes is also a matter of self-preservation; authoritarians who support each other improve their own chances of survival. Your definition of liberal democracy is obviously spot-on, but that's not what many Hungarians from the countryside would pick up on. What they would associate it with is smarty-pants from the big cities telling them to embrace gay marriage and foreigners with dark skin. These really aren't things Orbán ever really worried about (like Putin), it's just stuff they found worked for getting easy votes (as has Trump). A few items of clarification for viewers (if anyone is reading): Modern magyarok (Hungarians) have no greater genetic connectivity to central Asia than Slavs or Germans. After the Ottomans were pushed out, much of modern Hungary was resettled by Swabian Germans and others from the surrounding areas. 200 years ago, Hungarian as a language of Hungary had just rebounded. Genetic studies put Austrians as being the closest relatives to Hungarians. In the Austro-Hungarian maps used in the video, there was a little overlap between Hungary proper and Transleithania. Hungary proper didn't reach to the Adriatic. That was Slovenia-Croatia, that had a degree of autonomy, just like Hungary did from Austria. There would have been almost no ethnic Hungarians in that part of Hungarian administered Transleithania. Hungary didn't have a separate navy from Austria, as all foreign affairs were managed by the Austrians. Trianon came quite a bit after the end of WW1 as folks in the west think of it (11th hour of the 11th day...), whereas in Eastern Europe fighting continued. There were the wars of the Bolsheviks, Poles and Ukrainians... and Hungary had the stupid idea of trying to take back parts of modern day Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania by force, the culmination of which had Romanian soldiers occupying Budapest. Hungary could have been wiped off the map (I exaggerate a bit, but for a point) had it not been for the French and Americans, particularly. You can look at Trianon as shrinking Hungary, but you can also look at it as preserving Hungary and the ever-important Hungarian langauge, amit szeretek. In the end, Hungarian nationalism isn't any more over the top than elsewhere (certainly not more so than Serbia). It's buoyed by the have nots embracing a version of history that makes them feel like they come from important and influential people. The reality is it's a tiny country with a funky language, an economy a bit smaller than metro Portland OR, and a people who I've generally come to adore.
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  196. Please continue to provide us with up to date geopolitical analysis with historical context.
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  197. I still don't understand the point of the Lend Lease Act. My understanding is that the US didn't want to get involved in WW2, but the Lend Lease allowed Rosevelt to send ungodly amounts of aid that congress couldn't block. The amount of aid Ukraine has gotten, while significant, is no where near the amounts I was expecting. Two years after the lend lease in WW2 was done that bill just sent so much aid that the allies were swimming in it. What is with all this angst about the amounts? If we had supported Ukraine at the start of this war like we supplied the Allies, then this would have been very different.
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  198. Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozins plane crashed. Putin was seen smiling in a rally. What's going on 😮
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  199. the best channel on this platform that watches the situation
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  200. Hubert, this was a masterpiece. It is an honor to be your fellow European.
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  201. The production of this video is a massive undertaking. It’s not simple to poss a single comment. “Pillar Three; The weakness of the West” struck at home. Europeean homeland was and is at stake with enormous consequence to the outcome. Strong leaders have spoken to ‘must do’, but local tribalism has spoken also. Putin got this right and gives this topic the needed introduction. Many nation states provide token assistance but lack of will to unite in a common service. The active participation by countries without land borders, Atlantic, far Pacific, and Oceana, provides evidence of support in political and material essentials. The world’s reaction to the billboard “Russia has no border” has a muted response and not a wake-up! Europe success is my success. European future is my future. And a failure is a failure for all. Video gets 5 of 5 Likes.
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  202. This channel has emerged from the clutter to distinguish itself. A must- watch for those interested in the larger picture of Eurasia and the post-WW2 world. Regards, Kev
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  203. Ahhhh Good Times Bad Times. You’re an amazing YouTuber and your analysis is insightful. Just a thing though, you showed the map of NATO members a few times here. You forgot to include Finland! We’re in now :DDD
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  204. Im a retired college professor who reads a lot of books on world affairs, and you absolutely do an exceptional presentation with almost every episode. I dont know what your credentials are, but you damn sure SOUND convincing, and very insightful, with good background info on everything. The maps are stunning and much appreciated. I'm glad youre doing a series on this subject, but you have done such good work on other subjects and gotten my interest up, I would enjoy a series on all your subjects--they always seem to end too quickly.
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  205. what a great material, this game was crazy
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  206. Very good video. Not a shred of bias in this once as opposed to some of your previous ones so keep this up!
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  207. 9:19 "Kurdish controlled SNA". Should be "'Turkeys controlled SNA".
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  208. I loved the ending statement, well done
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  209. It's time for the West to stop talking with Russia about how to carve up Ukraine and to start talking with Ukraine and other nations about how to carve up Russia.
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  210. Greetings from Bulgaria! I decided to open my wallet to support your outstanding work. Bulgarians are getting more and more divided between pro-west and pro-Russian. Our government doesn’t want to send weapons to Ukraine, because of the vocal and potentially violent pro-russian population. We have an imbecile named Kostadin Kostadinov of a dissident right-wing party (fake patriots), who claims the NATO bases in Bulgaria are american and that we have no control over them, i.e. the americans own them. Now there are insane theories and rumors from the pro-Russian quasi-patriots in Bulgaria about NATO taking a chunk of north-east Bulgaria where the US will set up weapons, against Russia. The pro-Russians here are insane, I am sure they are everywhere insane in these bad times. I feel like we might have a civil war soon. I’m getting nervous. Слава Україні! Героям слава! Поздрав от България.
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  211. I always rejoice at seeing another excellent video in which you share your insights in what is going on in geopolitics.
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  212. The voice is great!
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  213. The simplest, but greatest complication with Hungarian-Polish relations is, that Poles (understandably) loathe Russia, while Hungarians, though not fond of Russian influence, don't. President Orban is willing to open up to Russia, for e.g our newest atomic reactor is being built by russian companies, while Poland's relationship with Russia is rather cold.
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  214. Great video, always nice to know that many people share your position and understand the problem. Thanks to the author from Kyiv.
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  215. Your videos always make me feel like I'm living in history.. great content bro
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  216. This channel is actually becoming a go-to of mine for my geopolitical stances, making high quality videos on topics I really care about, great work
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  217. Here in italy we had in the 70s the "alpha program" to develop a nuclear arsenal. Unfortunately the non nuclear proliferation treaties arrived first and we were forced by the americans to stop the program (italy was the last western nation to sign). The missile part of the program was converted to the missile civilian industry and italy was the third nation to launch a satellite in space .
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  218. This is one of the smartest channels that I've bumped into in years. Thank you for all of your in-depth and well-thought-out content - you do a phenomenal job of expressing the complexity of these issues. It's extremely impressive.
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  219. Just FYI, the word "corps" is pronounced the same as the word "core." Also, at least here in the USA we usually pronounce "Seoul" the same as the word "soul"; I'm not sure if that's correct, though. Excellent work as usual! <3
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  220. Once again, excelent reporting and compilation of the events. Keep doing those!
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  221. this channel deserves more eyeballs
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  222. Your videos are super good. The Slovak point of view in this video is very accurate. The only thing to add would be that whenever there is a meeting of high level representatives of V4, there is always a public debate, whether the V4 is still useful. Anyway, I am thrilled to see a geopolitical channel from my home region of Central Europe, we need more of those. High production quality, interesting topics... you would deserve at least 10 times more subs and views. Keep up the good work!
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  223. Great work. Thorough. And a clear analysis of the perspectives from each of the major state actors. Thanks, it was very interesting.
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  224. An excellent series, no one has addressed these scenarious as thoroughly. Most commentators insist on extrapolating the present, unchanged, but only one thing is guaranteed - change!
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  225. Hey GTBT, I think this could be a very interesting and important video topic. I live in the US and this is controversial but there is a very clear authoritarian movement growing in this country. As someone constantly exposed to American media it’s hard to understand but an outside perspective could be helpful for a lot of people.
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  226. Hey GTBT, I originally subscribed to your channel thanks to an old partnership with Caspian Report. Sadly that channel has been shifting toward less plausible visions of the future but you have stayed true. I respect your work and am happy to have subscribed those years ago :)
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  227. Thank you for the video. The Russian inability to have a decentralized command is a symptom of a long-standing systemic problem in the culture of the Russian military.
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  228. You have come a long way too. 10k subscribers felt like yesterday, and now it's almost 30k already.
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  229. if I have to wake up to a "Russians have captured New York" headline in my lifetime 😬
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  230. if the world was a school girls be like: omg poland is soo flat, lets bully her
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  231. Very informative! I wonder if Poland will ever implement these ideas.
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  232. I think this is a pretty solid video. After the first few minutes, I thought you were going down the generic European view of Turkey but you surprised me with how well you covered the post-earthquake period and the opposition's election strategy. With Ince dropping out from the race, there is now a real chance that Kilicdaroglu could win the election in the first round. The momentum is looking strong for the opposition. As you mentioned, Kilicdaroglu won't necessarily make Turkey a submissive follower of the West but his policies should be a lot less aggressive and more open to cooperation.
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  233. Excellent analysis and concise report that really pinpoints all the shortcomings and breakdown of diplomacy. Kudos on pronouncing Slavic names properly, great job all-around. Thank you so much and much respect for your channel.
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  234. 2:04 "delegates according to the size of the country" isn't wrong but somewhat misleading since small countries get more MEPs so they are not simply overruled. Germany has the largest population and the most delegates but they actually get the least delegates per inhabitants while Malta gets most making a Maltese vote in the EU elections counting nearly 10 times as much as a German one.
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  235. What a fustercluck it all turned out to be. 🙃
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  236. The quality you guys provide is next level. Keep up the good work!
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  237. The Polish title was more accurate. Poland and Hungary are not at odds, despite the differences.
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  238. Hungarians and Polish people are brothers.
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  239. Honestly one of the best appraisals of the modern geopolitical scene I have seen on youtube. Brilliant wordplay and excellent analysis. Please carry on!
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  240. I can always appreciate a channel which takes the time to analyze the nuanced complexities of geostrategy and geopolitical circumstance. Keep up the good work!
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  241. You people are amazing. I never imagined to come across a Polish highly experienced informative media outlet on international relations. Dziękuję, drodzy przyjaciele! Studiuję stosunki międzynarodowe, a ten genialny materiał wideo jest niezwykle pomocny w moich studiach i poszerzaniu mojej wiedzy o świecie poza Serbią!
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  242. Highly detailed report supported by available data and well-considered analysis. Well done.
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  243. Polish, Czech and Slovenian PMs are in Kiev right now, its mostly just a symbolic gesture, but damn as a czech it feels good to have some decent political representation for once.
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  244. Hubert and the team always putting out quality content! I wish you all the best!
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  245. It's unexpected but entertaining to see a Lybian report in the current situation. It might not get millions of views, but something I will gladly watch and enjoy. Thank you, creator!
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  246. I started watching your videos about this invasion from the beginning. I simply couldn't believe this was happening in 2022. I seem to recall you were posting every couple of days at the beginning. I guess the workload must have been too much to continue at that pace. I whittled down all of the worthwhile, Ukraine war specific channels on Youtube to roughly half a dozen, and yours was always the first I went to whenever you posted. It's a shame you don't post as often now, but while ever you do, I know I'll find it fascinating. Well done, sir!
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  247. I may not be able to contribute to the Patreon, but I will contribute a like and watchtime. Keep up the informative content!
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  248. Some sidenotes and added context: 10:10 This system was nicknamed as «Dictablanda» (a play on words that translates as «Soft dictatorship») or «Perfect dictatorship». It was posible because the government had a monopoly in everything. For example, you had PIPSA, or «Productora e Importadora de Papel, SA» («Paper producers and importers, PLC»), a state monopoly that would come at you with unppaid charges you or delay orders if you had a newspaper or magazine that had recently publish any criticism. 10:16 - 10:30 This part probably refers to concessions made after the 1986-89 period. In 1986 the center-right opposition PAN lost the gubernatorial election in Chihuahua state; but the fraud was so egregious (even to members of the ruling PRI party. Some PRI members even argued for a "patriotic fraud") that it is said to have led to the PAN winning the 1989 Baja California gubernatorial election. (It was the first time anyone other than the PRI had governed a state since the revolution; and it was a concession.) 12:41 - 12:48 This part most likely refers to the presidencies of Luis Echeverría (or LEA, 1970 - 1976), and José López Portillo (or JOLOPO, 1976 - 1982). (TBF, from 1940 to 1964 the single party rule (PRI) wasn't that bad, but from 1964 to 1985 was a disaster.) LEA really believed that the economy could (and should) be controlled from the presidential residence (there is an anecdote about how he ended up dismissing his economic secretary, Hugo Margain, because he had a bit of common sense) and JOLOPO really believed that he was within his rights to dictate the line to the media through advertising contracts as well as significantly increasing bureaucracy. 12:49 - 13:10 We saw these political and economic reforms from the presidency of Salinas (1988 - 1994, when NAFTA was signed) to the presidency of Fox (2000 - 2006), who was the first opposition president (from the PAN party). One thing you can recognize about the one-party regime (PRI) is that they had a smooth transition of power.
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  249. Germany has often been able to "reinvent" itself. I'd wager they'll be able to do it again. Few forces as mighty as a german with a plan.
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  250. As catholic, I can only pray dear God to clear pope Francis eyes, and soften his heart to sufferings of Ukraine, justice and truth. And as croatian I thank him for Ivan Pavao II who took us under his arm in our darkest hour.
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  251. oh most definitely. Even amidst the quarrels, we are seeing with the Brexit talk, Germany, UK and France are still pretty aligned in terms of China. Germany is sending warships to Australia for joint operations and when was the last time u hear the German navy do anything since like ever.
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  252. I think the European community should focus more on these kinds of issues.
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  253. This channel is 🔥
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  254. 100 percent I agree with this thesis. Much of western Europe as well as other EU members such as czechia are just roadblocks and dilly dalliers. We need a core as you explain, and they need to be able to work freely. Personally I would happily support their independent arms building and operations as a British tax payer, I mean that I would be happy we have this new grouping money and military support with no strings attached. If the EU are to help they need to write cheques to the eastern/Northern decision making block with NO strings attached. We can't be weighed down my EU beaurocracy and dilly dallying.
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  255. This channel is one of the best on YT in breaking down the often very complicated dynamics of geopolitical strife.
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  256. Hi, I came from Caspian Report, I live in Ukraine, and it is interesting to know the neighbor country.
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  257. The Polak is here to stay !!!
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  258. Russia really needs a "Hans, are we the baddies?" moment. Just change Hans for Vasily and skulls in the hats for "Z" symbols that look like swastikas painted everywhere
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  259. there's a mutual interest for all nuclear armed nations to keep the nuclear option a taboo, an unthinkable last resort. Actually using them in warfare or direct threats opens up the world to a hellish future no-one would want. I don't think it will happen, but I also thought the risk of invasion was a bluff, there's no telling what keeps the Russians going in such a pointless war.
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  260. 0:14 I could be wrong, but I believe the breadbasket of the USA is the Midwest, which is the area around the Missouri River, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and the northern Mississippi River.
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  261. Thanks for consistently achieving the most nuanced and complete breakdowns of situations like these that are available. Always impressed.
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  262. Shortest documentary of GoodTimesBadTimes:
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  263. Also coming from Caspian Report. I really appreciate your guys' work. Keep it up.
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  264. My oh my Good Times Bad Times have stepped up again. Excellent analysis ad usual, and well formulated without unnecessary fluff or embellishment! Articulation is getting better too :) Keep up good work!!
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  265. India really deserves a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
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  266. Without any doubt, the best geopolitics chanel on youtube, thank you for everything that you do brother, fantastic content as always!
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  267. Dude this is an amazing analysis!
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  268. I just feel like if Russia was able to take more land, they would have already. The more time goes on, the more things shift in Ukraines favor too. You'd think this all sounds like great news, but what scares me is theres no option for Putin at that point besides escalation.
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  269. Profound arguments you make, I have been keeping track of the political situation in Russia for a while (since ~2014), and your conclusions are pretty sensible. Keep up with a good work, my polish friend! 🇺🇦❤️🇵🇱
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  270. You guys do a GREAT job on researching, isolating key points, presenting your work. Outstanding work. Highly recommended.
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  271. A very warm "Ahoj" from neighboring Slovakia! Very interesting video :) Very glad to have another interesting and factual geopolitics channel along side Caspian Report. Personnaly I prefered the static maps from before as it feels more like a grand battle plan of old and I also enjoyed the overlays of different maps. Although I have to say that google maps does give more dynamism to the videos and a much better sense of the terrain, which does make the video more accurate and understandable especially when talking military strategy.In general I am very impressed at the high quality of the videos since the very beginning :) looking forward to more of your videos. P.S. I personnaly think the music level is totaly fine, it didnt distract me at all.
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  272. Well researched, written, and presented as usual! Thanks
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  273. As someone who works in the industry and has been following these developments for years, this is a high quality summary of the current situation with few misses.
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  274. Rozumie po Polsku ale Your Polish is just beyond my comprehension sometimes with some of the more technical vocabulary. Thanks for uploading an English version I can watch as a reference first! Your hard work is not going unnoticed.
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  275. Every farmer worldwide has switched to wheat to meet the demand. But the cost of it will go up none the less, if oil doesn't drop.
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  276. Absolutely one of the best videos I have seen on this very subject to date. Very well contextualized. Thank you!
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  277. 1 correction: the name of the city in Ukraine is Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk was old Soviet name). And Poltava and Dnipro are absolutely pro-Ukrainian cities.
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  278. Undoubtedly the best short-documentary geopolitics on the Internet! Would you consider to do a geopolitics analysis of the Netherlands or Benelux? The long-standing tradition of being intertwined everywhere is reaching a new hayday and I almost crave to hear your take on some of the developments
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  279. I'd like to comment on the Pacific Islands as a few information are missing. You talked about the 2 referenda in New Caledonia but omitted the 3rd one incoming in December 2021 which will decide definitely (as of now) on New Caledonia's status. And French Polynesia, despite the very bad treatment France had to them, has now a huge increase in support of the French Government, largely boosted by Macron's popularity there (higher than in the rest of France).
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  280. Really nice video! I always did wonder why the "green" Germans always insisted on closing down nuclear powerplants everywhere in Europe even at the expense of firing up new coal powerplants. Big thumbs up :)
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  281. When it comes to american agriculture the midwest plays the first fidle.
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  282. I am glad Poland is not making the same mistakes of the past, go hard Poland.
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  283. I'm from Latvia. Videos like these keep me awake at night. Especially when you predict that we will be abandoned by everyone in case of a Russian invasion.. and that the invasion is to be expected in the near future.
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  284. New subscriber here: really impressed with the quality of analyses of this channel. Keep up the good work
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  285. I've actually suggested this very alliance for almost two years. Although admittedly with some slight differences; I've had Romania as a question mark, and include Denmark, Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. Even though a brilliant video and topic by the channel, I'm quite certain that the UK's sense of belonging and willingness to join such alliance would be strong and significant. Remember, the UK traditionally has particularly strong bonds to Poland and Scandinavian countries. Moreover, it's definitely in their long-term interest to team up with likeminded allies, especially as they're currently outside the EU.
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  286. I enjoy your voice just like Caspian Report, hope you will do it every once in a while, but you do want ;) great content as always
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  287. I am Russian leaving in the US. I have been watching this issue closely from both sides. All the info provided here is pretty close to reality. No preference, no emotions, just a facts. I wish MSM would learn lessons from you. It would be mesmerizing world ) Keep it a good work 👍
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  288. Thank you once again for taking on the extra work to voice both your channels! We enjoy your voice and your methods of delivery. Even if you think it isn't "smooth" or easy to understand, it gives character and authenticity to the channel. Great work!
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  289. I said that Michael's voice isn't good, but I'm starting to get used to it now, anyway great video and I think Biden should invest more on transport infrastructure than what he plans to.
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  290. I think you spelled democracy wrong
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  291. 🇵🇱🇨🇿🇸🇰🇭🇺👍
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  292. Excellent report, informative and enlightening. Thank you.
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  293. As a priest in the Church of Algorithm, I bless this video with a comment!
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  294. This channel is criminally undersubscribed! You guys are doing a great job.
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  295. Your videos are on par with foreign policy journals and college level international affairs / relations classes. Phenomenal job
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  296. One of my favorite channels on YouTube. It's quick, pleasing to the eye, and easy to understand. I've rewatched this stuff many times. I'm happy to throw a comment your way now and again for the algorithm.
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  297. Honestly man, I’ve never watched the caspian report before and I just skimmed one of his videos. I think your presentation and script-writing is way better. Remembering how much I loved history and human geography in high school, your channel is heading towards the potential of being an educational tool. Your new narrator is professional and well-spoken and your statistics are well-presented, without bias and skewing. I like your approach of allowing your fans to direct the topics on the channel and you certainly deserve to be doing this for a living. Keep up the good work!!!
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  298. I feel like, considering it controls the entrance to the Baltic Sea, Denmark should be part of this prospective alliance
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  299. Oh ma God, few months i simply suggested if Good Time Bad Times would ever covered South East Asia and their relevance/reaction to war in Ukraine. But, to think they actually go ahead and made a video dedicated to my home country, is not only surprising to me but also a warm gift for my upcoming birthday. Thank you for all of the videos you guys have made, not only it had helped me understanding the conflict over in Ruthenia and help on finishing my thesis, but also for being one of the few channel that try to be comprehensive while still showing personality when presenting their topics. Cheers 👍🥂
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  300. not sure how such high quality content channel has only 58k subs if it was stock on NASDAQ, I would go LONG for sure haha
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  301. Excellent analysis as usual Hubert!
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  302. ive always been curious how they are really doing during the war financialy. So this was exactly what i was waiting for, thank you so much
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  303. Ukraine is doing an excellent job of slowing progress of the orc army. Not much they can do while being outgunned so heavily…if euro nations like the Germans actually followed through, they would have a better shot but it’s not looking great…
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  304. You forgot a "c" in Wirtschaftswunder. But otherwise great vid. Always interesting to see his own country trough another lense
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  305. Nice video. One correction on 7:23 it was blocked by the "Bundestag" not "Reichstag". It doesn't have that name anymore since WW2
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  306. Your level of expertise and professionalism when disseminating this information is impressive, keep up the good work
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  307. Greetings to Polish people from Ukraine!
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  308. I have no idea if the two countries will reunite, but the Slovaks will remain our best friends in Europe. (But I would like them to take back our Prime Minister...) Born in Czechoslovakia, I still feel at home in Slovakia.
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  309. By far my favorite geopolitical channel, and as a map nerd and cartogropher, your map animations are basically porn for me.
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  310. Came from Shirvans guest video. You seem to be an interesting channel, best of luck to you! I will look forward to the future content you produce :)
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  311. Yo yo, Kazakh here. Thanks for the analysis. The situation now stabilised, the new establishment took a crown from the old with the additional help from neighbours above...
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  312. In Hungary, Jobbik got only 1% and no seats, Mi Hazánk, the new far-right movement, a satellite of Fidesz, got 6,73% and 1 seat
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  313. Miło widzieć że na Angielskim Yt też sobie dobrze radzisz :)
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  314. Great analysis as always! And the sleek visual aesthetics make it even better.
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  315. Very good material. A great resource for learning about the events in Ukraine. Thanks!
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  316. Love your channel. Always profoundly enlightening. An example is the statement "Russian Roulette" truly a tip-off to actual Russian policy.
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  317. Great, quality content with insightful and sobering analysis. Thank you!
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  318. A top class analysis from GTBT! As a Ukrainian I wish everyone the peaceful New Year! For Ukraine - victory first .
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  319. From all over Ukraine, we express our STRONG CONCERN about this situation
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  320. This video is amazingly well done. Your team is special.
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  321. Poland is a beautiful country and cool people.
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  322. Thank you for your continued coverage of the war in Ukraine. I'm very happy to be a financial supporter of your efforts.
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  323. This is without a doubt one of the best chanels on YT, every time I see one of your content I click the like button first and view the video later. Thank you for everything you do and please keep up the good work. Best regards from Novi Sad 🇷🇸🇵🇱🇺🇦
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  324. Is it just me, or does the world look more and more like a war game scenario.
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  325. You are doing such a great job with this information and research. Thank you for your continued work!
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  326. I'm glad you mentioned the part about any kid having a personal tutor. That's one of the parts I been thinking about most. Education like that becoming available to everyone can easily change the world in a single generation
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  327. Lol, you may become a first yt channel in history excommunicated by Pope, congrats :P
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  328. I can't adequately express how much your commentary and analysis means to me. Your work inspires me and restores my optimism when my doubts and fears begin to grow. Dziękuję Ci!
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  329. Im from Argentina, never seen something like this in my 35 years, we allways get crisis and never ever nobody told us or did the right thing, at least in economy, so im really positive now more than ever, i hope we do this right...
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  330. As usual, a gem. Thank you for the video man!
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  331. Your content is criminally underrated
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  332. I swear, the slowness with which the West moves is really making me clench my buttocks. This should be a no-brainer.
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  333. Brazilian here, we have some news that our president still managed to buy some fertilizers from Russia, and he's also trying to lift some prohibitions on the mining of fertilizers in Brazilian soil (the oposition doesn't want this to pass though). Not sure how meaningfull these quantities are, but hopefully we will be able to keep some good production levels for food.
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  334. Something i think this video misses however in relation to the US and China is that, whilst the US has grown significantly GDP wise it has achieved this largely through huge increases to its Debt which may well surpass its increase in revenues from economic growth. China conversely has achieved its growth by undervalueing its currency, artificially stifling wage growth and through overinvestments into infrastructure and heavy debt at a local level. Europe has the weakest economic growth, and is struggling with its own issues such as housing, refugee and energy crises, those however are issues not entirely exclusive to Europe, and it has considerably more fiscal space than China or the US, and relatively speaking higher standards of living.
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  335. Never thought you would make a video of my country Many thanks from Indonesia!
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  336. I cannot stop marveling at the fact you produce your videos in Polish, English, and Russian alike! So comprehensive and engaging to watch. Keep up the good work. 🙌
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  337. Grate analysis, but what always slip away from experts and what really saved the south-east of Ukraine in 2014 is volunteers.
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  338. this is interesting, this channel deserves way more attention
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  339. I always find "neutrality" as troubling concept, I do respect it, but it still troubles me. Same comes from Vatican and same comes for example form Switzerland. If one looks to debates Swiss had when their government decided to side with EU sanctions (de-facto aligning with the west and working against ruzzia) many Swiss were angry saying it is wrong policy, despite acknowledging war crimes and horrors in Ukraine as facts. So how can one look at the human tragedy and be neutral to it... isn't then neutrality = ignorance = negligence? I think all would agree that if you hear your neighbour beating his wife then the right thing would be to react to it, I am sure that even most neutral Swiss would agree with that, or that Pope would agree with it... but that is fundamentally taking sides! You could as well just stay neutral and say "well that is conflict between them, I don't know the details why should I intervene, maybe she is at fault for something, or at very least maybe she should make decision herself and divorce him". Now I am sure that are people like this, but in general I don't think people around the world would find it acceptable position. Not in Switzerland, not in Vatican or Ireland. So why all can agree on small domestic problem affecting one person, yet when we scale the issue of wife being the country and husband being another country... this analogy is lost to "neutralists". Why isn't it right to say ruzzia has invaded, killed 100s of thousands of people, ra*ped thousands of women... why it is okay to be neutral in front of this massive tragedy, human suffering and injustice, but comparably tiny problem of one wife being beaten requires action? Is it just me or "neutrality" is just a way to avoid responsibility and act correctly when it is politically, financial or militarily difficult? Isn't it just an excuse for a weakness? Look at what happened to Sweden and Finland... suddenly when they are on the line neutrality gone out trough the window! It seems to me that choice to be neutral in front of aggressor is in itself an act of "taking sides" - so the actual result is that failing to stop evil is just as bad as siding with it. Is it not?
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  340. Wonderful video. You and Caspian report really go balls deep with geopolitics. Much appreciated
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  341. Always a good day when you guys post a new vid, thanks for your work 🇺🇲🇺🇲.
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  342. Finest bay area. As an Estonian, I approve. Very fine!
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  343. I love this channel, please keep these videos coming!
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  344. As a belgian/ flemish person I am glad my country is discussed on a geopolitics channel, I have been waiting for Shirvan to make a video about belgium for ages. That being said I find it kinda sad that the focus is as ever on Belgiums often messy political situation and lack of unity.
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  345. Great narration and coherent flow of information, makes it rather easy to follow, although geopolitical matter is complicated. Thanks and Cheers
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  346. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Probably one of the best platforms on YouTube. Great unbiased opinion and clear description.
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  347. China is at a geopolitical disadvantage compared to the United States. They are surrounded by (often hostile) competitors compared to the US. This is a David vs Goliath struggle and China finds itself in the position of David. China will therefore attempt to fight asymmetrically and work to undermine its opponents rather than fight them outright.
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  348. Wow, this is an excellent and very professionally delivered analysis. Impressed.
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  349. As usual. Excellent content. Cohesion and unity are continually vital
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  350. Think you mean hyperglobalization
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  351. God I love these. I always feel like the president getting my morning briefing from the CIA
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  352. Please do more videos about Africa!
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  353. Another $100 million in aid announced today from Australia 🇦🇺🇺🇦
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  354. Yaaaaaaaay he's Back!!!!! The Polish accent is back
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  355. Very interesting material. There is always a lot going on in Poland even if Poles have no idea about it. We definitely need a reasonable and effective government to stay strong in these crazy times.
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  356. Read The Art of War everyone! China is following the principles in that book closely.
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  357. As a fan of alternate history, I love your exploration of a possible future popular history.
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  358. You voice in really enticing like Shrivan from Caspian Report, Its just 'Raw;' also your Research Content is upto level of a International Scholar Paper, Glad, i found your channel before other.🙂 Love from Allahabad, India
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  359. So happy to have the Polish accent back !!
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  360. I would love more videos like this that are about relations between the U.S. and other countries
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  361. Thanks for covering this!
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  362. Small correction: jobbik didn't gain any seats from Hungary.
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  363. Estonia can into Nordics
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  364. You and Peter Zeihan are killing it with adding so many maps to your political commentary! Keep it up and can’t wait for the next video!
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  365. Great episode! I really like the historical segments meshed with the current events!
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  366.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  actually laughed 😂 thanks for all the great content
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  367. Really love your content dude. Keep up the good work. Greets from Germany
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  368. Hope it will end soon! Even though my country depends on Russia, people are with Ukrainians
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  369. I like how your trend based and big , not a history repeats itself and tactic guy. You, Perun, and Ukraine reports provide nice range of analyse from an international but western perspective. Tanks, er, thanks.
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  370. Hubert, so glad you are back.
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  371. Komentarz dla zasięgów tego materiału oraz algorytmów youtuba. Pozdrawiam ;)
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  372. Outstanding summary analysis, and perfectly in keeping with the caliber of reporting I've come to enjoy from the Caspian Report.
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  373. 7:23 You included Crimea as part of Russia. Was that a mistake?
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  374. I would like to correct one thing. Annalena Bearbock is the foreign minister of Germany and the defense minister is Christine Lambrecht. Your content is always informative and such is very important these days. Keep up the good work!
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  375. Hey Hubert et al. I really love the fact that you create content from different perspectives than just the US, China, or Russia. I always knew the French had sizable armed forces, but never truly understood the true scope of it all. Thank you for making me a more well rounded geopolitically informed individual! Jak zawsze, milego dnia i duzo zdrowia!
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  376. Love your videos man. Surprised I caught your latest one so early after posting it, I always share these with my friends. Keep up the good work!
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  377. Putin: (Plans an operation with a 24-48 hour timeframe) GTBT: "Day 20..."
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  378. I was made aware of you after your hosting of caspian report, I have to say the two of you have your own distinct styles, which is awesome, I enjoy both of you for different reasons, with you and caspian report both being head and shoulders above other content creators in this field.
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  379. U know the channel is going secure when nord vpn offers partnership. Great Videos
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  380. Good job Hubert
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  381. Keep up the great work, your analyses are excellent.
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  382. such an underrated channel, i can only dream of making content this good
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  383. This is what happens when your country is located in the North European Plain, aka the biggest troop´s walkway in the world.
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  384. Ahh yes. The king has uploaded. Splendid work, as always.
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  385. The sponsor's name is super ironic
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  386. This is probably your visual best video made. The music and AI art where so relaxing to see and listen to.
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  387. I think the most interesting thing about this conflict is that it was allowed to happen. - Ten years ago, America would have tried to stop it because they were the global cop and friendly uncle and stopping wars like this is what they did, almost out of habit. - Ten years ago Russia would have stopped it because Armenia were their sidekicks, but Armenia screwed the pooch. As you said, it's a sign of the times. Also, the actual conduct of the war is significant in various ways -- Turkey is throwing weight around, drones are not just for top-tier militaries now, Israel is selling drones to Muslims, there are Syrian mercenaries available... And the Azeris ran their war really well, using their tech advantages with drones, and using the threat of Turkish F16s (but not actual sorties) to shut down the Armenian advantage in jet fighters. Skillfully done.
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  388. So, I have never been a Patreon to anyone, but knowing you've been demonetized for the best journalist work I've seen on this topic make me click that button right away, keep the good work
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  389. God bless NordVPN
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  390. Your intro is so good!! It is perfect for a geopolitical channel
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  391. The dutch increased aid from 2 billion to 3 billion.
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  392. Well done! A very interesting episode devoted to one of the most interesting countries in the world. Greetings!
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  393. I miss your voice) I'm Ukrainian, so better understand slavic accent
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  394. I check each Day for a new upload. Thanks for your engaging and informed vedios.
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  395. Humans: we need to do something about global warming Also humans: let's use the Artic so we can ship even more stuff
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  396. Dang your videos are so good. Appreciate your work so much!
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  397. Please add turkey to automatic translation options
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  398. Channel was recommended to me in a collaboration with Caspian Report back when GTBT only had a few hundred subscribers. One of the best channels on my sub list for sure :)
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  399. Best dam piece of news that I've seen today.
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  400. This is a interesting take story that a lot of people are ignoreing
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  401. Hi! You appear on Caspian Report, so i come here.
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  402. Why so few viewer's for an amazing report? This need report need more viewer's and appreciation
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  403. Commenting for the algorithm. Your videos are spot on. Concise and objective oriented. Keep up the good work. Don't change a thing. GGs.
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  404. Didn't even fully watch it yet, just here to tell you to keep up the great work💥
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  405. I know this isn't very relevant to the overall video, but that animation at 8:12 is absolutely perfect.
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  406. Great appreciate from Ukraine for your engagement and support in these reports
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  407. >"The Turbulent Twenties" I'm going to spread that around
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  408. This series is a great idea! Excellent episode.
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  409. Woah just an hour and already 16k views, this whole war really has made people anticipated video from you more than ever, keep up the good work. With ❤️ from country with Poland flag but flipped
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  410. 감사합니다.
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  411. A masterful analysis. I think the same topic for Turkey would be super interesting.
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  412. Why keep it short with a voice like that? Mate you are killing it. Such unique and interesting topics. I love you to do one on the history of Serbia.
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  413. Thanks for covering this important, underestimated topic!
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  414. Great video! Thank you for making this, I learned a lot.
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  415. Another amazing video! The growing tensions between the superpowers have been of great interest to me. The Chinese missile military branch is undoubtedly formidable, but their Russian-stolen navy and air technology is still a long way from catching up to the US. Nonetheless, I would never want the two nations to test each other in a true conflict. Always looking forward to your content, cant wait for the next one. Pozdrowienia z poludniowej Alabamy
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  416. Kommenting that you never stop making these absolut needed important and very educational videos. You are contributing very much, big thanks
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  417. Can't believe y'all are under 65K subs... I look forward to watching this channel grow, and appreciate Shirvan for introducing your channel to me. Happy New Year!
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  418. I started watching your videos 2 years ago and I have enjoyed your ever broadening subject matters. Along with the increasing quality and deeper dives into topics that more mainstream news seems to ignore, its been a breath of fresh air in the stale and repeated subjects here on Youtube. Your takes and information are greatly appreciated, keep it up!
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  419. 3:42 there's an error, in the map you've put ">1%" for the Nordic countries despite saying that it's less than 1%
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  420. Europe needs to become independent of fossil fuels quickly now. That would give a greater freedom of action in relation to Russia and the Middle East.
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  421. 23:13 1972? that is an error
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  422. This channel really needs more subs!
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  423. Brit here. Grateful we have each other's backs against tyrants
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  424. i love hiper
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  425. I love this series, it sheds light on parts I couldn't even imagine, thank you for your work!
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  426. This was one of the best videos you ever made, the quality is only increasing and I loved the dive deep into theological theories
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  427. You guys are the best. Truly, the best. I watch a lot of these types of videos and I've done my reading. You guys are the best. You have the best insights, you've obviously read the best thinkers, and you have clarity in your analysis. PS - You' blow Caspian Report out of the water so badly that I've noticed them copying your videos.
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  428.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  Don't apologize. English is a weird language, with lots of these homophones (that's the fancy term for when words are different but pronounced the same). I guarantee you that my occasional attempts to speak some Polish (my family's Polish on my mother's side) would make your ears bleed. ^_^
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  429. Good video but small mistake it's not flemish bloc, that was the name of the party in the 90's and is still used by people today but the offical name they have now is Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest)
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  430. Your channel is one of the few on my radar that actively informs me about developments in countries I don't usually think about. Thank you so much for helping me overcome my bias!
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  431. Its good to know the u.s isn't gonna be alone when we go up against china.
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  432. Are you planning on covering the current situation in Kazakhstan?
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  433. One of the best channels.. Great video dude!loved every minute.
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  434. Excellent piece! Glad to see someone reference 1970's fuel crisis.
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  435. This is a different vibe, I like it. I am actually in my final year of college for CS and have focused on machine learning and AI. One thing people get wrong is that it isn't always the runaway AI that we have to fear, but AGI (artificial general intelligence) as well. In the wrong hands, you don't need a god-like AI to cause some real damage. I equate AI to nuclear energy. In the right hands you get a reactor that powers a whole city, in the wrong hands you get a bomb that can level a whole city.
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  436. Do you think if the countries in the South China Sea had more aggressive foreign policy towards the Chinese taking of the South China Sea, then maybe the Chinese would be more cautious instead of rapidly taking territory?
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  437. The world is so complicated right now. Thank you for this concentrated explanation!
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  438. Always a good day when Good Times releases an update.
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  439. This is the smaller caspianreport
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  440. Excellent analysis. Keep it up. We need people like you and Shirvan from Caspian Report as the MSM is pure shite!
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  441. More exceptional content. Hope to see you at 100k in a year's time with this production quality and thought process.
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  442. I'm sure the video is gonna be great! Will watch now :)
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  443. Russia in April-May was also targeting grain elevators with cruise missiles
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  444. Great video, terrifying message. Being from Slovakia and having friends from Ukraine I am frustrated by how little information we are getting about this. Thank you for making the video! I sure hope NATO and the EU can get their act together before its too late. On the technical side, man, 10 videos in and the quality is through the roof!
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  445. Nice. I really love the quality of your presentation style. Even ppl that aren't verse in the economic field can grasp at least 80% of this information.
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  446. Widziałem ten materiał na polskim kanale. Ten też subuje. Tutaj reklama, łapka w górę i komentarz wsparcia
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  447. You cover geopolitics in a way that no other channel does. Congrats!
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  448. As an American Catholic I'm glad to get your analysis on this!
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  449. Keep putting out great work like you have! Something about the way you make these vids are powerful
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  450. Great video as usual, and highlights the challenges facing any attempt to revitalize or modernize US infrastructure
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  451. Congratulations on getting a sponsor on your videos. Your editing looks great to!
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  452. Very informative video, please make a video on the Lublin Triangle. I think Poland's interests and future are more aligned with Lithuania and Ukraine than with the other Visegrad countries: Hungary, Czech and Slovak Republics.
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  453. How does this channel not have millions of subscribers?
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  454. got to you with caspian report, both have high quality content, pls continue !
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  455. Wow! Great content, keep up the good work!
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  456. "There are two unknowns in the world, one is poles, the other is Turks." He was saying Albert Sorel.. Apart from normal perceptions, Turks are already a superpower in many respects.. Every Turk who has a common psychology from the history and culture in the region stretching from the Balkans to the Great Wall of China knows this well..
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  457. A much neglected topic of discussion in my country (UK) is the history of Czechoslovakia, and one I much appreciate more content on!
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  458. GTBT always makes quality content
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  459. I really love this channel
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  460. We forget these lessons at our peril.
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  461. Huh,didn't even know that they were having an election now. Let's see if there will be changes Also, I believe that you should get more attention for your great work
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  462. I love these videos, the analysis is great. Everything the news talks about are just symptoms and issues, this talks about the core issue that is driving national policy
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  463. Hey man, great vid!! Both voices are fine by me but I actually prefer your voice as it feels more natural with the channel. Same as with Shirvan and Caspian Report. Maybe you can try adding in English subtitles. Anyways, best of luck!!
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  464. As long as conflict is prevented and quality of life improves, this is a solid win for humanity. China will of course have 400 million old people by 2030 so it needs to get its house in order and prepare for stagnation
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  465. Man this channel is killing it. Ever since I saw you on Caspian Report I've loved everything you have made. Really great choice of nations to cover. Id be interested if you looked at Serbia and their current EU situation. Thanks for the great content man!
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  466. This looks promising, +1 more subscriber
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  467. Coming from Caspian Report, all of this looks like quality content to me. New subscriber
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  468. So glad you're uploading more often now
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  469. Best narrator/writer ever. I still love how GTBT’s audience spoke as one and said, “You want this channel to continue? Then the voice must be you!”
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  470. Thank you! I learned of your content from Caspian, and it is great.
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  471. Another excellent GTBT on an aspect of politics that I, an experienced amateur observer, had little knowledge of. Thanks!
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  472. Congratulations on taking the next step!
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  473. Polish People are Great! Greetings from Norway.
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  474. Si vis pacem, para bellum.
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  475. Regardless of their problems, it's a real achievement that such different countries with different languages and cultures can unite as they have. You don't see that in Asia or anywhere else.
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  476. Keep up the good work 👍
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  477. Well as I am German, I have to agree and disagree. Yes, without America we wouldn't be at the point we are now, with personal freedom and all around living in a wealthy country, despite that more and more of our population is getting poorer by the year. But if Europe would unite for once and for real, we could stand alone for sure. But as long as Europe is still just a conglomerate of selfish countries, there will never be any consent and progression. So as long as the European Union is not working, yes we as German people do need America and I think that most of native germans would consider ourselves western. But if America keeps up its political strategy, we could stand for ourself I believe, we would have to change some processes quite radical though, like immigration. I think the speech behind the speech which AKK gave is the revelation that she lost hope in the cause of the European Union, nothing more.
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  478. GTBT never disappoints
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  479. I'm always really impressed with your analysis. I wish more people would follow your channel.
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  480. President Stubb of Finland, as clear, analytical, and strategic as he is, would likely agree. He speaks highly of the Poles in there assessments of and preparations for the present situation, as well.
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  481. The Czechoslovak Republic was a good state and the Czechs are our brothers Hello from Slovakia
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  482. Am i gonna have to watch the Polish version of the same video just to hear your voice, Hubert? I'm gonna miss your voice - you speak English very well in your videos, but if that took many painful attempts to get right then i can respect your decision.
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  483. ya sure, I'll pray for your success 🤲
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  484. Great video. But it is missing any discussion of China possibly stepping up assistance of various types.
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  485. No click faster than when you upload. Great job as always
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  486. Great work. Denmark is in NATO by the way.
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  487. Nice vid bro, you are heavily underrated.
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  488. Very interresting! I knew basically nothing about this before.
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  489. Ive been waiting for this.
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  490. Another great analysis of this issue. Thank you and I wish the best for your family :)
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  491. Im not very rich and am short on money right now but your work is something i would sopport and pay for
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  492. Thanks for the early christmas present and a fitting one at that :) very interesting analysis. For me the papacy crossed a line when they agreed to the demands of the Chinese Communist party. As a reminder, a party which rewrites the bible, persecutes Christians, destroys churches, apoints marxists and leninists as priests and puts communist symbols above religious ones in churches. So wrong and so against what christianity stands for. And yes, now this. Of course, the pope is also only a person, but that is a bad excuse for a person in his place. I hope the next will represent Christianity better. Apart from that I wish a very merry christmas to you and your family :)
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  493. Great analysis, hope your channel may grow. It's a blessing to see new people talking about Geopolitics. Such an underrated science.
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  494. What a material... Right on time!
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  495. Amazing work, I was hoping you'd cover this. Whatever Russia is planning, I don't like the sound of it. Also, this is Santi on my main account. I might sometimes comment with this one.
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  496. Great overview! Is the writer of the script polish by any chance? I can't really put my finger on it but somehow the views seem a little skewed towards the polish side.
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  497. The best YouTube channel for geopolitical analyses, together with Caspian Report!
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  498. One of my favorite European countries I've visited! Hoping for even stronger bilateral ties between my country (USA) and Poland in the future! Na zdrowie!
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  499. As always, great material and surprise with the subject - Good luck
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  500. Great content as always, congrats on 200k again 👍
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  501. 5:02 Bro, I ate at that restaurant Doïna, it's a Romanian speciality restaurant in Paris and it happens that I ate there😆😮
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  502. I’m a proud Patreon supporter of this channel. Once again, this last video of 2023 proves it deserves it. Peace to all of you in 2024.
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  503. What war mongering? The video is literally about forming a defensive alliance in order to deter further aggression.
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  504. Great work, hope to see more videos on this subject.
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  505. Bring back the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that was the best Poland
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  506. Your videos are (quite possibly) the best in following and making sense of this atrocious war. I also love the background music loop, sets the mood well. Keep it up, mate!
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  507. I don't understand, how this channel stays so small. Maybe ads can help?
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  508. My favorite new channel I've found on YT
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  509. Please keep the new narrator, the voice is better! Thanks Hubert!
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  510. Comment for algorithm, great job Hubert ;)
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  511. Good content, Just one correction: The Czech initiative is to supply artillery rounds of multiple calibres, mostly 155, 152, 120, so not just 155.
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  512. Great. Please, more content on South and Latin America, specially Brazil.
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  513. Another outstanding video. I am looking forwards to more of the same type. You will never dissappoint. Fajny film :)
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  514. can you make a video about AUKUS
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  515. Man the Turks are clever, make friends around the region, Russia, European union , Georgia, Iran, Ukraine, USA and even Israel will got something to loss if they said something to Azerbaijan. they can only ask nicely for both sides to stop fighting.
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  516. Wow. This long in to the war and this is the first I've heard of the schism. I may not be religious personally, but that sure seems like an important part to understanding the war. Shocking it doesn't get mentioned more.
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  517. I fond it interesting that the further away one country is from russia, the more passive and reluctant it's government is to taking serious actions ( France, Germany) and if one country is closer to Russia, it's government realises what dangers Russia creates ( Poland, Baltic States, Ukraine )
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  518. Good to see you back, dude! As for what I think, I think that we need to slap Russia down before things really get out of hand. Of course, that's easy to say sitting in my chair on the other side of the world. :-/
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  519. I love your vids, but as a Ukrainian, I just ask you to take Arestovych's claims with a spec of salt higher than those of other officials. He has commented some controversial and unrealistic things before.
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  520. quality content, as usual. You never fail to deliver!
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  521. One of the best things about your videos is the comments 1 min ... am too early
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  522. Interesting to have the numbers put into perspective, comparing with China and Europe.
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  523. We are all thinking about how the war will be and look like. Nobody is thinking there will not be a war.
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  524. China is near-arctic state. By China.
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  525. Thank you for all your hard work and intellectually riveting analysis of such pertinent issues facing our world. I appreciate the dialogue you start and enjoy all of your content. It doesn’t go unnoticed by the many who support your channel.
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  526. The graphics, pacing, syle and ambience in these videos are beautiful and unmatched.
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  527. These map presentations continue to be superior and a go-to source. Very good choices on mixing satellite, perspective, and clear place names/graphics without being cluttered. Most historical texts would be envious. Look forward to continued outstanding coverage. You're as good or better than Caspian Report. 👍👍👍.
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  528. This is truly a great quality channel, I'm so glad I found it! Greetings from Galician Stanislawow.
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  529. This was excellent, thanks so much for posting it.
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  530. I fell off my chair when I saw this was out No I didn't but I was still very happy
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  531. Greetings from Belgium, just a small correction we still don't have a majority government, there is a minority government that has the support of other parties to govern while the coronacrisis is still ongoing.
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  532. Thanks for your efforts!
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  533. Really high quality content! Can I suggest you quote your sources in the description? It would be helpful for the viewers too!
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  534. Kissinger said many years ago: "Germany is to big for Europe, too small for the world".... and I think it's perfectlly true. I hope Germany will continue to support the western world and not trying to bargain with Russia (at the expanse of Eastern Europe). They did that in history. The Polish people know it too well
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  535. Wow! somehow I only noticed when you mentioned speaking with the analyst at the end of the video that you have less than 200k subs. (and that even though I've watched like all of your videos that I wasn't subscribed) I love your content and it feels much more like the quality that I would expect from someone with over 1M subs. (I actually sometimes forget if I am watching one of your or CaspianReport's videos) Keep up the good work and I hope your achieve the growth in your platform that it feels like you deserve.
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  536. Very interesting report! Can't wait for the next one :)
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  537. Peter Zeihan: T H E S U N D O E S N O T S H I N E I N G E R M A N Y !
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  538. the algorithm has completely removed you guys from my feed
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  539. Great channel with great content! Huge potential.
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  540. You'll never dissappoint us with these epic videos! Fajny film!
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  541. There are very few channels that I actually look forward to the next video and set the notification bell. 🔔 This is one of those channels. Well done. 👍 😃
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  542. Wow, I love to see you're covering history too! I'm extremely happy to see this as I myself have massive interests in both geopolitics and history. Great video, keep it up!
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  543. as usual, great video, please, keep up the good work
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  544. I always look forward to your videos. You've given me a good glimpse into what the world cares about!
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  545. It’s essentially the game of thrones. Several players, each with their own agenda, trying to gain power/influence
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  546. Bob Woodward's War? Nice. I just bought it in Prague at a book store over there near the National Museum just a couple of days ago.
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  547. On a roll lately with these interesting topics. And great analysis; France wants to make Europe great again but it is unwilling to make any changes to any of its current long term interests to bring this about (such as its quasi-colonialism in Africa). France needs to change too to make Europe great. Macron has the right intuition but is unwilling to take any radical departure from the past to bring it about, therefore he can only fail.
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  548. Oh, this is going to be a comment thread to remember. :)
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  549. It would be unforgivable for any us-president or EU head of state to lose taiwan!
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  550. I hope this message reaches more people. Thank you for spreading the word!
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  551. Good analysis! You could also have added the fact that the Netherlands has over 1500 billion (!) dollar worth of gas in the ground, ready to go, no drilling required. But they aren't pumping it up due to some minor earthquakes in the region.
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  552. "Everyone wants their independence... until they run out of money." --Sir Humphrey Appleby, "Yes, Minister"
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  553. I'm uncertain who has the upper hand, probably the US frankly, though you raise some compelling points for why a war in the West Pacific will be a challenge for them. What truly concerns me is that one side or the other will look at their rival and think, "if a war is inevitable, and our projections and predictions are accurate, then a war now would be best." Similar to the thoughts that were being voiced during the prelude to The Great War. Peace must prevail, though the current state of affairs seem to leave little room for that. For when goods cease to cross borders, armies will. And trade relations are deteriorating between the US and China currently. So it's hard to say what will happen. Unfortunately the planners and thinkers orchestrating this cold war have failed to inform me of their strategies lol. This is a great channel, I've shared a few videos to people I think might like them. Hopefully it helps 💜
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  554. Honest overview of the China economy
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  555. As always your analysis is fantastic and thorough without dragging on. Although, I do have a bit of creative criticism, I would love to see a list of sources in the description or a the pinned comment. Thank you for your work, and I can't wait to see this channel get huge!
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  556. I just hope the true arctic countries can make enough money to help their citizens.  Go Finland 🇫🇮 Great presentation dude 👍 Stay Safe and enjoy the freezing 🥶 Christmas 🎄 while I’m hot and raining 🌧 down under. 🙏🤗💓🐱🌈
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  557. Excellent coverage. I'm an Argentina fan, and as a micro-investor, I have tried to find the hopeful deal in BA. So far, it's not there. Asset prices are out of whack with incomes and people will sit on assets for years waiting for the payday rather than accept a price that reflects the reality they're in. Interestingly, this is a common feature among former-communist nations in Europe. There's certainly a hopefulness among the Argentinian middle class that Milei is on the right path, if for no other reason than they cannot go back. I agree that this is a make or break moment, but I'm hugely concerned about both the long-term impacts of austerity on capital investment and the fact prices in USD have gone up markedly in the last year, more so than in the US. Food and dining prices in Argentina are really problematic. From a macro perspective, the largest problem I see confronting Argentina is their geography. While Latin America offers many reasons for optimism, it's still dominated by prices being much higher than incomes relative to North America, Europe, and Asia and so the South American consumer is simply handcuffed in the global competition. Consumer spending has to be a big driver in a modern economy and I just don't see it leading like it needs to in South America and this will really hinder Argentina (and Chile and Uruguay for that matter... Uruguay, talk about expensive...).
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  558. Massive fan of your channel, always putting out quality videos.
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  559. WOW, as a French i must congratulate you because this is the first time i hear a foreign person understand the French strategy, especially the Archimedes lever which is the corner stone of our philosophy. A problem we identify in France is that we see Germany as almost a satelite state of the US, they only follow NATO's rules and they would never dare stand up to the US (because of obvious political and economic reasons of course). To go further i would say that the EU nation's interest are profoundly divergent and are not leaning at all toward more cohesin but more divergence. France objective interest is to collaborate more with Russia and the UK rather than central europe while it's the contrary for Germany overall. And finally, i would say that our mistake is that we want to europeanize our domestic strategy of national strategic autonomy (bsically giving ourself the ability to do everything on our own) which is the compass of our politics since centuries but not necessarily the goal of the other european nations.
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  560. Like the gravity between celestial bodies, China would have become an economic center due to its huge size, which will not be changed by anyone's will. RCEP only makes the improvement of China's economic attractiveness to eastern Asia more stable and healthy, and to pretend the chaos may arise, but the process of being gradually absorbed is irreversible.
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  561. Love the background music. I could watch all of your special reports end-to-end like good TV series or Lord of the Rings trilogy 👍
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  562. I've said this before, but drawing down our (USA) armed forces, especially our Navy, so far has been an epic mistake. I'm not sure we have time left to correct it, especially in the naval sphere; building ships takes years, and building fleets takes decades.
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  563. You know it’s a good day when GTBT drops a new video!
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  564. I really like your chanel. Keep going!!! Greetings from the Czech Rep. :)
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  565. Everybody I know in Shanghai share the same sentiment: Things are not going well.
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  566. Great video, and keep up the good work! I'm surprised you 'only' have 200k subs, I had assumed you had more. I'll keep sharing those videos! I also want to thank you for having citing sources, something rather rare.
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  567. lol
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  568. I will learn English from your videos:
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  569. wishing more and more of Good Times for you 👍
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  570. This channel is so quality
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  571. Excellent analysis and beautifully put together to make a Sophisticated piece of learning. I wish all journalism was this considered.
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  572. Very objectively and analytical video. Alot of research went in to this One I can imagine.🙏
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  573. Comment for algorithm.👍
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  574. Coming from the caspian report video, immediately interested on your vids. Keep up the good work!
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  575. Great job on this doc! Where did you get all this b-roll? A lot of it I had never seen before.
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  576. amazing high quality content so happy I found this channel!
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  577. Really good quality video. A lot of specific information and a presentation of real threat on the eastern flank. Keep up with the good work.
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  578. Good video, but your map seems to spell "Caspian Sea" incorrectly
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  579. I never miss your videos. They are terrific. Great work!
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  580. The channel gonna go from 10K to 15K very quickly
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  581. The quality of your work is great! Hope this channel grows!
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  582. Great content, CCP must be checked
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  583. Having a lot of oil in an otherwise small and undiversified economy means nothing if you cannot manage the consequences intelligently. I don’t think Guyana can do this. Very few countries such as Norway have a really functioning model.
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  584. Great work as always. If you can, you should do a video about the New Scramble for Africa. France, the traditional policeman of Africa, especially Francophone Africa, is now challenged to maintain influence. The competition is as follows: economically by China, the US Turkey and Gulf States, militarily by the US and Russia, soft power and diplomatically by Russia and Turkey. Paris is trying to shed its military role and to change its engagement and image. Recently, France has been engaging with anglophone nations like Ethiopia, Rwanda (former part of it's sphere), Ghana and South Africa. It is also investing in African tech markets and French educational institutions (soft power). However, I do not get why France doesn't progressively shed the CFA Francs and Eco which would allow it to turn over a new leaf.
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  585. Good job, keep it up!
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  586. Videos are very interesting. And yes, I came to you're chanel from Caspian Report but my opinion is that you're videos are better. Wish You all the best and continue like that!
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  587. Thanks for the video, it's always funny how making a video about themselves is so uncomfortable for many YouTubers. But it makes a huge difference to hear some words about yourself! Anyway, your videos are amazing and deserve like 50 times more views than they have. I also really like that you have a bit of an Eastern Europe focus, an area where I know way too little what's going on..
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  588. Great video once again. I think the closing sentences were particularly telling. This could be where Russian blackmailing tactics could truly turn the world against them.
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  589. Why are views so low??? 218 as of Apr. 18 2020
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  590. Great work Hopefully it will never come this far talking about this how powerfull are the forces in Russia who want peace with the west and are business orientated instead of Military/securtiy. The Liberal factions have alot to say in Putins Hybrids regime could they become more powerfull???
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  591. Great work Hubert! Dziękuję :)
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  592. I love watching your content, been watching since the beginning. I'd say you, Caspian Report, and Kamone are the top 3 Geopolitical channels out there
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  593. "Toxic ideologies thrive on toxic soil " , Well said about this topic!
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  594. Thank you again. Besides the news I follow this is the only channel I see as really giving extra in depth information about the war
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  595. Nice job with the war map descriptions
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  596. Amazing video! Thank you so much for making it!
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  597. This is so good and well made ohmygod
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  598. Great job as always!
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  599. Yooo for the algorithms.
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  600. Very interesting to see how all these arctic countries (and near arctic countries apparently) will play out the opportunities of the warming climate
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  601. China: Maritime disputes should be settled via international institutions and maritime law, like the UN convention of the sea. All countries should be allowed free and open access through the ocean. Also China: claims the South China Sea is the exclusive domain of China, ignores the UN and international law when the UN says China's territorial expansion has no legal basis
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  602. oops there go the oil prices. one russian saudi dispute can set your growth forecast back so far. they'll do better than venezuela as long as they dont embrace communism but they should probably have their courts demand exxon renegotiate that deal, you should drive away foreign capital but you shouldn't submit to it either.
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  603. Yes finally a new video! Can't wait to see it! Edit: I just watched it. Great job as always!
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  604. I hadn't noticed this was uploaded for some reason but I just watched it and I'd like to congratulate you, you have really grown quickly. Your channel deserves way more subscribers and I really think one day you'll reach Caspian's level of popularity, I'd like to wish you the best of luck in achieving that. Your videos have taught me a lot, thanks for the amazing content and keep the great work up.
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  605. Great channel. First time for me here. And i like this form that you make you videos. Here from África-Mozambique. We will stay together for many time.
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  606. Very well researched analysis. Subscribed. Your channel deserves to grow. Greetings from Romania!
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  607. Good job Hubert
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  608. bad joke I know, is ok if u report I totaly understand
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  609. This was well done as usual I hope this channel continues to grow
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  610. I honestly don`t know how i should feel about promoting a war game in a video about an ongoing war. Sure, the people interested in such games are likely to watch videos about armed conflicts, but it really has a cynical note to it
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  611.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  Yeah, don't worry, even if the correct pronunciation is different we can still understand perfectly :)
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  612. It should be noted that there are Catholic regions in The Netherlands, most notably the provinces of North-Brabant and Limburg* but these have been part of The Netherlands since it's creation in 1648. *Not the entirety of Limburg has been part of The Netherlands since 1648 but prominent cities in it are.
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  613. European history is so fascinating to me. Being Australian, our history of colonialism is just over two hundred years old. Not much has happened here. We did have an Emu war, but they won. Your art and architecture and culture and geography is so varied. So many countries in such a small space, no wonder there are so many political issues. We have no boarders on our island nation. Lucky us 😊
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  614. The whole Belarusian news/politics is so interesting. I really hope that they can distance themselves from Russia, but not have themselves in a war like Ukraine.
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  615. Commenting for the algorithm
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  616. No i leci koment dla statystyki algorytmu
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  617. Great as always, although subtitles on 9:52 could have been useful :)
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  618. Great video!
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  619. I find it intresting, half the time it seems like europe wants to do it's own thing, but also wants to get closer ties to the US. I guess time changes stuff Good video
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  620. Great topic
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  621. GTBT is a perfect example of quality over quantity. Excelent content once again. Bravo!
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  622. Good Stuff 😺
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  623. Man, this is such a good channel. The breakdown of the complexities of the geopolitical situation in an understandable fashion is nothing short of masterful. Bravo!
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  624. Excellent analysis. I have been listening to alot of Polish Geo strategists and this video represents their train of thought very well. Good job.
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  625. Wow, nice and well made video! Your, got yourself a new subscriber. Where are your from?
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  626. Greetings from Russia (not from Kremlin)!
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  627. Speaking as an American, I feel bound to point out that even when we question the validity of our election results (spoiler warning: we ALWAYS do), we don't take up arms to redress the situation. Even in our Civil War, it was certain states wanting to leave the country, not impose their will by force. This is not to say our system is perfect. In fact, it's pretty damn messy. But that's the nature of democracy/republic, and you have to grit your teeth and bear with it. Especially when it's unpleasant. On the basis of the information presented here, my only attitude towards the heads of the Myanmar military is contempt.
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  628. Comment for algorithm
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  629. Thanks for your great videos about the invasion of Ukraine.
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  630. Perfect continuation of the previous episode! Thanks!
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  631. No mention of ABBA or Dolph Lundgren? Fake news detected.
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  632. I leave a comment for the algorithm. Really interesting topic. I agree both with security policy motivation (for the US to be able to match China when it comes to infrastructure) and the failings (that 2 trillions won't be enough). I really do hope that the political climate changes so that the program will be expanded further down the road.
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  633. Love the variety on your channel. Great video as usual
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  634. Cool video. Can you do a video on European infrastructure plans next?
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  635. As a Belgian (Flemish) I am really impressed with the details and the correctness of the video. You've one more sub !
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  636. I remember reading on the paper that the Belgian were celebrating being X number of days with no government (i.e reaching milestones of one hundred or two hundred days without government)
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  637. The Chinese are slowly making Oz and New Zealand their colonies, but honestly America is no better with its Neoliberal policies of Multiculturalism and outsourcing of industries, these policies are extremely harmful to millions of Australian workers and white collar professionals and undermine social cohesion, fermenting the atomisation and commercialisation of society. Imo Oz needs to bring back the industries and spark a rejuvenation of Australian National identity, without submitting to either the Chicoms or the Wallstreet bankers
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  638. You earn a new subscriber Good work
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  639. Thank you once again for a very professional analytical video, and seeing arrows and names of cities are a great addition to your presentation and helps me understand what is going on there in that country
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  640. Always nice to see you upload
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  641. Congratulations on the birth of your son 😃
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  642. Excellent video. But nobody likes to talk about the giant issue with electric cars: the electricity has to come from somewhere. Mostly, that means coal, oil, or nuclear.
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  643. For the algorithm... pozdrawiam
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  644. The idea of a European Strategic Autonomy goes too far if it fosters the illusion that we can guarantee security, stability and prosperity in Europe without NATO and without the USA.
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  645. This channel is SO GOOD. Only a matter of time until you blow up!! I have some ideas for future videos too. " Hong Kong Security Laws and their relationship with China Taiwan and China's relationship How will the US continued withdrawal from the middle east affect the area? How is Saudi Arabia dealing with their Vision 2030, is everything still on track? How is MBS doing? Future ramifications of Brexit How will Israel handle having a split government with Bibi and Benny Gantz? Pakistan/India and China/India relations Which countries in Africa are having improving conditions, and why?
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  646. I have loved to see how your channel has gotten so much better over time! I can really see your effort and dedication which is necesary for anything to succeed. Keep the great work up mate, fajny film!
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  647. Great video man! I feel sorry for the Armenians, here in Brazil there is a huge community. I wish more Brazilians could watch your videos, we must recovery our defense industry that we had back in the 80's and be completely independent in that matter.
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  648. Great report, thank you for the educational 20 minutes :)
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  649. Once again great analytics, thank you.
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  650. German here: we failed at doing so. we have plenties of stories with e.g. fully functional offshore wind parks that for many years don't receive a connection to land. local towns easily opposing the needed electricity transfer south, etc. this project is only not a failure because it's due date is *open ended*. We knew about climate change for decades and we have only 20% of renewables to show for it??? I don't care if other nations are not doing as well, this remains embarassing and a good reason to never vote the CDU or SPD, same with their FDP sidekick that is nothing but a elected lobbying group. And the AfD is GOP light - don't even believe in climate change like the dunces they are. Stop glorifiying our country as a leader on climate change - it's just the one-eyed king among the blind pawns *at best*.
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  651.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  yes, for your comparative purpose using standing peacetime strength was the right call. Just wanted to add some context for whoever happens to be scrolling through the comments! Another thing the Finnish conscription does, is that it distorts how much it actually costs Finland. Because calculating the effect of the lost potential man-hours working, and lost taxes, is almost impossible.
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  652. I'm addicted to this channel
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  653. finally! Glad you're back
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  654. Looking at history, each Great World Power has about a century before someone else takes the top spot. If we say that the US took over from Great Britain in roughly 1945 (though that's highly debatable), then we have another 20 years or so before China takes over. Though Great Britain itself is an exception to the hundred-years rule, they were dominant for much longer. So who knows? What I do know is that we in the USA need to start massively expanding our Navy NOW if we are to have any hope of retaining our current hegemony. Building ships takes time.
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  655. Can you make a video about the possible brake up of the UK?
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  656. Great Job. Hope the channel will develop.
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  657. 39th subscriber
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  658. Great video, as always.
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  659. Was waiting for you to report on this.
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  660. This really highlights the German pragmatism and the French egotism. The Germans look at the situation as it is not as they want it to be. The French look at the situation as how it should be their way and not how it is.
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  661. Great an superb analysis! Thank you! I loved the way you tried to not be partisan, when you referenced the fact that China had made a brilliant move when it appeals to international organisms to solve maritime disputes!
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  662. Best of luck..
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  663. GREAT VIDEO! Excellent summary of events and good analysis. Hopefully Ukraine can exploit the situation like you said.
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  664. These videos are amazing. The background music is so appropriate for the subject. Finally, your transition "______ Direction" gives me goosebumps. Great info, presented in an outstanding manner and in your second language no less!
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  665. Thanks for such deep and pragmatic analysis and review! No ideological BS, using different aspects of problem, as real respectable experts does.
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  666. Good job Hubert
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  667. I went to look at how many subs You have and expected 2-3 million
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  668. Great analysis and representation! Gratitude Hubert, Karol and Lukasz! <3
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  669. Please don't refer to Indians as Hindus. We have more Muslims than most Middle Eastern countries and More Christians than Most European countries. Great report though👍🏼
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  670. i needed this today. thank you.
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  671. A good video but I think one needs to watch both this video and Caspian Reports video to get closer to the truth on this conflict. The sources of information are inherently biased on both sides and trying to maneuver through it is like walking through one of the minefields in the region.
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  672. My heart bleeds for the people that are caught inbetween the warmachines of these nations, here's hoping the killings will come to an end!
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  673. Great video and analysis :) very glad to see the growth and to hear that people want more :) Happy to contribute to this project as a patron now and in the future! I wish you, the team and families the best of times in the New Year, wszystkiego najlepszego w Nowym Roku!
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  674. 2 years following you, and your videos have never disappoint me. Thanks for sharing this great content. ❤️
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  675. i wasnt expecting this video to be so fascinating. bravo
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  676. Excellent explanation. As a Catholic and admirer of St JP2 this Pope has infuriated me, this video at least gives me some context.
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  677. Excellent reporting and analysis! (Professor of religion and Christian theology here).
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  678. Thank you for the videos you and the team are putting out. The effort that has been put into these videos are admirable. Thank you GTBT
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  679. I think keeping territorial conflicts frozen for as long as possible is in the best interest of Russia, effectively eliminating any threat of a NATO expansion into Ukraine.
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  680. 15:12 I guess I’m the only person from Texas who wants to die for Kharkiv cause my gf is Ukrainian and she has extended family out there.
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  681. Thank you for this well structured and easy to grasp geopolitical overview. I will always gladly watch more materials of this kind.
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  682. It was a very interesting video. However I have a little remark. You have to pronounce the word "area" with a stress on the first a. Keep up the good work!
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  683. High quality content. Great to see this new channel. However, I would suggest changing your motto from "The spectacle of changing world" to "The spectacle of a changing world" so it sounds more natural in English. Great stuff!
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  684. Accurate, timely analysis of the Sino-American rivalry! It was really good that you managed to include both the history and current developments, as well as analysis in a short video. Hope that this channel will continue to grow and I'm looking forward to your next video :)
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  685. That essay by Steven Wolfram is absolute gold. I'm past the introduction and feel like I've already finished one of the more insightful and comprehendable essays on the current state of AI. How didn't I come across his essays earlier? Such a way with words. I have already had a great respect for the man, an absolute pillar of a legend in science and computing, and his thoughts on this and in general. I strongly recommend everyone to grap a cup of a tea and put up an episode with him as a guest on the Event Horizon Podcast. One of the most intruiging minds of our times
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  686. Clear headed analysis, Thanks Hubert!
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  687. As a belgian, I can confirm all of this. Good research!
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  688. Remember, guys: the narrator is Polish. Somewhere up the line, his ancestor lived under the Nazi regime for a while.
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  689. You have outdone yourself once again Hubert! As always, excellent content!
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  690. Wolfenstein: The New Ord... wait, this is the real stuff.
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  691. Excellent work. If anybody wants further depth on this history, IMHO the definitive work is still William Schirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." Try to find the original non-condensed version. I've studied WWII most of my life, and my prime takeaways from the rise of the NSDAP are as follows: - Beware of anyone who participates in political process and does not respect the spirit of the rules. Marginalize such people if you can; they are profoundly corrosive to the political process they are subverting, regardless of their ideology and motivation. - Reason will not spontaneously break out if you do not speak up as loudly and forcefully as you can in opposition to crazy people. (Whatever kind of crazy.) - Wherever you are, it CAN happen there, and it WILL if you ever let it.
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  692. sweet new video
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  693. I do think the narrator switch was a good idea, and Michael actually has a good voice IMHO. It is a bit gravelly, as people have said, but that's not a bad thing. That said, Mike, your delivery this episode was a bit flat. Not droning, but I would suggest developing more of a varied cadence. It makes for a better listening experience. This is something that simply takes practice, so just work on it as you narrate more videos. <3
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  694. ❤️ your videos sending support from Hawaii.
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  695. This is an amazing video with a mindblowing analysis. Your improvement in quality over time is unparalleled. Your constant reference to Historical trends and your ability to assimilate them to modern circumstances sets this channel apart from all others. Amazing work.
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  696. Gotta get a job first. Your vids are coool
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  697. Thank you very much for this excellent analysis. As a Brit, I felt similarly about the EU as a way to countervail US influence, which I regard as generally malevolent. I was dismayed at the Brexit election, and despite some potential problems with the French approach, I hope the EU can go from strength to strength, growing in independence from the US and internal integration. I also am very hopeful we may rejoin in my lifetime.
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  698. This channel has great background music
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  699. This is the most impartial analysis I've seen on this! Kudos!
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  700. Yes. I enjoyed this greatly. Well done! Keep it up
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  701. Great job, as always
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  702. I'm impressed. Unlike Caspian Report, you've delivered a non-biased analysis of the events in Artsakh. Keep up the good work!
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  703.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  Sweden did come close to having nuclear weapons in the 1950's, but made the political decision not to continue. https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svenska_k%C3%A4rnvapenprogrammet
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  704. As usual, a fantastic piece of material. Thanks and greetings from Kyiv!
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  705. Wow. As a Catholic priest, I can say that you show a very deft understanding of the complex Catholic and Orthodox issues involved in this, in addition to your normal insights on geopolitics. You have yourself a sub!
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  706. 👍👏👏👏👏 Lubię Kraków 😊
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  707. Zdravím z Česka, bratře, a přeji Vám všechno dobré!
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  708. Great video
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  709. Really good pacing and flow on this script. Good job!
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  710. I really liked the combination of history with current events
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  711. Перешёл от The Curious.
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  712. Wow, the Polish dubbed version of the channel has twice the subscriber count. I was skeptical about your claim at the end that your accent was holding back the channel, but after seeing that I have changed my mind. I am sad to see that you will no longer be doing the voice of the channel, but I very much understand why. Życzę ci wszystkiego najlepszego!
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  713. " difficult conditions " children parading for some anniversary of some war they are led to believe they fought and won practically without allies , proudly marching down a would-be street with shell-sized craters , not made by any shells but by their own "leaders" neglect and utter disrespect for the people . a.k.a. Difficult Conditions Russians live in difficult conditions because of their own Victorious Leaders . some victory .
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  714. Love this channel. The analysis and representation of the ongoing situation is first rate. Kudos! ("My woman fell in love with another man, but I still don't seem to care". Think Orban is a Led Zepplin fan?) lol
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  715. I love your vids, beautifully organized, illustrated, & presented at a level that not even American news networks can match. Told like a story, with such elegance, wisdom, & perfect rhythm. Your voice however is the coup de grace. It is naturally infused with a unstoppable intelligence, wit , and clever wisdom, an awesome accent that Carries within it the weight and importance of the moment.. An excellent vehicle that perfectly facilitates & explains the most important & serious issues of our time. Your personality offers a subtle, yet colorful & unique take on the the news and world events. You should apply or try to partner with CNN. Million dollar contracts await. They would love to have you, and be a better network for it. All I know is…after watching your videos, I feel like I’ve had a full and complete meal, without realizing that before…I was starving. Your videos actually raise the intellect of the viewers. I finish each video,…smarter than when I began. Thank You❤ I worked in audio video post production and live tv broadcast for 20 years. If I may offer one critique: I feel like you need a better microphone. Or perhaps you just need better sound isolation where you record. (It sounds like you’re recording in a closet, or at a desk in a small room). I can hear early-reflections that are a little distracting. It is the only thing that stands out to me as anomalous, and perhaps amateur.. Might I suggest a Shure SM7B, or perhaps a Sennheiser 416? A more expensive option I would try is the Neumann U87. You have such an excellent voice, it’s a shame to not capture it more perfectly. The right mic with an acoustically treated room is key, and will allow your work to translate well across multiple platforms. Some eq and compression, better preamp & converters might do the trick, but nothing beats a good mic in a well-treated room. Just my 2 cents. God blessed you with a great instrument. You are using it well. Keep up the good work. Kind Regards
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  716. Algorithms
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  717. like i always say: i am flemish (culture), my nationality in Belgian and i am a citizen of the European Union. Much like Brittany in France, Catalonia and Galicia in Spain, French Canadians... The only difference is that there is no main group after wich the country is named or that is a majority vs minority.
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  718. Good report man! Subscribed. I think they should split up or at least decentralise, perhaps a federation similar to Switzerland could be an option. They get along well with a German, French and Italian people. I think the Flems want to be left alone to be Flems and the same for Walloons
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  719. Very interesting, I like the video of the youtube channel Three Arrows on this topic, although he focuses more on the political side.
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  720. this is my favorite channel on youtube the last few days, pretty much binge watched all your content!!
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  721. I’m Oztralian Mate 🇦🇺 and we have Queen Elizabeth II as our sovereign.
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  722. Australia will lean towards US and try not to show their hands like many in and around the region. China has to satisfy the need of 1.4billion people at the end of the day so they need to secure trade routes. Calling South China Sea their backwards is a bit of a stretch as u can see many peer or near peer rival powers all have a stake there so I don't think anyone would like to see one power dominate that region.
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  723. Love the consistent uploads!
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  724. I'm an American English speaker and at the conclusion of this video the phrase which popped into my mind was: bravo, bellissimo. Haven't had that thought since the The Three Tenors, eg 90's. Cheers to you dear sir.
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  725. Much appreciated video
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  726. I love your stuff man.
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  727. Shirvan, is it you? Nice video!
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  728. Wow, the videos you script yourself are fantastic, I say they are actually better than all of the guest authors so far 👍🏼
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  729. Thank you for this series. I studied in Prague, and it is my favourite city in the world. Waiting for part 2
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  730. As a Slovak i think it was a bad idea to split, because we have no enemy ship. We should speak the old language which was a combo of Czech and Slovak.
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  731. Thank you, always interesting and informative.
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  732. Thanks for the "Big Picture" analogy. Love it.
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  733. Hello from Ukraine! Great content.
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  734. Fascinating. I'm going to watch through your back catalog, and sub. <3
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  735. I prefer the original accent, but I will watch the videos for your content no matter what you choose ;]
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  736. You produce excellent and high quality content. Keep it up!
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  737. I am interacting with it for algorithms!
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  738. Anybody counting the number of times he says 'quote' ? 😁😁
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  739. I loved the video! What do you think of the power of Turkey and Japan, and how they would factor in a possible WWIII?
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  740. Great woork, keep it going that way
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  741. Your videos are so interesting, keep up the good work!!
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  742. Videos of quality! What an amazing channel.
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  743. Excellent work! You shall never dissapoint. On an unrelated note, I just remembered Shirvan lives in Azerbaijan. Is that why he was away on CR?
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  744. Informative and unbiased, really enjoy listening.
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  745. miss your voice! but i respect the decision either way - love the content.
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  746. Appreciate your work, thoughts and efforts.
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  747. I'm pleased to see more views then when I first subscribed, however I believe that this channel deserves far more viewers! Still, keep on going and I'm sure you'll get to the level of subscribers you deserve!
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  748. Thanks for these great videos.
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  749. Been waiting for more talk of china in the artic
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  750. I have a question. Some people here say that Iran doesn't want to escalate this conflict into a war but didn't Iran declare war on Israel after they lunched their rockets, I am a bit confused ?
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  751. Very good video, looking forward to the next one! As a sidenote I found you because of Caspianreport so that was a good co op in my opinion, I'm glad I found your channel!
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  752. Thank you for making in life (not only) my suggestion! I wish my lovely Russia to stop destabilising whole the world for ambitions of walking corpses from KGB
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  753. How about a video about US endgame? Huh
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  754. Just an fyi, that the chapters seem to be divided incorrectly, namely: there is no chapter called "Africa", and instead the part of the video dedicated to Africa is bundled into the "Latin America" chapter.
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  755. You make sure amazing videos. Thank you (and whoever else if you have a team) for your such high quality videos. 20+ minutes and you only have 60k subs?? You’re going to get more subs keep up the great work🙏🏻
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  756. Love this idea for a series! Would be interesting in the same vein to look at Romania/Moldova and Transnistria as a result :) keep going looking forward to more videos :)
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  757. Yet another awesome video, just a constructive criticisms maybe the background music is perhaps a little too loud? It could just be me though.
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  758. Love your work. You have a gift when it comes to putting these videos together. Thank you for the content!
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  759. There it goes, controversial topic =O Where is my popcorn!
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  760. This is really great content! Good luck with this channel!
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  761. This is the first video I have seen, explaining how completely dominant and in control of the industry the US government is. If anyone breaks their rules, they revoke licenses. And if that is done its deemed essential and critical, it's gets scarry from there..
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  762. Fantastic reporting
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  763. Greetings from South America. Poland is such a beautiful country.
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  764. Greetings to Polish people from Romania ! Poland always in my heart !!!
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  765. please do a video about Romania geopolitics
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  766. thank you for the video
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  767. Brilliant video. I greatly admire your work, informative and detailed. Keep up the good work.
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  768. Another great video. You are the best news source Ive found for joining up the dots on this topic. I hope you know how much your hard work is appreciated by your viewers.
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  769. Man I love your videos! Great work, great narration, just brilliant!
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  770. Thank you for this commentary, I hope your channel grows and shows more content like this.
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  771. Great video y rewatch several times to see any real posibilites
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  772. Excellent series. Could you do a video on the Visegrad 4?
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  773. Excelent content as usual.
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  774. Good video topic. Very interesting, I liked it.
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  775. I watch Caspian. He seems spot on. Subscribed to GTBT just now, your just geopolitical fact approach is excellent, pls keep it up. Something on oil markets maybe, tricky one to do these days tho. Ty
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  776. I love going through it in hoi 4
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  777. very good work👍👍 USA is far more ahead in experience than china and it will be a key factor..
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  778. Very comprehensive and thoughtful analysis. I didn’t think flipping Russia was a real option, but now I’m not s sure.
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  779. When I look at the flags used on these meetings, it actually does remind me of Socialism/Communism. Almost no German flags were used there. Mostly the flag of the party, which was incidentally red.
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  780. Dam he going full time
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  781. Really good content. Keep it up and upload subtitles for every single video.
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  782. My phone is still 3G LOL 😆
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  783. Totally quality content!
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  784. Great video! The new voiceover is growing on me haha
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  785. Greeting from The Curious
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  786. super material, widać poprawę po ostatnim odcinku gdzie można było wyraźnie usłyszeć cięcia. teraz wszystko płynnie, merytorycznie i ciekaeie
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  787. great explanation....enjoyed it very much...came here from Caspienreport and yah, you got a subcriber
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  788. Great video - great channel! I found this through the Caspian Report and am very far from disappointed. With such informative videos, I hope you guys will replace regular news soon. Keep up the great work!
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  789. Another great video! Keep it up!
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  790. Jak zwykle dobra robota
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  791. This video was particularly interesting to narrate, as my late paternal grandfather served as a tank commander with the US forces during this war.
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  792. Great job as always.
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  793. Excellent report, thank you for your coverage.
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  794. its always a pleasure to watch your videos keep up the good work
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  795. Great content, as always!
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  796. Russia is not well. It is really, really not well!!!
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  797. Excellent quality. I look forward to seeing much more from this channel. Planning on watching every video. You can turn down the background music. Remember to use the music for subtle ambiance and transitions; you don't want it to be noticeable.
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  798. Well done dealing with the complexity.
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  799. I love you're channel! Thank you for so much consitiently good material!
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  800. Beautifully done
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  801. Came to your channel after watching Caspian Report! Good job with this video and the Caspian Report. Keep up the good work.
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  802. ❤ Gonna miss your voice
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  803. I actually really enjoyed the way you speak.
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  804. Thx for the vid!!!
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  805. You should make a video about intermarium “ międzymorze” or any group in Eastern Europe that wishes to defend itself against Russia. Nice video by the way👍
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  806. I leci komentarz wsparcia. Odcinek jak zwykle kozacki
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  807. Fajne
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  808. New video!
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  809. interesting topic and great video👍
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  810. Great video
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  811. Superb reportage Hubert as always. No happy ending in either scenario.
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  812. Nice video. It is hard to keep a country together that has such deep differences of language and identity. Spain and Catalonia come to mind. I saw your video on Caspian Report.
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  813. This Channel has a lot of potential! Keep up the good work!
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  814. This is a wonderful video and channel :) Hope to see more such videos. All the best!
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  815. Nice. Another geopolitics channel to follow.
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  816. Great explanation!
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  817. Hi, I am sharing your video with my friend. I think the content of your channel is very interesting.
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  818. Great video as always! Only with Poland's support Ukraine and Belarus can be independent from Russia, so it's time for Warsaw to play this geopolitical game already.
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  819. Tikhanovskaya united the people against the common enemy. Even if the elections will be rigged, there are measurements taken to deal with it. They have prepared many plans of operations to force proper recalling of the votes. After that she will change the entire court and parlament to have independent members, free all political prisoners , restore the 1994 constitution and form a temporary government. She will retire the same year and begin fair reelections with all fair candidates. So far the candidates all want a neutral state and might very well keep it that way after the new president is elected.
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  820. Your production quality is great now
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  821. Just found your channel through your caspianreport video - love it, keep up the great work!
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  822. This channel needs more subscribers
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  823. I’m your 798th subscriber!
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  824. Great content, thanks for the nice summary.
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  825. I am glad that you guys are trying to publish reliable information, where nowadays fake news and manipulation await us around every corner. :yougotthis:
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  826. Been waiting for an update! Thank you!
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  827. Hey Hurbert, great content mate 👍 it makes one think a bit harder. Stay safe 🌈 blessings to your family 💕
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  828. Excellent! That was hugely helpful!!! What a complicated and difficult work we live in with so many competitive blocks who want to enhance their own power, and poor Ukraine so vulnerable to all these forces!!! I do wish the USA was not in decline!!!
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  829. 0:40 Deng with spitton ;)
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  830. Amazing. Impartial and educational.
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  831. Great content! There is so much to be learned from this. I hope there will soon be enough political will to take this to heart and keep central Europe safe
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  832. good jop !!!
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  833. Congratulations !!!!! 🎊🎉🍾
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  834. Great video! (Comment for the algorithm, you deserve more recognition)
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  835. Another great video mate
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  836. Great video
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  837. Hello, GTBT! I came from Curious Cat's channel. I liked so much translation of your video about Czechoslovakia =). I would like you to make video about will China change it's politics as USSR and reform to democracy or it will stay communist?
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  838. Continue the great content your focus seems to be Poland, Germany, Russia and China ! Love it! Can you do a video talking about Poland's potential position in the EU after Brexit? Will it be able to replace Britain as one of the major leaders of the bloc?
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  839. This video wouldn't have been alarmist enough without being able to name a European capital, so facts had to be sacrificed.
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  840.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  overall it is a good content, it's just a small mistake which doesn't really have a big impact in the video.
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  841. Very nice video!
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  842. Very interesting!
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  843. Well done! Very profound and interesting analysis!
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  844. This is the best report on this topic I have ever seen. Your channell is definitely better than "Caspian Report" (more accurate, more incisive, less biased).
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  845. VERY INSIGHTFUL! Look forward to the next one
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  846. Great job! I remember seeing one of your comments in a Caspian report's videos your videos are almost as good as his!
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  847. Nice work. Keep it going
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  848. Congratulations on 100k subscribers. You are seriously the BEST source of news for this conflict on the entire globe, I hope you understand how HUGE that actually is! The quality, information, animation and production level of these, presumably done in less than 24 hours, is absolutely incredible! Even large multi million/billion dollar corporations like NBC, Fox and other news outlets are incapable of producing anything like this, and even more importantly incapable of doing it without insane bias. You give PURE facts, and do not tell us how or what to think. This above all is appreciated! Wish you a very very quick and deserved path to 200k.
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  849. https://youtu.be/i20lauP2VHk?t=19 The stalemate is the House, not the Senate. That is the leader of the House that you are showing.
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  850. Nice video :)
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  851. I'm closer to god after watching this video!
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  852. Well done. Outstanding! Required watching.
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  853. tnx & good luck to you
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  854. Siema! Was wondering about your accent. When you mentioned in your latest video that Poland is closer to the Arcitc than China, I had to check if there was a video like this. Fellow Polak here. Also, Canadian. Love your channel! Geopolitics + IR <3 ! Keep it up!
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  855. What a great video! It is rare to hear someone talking about my countrry and especially with such an educated outlook! Great job, keep it up!
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  856. Underrated af!!
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  857. This video came up on my homepage once, usually new videos are recommended to me multiple times if I don't click on them instantly. Good video though. Can you do a video on Estonia?
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  858.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  thanks. I like content of geopolitics. I hope that you speak about Africa still this year or next. Our world is changing quickly and understand it is very important .
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  859. $10 billion is small amount? The EU wont even give that to Ukraine. Except loans
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  860. I think he should just maintain this level of quality, and not do these kind of tricks. At the end, quality will pay off.
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  861. I've been to many of the locations on the satellite map of Kandahar City when I served over there back in 2009
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  862. I'd love to see more details about this, great video
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  863. Good material !!! Good to see you back👍
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  864. Amazing such a great job your videos are informative.
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  865. Well researched and made a video 👍😉
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  866. very high quality video. thanks. You told all the facts together. But what is your opinion ? Will or will not ?
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  867. Great video mate! Keep at it.
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  868. Thank you for your work!
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  869. BRAWO! JESZCZE POLSKA NIE ZGINELA!!
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  870. I love geopolitics. Thank you for your good work! I just subscribed to your channel.
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  871. Dear author. As you said in your video Ukraine want to become a part of Europe. So, Please use Kyiv, not Kiev. Because Kiev is a russian interpretation of the name of our capital. Thank you for understanding😊
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  872. Clubul est- europenilor in comentarii :)
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  873. No i kurwa pięknie! Ślę kolegą xd
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  874. Jeszcze Polska nie zginela.
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  875. I dont mind the voice change, good video
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  876. I prefer the original voice, but I will still stay subscribed and attentive to the channel. Thank you for your hard work.
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  877. you should have 10 times the amount of subs. love the videos
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  878. Outstanding! Thank you so much for putting that report out of Yale into graphic form. That was a huge job, I'm sure. Nicely done!
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  879. very good summary
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  880. Algorithm comment :)
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  881. Where did you get so many freaky images for the video? Generative AI?:) Great ideas shared by the way.
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  882. Dear sir, this video, considering highly philosophical topics, is on the level of youtube channel`s SEA level of quality and entertainment. Superb 10/10!!!!!!!
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  883. Amazing content as always, one remark though, you very often say word "area" and with the accent on the wrong vowel, it's "Area", not "arEa", all else is great :)
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  884. Nice video! Just a suggestion: inverting the maps may be confusing to some people
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  885. 16:20 there's a pod of dolphins swimming with the submarine! Very cool.
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  886.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  I look forward to it! A channel called Covert Cabal (much more grounded than the username suggests) has great analyses on missile systems etc, you may want to check him out. :)
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  887. My my you only get more creative
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  888. Great intro, bro!! Loved the build-up. Keep up the good work, man.
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  889. Very talented
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  890. Great, so much better when you relate new developments to the previous video :) Very much enjoy and learn much from your work!
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  891. this is a very balanced reporting I've seen in a very long time. keep up the good work
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  892. I really liked how you made the video but most of all you remained neutral and based yourself on facts
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  893. Nice video
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  894. good times or bad times???👍👌
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  895. Interesting!
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  896. Like always, comment for algorithm
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  897. Amazing video
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  898. Live this vid. for the algo!
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  899. Hello. Thanks for starting a channel with interesting content. Without wanting to be rude, I have to say that the narrator's accent is difficult to understand. I usually don't have a problem with accents, but this one is pretty heavy. A lot of my attention has to go into understanding the words and I can't even watch this at 2x speed like other similar channels. Just wanted to leave you some feedback. Good luck with your channel.
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  900. Keep it up, excellent content. I'd give you a couple of Złoty but got rekt by Rona.
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  901. whoever wins, America loses.
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  902. Better version then caspian
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  903. I've cast my write-in for Trump, but only because he's not the "looney left." I consider them more dangerous than the "looney right" at the moment. I have a degree in history, and actually living through such a period of instability has given me a totally new perspective on all this stuff I've read about over the years. The scary thing is that I know full well just how bad this could get, for everyone. 'Normal' Americans are caught between extremes, and if we can't reign these people in very bad things will happen. Not sure what exactly, and I really don't want to find out.
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  904. A beautiful Arctic
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  905. As libyan this is the best video I’ve watched about libyan civill war, thank you for you honesty. ❤️
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  906. Great analysis of this problematic :) keep up the great work!
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  907. Great content, the music was amazing too.
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  908. 2nd Love your apt analysis
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  909. Great video and presentation, sir. You deserve many subscribers
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  910. Can you talk about African countries
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  911. Many people never heard of Guyana or its where abouts and it's people's. Only oil and natural resources Keep Guyana for Guyanese and we don't need other countries people to embark and want everything that suits them in another people countries. Especially from middle East, Pakistan, and countries that have their own political problems and bring it to Guyana and other countries. Just stay out...unless they are carrying out infrastructure work. The countries that do this are Germany UK Netherlands Canada India France Norway Japan, and fairly. Beautiful Guyana!👍
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  912. YAYY!!!!
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  913. I am sub #555 and am still waiting for my t-shirt. 😹
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  914. good job Hubert
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  915. Excellent video, thank you for respectfully and professionally handling these dreadful topics. Wasn't feeling very happy about the state of things these days and I appreciate those who dare to delve and think things through. The reality checks are :chefskiss:
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  916. Quality video
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  917. It would be fascinating to see what would happen if the world clouds over ☁️🌏☁️🌎☁️🌍
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  918. Great video, was an interesting few weeks of conflict
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  919. Even better that's why we are here ;)
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  920. ✨Excellent presentation 😺🙏
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  921. Shirvan? Joking XD I do like watching these kinds of videos. Thanks for making them :)
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  922. Great job, good to see more videos from you :)
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  923. Have wondered many times about this and this was a detailed look into it. Best wishes to your channel!
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  924. Wow awesome idea! You have definitely improved! Good luck to you!
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  925. hi i loved this video, please could yo make one on Yugoslavia
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  926. Sure. Its a matter of time.
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  927. keep spreading
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  928. You remind me of Shirvan of Caspian Report.
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  929. Good of all this is that the EU wiil be start to use a common army to any invasión and no more otan But only after of this ukraine 2
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  930. STILL HAPPY HUBERT IS BACK!
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  931. Your analysis remind me of Caspian report. Very good knowledge & wonderful presentation skill. Keep producing such video's 👍👍
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  932. I have yet to see such a deep geopolitical examination on Poland. Really good work. New and fresh information. You've earned a like and subscribe sir.
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  933. holy shit you're cute
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  934. New sub here from CaspianReport
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  935. I really like this material! Poland definitely needs reapproachment with its Eastern neighbours - this way they could strengthen their economy and form a political block that could deter Russian actions in the region.
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  936. Great stuff! Love your channel! Liked and subscribed!
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  937. Your voice is fine! Your content quality is why we watch and stay
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  938. I kind of miss your voice but this is still a great video and this will remain one of my favourite youtube channels. Great work as always.
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  939. I like the voice over, but I really do prefer your voice as it still does make the video more personal. If you're correct about your voice stunting the growth of the channel I hope you can still somehow ease the audience back to your own voice when you get this channel growing faster.
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  940. good job Hubert
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  941. As always, great video, worth every cent ;) I do really appreciate the drawn-out pauses for comedic effect at the beginning :D
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  942. This is an exceptional piece of reporting, GTBT. Congratulations; you've earned a new subscriber.
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  943. Great video 👍
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  944. I think I have been greatly underestimating China, but I still think that a lot of people still overestimate it. It is a Great Power, the largest economy in terms of GDP PPP, it already has the largest fleet in the world, but not the strongest fleet. The Non-Performing loans are now at about 20% when Japan faced the lost-decade crisis in 1990 its NPL ratio was 17%. And the economic growth of both was largely based on the low-interest rate loans. Therefore I think it is safe to assume that China will face an economic crisis (after the 2020 Coronavirus crisis.) Nevertheless, whether will CCP solve the problems and continue to grow or will enter the chaos of the pre-Mao era is not yet clear, but... I will say that if China is able to solve current crises - the Yangtze river problems, coronavirus etc., then it is likely that it will be able to solve the next major economic crisis (I mean China's lost decade.) and continue to grow, although with lower rates. Again, it should be remembered that until 2020 Japan had a navy larger than China and the largest in entire Asia. Japan is the 3d largest economy in terms of Nominal GDP and the 4th in terms of GDP PPP and unlike China has a naval tradition and a much greater experience (WW2 and 1). Japan also is militarizing since 2012, in 2017 Japanese authorities re-interpreted the article in the constitution which prohibited them from engaging in the wars abroad. In 2018 they made large investments into the anti-ballistic missile systems and in 2019 Tokyo approved military expenditure plan until 2024 of as far as I remember, 243 billion $. Therefore I think that Japan is an extremely important power which is greatly underestimated right now, but will play a major role in 5-10 years from now and will challenge China.
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  945. You earned a subscriber with this video. Very well done.
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  946. Great video Do you have a link to the source material, though? Be interesting to get an extended cut
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  947. Great video, bro!!
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  948. very interesting ...thx
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  949. Dziękuję for a great video from a Slovak living in Prague :)
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  950. Great series, really loving your channel.
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  951. Nice video. I learned a lot! (and the music volume was just right this time)
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  952. Hello! Congrats for the video, very well done and full of information. I would like to ask about the source that was used, because I'm writing an article about this "divorce" for my uni here in Brazil. Ďakujem krásne
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  953. Excellent content, as always. Infrastructure is always a good topic. Good job!
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  954. Interesting video
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  955. Thank you for a clear, well structured presentation which sums up beautifully the current state. Succinct, natural language, and incredibly informative
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  956. New subscriber, excellent analysis. I love your accent and pronunciation.
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  957. Wow you pronounced Amsterdam the same way as we do in Dutch, very good video btw
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  958. You can tell you are putting your passion into this work it is clear as day.
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  959. This was a great concise look at the rise of Nazi Germany! Would you please make a video on the rise of Fascist Italy and Mussolini?
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  960. excellent as always
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  961. Great job👍
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  962. How possible do you think a second Crimea situation is? And if it were to happen do you think a polish or nato intervention would happen? As always great video 👍😁
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  963. Fajne!
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  964. My man,the seeds to go way up the charts has been sown. Great content. 👍
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  965. Great video
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  966. Underrated channel/video
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  967. I leave a comment for the algorithm. Great content as usual.
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  968. Good Jop !!!!
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  969. A comment for this remarquable vid ;)
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  970. Masz łapkę. ja z posta
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  971. Great video, comment for the a-l-g-o
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  972. Good job
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  973. Great video !!!
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  974. Keep it going that way. Great content as always
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  975. Super video👍
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  976. Fajne!
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  977. Lying in bed, Sunday evening here in New Zealand 🇳🇿 getting the best round up of news from Europe. I love your voice, your accent, it is pleasant to listen to and gives the European news a more authentic tone. Perfect way to end my weekend.
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  978. Nice!
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  979. Thank you and this was a great collaboration!
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  980. Great video, y'all! Deserves more views
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  981. 10/10 production value
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  982. Thank you for the video!
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  983. Great video!
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  984. Nice Video
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  985. Really good
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  986. Awesome video!
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  987. Love your videos!!!
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  988. Good times, bad times: you know I've had my share.
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  989. great video
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  990. amazing analysis!
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  991. Good analysis. So Turkstream is done now ? Other streams from Russia?
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  992. Congrats on 100k subscribers!!!
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  993. I had not noticed the thousands of new suscribers, but its a testament to quality and perseverance
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  994. Been here since the very first video when you had a couple hundred subs, good to see the channel grow you'll get 6 digit subscribers by this time next year easy
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  995. so well explained , I like how detailed you can show any perspective we miss in daily lives . @GoodTimesBadTimes
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  996. cześć Nie mówię dobrze po polsku, ale rozumiem polski. Czasami jeździmy do Polski. Byłem w Krakowie, Oświęcimiu, Żywcu, Nowym Targu, Inwałde, Jabłonke ... a Polska to niesamowity kraj.
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  997.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  hopefully your association w/caspian report will drive more views. this is good work.
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  998. Keep it up- great content!
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  999. Great analysis.
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  1000. I didn't realize how agressive that was. Thqnks
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  1001. Excellent analysis!!
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  1002. I attended a conference in Stockholm and made a new friend from Poland a couple of years ago. I found Sweden expensive coming from Canada, so my friend really had a tough time with the cost of one week in Sweden. With peace will come prosperity for Poland, just as it has elsewhere in Europe. Then we can all afford to attend the next conference.
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  1003. I liked this one so much that I've even opened this video in a new tab in order to put the like and write this.
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  1004. Nie wiem czy nie miałbyś większej oglądalność gdybyś nagrywał takie filmy po Polsku. To są ciekawe rzeczy o których nie wiele osób wie w Polsce. Nie miałbyś takiej konkurencji jak w języku angielskim. Na YT jest już dużo kanałów o geopolityce ale niewiele w języku polskim.
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  1005. Please explain more about the smolensk gate! why are those two rivers so impassable?
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  1006. I love thios channel, good job! Can you please do a video on Poland describing how its sovereignty is affected by its manufacturing being dependant on Germany while its energy is dependant on Russia for LNG? I am very interested if Poland is trying to do something to become more independent.
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  1007. Great content You make have a special request how would the cold war looked like if the power of the Soviet Union the Shores of Western Europe??? Or what if Nazi Germany won the war and the Third reich reached from Western Europe all the way to the urals it has never been properly modeled You I believe have the skills for it. This ofcourse would have led to a rivalry with the United States only in this rivalry the naval supremacy would have been equel and A Greater Soviet Union or a victorious Third Reich would have had control over the meditereanen, Middle east, Africa and India. The United States would control the Americas and the pacific. What is your guess on it????
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  1008. I've been spending a lot of time at the doctors and such recently here in the USA. Interestingly, Connecticut where I live has all the documentation in English, Spanish and Polish. I was surprised it was the third most common language here. I've always been fascinated with geopolitics and history and even playing a game of CK3 as the Piast dynasty now. I may have to try and learn some of the language if I have the opportunity to actually use and practice it here.
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  1009. Nice informative video. I subbed
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  1010. Nice almost at 10k subs
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  1011. Good decision. Michael has better accent what makes it easier to understand. Thank you
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  1012. Noo, i like your voice very much
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  1013. Thank you sir!
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  1014. English here. An accent makes one's ears attune more to what is said.
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  1015. Glad you're getting some language help.
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  1016. Both your voices are good. Great video :)
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  1017. Never had a problem understanding you, and wasnt a bother (im swedish). The only thing that DOES bother me (for some reason) is the reading aloud of the titles, i dont think it's necessary, if you're watching the video then the viewer can read the title but if you're listening then it becomes (to me atleast) like an awkward little break. If you just have a short few seconds break it would let the video flow better, just my two cents. IDK why but recently all my favorite geopolitical channels have started doing this, idk why but i saw it here first so im blaming you!! ;P Greetings from Sweden!
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  1018. I love your channel and videos! 👏🏻🙌🏻❤️👍🏻 And I love how you are making the maps 🗺 and that show them a lot and for a long time. It’s good for the understanding! 👍🏻🙌🏻
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  1019. Such a great channel, commenting to help the algorithm
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  1020. Great report! Very neutral
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  1021. 10/10
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  1022. For the Al Gore rhythm.
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  1023. Algorithm boys, great stuff
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  1024. Love it
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  1025. I like the comparison of the US to the suborn Chinese empire
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  1026. Came from CaspianReport. Very much impressed by the content here. Good work man.
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  1027. Great work!
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  1028. I'm willing to donate.. Where's your patreon?
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  1029. This is great for people who are not already familiar with these issues (most people) but can I recommend that you speak a bit more slowly? Your accent is fairly heavy and a bit difficult to understand (at least for me) and might impede your ability to reach a larger audience.
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  1030. I just discovered your channel, very nice and informing content. Thank you for the good work.
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  1031. My friend I am from mozambique. You know me. You channel is very nice. Keep in this way.
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  1032. Beautifully done, thanks for the video
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  1033. Great job as always
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  1034. Great series! 👍
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  1035. Good job👍
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  1036. What am I but a serf labouring for the algorithm
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  1037. Masz tu komentarz wsparcia dla ciebie
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  1038. Denouncing the youtube algorithm
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  1039. Thank you for this excellent report!
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  1040. Hey @GoodTimesBadTimes Congratulations. This video was well balanced and amazingly edited. I love it.
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  1041. Brussels is not situated in Flanders, up until the mid-20th century no borders were drawn in Belgium defining the regions and Brussels was always kind of in the middle, in between both sides. After the Belgian Revolution, French became the large majority language in Brussels and almost completely replaced Flemish. The drawing of the language/region border was therefore also problematic because it did not reflect the actual language border of Belgium as Brussels was French-speaking. Nowadays, however, Brussels is its own region and is not situated in either Flanders or Wallonia, it's situated in the Brussels Capital Region
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  1042. am belgian can confirm all info is correct
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  1043. Very good channel, glad I found it. Hope to see you grow more in the future.
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  1044. Het Belang van Limburg. Very good pronounciation! Nice vid!
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  1045. Great content.
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  1046. Algorithm Sacrifice.
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  1047. This video deserves more views. Very well explained!
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  1048. Great video but i have a suggestion can you put captions in your videos.
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  1049.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  me too. What do you think about China and U.S. ? Thucydides trap ? War inevitable ?
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  1050. Buy gold or suffer in time.
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  1051. Great vid!
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  1052. Great program! Wise analysis! Thank you sir!
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  1053. Russia already controls world fertilizer supplies and now grain supply. Give them E. Ukraine and they can release tidal waves of war and refugees if their demands are not met. Worse, if it does spur the CCP in Taiwan, all will be lost. It’s not charity to help Ukraine, it’s an investment.
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  1054. Love your material. Keep it up!
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  1055. Excellent video! Probably my favorite so far!
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  1056. I pray to the algorithm before bed every night. I'm trying to enter big-tech heaven.
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  1057. me the same
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  1058. Great content mate, love all your videos lately. Keep up the good work
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  1059. Amazing videos
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  1060. This video is amazing
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  1061. This was great impartial coverage. Good job mate 👍 It’s a shame that we don’t even live there,,, but because they are the self proclaimed leaders of the world,,, we have to be aware of the results.
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  1062. Another great video 👏. 2024 is going to be interesting, you should make another video on the subject when the time comes up
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  1063. very informative video.Keep it up
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  1064. I hadn't seen this for some reason. Great job!
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  1065. 🧁🥧🍭🍦🍨🎂🍧🍰🍫🍩🍿🍪
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  1066. first!
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  1067. Good Job Hubert
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  1068. good content all around! nice music too.
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  1069. I leci taktyczny kom wspierajacy
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  1070. Nice video
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  1071. Congrats on 100k subscribers
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  1072. Another great video, I love the analysis given in this subject and the organization of the report. Thank you
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  1073. I watch you from Kyiv and thank you for your efforts. Thank you very much from the whole nation
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  1074. This video os a good time.
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  1075. Velmi dobre spracovane.
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  1076. You can tell he put a lot of effort into it.
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  1077. Hey, I have a question. Do you have any good reads for people that get the basics of geopolitics and world history, but want a deeper understanding of it all? Peace
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  1078. Yay, more eastern Europe content, thanks <3
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  1079. Hello from The Curious
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  1080. Great video!
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  1081. Nice too see you posting again
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  1082. And so thanks to the author for covering this issue.
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  1083. is there a chance that Russia is looking top achieve the bulkanization of Ukraine? Love your videos
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  1084. Subscribing now, love the info, thank you!!! Well explained. 👍👍
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  1085. Really interesting video ! Well Done
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  1086. Gr8
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  1087. I see a lot of Jacek Bartosiak's influence in your conclusions. Or maybe it's just a coincidence. Anyway great video.
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  1088. Great video! :) Very informative
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  1089. Some people say that we live in crazy times... but truth is, "normal" doesn't exist: there's always something crazy going on. I think that the indecisiveness of polish government during the start of the troubles in Ukrain has burried most of Poland's chances at solidyfying cooperation and consolidation on a bigger scale. At the start all countries, including NATO members, as well as Ukraine seeking help, looked up to Polands opinion on the conflict and the reponse... and the polish government let the opportunity slip. EU with Germany at the steer should be a natural option indeed but at the same time this option is at odds with the ever-growing populistic notions that are currently blooming in Poland under its current, slightly authoritarian government.
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  1090. 3:20 Catherine II, not Catherine I. Catherine I died in 1727.
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  1091. HEY POLISH BOI, I AM POLISH TOO BUT IM IN AUSTRALIA, BE SAFE
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  1092. Well done. Very informative and thoughtful.
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  1093. Great video. You just gained a subscriber (Me).
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  1094. Best of luck bro.
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  1095. I like your voice, Hubert, but I also respect the decision regardless (and also will volunteer my voice as more free american labor if you've a need as a fan of you and shirvan!) You should definitely do more stuff and keep working at it even if it's on other projects or side stuff, confidence only comes with screwing up enough you know most the mistakes to avoid :P
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  1096. I have a request for video on the future of middle eastern geopolitics as now Biden administration is trying to engage Iran to renegotiate and distancing itself from Saudi and israel. How would it affect this new decade and what about Turkey who is increasingly becoming antagonistic towards west. Btw great video, really interesting for me as an Indian.
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  1097. came here from caspian report loved all your vids binged watch them all
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  1098. I think your native voice is fine to understand and I am a native speaker of English. But if another voice makes you more comfortable, then by all means go for it
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  1099. yayyyy!
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  1100. Maybe you can make a "what about ...?" series where you explain what the status of past conflicts are. We always hear how it starts when it is hot, but I'm curious what their status is right now of these conflicts. i.e. Crimea, Donbass, Iraq, Afghanistan, Belarus
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  1101. Should be "Trade Bloc" without a "k"
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  1102. Thanks!
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  1103. I’m looking forward to part two... I wan to see how it ends 🔮?
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  1104. I’m really liking your content
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  1105. Subscribed.
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  1106. Thanks 10/10
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  1107. tnx came form CR
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  1108. Great video!
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  1109. +
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  1110. Great stuff!
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  1111. Very nice
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  1112. I didn’t get a notification, So I’m late 🤬 But I’m here now 😁  Once again you have done a great job presenting. I always learn something new 👍💓
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  1113. 04:32 My birthtown, Miss it so much :(
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  1114. Yoi should do a video on the 1st and 2nd congo wars
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  1115. Great Video!
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  1116. Musim povedat ze dobre videjko, detaily zvladnute dobre a do hlbky.... klobuk dole....
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  1117. I like this man keep doing what your doing
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  1118. Great video, keep it up
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  1119. Another excellently researched, edited and presented video, well done @goodtimesbadtimes
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  1120. looks good bro
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  1121. A very good clip! You could make one about Bosnia, which has a similar problem and structure.
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  1122. Very well done!
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  1123. Great video, as apparently many are. The Guyana video makes me hope you might venture a bit outside of Europe, and so I would suggest looking at Central America and also South America, particularly the situation in Brazil (my country), Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Perú.
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  1124. Great report! can you put your equipment in the description please?
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  1125. Good vid.
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  1126. Came here from your guest video on the Caspian report. Great channel, glad I discovered it.
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  1127. Very good
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  1128. Good stuff. Came here from Caspian Report. I'm now subscribed.
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  1129. This is an awesome channel. Just like Caspian Report very well given with lots of good information. Thank you so much for your videos. Keep up the good work...
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  1130. Cool channel, hope to see much, much more.
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  1131. Fairly accurate it seems. One mistake though, it was mainly in Wallonia that the Industrial Revolution in the Netherlands took place. That's where most coal mines were situated as well. The other parts of the Netherlands were still mainly focused on trade, as they had been for centuries at that point. Which in the period of the IR shifted the economic centre to Wallonia and resulted in the revolution. Nowadays it's once again the commercial sectors of industry which are most impactful and thus Flanders has the upper hand economically (as you showed in the difference in BBP). Politically it's also worth mentioning that Wallonia mainly votes for socialist parties. Which not only clashes with the Flemish nationalists (or separatists as you called them) but also with slightly more liberal voters in Flanders. However the main problem comes from the nationalists. In the latest election the extreme rightwing party Vlaams Belang won an enormous amount of votes (second largest party) and the slightly more moderate NVA still remained the largest Flemish political party. This has once again made forming a federal government very difficult, not as bad as in 2010 when it took 541 days, but it's already reached a year (technically you could say 9 months since formation was largely put on hold due to corona). The current goverment is a temporary minority government to deal with the crisis only and has no other governmental authority beyond that.
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  1132. Keep up the good work 👍
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  1133. I like this channel. I got here from Caspian Report.
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  1134. Nice voice
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  1135. grate vjdeoman, you won a subscriber . Just practice saying "areas " better
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  1136. Nice video, promising channel I'm looking forward to binge watch all your videos 👌
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  1137. 10% is Brussels
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  1138. Amazing content👍. But the capabilities of DF21/26 are still doubtful last I checked. But you mention that there is credible evidence that they can be successful. Is that true?
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  1139. Excellent.
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  1140. 👍✌
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  1141. Only a matter of time before it all kicks off?!?!?!?
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  1142. This channel is hugely undersubscribed! Excellent content!
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  1143. Good Job Hubert
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  1144. Caspian sent me
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  1145. Amen.
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  1146. I might be wrong, but I got the impression that Lukashenka is playing his last card. Could we say is he in the same position as Mobuto Seseko in Zaire or Shah Reza Pahlavi in Iran or President Marcus from Phillipine, who were suffering a terminal disease at the end of their reign and Force them to quit? If that we take history as a reference, 2020 might be his last year in power, but that's my own conclusion and I am not 100% sure.
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  1147. If it was an election stunt regarding the mercenaries it seems a good way to burn relations with all the pro Russians. Assuming he wins the election the Kremlin will have plenty of time to find a new suitable candidate for the future. Great report btw
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  1148. It's after the election. Looks like Lukashenka won again (are we surprised??????) Are you going to some future content on the unrest happening in the area now? When and how will Russia get involved?
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  1149. Как же нас всех достали пост-совковые диктаторы с их бандами... Мы в России тоже желаем братьям беларусам всего наилучшего, надеюсь, они справятся
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  1150. Interesting video, thanks
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  1151. Great job, keep it up!
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  1152. There are reports now in Ukrainian media that the whole Vagner thing was a Ukrainian special operation which failed at the last moment.
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  1153. thank you for giving us such informative vlog about Belarus that world should aware of. Hoping for the total change and justice for the innocent people in Belarus.
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  1154. This is feedback
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  1155. great work!
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  1156. Great 👌 video
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  1157. Super video👍👍👍👍
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  1158. Great video. Chinese leadership have apparently made up their mind to compete with US head on after all these years. Example like the 25 years trade deal with Iran, and signing of monetary exchange with oil producing countries without going thru SWIFT, a system corrupted by short sighted US politicians. There will be waste in these competitions, and there will be winners and loosers. Those who started it better made sure they win or they will be quickly buried as the boogeymen in the book of history.
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  1159. I’ve been a subscriber for quite a while, content is awesome may I say better than Caspian Report and that’s not anything against Caspian he puts out great content as well. Keep it up. My opinion is that a democratic block needs to look into a better and longer forward looking strategy against the CCP and their terrible and immoral behavior, and play by the same trade rules with consequences for their breaking the rules. These businesses are not like American and European public companies they are state owned and or heavily controlled by the CCP, this needs to be communicated loudly to the western public and if it is a Communist controlled company they need to be banned from our public market and especially the capital market. The CCP is Communist, people need to wake up and hold the western leaders accountable.
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  1160. Interesting
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  1161. Good info
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  1162. Merci !
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  1163. Excellent content, thank you guys!
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  1164. Meow. You are so cool 😎
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  1165. Very nice video
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  1166.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  I blew a sigh of relief Nice knowing two good small channels helping each other out I didn’t notice it, I await your next upload.
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  1167.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  Keep making cool content :)
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  1168. Fantastic as ever
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  1169. Thanks gtbt good work 👍
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  1170. There's hints here or Intermarium, or the more recent Three-Seas initiative. Hopefully something comes of it
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  1171. First!
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  1172. Even if we accept Dugan's asinine argument that the Putinite worldview is one of equal ideological legitimacy to that of Liberalism, the simple fact that states like Russia are impoverished dumpster fires and failed nation states should be enough to refute the idea that they are some kind of "great power". This is a point that he and aggressive "realists" like John Mearsheimer fail to consider in their dogged and nearly religious adherence to their 19th century worldview. Liberalism has won not just because it is ideologically superior (though it measurably is). It has won because it is measurably better at making nation states more powerful. Liberal industry is more efficient. Liberal economies are more productive. Liberal armies are far more deadly -- even the ones from landlocked nations lacking a navy. We can safely put Dugan and his ilk in the trash heap of intellectual history.
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  1173. Thanks!
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  1174. Favorite channel
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  1175. For everyone who appreciate these videos: Please support the author: https://www.patreon.com/GTBT (link from description). This is invaluable source in the see of media materials (especially tv) that is full of BS, noise and "experts" talking shit. I'm so disgusted, that big media, witch huge resources, cannot simply create materials like this one. Stay safe!
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  1176. Please part 2 for today!
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  1177. Will there be a day two recap?
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  1178.  @GoodTimesBadTimes  Sounds good
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  1179. Me too. Good luck with the channel
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  1180. Thanks!
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  1181. Great video thanks ❤️❤️
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  1182. I'm done subscribe to your vlog
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  1183. Wow
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