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  1. I know this video might become outdated as events unfold, but I wanted to weigh in and break down some key aspects - like the major players and the proxy factions involved - to give a clearer understanding.
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  3. After reading the overwhelming hateful comments, I have to say, the intention of this video was to shed some light on this important historic period and to create dialogue not further stimulate hatemongering. Its been more then a thousand years and both groups still hold resentment against each other. This is quite dissapointing.
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  4. We don't need to like one another but we do need to get along. So, let's try and refrain from inflammatory comments.
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  5. This report had been deleted by YouTube. So, I'm reuploading it after some minor edits.
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  8. 2001 Invasion of Afghanistan by the Armchair Historian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQvd2uhpZRI
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  10. I will consider it if you get enough votes.
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  11. When a political crisis enters the phase of armed conflict, the battlefield changes every few hours; which then changes the political formula.
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  16. Novgorod was crushed after they tried expelling Moscow's soft power. Muscovy's influence and northern expansion had cut off Novgorod's market share in the fur trade, allowing the Muscovites to gain leverage. After roughly a century of Moscow's soft power, Novgorod rebelled and failed. It's a bit similar to Kazan's fate. First soft power, then hard power.
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  19. Disagreements are a characteristic of humanity, but let's keep it civilized.
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  24. Even so, nuclear energy is politically unfeasible.
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  37. The radio data from ALMA is stored in facilities that were developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Huawei. So, I wouldn't say that China has nothing to do with it; they are likely reading data as we speak.
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  58. +David Higan That's not what I'm saying. I was speaking from the perspective of authoritarian governments. The US has overthrown dozens of governments "in the name of democracy". Similar governments, feeling threatened by the US, perceive Russia as the protector of their states. However, both beliefs are really false. Governments are overthrown, not for a difference in ideology, for geopolitical purposes.
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  65. When the Soviet Union collapsed the local arms became part of the new military forces. Some countries were lucky, Ukraine, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan inherited tremendous amounts of sophisticated weaponry. Other countries were unlucky and got very little like Uzbekistan. Chechnya inherited a decent amount of military hardware but the Chechens didnt defeat the Russians with tanks or warplanes. The First Chechen War was an urban war in Grozny, they fought over apartments, blocks and streets.
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  76. Policy paper on India’s Arab-Mediterranean Corridor: https://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/papers/indias-arab-mediterranean-corridor-a-paradigm-shift-in-strategic-connectivity-to-europe/#
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  77. lol, that’s funnier than it should be.
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  81. Still is, but Ethiopia's ethnic composition needs to be balanced politically. Minorities need to be represented. We talked about this in a previous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbKoXlYUNY0
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  110. You’re referring to this video, I think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVpj4d-AKac
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  124. I have posted the sources in the PDF of this report, see the Patreon activity feed.
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  130. The policy of the ISI backfired dramatically. We're seeing the effects of Talibanism all across Pakistan's territory. So, you can argue that Pakistan was defeated as well.
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  135. You're right. I worded it wrongly. Venezuela and China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) have a contract to develop Venezuela’s first satellite (Venesat-1). It is located within the confines of the Capitán Manuel Rios Air Base.
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  137. I was merely testing you :) You passed. But for real, my fault, sorry for that.
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  142. Not the Kurds but the SDF. There are other Syrian Kurdish groups with whom Turkey cooperates.
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  143. You must have misunderstood what I was saying. I was explaining it from the perspective of the Russian leadership. The Russians view NATO's eastward expansion as a betrayal of the American promise that NATO wouldnt expand "one inch to the east".  Plus, every Soviet republic, and its populations, felt the burdens of communism. Including several members of my family, so Im not trying to justify the past. This report explains the way Russia sees things (something thats clearly not covered in the mainstream media).
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  144. We have the same issues as well. Here, people are hardworking but they will not bother to take individual measures to fix their own problems.
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  152. It's part of the Canadian waters, but you know how the world works. This reminds be of a famous quote by Shikhlinski - you must be strong to have rights.
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  153. Given Russia's track record in Georgia and Ukraine, Putin is not going to sit still and allow a NATO military buildup in neighboring states. I mean, the US plans to allocate 3.4 USD billion in military finances in Eastern Europe. Obviously, I can't foresee the future. But, there is a pattern of behavior and I expect a response from Putin.
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  165. Khadijah Brown Not to mention that neither the Caliphate nor the dynasty of Muhammed exist in today's world.
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  168. Nobody is kicking out anyone. From diplomatic talks, it may not sound like it but Turkey needs the US.
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  169. Good news is that the population heartland of Norway is centered near Oslo, not Svalbard islands or the Norwegian Sea coastline. Plus, Russia isn't looking for a fight. A few years ago, both nations reached a diplomatic solution on a 40-year-old maritime dispute.
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  175. In part 2 of Russia's geopolitics, we focus on the internal dynamics of the country.
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  179. You mean the territorial collapse of the Russian Federation? I may sound tough, but to be excited for such scenario is insane. It would trigger the greatest geopolitical fallout in modern history. I mean, Moscow has about 7.000 nukes spread over 11 time zones. In the event of a collapse, the Kremlin wouldn't be able to secure those nukes. Instead, that task would fall upon the US. In other words, the collapse of Russia would either see a US invasion of Russia or the world will have the accept the threat of rogue nukes. Like I said, Russia's collapse would be catastrophic.
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  182. Is "satellite state" a better word for it?
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  190. A full-blown war between the two would likely result in a refugee stream into Azerbaijan, but the government in Baku has good relations with all the major powers.
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  193. Actually, it gets worse. Besides the high taxes, we have low wages, low public spending and high West European commodity prices.
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  195. #China’s total trade with #SouthAmerica has grown 26-fold over the last two decades. The trend hammers home how the #UnitedStates has lost ground in a region long seen as its backyard.
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  198. History shows that the notion of “strong leaders” is dangerous to societies. Absolute power, no matter the intentions, will corrupt absolutely. It's just a matter of time. I know there are many people who will say that they seek the truth. However, the majority is only seeking for confirmations of their own opinions or feelings. This channel was never meant to appease those traditional ideas. In previous reports, I’ve been called anti-Chinese, anti-Arab, anti-Iranian, anti-Russian, and more. So, let them add “zionist” to that list as well, I’ll just continue doing what I do.
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  201. For even more context, watch our latest report on 'How Afghanistan became a failed state': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jsvmQR19TE
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  204. Good question. The sparsely populated demographic landscape of the Sahel discourages foreign investment because everything costs more to connect. Plus, corruption makes business exceedingly taxing. I could go on, but basically, the region is not an attractive area to conduct business. So, with low human capital and resources, the local governments have unfavourable prospects. Looking on the bright side, the region is rich in precious metals, which are sought after by advanced manufacturing economies like China, India, Japan, etc. If there was some sense of stability in the Sahel, major economies would readily invest in the region. Especially in the present, since there is a chase for African resources.
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  207. Most are not there “voluntarily”.
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  209. Never said it was a "secret" base, though.
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  217. +Артур Багирян Thank you for the message. I think the updated Madrid roadmap (as explained in the report) is the most feasible diplomatic solution.
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  221. +Adam Beswick The biggest concern for Australia is that the US, in pursuit of their own interests, neglects Canberra's needs. Thereby, the US unwillingly damages the interests of Australia (won't be the first time). For example, if the disputes in the South China Sea escalate and the US imposes a naval blockade on China (this is Washington's greatest card against Beijng). As China is the primary trading partner of Australia, such an American action would undermine the economy of Australia. Living standards would drop, etc. As for the naval spending. I will do another report on the geopolitics of Australia, in which I will explain how naval patrols are conducted and the threat of piracy or terrorists who would seek to exploit the Indonesian straits. Interesting stuff..
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  222. Well said.
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  223. Science is neither left nor right and it should't be viewed through the prism of politics. There is nothing to fear from science. Besides, you should withhold judgement after you complete the book.
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  226. Sometimes, governments make choices that lack sound judgment.
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  229. Well, honestly, the region is known by numerous names but ‘Doklam’ is the most used. It would only be confusing to juggle with the names.
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  232. For additional reading material: Mapping the rise of Turkey’s hard power by Ali Bakir: https://newlinesinstitute.org/turkey/mapping-the-rise-of-turkeys-hard-power/
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  237. You’re totally right. It’s a mistake on our part. The chart is poorly illustrated. FYI, here is the source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.TFRT.IN?end=2021&locations=JP-FR-DE-KR-US-AU&start=1960
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  238. +Ben Henkel You'll have to wait in line. People will blame Israel first.
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  242. Things didn't go according to plan. The original thought was to launch the coup at 03:00 hours. However, when the original plan was leaked, the planners executed it far too early. What's interesting is that so many Americans and Europeans believe the coup was an inside job, whilst Turks believe it was a CIA-sponsored event. Everyone is blaming the other, but very few look at the genuine problems.
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  244. They wouldn’t call it a “blockade”. Rather, they would dress it as a customs regime.
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  248. ShTiCkY┌∩┐( ` __ ´ )┌∩┐iS iCkY I didn't write this book, I didn't say that Turkey would become an empire. And I'm pretty sure you didn't read the book. What's wrong with you.
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  249. +Youtube Star Honestly, we're already far past that phase. The Saudi role in the spread of radical Muslim ideology is a well established fact.
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  261. His death does not alter the relationship that exists between the United States and Saudi Arabia. It's business as usual.
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  262. Conversions to Zoroastrianism are more related to Iranian nationalism (or patriotism) rather than religious reasons. Plus most conversions take place among the diaspora Iranians. So you might see a lot of Iranian youths with Zoroaster related jewelry in the US, and that might give you the impression that Iranians are converting back. But the situation is different in Iran.
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  273. It depends on who you ask. For the Egyptian military, who leads the project, construction is a means of showing progress and achievement. On the other hand, for the Egyptian middle class, the prospects of the project are looking dim. Egypt needs a break, but this may not be the most effective way of doing things.
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  281. Winston Churchill takes the credit.
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  282. "Sagol" means goodbye or take care in Azerbaijani.
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  291. NATO isn't responsible for collective defense of the EU but only of its own members. As long as there is a common foe such as Russia, NATO will remain intact. The British role in NATO may actually increase.
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  294. There are plenty of other sources addressing the consequences of the recent American elections. So, I won't do a separate report on the subject. However, I will do a 2017 prognosis report, in which I will go over Trump's presidency.
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  295. The borders in this video align with recognized global standards rather than any single national claim.
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  297. I uploaded this voice-over edition for comparison. Which narration fits this historical series? You'll find my own telling on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdY4ILQjugM
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  298. That's true. In the 1990s, Armenians were deported from Azerbaijan, but Azerbaijanis were also deported from Armenia. The things is, people tend to mix up Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia, and Azerbaijan - these are all different entities. So, I focused on the Karabakh space, with the premise being the guiding Madrid Principles.
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  301. +Khaled al-Adwani The conflicts within the empire started after the death of Husayn. There were a number of revolts and civil wars, its all documented history. However, at the same time the Umayyad Empire expanded throughout Central Asia, North Africa and Southern Europe. This was achieved by using the jihads as a way to manipulate the violence to the outer borders of the empire. For example, the Umayyad rulers knew that, if left unattended, the Arab tribes would pillage and plunder anyway (within the empire). So, the rulers decided to give the plundering Arab tribes a holy mission and send them to weaken the neighboring states and territories. This is how the Umayyads managed the internal conflicts and expanded at the same time. If you think about it, its not so different from the method of governance we see in modern nations.
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  310. +BlackR65 Well, I'm from Azerbaijan. The Karabakh conflict is personal, so I don't like bringing it up. However, since I've received so many requests on the matter, I will do the report. Let's just wait for Lavrov's visit to Baku. He's expected to bring forth new proposals.
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  311. Ivan Bayu Good answer. Also if Uthman had really altered the contents, there would have be objections throughout the state (there were too many people who had memorized the Quran). However, conspiracies in Islamic history are plentiful.
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  318. Not interested in promoting the Persian culture? Really, you're going to stick with that argument? The new generation of my ethnic Azeri family in Iran only speaks Persian. This is my personal experience with the assimilation proces in Iran. Plus in almost every geopolitical video I have made, I have mentioned the risks of separatism and secessionism. So excuse me for being blunt and honest.
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  319. I think, in such a scenario, the North Caucasus would seek out a regional ally to maintain a balance with Russia. The most likely candidate would be Turkey. Over time this would turn the North Caucasus into a protectorate of Turkey (perhaps with proxy militias funded by Saudi Arabia). This would inevitably mean even more chaos and war in the region. Like it or not, the intervention of a major power (in this case Russia) can be a stabilizing factor.
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  320. Aditya I will do more videos on other subjects too. The reason why I've focused more on the Middle Eastern subjects is due to the fact that the region is on fire. There are conflicts at every corner, and I want to explain the origins of the mentality and the history of this fragile region. I do plan on doing more videos on Asia and Africa.
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  321. Take a guess.
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  322. Good point, I will address it in the next report.
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  324. Comparing it to Venetia would indeed be more accurate but General James Mattis called them “Little Sparta”.
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  328. Yeah, they kept their heads cool and made the right move.
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  329. Rohit C I will explain the decline of science in Islam in another video.
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  330. What gave it away :)
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  331. I was abroad and my microphone physically broke in two. So, I had to make do with what I had.
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  332. You make a good point. There is a lot of hypocrisy on both sides. In fact its the big players who break the most rules. This whole situation reminds me of a qoute by Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, "You must be strong to have rights".
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  333. +David Jansson Monetization is mostly disabled for CaspianReport videos due to the sensitive nature of the subjects.
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  336. Egypt doesn't have the means to do anything about it.
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  337. Egypt is nothing like the countries you mentioned. It has a geography that is tightly controlled by state institutions. Sure, things seem tough now, but Egyptians will get through it.
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  341. Much appreciated!
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  342. Absolutely, you're on point! It's "IX"actly what I meant, and I appreciate your "IV"-idence in setting the record straight!
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  343. persiancat2008 So you admit and support the ongoing assimilation proces in Iran. But you also lay territorial claims to your neighbors and yet you complain of my credibility? Too many contradictions here.
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  344. The Soviet Union was an atheist state as were nearly all the scientists. So, we can view Azerbaijan and the Central Asian countries as a control group.
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  345. I know what you mean, but I had to make it work within a short timeframe. So, the subplot was left out.
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  346. Very helpful, thank you!
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  347. This is worth checking out if you want to know more about Balochistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVNBmK7a1y8
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  348. Aside authority, the EU’s fiscal rules are meant to prevent the next crash. Germany bailed out Greece, but Italy’s economy is too large for a rescue.
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  350. - American-Russian relations will not improve with a new US President. One can "reset" diplomatic ties, but it doesn't actually change national interests. In fact, in the coming decades new flashpoint will emerge. - Neither the US nor Russia is interested in war. However, proxy wars, is a different matter. - Current low-oil prices are both natural and artificial. It's expected that the prices will rise in 2017. - The immigration crisis, much like the 2008 financial crisis, is a test for the EU (they failed both tests). I think the collapse of the EU is inevitable. - As long as there's a common foe to fight, NATO will endure. Russia is once again in the crosshairs. - Russia can change its policy on Syria, but Ukraine and Azerbaijan are part of Russia's core geopolitical interests. No matter how bad the financial sector gets, Moscow will never abandon its core interests. - Azerbaijan will become a democratic state when the oligarchy can ensure its wealth and power. - Poor people in undeveloped countries lack education and economic stability. Without these factors, people become preoccupied with daily survival.
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  353. It's the same strategy but this time it's primarily meant to weaken Iran's position in Syria and Iraq.
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  354. Russia, a major power, wil hold presidential elections this month. Surely, this is sufficient reason to talk about the country.
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  357. That’s true but the authors have studied the rise and fall of democracies for years and a great deal of the book concerns such cases. Now, they’re applying their knowledge to American politics.
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  359. Rain Maker You have imagine yourself living in those times. Back then Islam had a certain appeal to it. In fact, it is exactly because of this appeal that the region converted to Islam so rapidly. The reason I'm doing a series on early Islamic history is to shed some light on an important time in history. Many of the misconceptions on Islam (by Muslims and non-Muslims alike) have their origins from this era. Think of jihad, women's rights, sharia law, Sunni-Shia schism, the demographic layout of the Middle East, etc.
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  360. It's nothing personal, it's just business. Youtube seeks for family-friendly content for its ads. A report on Putin, Syria or Islam doesn't fall under that category. So, YouTube ends up demonetizing the video.
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  361. It's still a sound plan. The Arctic passages will be navigable during the summers. However, the Suez and Panama canals will be working year-round.
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  362. @ihavenonameforyou1 Im not Canadian or Arabian, Im from Azerbaijan :)
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  363. +fireborn2nn I know, but I can't let a few upset people determine what I can and cannot write or say. People need to be ready to deal with reality when watching this channel.
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  364. Mark McAllister I think the best solution is to let the regional countries sort it out. ISIS is not a threat to the American or European homelands.
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  365. It's a re-upload, the previous report was deleted by YouTube.
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  366. There are different levels of hostility. What we’re seeing now is childs play. It could get worse.
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  367. I recall saying that on Twitter, but yeah; Azerbaijanis and Armenians will remain neighbours indefinitely. Better to awknowledge each other's boundaries and rediscover how to co-exist. Karabakh doesn't need to be a mono-ethnic space.
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  368. jordanmarkis That is a good analogy.
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  369. +Yonatan Rotbach I have a Patreon account, see: https://www.patreon.com/CaspianReport
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  370. Yeah, it took me a while. I had to read additional books to formulate this series (4 episodes).
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  371. Those are some good alternatives. I will take it into consideration. Thanks!
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  373. Search for "the Long Peace".
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  374. I can understand what you mean. Colonialism ended decades ago and African nations are indeed independent. However, at the present, many European multinational companies are involved in the gross exploitation of Africa’s natural resources. For instance, Zambia, which relies on copper mining, has long failed to reduce poverty. An important part of the reason for this is tax avoidance by multinationals. When copper prices reached a high around the early 2010s, tax avoidance peaked up to 3 USD billion a year. In recent years, copper prices plummeted and now the multinationals insist that the Zambian government upgrade the mining equipment to increase the industrial output. Since the local government cannot afford a team of international lawyers to correct the injustice, the upgrade is being carried out. However, this also means that despite its billion dollar mining industry, Zambia is actually losing money. Furthermore, the resulting budget deficits force the government to take up loans from the EIB and the IMF. And the circle goes around. Now, imagine this scenario in every industrial sector, and in nearly every African nation. Its colonialism under a different name and it hinders the development of the continent. So, let’s be reasonable. African nations should take up responsibility but multinationals should also be held accountable by the hosting governments.
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  377. I meant it as two separate events. (1) The Spanish-American War and (2) the control of the Panama Canal.
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  378. Alex Plante It was Russia's Ministry of Justice who, a few years ago, said that the wild 1990s are not over. So it certainly is better today, but the situation in Russia is completely incomparable to any European nation. As for where the author traveled, he did travel extensively to the heartland. I just gave a few interesting examples.
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  379. The feasibility for a Turkic Union is non-existent. First, the regional countries would do everything in their power to block it. Second, the Central Asian countries never showed any serious interests in the concept.
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  380. You dont need to annex a country or region to exert your influence upon it. How do you think the Cold War was fought?
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  381. MobilePersonalTrainer His age is disputed, the Saudis are being very secretive about it. As for your earlier question. I work at a marketing company, but with your support through Patreon, I able to invest more time producing more content for CaspianReport, thanks!
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  384. That was the premise of the Arab Peace Initiative in 2002, but more and more Arab nations are going solo and normalizing relations with Israel regardless. This time around, Saudi Arabia is negotiating for the bare basics, let alone the 1967 settings.
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  385. It's all about synergy. Much of African's natural riches are located deep inland. There are mine deposits that cannot yet be developed because of a lack of infrastructure. However, taken separately, the natural deposits cannot bear the costs of the entire railways. If there were more projects along a commercial corridor, each venture would contribute to the infrastructure costs. So, there needs to be more inland infrastructure to justify further inland investments.
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  386. TazeTSchnitzel I try to respond to genuine questions, but other than that I leave it be.
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  387. And its even easier to blame the US and the capitalists for everything without even knowing or explaining how stuff works. This isnt FOX news my friend, so you please be more specific in your disagreements and questions. Right now you're arguing about the good intentions of the Cubans and the bad capitalists and the unification of Latin America. These are all seperate issues, but you're welcome to make an easy video as a response to mine, I'll even promote yours! So here's what I managed to understand and my answers to you. First a major portion of Venezuelan oil workers are Cubans, and they have some of the highest salaries of the lower and middle class of Venezuela. Im not saying Cubans are the bad guys, but this shows that Havana does have some influence on Venezuela's energy industry. Plus the Cuban troops, who serve as the anti-coup mechanism, in Venezuela is real. This should tell you that Chavez didnt trust his own troops. Do some research of these two issues. Second, no private distrubutor is withholding goods, what kind of propagenda are reading? Here's whats going in. Chavez didnt start the financial crisis and the hyperinflation but he did slow it down (or postpone it) by state-governing everything, and this created a bubble in Venezuela's economy. Now its part of the system. And so believe it or not, its tenfold more profitable to sell milk, meat, and other goods in Columbia for USD, and the return to Venezuela and sell those USD's for VEF's at the black market. Do some research on Chavez's state controlled currency exchange bureau, the CADIVI, and then return for counter arguments. Your obviously passionate on this subject but I would ask to have an open mind, because the truth is somewhere in the middle.
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  392. ***** There is truth is somewhere in the middle. NATO is indeed using the encirclement strategy on Russia. I mean first the Baltics, then Ukraine and Georgia. Obviously Moscow feels insecure and threatened. That being said, the separatist movements in the Caucasus didnt just happen overnight. All of them are either directly or indirectly supported by Russia. For the locals these are emotional conflicts, but for Moscow its just divide and rule policy. Georgia became impatient because of Russia's unwillingness to solve the conflicts. So Tbilisi thought it was a good idea to apply for NATO membership, this only provoked Moscow and eventually backfired. But dont even for a second think that the conflict is about Abkhazia or South Ossetia, those are just pawns - ready to be sacrificed in the game of chess.
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  393. Actually, that is surprisingly accurate.
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  396. William Caballero In the 4th part, the Muslim version of Petyr Baelish will surface, the one who orchastrated everything and gave rise to extremist Islamist organizations.
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  397. Povilas Račkauskas It's good to see you appreciate the importance of this subject.
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  398. Africa is huge. I saw no point in mentioning dozens of nations just for the sake of shoutouts. Instead, I chose the most important developments and focused on quality over quantity.
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  399. You could have asked it nicely. Anyway, it's an estimate by the IMF, see page 19 of their report (https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2016/wp16123.pdf)
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  402. +Ekove I could do a report on the inner workings of Iran's political landscape, that is if there is a demand for it.
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  403. +John Doe (Swlabr) Yeah, I misspoke, I need to stop working on videos during the night :)
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  406. The territory West of the Euphrates River has a large concentration of Kurdish people. The immediate western side of the river has no large population hotspots. I could address the issue in another report.
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  407. +sakeeb ahmed Kamal It's better known as Caucasian Albania, and it was a Christian state with Zoroastrian traditions. The name similarities are a coincidence.
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  408. Next video.
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  409. That a good question. Even though Al-Qaeda is depicted as a backwards organization in the media, they did have a geopolitical strategy for Pakistan. Think about it, why did Al-Qaeda attack in the month of September? So close to the cold winter period of Afghanistan.
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  410. 1. Yeah I know. The only picture I had of al-Julani was of his shoulder. I could have used a question mark but that would have presented him like a villain from Batman. 2. That's true, al-Qaeda isn't a hierarchy. But every new franchise that pops up does associate themselves with the al-Qaeda doctrine and adheres to al-Zawahiri as the Islamic Supreme Court (that's why al-Julani's and al-Baghdadi's requested him). 3. ISIS killed both Sunni and Shia Muslims to provoke the tensions within the Iraqi society.
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  411. TheElijahMuhammad As a person who has visited Russian cities like Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, etc on a regular basis, I can say that the level of corruption in Russia is almost unmatched in the remainder of the world. In fact, we aren't even talking about corruption anymore, but the very absence of the rule of law!
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  412. That's an interesting question. The answer, I think, is yes. The US is the only major obstacle in Russia regaining control over the former Soviet states. Without the US, there is no NATO. PS: the name is Shirvan
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  416. I use ArcGIS to create the 3D-maps. It's an intimidating program but it has a lot of modules. As for South Azerbaijan, it's part of Iran and therefore part of Tehran's affairs. The Middle East has enough on its plate as it is. I don't encourage separatism or redrawing of borders, even if it is in favour of my country.
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  418. Mattheaus The Apostate Well the Byzantines had moved their main army from the Sassanid front to right at the border with the Arabs, (even by modern standards this would be perceived as a provocation) in fact that's how the Arabs conquered the Levant and Egypt by destroying the Byzantine main army at their border.
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  419. The next report will be about the elections Europe.
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  420. Try to see the bigger picture.
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  421. Taking Xiamen could trigger Taiwan's militarization, much like Russia's annexation of Crimea. If China ever makes a move, they would likely go for the main prize Taiwan, not Xiamen.
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  422. Well, the Gulen movement isn't actually responsible for the coup. The planners were Gulenists who acted on their own. However, expect Erdogan to fully exploit the situation and start a witch hunt in Turkey against anyone who opposes him - Gulenists and non-Gulenists alike.
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  423. ***** Thank you, I wish you happy holidays as well!
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  424. The irony is that in the past, Museveni argued that Africa’s political leaders tend to overstay their welcome.
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  425. That’s the attitude you have to bear in mind when reading such sources. But, I found this book to be useful.
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  426. Poland was not part of the Soviet Union. The collapse of the communist parties in Eastern Europe started in Poland, that is true. This inspired whole populations within the Soviet Union, Baku was the first and it was quickly followed by other cities. The Soviet Union was willing to give up on Eastern Europe but this has unintended consequences for its own republics.
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  427. You’re right about the foreign fighters in HTS, but they call the shots either way.
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  428. Why would I want to gloat on something as horrible as war? I just made an intro that was relatively objective, that’s all.
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  429. "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister
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  430. Nikola Maticki Those are good questions. First, the Quran was memorized by dozens of people during the lifetime of Muhammad. Umar was the one who suggested to Abu Bakr to establish the definitive version. So the project started during the reign of Abu Bakr and finally finished during the rule of Uthman. All the other variations were destroyed. As for your second question. The Ulema argued that to uphold law there was the need for punishment (back then it made sense). Muslims who consider the Quran as the sole source of information are known as Quranists.
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  431. It was measured for 14 Syrian cities, not the entire country. But that is the baseline to work with.
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  432. I will address the Kashmir unrest as well as Modi's attempt to reform the economy. I'm just finishing the report on the outcome of the Turkish coup attempt. When completed, I will work on the Indian reports.
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  433. ali kurda Well, every country requires a different answer to ISIS. This report discusses a strategic solution for the US, which obviously comes at the expense of the regional countries.
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  434. I need to work on my pronunciations but I said 15 million.
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  435. We have to consider copyright when producing content. Authentic stock footage for Somalia is scarce. Some footage from Mogadishu was available on other platforms, but it was too expensive - 500 USD for every 10-second clip. We can't afford that. So, we had to visualize things but apply roughly the same settings as found in Somalia.
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  436. Society reserves great punishment for those who are right too soon.
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  437. Working on it.
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  438. Lebensraum was inspired by the Heartland theory as well.
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  439. You're right. I addressed it from a recreational cannabis point of view, leaving out the industrial hemp question.
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  440. That's a very astute observation. In fact, your argument is called the Ash'ari school of theology, and it is responsible for the decline of science in the Islamic world. I will actually release a video on this subject.
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  441. Per capita.
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  442. CHAS1422 I fully agree, in fact al-Ghazali is recognized as the second most influential Muslim (after Muhammad the prophet). You're also right on the fact that the Islamic Golden Age was realised thanks to Hellenic philosophy and Persian governance. The irony is that the early Muslims recognized good ideas and adapted those ideas as their own (and then further improved on it). Unlike today, where modern Muslim societies rejects new ideas as "unislamic" or as "decadent western culture". Thumbs up to you for your knowledge on this subject!
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  443. +Micha S I could do a report explaining the history and evolution of Iran's political landscape. However, the next report will be on the geopolitics of Australia. If there there are enough requests, I will do a report on the formation of the Iranian domestic politics.
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  444. +Timothy Rudy The video is monetized for now, but the ads will shut down in a few days. Once Google detects tag words such as terrorism, civil war, conflict, recession, etc, it will stop the ads. Most of the subjects covered in CaspianReport are not ad-friendly.
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  445. +RenovatioJuris Well, Irish history has more available materials and sources than Islamic subjects. The purpose behind these videos is to answer the questions on the origins of Islamic traditions and mindsets. However, I understand your point. If there was mutual understanding and knowledge we would have less animosity.
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  446. These kind of conspiracies can only work if the number of people involved remains limited. The more people involved, the more the chances are that someone informs the opponent.
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  447. DeadManRising Turkey is not abandoning the West, those ties are irreplaceable. Ankara is just getting closer to its historical Eastern neighbors. Thus you could say Turkey is moving not to the East or West but to the Middle.
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  448. ArmoWings Yes, and please follow your own advice aswell. Do your own objective research. This isnt a conspiracy as state propagenda wants you to believe. For more information on the Khojaly Massacre read Thomas de Waal's "Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War." Furthermore, read the Human Rights Watch report of 1992. I believe its called "Bloodshed in the Caucasus escalation of the armed conflict in Nagorno Karabakh." There are plenty of objective sources out there on this subject, all it requires is open mindedness and a will to defy state propagenda.
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  450. I'll be taking part in a game-round from start to finish. So, join-up. If nothing else, it's a chance to talk geopolitics.
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  451. "May you live in interesting times" has a whole new meaning.
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  453. I don't have a crystal ball that foresees the future. All analysis is guesswork.
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  454. Interestingly, these bases have become a liability, not a deterrence.
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  455. Because members of the Russian foreign ministry are touring Europe and searching for fault lines to exploit with the purpose to increase their leverage against Brussels. The situation in the Balkans will remain as usual, as long as foreign powers dont get involved.
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  456. +Ian Ng I will do more book recommendations on geopolitical subjects and specific countries. From the top of my head, I can recommend Why Leaders Lie by John Mearsheimer, Monsoon by Robert Kaplan, The Grand Chessboard by Zbigniew Brzezinski, Ghost Wars by Steve Coll and more but this should keep any person busy for a while.
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  457. My personal stance differs from the report. Before returning to Baku, I had lived in Kiev, Minsk and Moscow. Azerbaijan, much like Ukraine, is also a former Soviet state, who is eager to get out of "Russia's backyard". So I can relate more with Kiev than I can with Moscow.
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  458. I have been busy with the final preparation for my wedding, which is in less then two months. Furthermore it's been a busy few weeks at the office. I will do more reports when I have the time.
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  459. Well history is really written by the victors. There is no good guy or bad guy, there is only the law of the jungle.
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  460. +kalamaron i Nowadays, most of Australia's maritime trade goes to China, Japan, and South Korea. Meaning, China would only need a navy strong enough to dominate the region (not the globe or the Atlantic). If such a scenario would ever happen then Australia would switch alliances.
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  462. Well, you're going to love this series. More failures are coming in the next episodes.
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  463. I'm testing whether or not the content will endure YouTube's algorithms. The last thing I want is for reports to get deleted. Especially since I put so many hours of research and work into it. I could keep the teasers private but I figured some people may find it enjoyable.
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  464. Nikola Maticki Honestly I want to do more on the cultures, geopolitics and histories of other regions such as India, Latin America, Africa, etc. But with the limited time I have available (to research, write, record and edit) I have to make priorities. I do plan on making a report on the decline of science in the Islamic world. It will prove to be a very interesting video. Like most events in history, it will show how the smallest decisions can have the most devastating impacts.
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  465. I will add references in the PDFs as well as in the website - www.caspianreport.info - however, I will have to purchase a new PC to continue working on the website. My current system crashes far too often for me to update the website.
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  466. The early Mughals considered themselves part of the Timurid heritage, in fact that was their justification for the conquest of India. The Timurids were of Turkic origins, from the Barlas tribe. But if you go even further in history, the Barlas tribe was from Mongol origins and assimilated into Turkic culture. The Turkic Mughal dynasty also assimilated into the Indian cultures and became part of the heritage of the Indian subcontinent. So it's really a mix of everything.
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  467. There's are more urgent matters that need to be addressed. Right now I'm working on an analysis regarding the Make in India initiative. These reforms, launched by Prime Minister Modi, seek to fuflly tranform the Indian economy. I think it will prove to be an interesting subject.
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  469. That’s a good question. I often read multiple books from different angles to gain a perspective. Divided and Rational Optimist may seem opposites but Matt Ridley is optimistic for the future of the human species, not specific nations or regions. He recognizes that climate change and overpopulation are genuine complications but argues that from a macro view, humankind will endure.
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  470. Technically the US and Saudi Arabia could pull off another artificial decline of the oil prices, just like in the 1980s. But this would hurt every oil producing state, and it would have enourmous blowback effects for both Saudi Arabia and the US. 
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  471. +Timothy Rudy I have send them a mail, but I haven't received any answers in return. Anyway, this unreliable cooperation with Google is why I created a Patreon account.
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  472. Its already in America, some might say it was invented in the US. Just read about the petrodollar. Its a system which creates a permanent demand for the USD on the international exchange markets. This is turn enables the US to endlessly print new money.
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  473. +L Kira English isn't my native language, I can't really talk any faster. However, YouTube does have a speed option under settings.
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  474. +chunificationify I agree, Le Pen might be leading the polls for now but Sarkozy, being the most centrist, will likely take the lead by 2017. And, thank you for the support on Patreon :)
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  475. Thank you Captain Planet. Let our powers combine!
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  476. WW2 was bound to happen considering that WW1 left such an unreasonable peace accord. Both world wars are the result of German unification and the Napoleonic Wars. At its core it was about the new Germany's role in Europe which collided with French, Russian and British interests. Offcourse there is much more, but this is a very interestig subject and it deserves its own report.
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  477. Yes, it makes little sense now. This would only work if the US and Iran reconciled relations and the theocracy remained in power.
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  478. The "nice" attitude might be part of the Canadian way of not wanting to rock the boat.
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  479. +Iron Fist Lavrov is an excellent thinker, however for the past two years his advise has fallen on deaf ears. The relationship between Lavrov and Putin isn't what it used to. be.
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  480. Such an approach would eventually end in an epic blowback.
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  481. +Politis Thank you, and good work on your latest video.
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  482. He's not a puppet. In fact, Trump may turn out to be more dangerous to Russian interests than Hillary.
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  483. A certain company didn't like the content of the geopolitics of Poland report. So, they filled a lawsuit, and YouTube deleted the video. I'm not certain but judging from the communication with that specific company, more deleted videos may follow. This channel is too sensitive for YouTube. That's why I'm looking to migrate to another platform.You could follow us on Facebook and Twitter for future updates on this matter.
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  484. In war, it’s not just about military personnel. Factories and infrastructure qualify as targets as well. It’s not fair but that’s war.
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  485. Fascinating stuff, I plan to do a report on it in the future.
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  486. Here is part two: https://newlinesinstitute.org/uncategorized/mapping-the-rise-of-turkeys-hard-power-part-2-domestic-industry/
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  487. The primary need for a navy is for India to protects its trading routes. Their economy depends on those routes. The secondary need is to defend the country in case some other country has invasion plans. I want to point out that invasion is not the same as occupation. No foreign power could really occupy a country the size of India. But they could inflict major damage, overthrow the government and leave behind a puppet state. This kind of invasion scenerios existed during the Cold War.
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  488. @Ozziehoward There were previous atrocites against the Azerbaijanis civilians in Malibeyli and Gushchular, Garadaghly etc, but none of this magnitude. The tactics behind the massacre was to create a panic among the Azerbaijanis and this is exactly what followed. This massacre triggered massive displacement of people. About 800.000 Azerbaijanis left the region and this allowed the Armenian and Russian forces to quickly fill the gap left behind.
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  489. Here’s the full story: someone was trying to breach 1 server in Finland (out of the 5,000 globally) but failed to do so. The service, tunnel and code of NordVPN were not hacked as a whole. The NordVPN applications remain unaffected. The thing is, servers are not waterproof. They can and do get hacked. It happens to the best firms and institutions. That’s why it’s vital to spread out data and have many servers. And, this attempted breach illustrates the benefits of having more than 5,000 servers across the world. It also shows that blockchain is the future, but that’s another matter. Media outlets are trying to clickbait from this news as much as they can - even if the reports are inaccurate. The reality is that negative news spreads many times faster than success stories. I don’t know if this answers your concerns, but you have the right to the full story before you make a decision.
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  490. Lay down your arms, all is well :)
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  491. A fair question. I moved to another address and I had to fix up the place. Plus I work between 80-90 hours a week, that takes up most my time and energy. I will do more videos - That being said I'll look at the most requested topics and countries but also what the mainstream media is missing out. Thanks for the support.
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  493. +LuCaRGT1 Most of the arms are supplied by Russia. What's more is that Medvedev confirmed that Russia will continue to supply arms to both countries.
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  494. +James Parker Things are set in motion now.
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  495. Those are the people who wrote the Strategy 2010, 2020 and 2030 economic development concepts. If it was carried out back then, we would have seen an entirely different Russia by now.
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  496. +James Keating I suppose YouTube prefers "positive" subjects for monetization. However with Patreon we can work around this, thanks for your support!
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  497. Nearly all Islamic ideologies are politically oriented. Gulenist ideas are often considered the opposite of Salafism.
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  498. LoweWahrolen It's called Decisions.
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  499. You've summed it up pretty nicely. Without Russia there would be an all out war, which is why the EU is most likely to financially aid Russia (in such a scenario) to keep it afloat.
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  501. Borders are like opinions - everyone has their own.
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  502. Well, Bezos is going through a divorce. So, his wealth is questionable. But jokes aside, Amazon is the only book store that I have set up and the fees are very minimal.
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  504. Technically, Syria never signed the CWC, so its not eligible to those regulations. Plus the CWC has in past been violated by France, the US, etc, but nobody was held accountable. For example recent CIA files proof that the US gave the green light to Saddam to use chemical weapons against ethnic Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran. Syria is as much about chemical weapons as Iraq was about nuclear weapons. That is to say, none. This is about geopolitics, and CW is being used as a casus belli.
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  505. lol
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  506. ASEAN serves that goal but since the foreign policy of the smaller member states are shaped by China (such is the case in Cambodia), the bloc lacks cohesion and remains stuck in an endless bureaucratic loop.
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  507. There was a separate 14-min report on the geopolitics of Poland but it was deleted by YouTube.
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  508. ***** You should do more research on Azeri culture :)
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  509. It wasn't my opinion. I said that most people are divided in two camps. One believe that my legal right, Kashmir should be part of India. The other believe that my ideology, Kasmir should be part of Pakistan.
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  510. Aktuell Russland Since you asked so politely here's an interesting documentary on the human rights and corruption situation in Azerbaijan. The "Amazing" Azerbaijan! (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNah7Ga9CPY).
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  511. On the release date of this report, a tragic attack left 17 Indian soldiers for dead. People are upset and emotions are running high.
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  513. Thats a nice touch :)
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  514. "You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible." - Anton Chekhov
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  515. +Isaac Schmitt Operation Barbarossa made sense from Nazi Germany's perspective. European leaders, dating back to the 18th century, had (correctly) predicted the long-term dominance of Russia in Europe. The German's didn't want to wait for the Soviet Union to get its act together and hit first.
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  516. rsupreeth Well I would argue that the Mughals became a heritage for both Pakistan and India. I think it would also be in India's best interest to see it's own Muslim population as it's heritage, rather then alienating them. This would only strengthen India's unity (think of Akbar the Great historic role). Also, with respect, the Timurids also devastated much of Azerbaijan's heritage.
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  517. This report is meant to explain the origins of the conflict. I would have to make a separate report to explain the current geopolitics of the region. The Georgian war is related to the energy supply lines to Europe. However, Chechnya is related to the Russian internal politics, see a previous CR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMv9EvthOrQ
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  518. You can start with The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli, followed by The Republic by Plato (memorize the Allegory of the Cave), next is Media Control by Noam Chomsky. It goes without saying that you should read something about history or geopolitics in between the books or you'll go paranoid.
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  519. erdal0 The most recent approval poll shows the military has 66 percent approval rate. Furthermore applications and graduation numbers for army high schools have also dropped from 66.000 and 895 respectively, in 2007, to 45.000 and 305 respectively, in 2011. So the Turkish military still plays a big role in the society, but all the numbers show a significant loss of influence and control.
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  520. That specific Chinese drone is a copy of the Iranian one. They look alike.
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  521. Great work on this video Cenk! Its also noteworthy that Azerbaijan was in fact the first muslim majority state to have democratic elections (in 1918), so the country has a history of democracy. And this only further upsets me and others in the fact that the democractic traditions are hijacked by multiple family clans.
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  522. I wouldn’t waste wish on this. This is just an analysis of contemporary geopolitics. No need to get all emotional.
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  523. @KaWeH17 NATO members have conventional armies and this is what Al Qaeda has been exploiting from the start. For example, Al Qaeda has deliberately kept itself in small numbers to minimize the chance of exposure. Yet this small group has the ability to do major damage. Its like a Muslim version of 'Illuminati' conspiracy group. The reason why the US is cracking down on Al Qaeda lies in close cooperation with Saudi Arabia. The US had to sacrifice alot to get Saudi cooperation.
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  524. I said that the Azerbaijani people were divided between the Russian and Persian empire. There was no reference to a state. Read the treaties of Turkmenchay and Gulistan (1828 and 1813 respectively).
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  525. Democracy is not an apple you can buy at the grocery store and take back home. It's like planting a tree, it takes time. Britain just ran out of time.
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  527. There were rounds of negotiations that tried to accomplish exactly that, some sort of middle ground. However, Assad rejected compromise after compromise.
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  528. Thank you for the enduring trust!
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  529. Jack Hawk I understand what you're saying. But CaspianReport isn't about appeasing people or praising governments.
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  530. Thats true. The UK should be more concerned with the latest Scottish independence proposals. London needs to maintain its territorial integrity. Without Scotland, the UK could lose its permanent UN status.
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  531. M Canthama Looks like a good read, I will definitely check it out. Thanks!
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  532. It is getting less and less significant, but dont underestimate geography. If you look at history, geography played a defining role in every conflict. The Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s became a stalemate because of the Iranian Zagros Mountains. And the US-Afghanistan war became a stalemate because of the Taliban's decision to withdraw into the mountains. There are countless other examples.
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  533. Well I have been to Iran. The government tells people what clothes to wear and what foods to eat. The Iranian intelligence network keeps the nation together by the elimination of open criticism of the regime. And all of this is backed with nationwide propaganda through the media. Iran isnt as repressive as North Korea, but it is totalitarian nevertheless.
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  534. ***** I you think that unusual search for the Valdez port in Alaska, US. 
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  535. +Nishit Raj It will hurt India in the long term. Nepal will become the Chinese answer to India's support to the Tibet movement.
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  536. The creator's name is Anton Balazh from Shutterstock, search for "exaggerated 3d maps".
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  537. Victory is pretty much secured. At this point, the election is more like a referendum to calculate how much approval Putin still retains.
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  539. What you’re seeing is not land but polluted water. This may be a good time to reflect on the human footrpint on the environment.
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  540. AgartaliVaiz is right, "sagol" means "thank you" and "take care".
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  541.  @christophertito8118  I'm considering doing a report on Greenland instead.
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  542. It's more like a drone carrier, the first of its kind. It was initially planned to be a helicopter carrier, but the ship was redesigned after Turkey was removed from the F-35 program.
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  543. We’ll go over the Israeli angle in the next video. I had to split it in two because the Israeli part was way too extensive to include in this video.
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  545. You mean the National Wealth Fund? That's meant for the pensions of Russian citizens.
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  546. +libenn libenn I will do a report on the decline of science in Islam. However, I will first finish the Islamic history series.
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  547. Good one. However, chess has an equal number of pieces but this world is not based on equality.
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  548. nomansland gameinggs Yes, I studied journalism at the Baku State University. I can't really explain four years of study in a video. But I can say that our academic faculties follow the Russian school of thought. So we think like the Russians do.
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  549. I think additional leverages would do more harm than good. De-escalation would only work if both sides avoided hurting the other’s core interests. For example, Chinese policymakers could ban the use of anti-satellite weapons and cap defence spending at half the amount that the US spends. Meanwhile, Washington could refrain from creating and deploying long-range missiles that are capable of attacking inland China and thereby undermine Beijing's nuclear deterrent.
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  550. ***** That's not what I'm implying. Think of it this way. The more the US does, the less the regional countries do. The less the US does, the more the regional countries will do to solve the problem.
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  551. Yeah, I will mention the Russian icebreaker fleet.
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  552. I dont think the EU can afford to push for a proxy conflict in Ukraine. This is uncharted territory for them. Plus neither Russia nor the EU actually want to take over Ukraine (nobody wants to take the burden). Both sides want Ukraine as a bufferzone, but distrust each other. And this might actually be a good thing. I think if Kiev can avoid siding with one faction, they have a real chance to build an independent multi-vector foreign policy.
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  553. Those are some well defined questions. I'll go over them one by one. 1st. In European and American media, there exists an information gap concerning the Caucasus region. Humans have evolved to make quick analysis on situations. Basically, if you don't know anything about a conflict, you'll end up assuming the easiest explanation. Religious undertones are some of the easiest (and most comfortable) explanations. The only way to reverse wrong presumptions is by educative materials. 2nd. International law is not applied universally. Only if you can enforce regulations (usually by forceful means) does it become just and righteous. Hence, bigger countries can break, bend and rewrite the rules. However, minor nations must abide by the rule or seek a major power who's willing to bend them instead. This final point is what's happening now. 3rd. Politicians tend to lie because sometimes the truth can do more damage than a lie. In this case, pointing out Russia's role in the 1990s would make no difference and only harm relations with Russia. Only when deliberately damaging the relations with Russia would serve a purpose, would these events the publicly discussed. 4th. The Azerbaijani population was not represented in the Armenian parliament. This led to the uprisings of ethnic Azerbaijanis in Nakhchivan, see the Republic of Aras. This was one of the reasons why Nakhchivan was granted an autonomy by the Soviet Union. 5th. The Kars and Surmali provinces were annexed by Turkey. With the loss of these territories, the Armenian republic was considered too small to be a union republic. The Soviet Union considered making Armenia an autonomy of Russia but eventually they decided to enlarge the territory of the republic. Therefore the Russian leadership transferred the Azerbaijani populated Zangezur region to Armenia. This made Soviet Armenia large enough to meet the criteria of a union republic. Hope this helps!
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  554. +TheTrollTeamNL I'm not sure if it was Wilders or not, I have to look it up, but the Dutch government has proposed to set up a "mini-Schengen" region. The mini-Schengen which would include the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and a few more countries. However, it would also exclude countries such as France, Spain and Italy. Thus in the long term, it would divide Europe.
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  555. I've corrected it, but it takes a while before YouTube replaces the image.
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  556. Yes, other nations in the region need to step up. Especially countries that preach of solidarity. However, Bangladesh already hosts roughly half a million Rohingya refugees and Dhaka's resources are stretched thinly.
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  557. You have a valid point. 500 billion USD will not be sufficient to fully fund the project.
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  558. @Augvald It was to do with strategic geographic location. Kashmir is a mountainous region which gives whoever controls it access to the enemy's heartlands.
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  559. @quliyevresad Sizde cox sag oluz, xahis edirem videonu paylashin.
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  560. @BangkokTime Good point as both countries have similarities. The fall of a dictator is usually followed by internal struggle for power.
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  561. I have been multiple times to Iran. The Iranian government always plays down the ethnic and religious numbers. Plus they count the number of ethnic groups based per province and not ouside. For example a major part of the city Tehran speaks Azeri and so does half of the Gilan province. Yet these numbers arent included in the national statistical calculations of Iran. The government doesnt calculate on the migration factor and this significantly changes the ethnic composition of the country.
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  562. Thank you for sorting it out.
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  563. Belal Khalil Well most of the modern Islamic ideologies have their origins in the European colonization of the Islamic world. You may want to watch the Origins of the Muslim Brotherhood report. But all these modern ideas have Ash'arism at it's core. What you have to understand is that the works of theologian al-Ghazali changed the way Muslims thought about their religion. Prior to al-Ghazali, Mu'tazilism was the main doctrine, it was based on reason and rational thought. Mu'tazilism was greatly influenced by Greek philosophy (mostly by aristotelianism). After al-Ghazali, Ash'arism became the main doctrine of the Islamic world, and Mu'tazilism was branded as a heresy. At it's core Ash'arism argues that the Quran is eternal (just like God), and it rejects science (it's similar to occasionalism). On the other hand, Mu'tazilism argues that only God is eternal and that the Quran was created (and thus is subject to change based on reason). In al-Ghazali's book "The Incoherence of the Philosophers", he writes how fire can be explained through God, not through science. This took place almost a thousand years ago. So imagine how the mentality changed over time. It is for this reason that many Muslim fundamentalists perceive earthquakes are God's punishment while rain is God's reward. I remember a few years ago, Mohammed Yusuf (the founder of the Nigerian Boko Haram (the group who kidnapped about 200 school girls)), said that "rain is a creation of God rather than an evaporation caused by the sun". So as you can see, every fundamentalist Islamic sect has Ash'arism at it's core.
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  564. +Meriç Arslan The fighing had already began prior to the release of the Panama Papers. Also, most of what was revealed in the leak was already known. No game-changing information in regards to Azerbaijan.
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  565. Modi is a politician. He has electoral responsibilities. He will condemn or praise whatever the medium requires of him. Since he lives in India, most of his (non-economic) policies are in favor of the Hindu voters. Plus, the BJP is the political wing of the RSS (a far-right Hindu movement). Just because he's a nationalist, doesn't mean his policies are bad. I'll talk more about this in the next report. However, Modi's Hindu nationalist sentiment is important to understand if one looks at his decisions. It is what is it.
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  566. apollonianfaithful Exacly, I meant the way they changed the country. And since most of CaspianReport's viewers are from the US, I compared Bolivar's and Chavez's importance to historical figures from North America.
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  567. I've been called a lot but a jihadist troll is new.
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  568. +Superior Eight I'm almost finished writing the article.
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  569. You can use "caspia-20" as the promo code.
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  570. Good one, thanks!
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  572. There are many lessons to be drawn from history. I recommend watching the previous CaspianReport's on the fall of the British and Ottoman empires. There are undeniable similarities with the US.
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  573. By such reasoning, we should have no wars or conflicts. Yet, the US military failed to secure a victory in the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan and flat-terrain Ukraine was basically defenceless against the Russians. Just because you have internet, does not mean everything is instantly accessible in real-life. Geography is still a decisive factor.
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  574. I will consider exploring this talking point in the following video, which will focus on Iran's geopolitical profile.
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  575. @rauf107 Thank you very much, and offcourse your more then welcome to use it for educational purposes.
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  576. Merry Christmas!
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  577. 'Iran has right' is used lightly. It does not mean legal right, but from the perspective of Iran, they have moral right. The Iranians use this moral right as a justification to intervene in Bahrain and preserve their own interests.
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  578. Many people were worried that the new Egyptian government would suspend the peace treaty with Israel. But nothing happened. And this is how the Muslim Brotherhood works. Morsi's speeches about zionism and Israel are meant for domestic consumption - it keeps him high in the polls - and so its not an indication for foreign policy.
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  579. @hazemalsaadi Thats a good idea and we will get such a history video up and running.
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  580. I appreciate your input. However, this a review of a book that was written by Russians about Russia. I found it an invaluable source of knowledge, and wanted to share it. So, this report is not an analysis of the cyber capabilites of Washington and Moscow.
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  581. Working on the next episode as we speak.
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  582. Well the US has already been involved since the Korean War. All Im saying is that the US should extend an olive branch. Its better then conflict and war, isnt it?
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  583. A great civilisation is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.
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  584. Bananaman Lives On We use Russian curriculum for history and science. Not Western nor Islamic.
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  585. Jack Hawk Geopolitically you are right, that's why I'm content with my country being neutral and all. However as for this video, I didn't write the book. And since when is a bit of criticism considered anti-Russian. It's just that people have asked me on Facebook to recommend a good book on Putin and Russia. Fragile Empire is my recommendation.
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  586. The name is "Caspian", as it says on my the video. Second I've been accussed for being pro-Zionist, anti-Arab, anti-Russian, anti-Iranian, pro-American, pro-Turkist, pro-Russian, pro-Indian, anti-Chinese, etc. I guess I'll add "Islamist" to the list too.
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  587. I understand your argument but this isn't a geopolitical or historic video. It's strictly a book review of Babur's memoirs. I think you might be interested in the Pre-Islamic history of the Middle East and the Islamic conquest of Persia.
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  588. 1. A NATO-funded proxy war in the North Caucasus would only escalate the Ukrainian conflict. Remember Russia has plenty of proxy organisations and movements of it's own. So there would be repercussions. 2. The best course of action would be to undertake no action. Leave the IS crisis to Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The more the US does, the less the regional countries want to do. 3. I studied journalism, so I read, research and learn.
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  589. +Muhammad Al-Hussaini I will first release the second part on this video, afterwards I will work on Part 5 of the Islamic history series.
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  590. Matthew Housley I'm still working on that video. Explaining the geopolitical interests from three different perspectives within context is complicated. I may have to split the video.
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  591. I'm not sure whether an audiobook is even available or not but the e-book is widely available (some sources even have it for free). 
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  592. I'm glad you found the book useful :) As for your questions: 1. Certain countries do indeed prefer global warming. For instance, Russian officials have expressed ambitions to use the warming of the Arctic Ocean to stimulate the growth of Northern/Siberian cities. The idea is that the Northern Sea Route could spark new St.Petersburg-like cities in the Northern regions. There is indeed a lot of potential for the Russians in regards to global warming. 2. There would be no benefit in an independent Greenland. Besides, the US already dominates the Canadian and Danish foreign policies. The most active Arctic country besides Russia is Norway. Oslo is trying hard to get NATO involved in its Arctic security concerns. Ironically, the most passive Arctic state is the US. I'll go over these factors in the next report.
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  593. Inga Heliga Kor Well thats why the Caucasus matters to Europe. Its also why the South Caucasian states were included in the Eastern Partnership. Georgia and Azerbaijan form the route to Turkmenistan (which has the 4th largest proven natural gas reserves in the world). If the Trans-Caspian pipeline is ever constructed it would end the Russian natural gas monopoly in Europe. In the month of April, Turkmenistan's foreign minister visited Baku, and SOCAR (Azerbaijan's oil company) visited Turkmenistan, and later the President of Azerbaijan visited Iran. Guess what these visits had in common.
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  594. Shoygu is the most likely candidate. He is well connected in the security sector but lacks support from the majority of the oligarchy.
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  595. First, New Delhi must recognize the current situation is not as it was during the 1990s. India needs to rethink their long-term strategy.
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  596. I will go over the demise of the Mu'tazila in the third and fourth episode.
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  597. I'm working on a report concerning Trump's impact on North America. Following this, I will go over Russian-American relations in the 2017 analysis. In essence, Trump-Putin will start a new PR reset (much like Obama-Putin) but eventually things will return to the current state of play and we'll end up with two unpredictable leaders. Other subjects (2017 analysis) I will go over include a possible Palestinian-Israel War, ethnic escalation in the Baltics, a new war in Ukraine, and much more.
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  598. carloa877 Right now the Iranians, the Turks and the Saudis are competing for a new balance of power. Each country is spreading its own version of Islam, governance and ideology. In general, Saudi Arabia and Iran have larger financial and hard-power resources. Turkey, on the other hand, has better soft-power, diplomatic and military resources.
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  599. There are more sources in the written article. I will publish it within days on www.caspianreport.info
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  600. @Ilovejews18 The West is trying not to get dragged into the unrest and regime changes. They understand that their interference can backfire in a few years. Basically the West doesnt have a guided policy, they dont know what sides to pick and how to act. Instead they judge every state differently.
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  601. Sometimes we have to get out of our comfort zones and peak into the unknown.
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  602. It’s not about replacing maritime trade. In fact, that wouldn’t make sense. It’s about creating land corridors that complement the existing East-West trade.
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  603. Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel is an all-time classic.
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  604. Must you be so rational :)
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  605. Latest report says that while an explosion did occur at the plant, it did not damage the steel container around reactor. The explosion involved the sudden release of hydrogen, which was trapped between the between the reactor core and the containment structure. Although these are positive signs it is too early to say that a catastrophe has been averted.
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  606. It depends on what you want to focus on. Have a look at the Amazon store of CaspianReport, it’s a list of books that have helped me: https://www.amazon.com/shop/caspianreport
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  607. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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  608. Yes, they should.
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  609. Geopolitics is often compared to a game of chess. Plus chess is very popular in my country, Azerbaijan. The chess pieces represent the Maiden Tower in Baku and Karabakh horse. I hope you guys like the new logo :)
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  610. :_Sagol:
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  611. https://youtu.be/Ld285PDsHvs?si=gloPPNoghNjHtzm-&t=455
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  612. ShlomoAziz Still working on the third part, the assassination of Uthman. However before publishing the third part I will do a video on a non-Muslim subject. By the way I like the Karaman flag :)
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  613. catprincess9 Maybe I will do a video on it.
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  614. Knowledge of the Russian language is the one thing the former Soviet states have in common.
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  615. +Jude Watson Surveillance or maritime traffic is extremely costly, it requires multiple fleets, air forces, intel agencies, etc. I will explain how maritime surveillance is conducted in another video.
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  616. I dont think so, those statements are just for symbolics. The fact is that the EU doesnt even want Ukraine. It would be better for Ukraine to make the necessary social, economic and political reforms (based on the EU experience) but refrain from joining any side (inc not joining the Russian led Eurasian Union).
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  617. +IMADALBASRII A topic this sensitive will always be called subjective by one side or another. However, the truth lies somewhere in the middle, and that is what I aspire to explain.
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  618. It's from Cavad Xan (2009), see the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4sCoK6pxhc
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  619. The demonetization campaign has hit many channels. At CaspianReport, we lost about 90 percent of ad revenues (even though views have increased). It's probably never going to return to the old situation. Therefore, the bottom line is that we must switch to Patreon if this channel is to continue. Chris, from China Uncensored, gives a detailed explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4hXBo4sCuM
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  620. +Mohamed Mo There will be, I still have to write it.
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  621. Yes I will do a report on Finland.
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  622. The report Should Finland and Sweden join NATO? is online.
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  623. +Arnold Layne Positive developments don't just happen. It requires a lot of work and planning.
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  624. +Rez The body of water is called the Persian Gulf but the countries in the Arabian Peninsula are called the Gulf states. Saying Persian Gulf states could be misleading terminology.
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  625. You're at the wrong channel.
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  626. @PropagandaBuster I think unless there is a clear humanitarian disaster in Yemen, the EU and US will not get involved. However its possible that the other countries from the Arabian Peninsula can get military involved to keep the region stable. Just as they did in Bahrain. It will not matter whether this intervention is for better or worse, as long as its in the mutual interests of Arab gulf states, European Union and the United States.
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  628. @MrDenocan This video does have subtitles, click the "cc" button.
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  629. Glad it was helpful!
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  630. The context focuses on the 19th century.
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  631. @MrRezz0 Thank you very much. I would very much look forward to such a video. Georgia has many things to show the world..
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  632. That's why in 2001, the US sent a team to decontaminate the area, but the work was never properly finished. There still remain dangerous items all over the place.
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  633. Worth watching: Taiwan has a secret doomsday plan for China https://youtu.be/icSfjyIm_5w
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  634.  @kalomboC  Iran is currently constructing a new military base by the Azerbaijani Karabakh border. More developments are likely.
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  635. There are no estimates for it. However, like you said, shipping is far cheaper. So, it’s unrealistic to expect double digits in shift.
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  636. Azeri grammar is Turkic but it differs from other Turkic languages because of Persian, Arabic and Russian influences. The closest language to Azeri is Turkish and even that differs. Funny fact is that Azeris can understand Turkish while Turks have difficulty understanding Azeri.
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  637. Wow… thank you for sticking around for so long!
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  638. Its not certain where it came from but it does have Arabic origins.
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  639. I would be devastated if you unsubscribed.
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  640. @GargamelGold I have got a couple of other videos on these subjects. Most of the sources are from my university, the Baku University in Azerbaijan.
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  641. @Reido2828 A good question but Putin can do little yo reverse alcoholism in Russia. All he can do is increase the prices of alcohol-related products and there is a limit to how can be increased. Even during the Soviet era this was a very sensitive issue. In short it is unlikely that any Russian leader can solve the alcoholism problem in Russia.
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  642. If you want an unfiltered opinion from the locals, check out The Ask Project. It's a YouTube channel in which a Canadian guy asks random Israelis and Palestinians questions about the conflict and the future. https://www.youtube.com/user/coreygilshuster
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  643. See: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO-NZoGEzCE5klWUCZVDuWQ
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  644. They are both thoroughly different. The Shia doctrine rejects predestination and endorses critical thought.
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  645. Why does this surprise you? Nearly all civilizations contributed to contemporary science. This collective heritage should be cherished not scolded. It shows that progress benefits those who are willing to venture beyond their comfort zones and learn from others.
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  646. Well thank you, thats very gracious of you. I've set up a Paypal account at the following link: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=ZOLHPThLTvRhFRSkLDp7CKInFnzIlGNi2PbulVY6fgc1Qir7uxf1-Gfvdce&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d8cdcf517b037b4502f6cc98f1ee6e5fb
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  647. Yeah corruption in Russia is pretty awful. The government no longer has any control over it, and in a large country as Russia, it will be hard to change that.
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  648. Even with higher energy prices and the lifting of the sanctions the economy will not recover. The problems within the Russian economy are much deeper than oil and sanctions.
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  649. Mark McAllister The regional players never really got the "oppertunity" to deal with these kinds of issues. However we are now seeing the rise of several influential players (Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia). So I think the time is right, I will explain more in thr next report. As for Wahhabism, you would be surprised to find that many Middle Eastern governments actually "cooperated" or used Wahhabism for domestic propaganda purposes. 
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  650. Thank you for the constructive feedback. May add I the following quote: "never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading."
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  651. sveinndagur A friend of mine was fined in the city of Rasht for eating a candybar during Ramadan season. He was lucky that is was just a fine.
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  652. I didn't talk about Tabriz.
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  653. I’m pretty sure he did.
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  654. Yeah "sagol" means thank you, take care or even stay healthy in Azeri.
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  655. Click the "CC" button for English subtitles.
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  656. I'll cover the Middle East separately, it's too much to include in Asia.
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  657. The UN estimation continuous to 2050, when Egypt will reach a population 150 million. Without regional coorperation, I dont see how Egypt will be able to sustain itself. Plus the construction of the Hidase Dam in Ethiopia puts even more stress on Egypts water resources. I should mention that the Nile River is a northward streaming river, meaning Egypt is on the wrong side. So right now, the management of resources is terrible.
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  658. @AmericanPatriot53 Iran is like the UK, only with chauvinism. Iranian is equal to British and it refers to all inhabitants of Iran. But many Iranians distance themselfs from the Islamic Republic of Iran by referring it to as Persia. But this is like referring to the UK as England. For example all English are British but not all British are English, the same applies to Iran. All Persians are Iranians but not all Iranians are Persian.
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  659. Maybe next time :)
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  660. Well I didnt want to start another endless discussion on "who did it". My personal thought is that it doesnt make any tactical sense for Al Assad to have used chemical bombs, especially since his forces were gaining the upperhand. But sometimes in war, some generals will act in defiance of the rules of engagement. I think that’s what happened in Syria, Al Assad doesn’t have full control over his armed forces, and there is enough evidence pointing to this.
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  661. Saudi relations with Al-Qaeda is more complex than it seems. The Saudis will fight any kind of jihadist movement in their country, while at the same time support jihadist involved conflicts in other countries, as long as the target country doesnt share a border with Saudi Arabia. The Saudis dont want to risk spillover into their own country. Afghanistan, Chechnya and now Syria; none of these border Saudi Arabia and so they feel comfortable supporting them.
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  662. @RubinKazan2010 Thank you very much, I will try live up to the expectations.
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  663. Russia has a long history of centralization of power. I think you will find this video helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE6rSljTwdU
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  664. These countries would have been fighting among themselves even without Britain. Recognizing this reality is the first step toward a lasting solution.
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  665.  @jerzypodgorski8630  I just thought it was a fitting footage showing servitude under the gun (or cannon in this case). Also, no such footages were available from Turkey.
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  666. :_Sagol:
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  667. Ankur Singh Both terms refer largely to the same area but the former has twenty times more hits on Google.
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  668. I'm considering to do so.
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  669. I appreciate your trust! This book is a remarkable source. I think you will enjoy it as well.
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  670. Sende sagol.
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  671. That constitutional change will come in 2017 (in the form of a referendum).
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  672. ***** It's already a serious threat in the North Caucasus. Almost every sectarian movement has Wahhabism at its core. But the South Caucasus is doing fine.
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  673. +nomansland gameinggs Yes, it's a speculation for major upcoming events for 2016, it was requested on Patreon. I can't guarantee that these things will actually happen and there will always be unexpected events (natural disasters, outbreak of diseases, etc). However, geopolitics has two sides. It can explain past events with reason and at the same time explain what we can expect for the near future. I've made similar predictions on the rise of ISIS in Iraq, the hijacking of the Arab Spring by Jihadists, Egypt's 2013 coup, Iran's geopolitics, etc.
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  674. Thanks for your support. CaspianReport started out as a university project. We a dozen students from different faculties contributing to the work by using open-source intel. It was pure because we enjoyed talking about these subjects, this was the only motivation. Since graduation we all moved on to different jobs and careers. So right now Im effectively the only person at CaspianReport :)
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  675. Funny, because earlier somebody mentioned that Azerbaijan was a gate to incorporate Turkey into the Soviet Union. Now you're saying Azerbaijan was the gate to integrate Iran into the USSR. I guess this is what happens when people only read half a history book.
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  676. Fantastic book with great perspective. Many historic similarities with our modern world.
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  677. @RubinKazan2010 There are several articles on this ancient castle. However a Wikipedia article is a great suggestion. For more information on this structure, see the link in the description.
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  678. We’re not going to do India-related content for a while. The last video was falsely reported by Indian bots. We had to appeal to YouTube to get the video back online. So, we’re not going to do India stuff.
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  679. I wouldn't be surprised if your concerns turned out to be true. What is perhaps even more intriguing is the development of nano technology. These microscopic robots can infiltrate any secure site, any machine, and can even infiltrate the human body. This makes nano robots excellent for assassinations as well as for curing many diseases. For every "good" technological development there is an equal "frightening" military side.
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  680. The attire, beards, and glasses all look alike, but it’s not Rouhani.
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  681. Historically Azerbaijan was stuck between the Ottoman, Persian and Russian empires - now Turkey, Iran, Russia respectively. And like ancient times Azerbaijan is balancing its geoplitics based on its three neighbors and the US. Now, since Russia aids neighboring Armenia in the occupation of Karabakh (which is part of Azerbaijan) - Azerbaijan opts for closer ties with Turkey. As for religion, most Azerbaijanis are hardline secularists. In fact its the most irreligious country in the region.
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  682. Very interesting, but I think there is just too much speculation when it comes down to space elevators. However you may want to look into super-zeppelin concept. Its a heavy cargo carrying airship that could rewrite the entire global trading system. Instead of sea-based trade we would have air-based trade.
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  683.  @TheNachoOne  Yes, it's a channel affiliated with CaspianReport.
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  684. lol, good catch.
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  685. @stuffmaster1000 Thanks, Im from Azerbaijan.
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  686. Thanks for the coffee!
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  687.  @Raidcrusher  Free VPN services cover their costs by sharing data with third parties. NordVPN has no such reason since their business model relies on subscription plans. So, everything has a price. With free VPN, you pay with data, while with NordVPN, you pay a monthly fee.
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  688. Yes, it is. Perception is not reality. Check out this survey by Ipsos on how public perception on key global issues differs from the truth: https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/perceptions-are-not-reality-what-world-gets-wrong
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  689. As a fan, I wanted to apply geopolitics to a fictional world.
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  690. The SDF does not equal the Kurdish people. These are two different things. Learn to differentiate.
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  691. As in any civil war, there are plenty of opportunities for foreign powers to exploit. Egypt might try reaching out to factions that take a softer stance on GERD. Kenya might seek to expand its influence in southern Somalia, while Sudan could consolidate control over the disputed al-Fashaga region.
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  692. @PropagandaBuster Yes by writing in English they were asking for international attention. In modern demonstrations English signs are a common sight.
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  693. "Whoever said that didn't have many enemies" - Stannis Baratheon
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  694. You have a good eye :)
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  695. I appreciate your concern for my well-being :)
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  696. "Sagol" means take care in Azeri :)
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  697. @Ilovejews18 We pronounce it as Balokhis in my native language and in Russian. English is like my 4th language, so I do occasionally pronounce things incorrectly.
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  698. That's amazing! Let me know if you need additional books.
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  699. Diversify your sources.
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  700. Maxim Baranov Thanks Maxim.
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  701. IMADALBASRII Well, when people say a video is pro-Sunni while others say its pro-Shia, then it must be neutral.
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  702. JWPemperor You have a point but for the other international languages (French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, etc), and the respective counties, it's a matter of pride. 
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  703. Senior member of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lt. Gen. Alexander Shevchenko, said earlier in September 2013 that many defense firms were still not ready for mass production of high-tech weapons systems and many military technologies were still at 1980s levels. He also added that there has been a decline in the quality of weapon production, which was mainly due to obsolete equipment and an extremely low pace of modernization.
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  704. ***** Yes it means the vast majority of the armed forces (not just the army). The Russian government will invest heavily in modernization of the military ($770 billion). This program is meant to increase modern weaponry to 30 percent by 2015, and exceed 70 percent by 2020. Some Russian experts argue that these projections are way to ambitious, so its likely that the whole program will be further delayed. I know the military is a pride element of Russian culture, and many people get offended when you tell them that the military is outdated. But I think you are a person of hard facts and not false hopes. So if 30 percent is "ambitious" the goal for 2015, that means in the current state, the vast majority of hardware is outdated.
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  705. Mayhaps..
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  706. Working hard on the next report "Russia's leverages on Ukraine".
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  707. +Malik Tahir Well, I have a Patreon page, which allows viewers to support the channel. See: https://www.patreon.com/CaspianReport
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  708. +Synaesthetics It will get a whole lot worse before it gets any better..
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  709. Abkhazia and South Ossetia have always been part of Georgia. The Soviet Union created strategic autonomies in many of the other Soviet republics based on ethnicity, this is what essentially kept the USSR together "fear for total war". And thats exactly what happened when the USSR broke apart. Russia proceeded to (in)directly aid the new separatist states in order to counter-balance the newly independent formed Soviet republics. Russia deployed its "peacekeepers" in these secessionist regions, which were in fact occupants. This is typical divide and rule. And its true that Georgia breached the cease-fire agreement first, but its just as true that Russia occupied Georgia's regions and used the Georgian breachment as pretext to invade Georgia and to keep its fragile divide and rule intact. You cant start judging the situation from 2008 onwards, that takes everything out of context, there is genuine history to Georgia's conflicts.
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  710. Its not a mystery, its geopolitics :)
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  711. +Onward Legions! I can't mention every nation on this planet. Too many countries, so I only focused on noteworthy changes. For example, Burundi is a small nation, but the likelihood of a civil war is something that must be mentioned.
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  713. Putin is the only genuine candidate because his only real opponent was barred from participating in the election by the country’s electoral commission in December 2017.
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  714. Desperate people do desperate things.
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  715. Great comment!
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  716. It's by the International Federation of Robotics: https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/robot-density-rises-globally
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  717. They have to reform somehow and this is what they believe is the best roadmap. Whether it will succeed or fail remains to be seen.
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  718.  @obiwankenobi1784  Hello there.
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  719. @lebboy1122 A good point, it has to do something with the fact that there is more succes in interracial/interethnic marriages then just Russian monoethnic marriages. Interracial or interethnic marriages lost much longer.
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  720. Good thing this video wasn’t aiming for relevance - just accuracy.
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  721. Well the exact definition of communism varies but central planning is not exclusive to communism. There are countries in Western Europe who have state planning. For a long time Japan followed a policy of state planned capitalism. Just because free market economy works for the US doesnt mean it will work equally good for Russia, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, India, etc and yet all these countries have forms of central planning.
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  722. Thank you kindly.
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  723. Maiden Tower of Baku, Karabakh horse and the blue stands for the Caspian Sea. A bit sentimental, I know :)
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  724. Thanks for the Thai ice coffee!
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  725. It was deleted by YouTube.
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  726. Which means they have nothing to lose.
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  727. Interesting channel :)
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  728. Thats a lot of terrorists in just one sentence.
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  729. Andrés Caraballo In practise, the election is a referendum to measure how much the Russian public is willing to tolerate the present level of authority. To get an accurate sense, the Kremlin needs a high voter-turnout. As a result, we have the pretense for a democratic election.
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  730. Poland has bigger problems than terminology.
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  731. @eggnchip I did a report on the geopolitics of the Caucasus. The video you are searching for it "Importance of Caucasus".
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  732. Egypt is already importing half its basic wheat supplies. Clearly the country needs more investement and more advanced technoligies for its agriculture. One regional country that has been remarkably succesful in this field is Iseael. And eventhough the vast majority of Egyptians will oppose it, cooperation between Cairo and Tel Aviv could help the situation. In the long term this cooperation could even lay the foundation of regional peace, like the French and German coal and steel partnership.
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  733. There is a lot going on behind the screens. German officials are considering methods to restrict the operation of Chinese firms in Europe.
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  734. @RubinKazan2010 Thank you for your comment :)
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  735. Whataboutism is a communist tactic.
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  736. You make some excellent points and I do agree with many of them. I think that India could do well in trade, but New Delhi urgently needs political, economic and security reforms. India has many ongoing inssues, many of them have a geopolitical nature. I will be uploading a video on the geopolitics of India next week.
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  737. Francisco Rodrigo Trejo Campos I would very much like to but I lack the funds.
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  738. Im not sure what gave you the impression that I support the Muslim Brotherhood. Secularist traditions are stronger in my country than any other Muslim nation. All Im saying is the military should have left the MB something to fall back on. Was the systematic crackdown really that necessary? This isolation of the MB makes them desperate and even more radical. This is how extremism transforms into armed rebellion and from there civil war. Just read the histories of al-Qaeda, PKK, MEK, etc.
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  739. North African politics are tied to the events in the Middle East. So, I will cover it in the Middle East analysis.
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  740. To raise awareness and inform viewers.
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  741. Good points!
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  742. Well yes. I don’t have a magic crystal ball.
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  743. Friedman gave a guest lecture at our university a few years ago and I will do a book review on The Next 100 Years. So that will be exciting. As for the Caucasus, it depends on Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. Russia's possible collapse/decline by 2020 could put the Caucasus upside down and allow Turkish influence to expand throughout the region. Also noteworthy is the Azeri growing demographics, by 2050 it will reach 15 million, compared to 3 and 2 million of Georgia and Armenia respectively.
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  744. Thanks for the support!
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  745. Iran has an attack plan of its own. Since the U.S. is on the other side of the world, Iran's primary retaliation plan would include attacks on U.S. strategic interests and a indirect assault on Israel. Iran has several options, from its proxy groups to regional destabilization to the chokepoints of the Persian Gulf. An attack on Iran is not without its repercussions for the entire world.
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  746. Check out The Red Web by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, which gives an in-depth analysis of Russia's cyberspace. You can also watch our review of the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXTb63TTK_Y
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  747. Yes I think so. Public support for the peace talks have never been so high.
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  748. It depends on the intensity and duration of the conflict. It also depends on the Kurdish factions, they dont always see eye to eye. For example Iraqi Kurdistan has close and lucrative relations with Turkey, this is in contrast to the PKK and Syrian Kurds. So if the Kurds get dragged into this possible new civil war their differences might be exploited by various players - think of Iran, Turkey, Syria, etc.
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  749. You mean Operation Ajax? It was indeed a turning point in Iran's history but it has little to do with the current situation.
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  750. That says more about you than the other way around.
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  751. Yay, thank you!
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  752. +Markus Solja That's awesome, thank you for the support!
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  753. How is this biased? Like every other nation, Turkey is trying to take out its opponents. It's just the way things work.
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  754. SHLOMO AZIZ Yes, I'm still writing it. Thanks for the support :)
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  755. That’s an interesting question. I don’t think the US is comparable to the Mongols. If you’re looking for historic similarities watch Fall of the British Empire and Decline of the Ottoman Empire.
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  756. ds2k15 That's an interesting argument indeed.
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  757. It's not that simple. My personal belief is that the benefits of the EU by far outweigh the problems. I just don't think it's politically feasible.
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  758. I have cited sources in the written article, check out the website www.caspianreport.info
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  759. I will cite sources in the written article www.caspianreport.info
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  760. עילי מרטון It's called the 'Tabula Rogeriana', one of the earliest and most sophisticated world maps dating back to the 12th century. It was compiled by a Moroccan scholar who used the sources and chronicles of distant-travellers, Viking voyages and Muslim and Christian pilgrimages.
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  761. In the Eurasian Union, Russia simply dwarfs all the other members. Even if you merge all the former Soviet republics together and tripled their economic output, it would not match up to Russia. So if you think the EU is dominated by the few, multiply that margin by ten - thats Russia's position in the Eurasian Union.
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  762. I think Ukraine needs fresh politicians, not somebody from the old guard. Besides Tymoshenko's merely appears pro-EU but she has deep business and personal relation with Putin. In fact Russia is eager to see the Ukrainian parliament appoint her as the prime-minister, so business can return to "normal".
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  763. Im working on two report, regarding Venezuela's political and economic crisis, as we speak.
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  764. Thank for the support and good luck on your studies!
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  765. +ced Mutwali I will cover all three countries in the second part.
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  766. Daddy McHotloads I've used a number of variable sources including Ansary, Aslan and Esposito, these are sources from the Western-Muslims school of thought. However, I've also used several prominent Azeri-Russian sources such as Hasanli, Vakilov and Aliyarli. And off course, for quotes, I've used al-Tabari (at least what is available of his work in our libraries). For other videos, for example on Turkish/Ottoman history or on the Iran/Persian history, I’ve used specific books on those subjects.
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  767. +Yonatan Rotbach I know, but nobody wants to get entangled in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, (that's what this video is about) that's why most embassies are located in Tel Aviv.
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  768. The Middle East is undergoing a geopolitical struggle between Sunni Turkey and Shia Iran. Both sides are seeking to expand their influences. Currently, Iran has the upper hand. As I mentioned in the beginning, the traditional borders of the Arab states are breaking down into kinship and religion. In the long term, Sunni Arabs in Syria and Iraq may prefer Turkey over Iran.
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  769. lordangelic Yeah true, this kind of cold geopolitics is against the spirit of "patriotism".
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  770. The Swiss Yes I have a Patreon account online. Thanks for the advise. https://www.patreon.com/CaspianReport
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  771. There was a civil war before that.
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  772. Isfahan or Shiraz could work, but the IRGC wants something more remote.
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  773. Of course Im alive :) I was on vacation, touring the northern parts of the country. Plus I got engaged, try planning for a 300+ party, its quite time consuming.
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  774. @qw2589 This report focuses on the retaliation capabilities of Iran against the United States and Israel. Although you are right, I didnt want to go off-topic and therefore I didnt mention the US and Israeli influences.
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  775. Share a link to CaspianReport with your friends :)
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  776. There is a saying for this "Better the devil you know."
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  777. You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbors.
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  778. Azerbaijanis and Turks identify closely with each other. However, most Azerbaijanis do not approve of Erdogan and the AKP (preferring secular parties instead), the same applies to the Baku government. For more, check out chapter 19 in this Wikileaks cable: https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/10BAKU134_a.html
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  779. Excellent question. The PKK is a heavily armed rebellion withh a goal. If their needs are met through legal reforms then the organisation will disarm itself (its part of the conditions). But this is a rebellion that has lasted almost 30 years. Some PKK fighters have seen no "normal life" and have no connection to the outside world. They would have a hard time intergrating into the society. Thats why some fighters will refuse to disarm and continue a splinter-conflict. Thanks for the feedback.
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  780. Blessed be thy name!
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  781. I will get it fixed.
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  782. They only recently started banning them. But, yeah, these crops never made sense for Iraq.
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  783. Off course there is more to Germany, but I couldn't adress all the dynamics in a single report. So, I decided to go over the economic part in a separate EU report.
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  784. I didnt mention the involvement of other countries because I didnt want to make the video too long. Plus Saudi, Iranian, Russian and Turkish interests in Syria deserves its own report.
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  785. Highly likely, even if Russia won’t admit it. Moreover, it wouldn’t be the first time that Russian forces shot down an Azerbaijani aircraft, and like in the 1990s, it will be shrugged under the rug.
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  786. It was called “Shamsul Nehar” and it was in circulation during the lifetime of Sher Ali.
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  787. I updated the setting, it should work now. Here's is the url in any case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhu3n8vkJSg
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  788. It only means something if Ukraine can enforce it.
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  789. @Ilovejews18 To put it short. Iran is more active and has a wider covert network throughout the Middle East. Turkey is slowly waking up from its 90 year coma and has the upper hand in economy, military and diplomacy. Not to mention Turkey has more influence in the Middle East because of its Sunni affiliation. So Turkey will outmatch Iran, but its going to take time.
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  790. Martial law has been declared in Bahrain.
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  791. Yeah sure but right now Im working on a report explaining Turkey's interests in the outcome of the Syrian civil war. Afterwards I will focus on Saudi Arabia's perspective.
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  792. @Godzhur That is an excellent point. This video only talks about the current situation. But the U.S. rise to global power is worth its own video.
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  793. By 19th century (under pressure from the European powers) the Ottoman enacted several laws that made all the peoples equals. This equality later led to an unequal economic and social system. And eventually this contributed to the ethnic tensions. As for the French and British, nobody "saves" anyone in geopolitics. The French and the British needed to keep the Ottoman-Russian balance, or face an even more powerful Russian Empire. It was all part of the politics.
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  794. Right now, I’m reading The Marshall Plan by Ben Steil and Vanguard of the Revolution by A. James McAdams. Both focus on the Cold War and its long-term implications.
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  795. Secular law grants minorities equal and civil rights while maintaing the liberties of the majority. It doesn't actually take away anything from the majority. The trouble is that the societies in the Middle East associate secularism with tyranny due to the unfortunate experiences with despots. The truth couldn't be farther from reality.
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  796. Play Enlisted now for free with my link, and get a bonus pack including soldiers, weapons, and premium account: https://enlisted.link/caspianreport
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  797. Yeah, I have a problem :)
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  798. Much appreciated!
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  799. For those interested, during the battle the Russians suffered more then 2.000 casualties. While the Azerbaijanis suffered 14 and Georgians 35.
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  800. @ZeeGooner This video isnt about Armenia nor is it about Karabagh. Its understandable that your frustrated. Your welcome to create your own video on the "Armenian warrior spirit". Regarding Karabagh war, I recommend you look beyond Wikipedia, that is if you prefer truth over nationalist propaganda.
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  801. @AzadReport You have to click the "cc" button.
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  802. Thank you kindly for the support!
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  803. @Ilovejews18 There was the Red Army, which was used for international issues. For domestic issues the constitution only allowed the usage of interior troops. The soldiers came from the reserve from Krasnodar and Stavropol territories within the Russian republic. It made it a clear violation of item 14 of article 119 of the constitution of the USSR. The legal ways to use force in Baku would have been to deploy the 20.000 strong interior troops in the Baku.
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  804. The level of anxiety and the perception of threats do not correlate with reality nor do they substitute for facts and statistics. Growing media exposure translates to increasing secondary victims, which is why people feel more fearful but are in fact more secure. If you would reflect on European history you would understand that the continent is in its most peaceful period.
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  805. Yes. Tanker aircraft loitering over the Red Sea.
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  806. The sources are available in the PDF.
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  807. Exactly. I was referring to Chinese and Korean immigrants since they are in the neighbourhood and it makes the most sense. Unfortunately, most people have fixed views on certain topics and immediately jump to conclusions.
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  808. Thats one way to look at it. But an independent Azawad would be even worse off then it is now. Its a landlocked region the size of France but very sparsely populated. Plus the Tuareg have a nomadic lifestyle, it would be hard to govern. If Mali wants to remain one country, then it will have to develop the Niger River. Invest more in the cities of Timbuktu and Gao. This would connect South and North Mali together. But given that Mali is very poor, that seems unlikely.
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  809. I never said that’s the cause.
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  810. The Russian naval facility in Syria and the arms exports to the country are merely symbolic interests. In fact there have been some offers by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the rebel faction - if Moscow withdraws its support for Al Assad. These offers include Russia keepings its naval base, cooperation on the output of oil, which would stabilize the Russian economy, and even better arms export deals. Yet the Russians have neglected all these offers. So this means the Russians have different interests.
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  811. I appreciate your support.
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  812. If North Korea wants to reform its economic structure, it basically has three options. First change the ruling class, thats not a popular choice, the second is even closer relations with China, also not really good for the long term. The third is replacing the cease-fire agreement with a peace treaty and the recognition of North Korea by the US. I will release a report on this soon. Thanks for your thoughts.
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  813. I think that Azerbaijan wouldnt gain anything by joining the Eurasian Union. Its a self sufficient country, we have our own industries, resources, agricultures etc. From every given angle, Azerbaijan is the least dependent on Russia. Historically, Azerbaijan survived by keeping a balance of powers (similair to Switzerland. Only when they started picking sides (19th century) were they conquered. So I think Azerbaijan should maintain and balance its relations between regional and global powers.
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  814. It makes no mention of reducing CO2 emissions.
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  815. Check this out: https://youtu.be/rCBt4XgCX-0?si=mDISc2grd7IsfgAr
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  816. Very true. It’s even more confusing when going over the internal factions within the proxy groups.
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  817. @PropagandaBuster Thank you. I did not mean control as in occupation. Rather I meant what you just said, the U.S. assures the safety of global commerce. In fact keeping open and free shipping lanes is crucial for the U.S. strategy.
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  818. Im not saying that Al Assad used the chemical weapons against civilians. It is in fact the US government that makes those claims. However when the US government accuses someone, its as good as a conviction (no trial or evidence required). Thats the unfortunate way it works. So if the US accuses Al Assad of violating the red line, they have to act accordingly.
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  819. Invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks: https://masterworks.art/caspian Purchase shares in great masterpieces from artists like Pablo Picasso, Banksy, Andy Warhol, and more. How Masterworks works: -Create your account with crypto wallet or traditional bank account -Pick major works of art to invest in or our new blue-chip art fund -Identify investment amount, there is no minimum investment -Hold shares in works by Picasso or trade them in our secondary marketplace See important Masterworks disclosures: https://mw-art.co/37WwvbD.
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  820. I can see how it can be confusing. Plutocracy is basically governed by the wealthy and aristocracy is governed by the nobles.
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  821. The content is usually deemed not friendly for advertisement. For comparison, the current ad revenues are at the same level as when CaspianReport had 10k subscribers (even though views have twentyfold increased).
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  822. The author isn't referring to free money or donations (those don't work) but sound economic investments. By EU estimates it's about 30 billion USD annually. If you're interested in more, read the book and then draw your conclusions.
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  823. Unfortunately that is the direction we’re headed.
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  824. Russia has a long history of centralization of power. I think you will find this video helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE6rSljTwdU
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  825. @ZeeGooner The Armenian attempt to cast discredibility on Azerbaijan only backfired at them, you shouldnt follow this path. You do not yet understand the concept of Azerbaijani people. Your hatred tries to divide Azerbaijan into Tatars, Arrans, Lezgis, Talish, etc but this kind of Armenian propaganda is exacly the reason why Armenians went into war.
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  826. Thanks for the coffee!
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  827. If the US and EU were involved as much as Saudi Arabia and Turkey have, than al-Assad would have been assassinated a long time ago. So far US intervention has been like a soap opera. They get angry, make big speeches, write a few sanctions but they havent really done anything seriously to damage the Syrian government.
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  828. This is very gracious. Thank you!
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  829. Ah, the classic "bias detector" - always set to maximum sensitivity when the truth stings.
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  830. Russia has more influence in Venezuela and has always sought for ways to pin down US resources in proxy fights. China is less assertive than Russia in the geopolitical arena.
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  831. Up until recently, extraction costs outweighed market prices. You would have lost money by mining. The melting ice, however, is making it easier and cheaper to mine.
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  832. Russia will be covered in the next episode (2020 Europe).
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  833. Thanks for the coffee!
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  834. Those chip plants will be operational by 2030. By then, the US will have no strategic use for Taiwan.
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  835. Regardless of political loyalty, the collapse of the Russian Federation would be a global disaster that would surpass the fall of the USSR.
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  836. It's an effective tactic that is still widely used by most of the former Soviet states.
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  837. It's painful to watch but it clarifies why the political climate functions the way it does.
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  838. I think that space exploration is inevitable, as many countries move their command centers to space based stations, those stations will require a defense system against anti-satellite missiles. So right now space is being militarized and as this continues it will bring forth civilian advances. This is based on the fact that many civilian technologies are actually based on military technologies.
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  839. Great questions. I dont think Iraq would have been better with Saddam. But what was a mistake was the dismantlement of the Ba'ath party and the Iraqi army (and nobody even paid attention to this). This created a vacuum of power in Iraq, and while the US thought they had enough time, Iran quickly moved in and filled that vacuum. The real winner in the US-Iraq war, was Tehran. As for Al-Qaeda, they hate Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries even more than israel. So that has been their priority.
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  840. You know your stuff :)
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  841. You mean Borgias, right? If you're interested there is a trilogy film on the House of Saddam. Equally interesting and fairly accurate.
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  842. Try the promo code "caspia-20".
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  843. It's actually quite common. Look up the "resource curse".
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  844. A valid point.
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  845. Very generous. Danke!
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  846. Wow, thank you!
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  847. @MrKIMBO345 Tehran might be able to block the strait for a short term, but this question has a much deeper context. A panic in the stock markets is enough to start a new economic crisis.
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  848. Yes, North Korea is relevant, we've been getting many questions on this subject because people are not satisfied with the answers they get from the mainstream media. But we also try to shed light on less known issues, things that the media misses out on and yet are important. Think of topics like the geopolitics of Nile River, Tuareg rebellions, Russia's demography, history of wahhabism, etc. We always take a look at what is relevant, interesting and which questions people ask.
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  849. Thanks for the coffee!
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  850. @CaucasianRegion Azerbaijani and Georgian relations have been very close for the last centuries. During this battle Georgians had joined the ranks of Azerbaijani army and prevailed against the Russian army. 14 Azerbaijanis and 35 Georgians died in this battle, versus more then 2.000 Russians.
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  851. @Exupery1976 Thanks for the heads up regarding the pronunciation. I pronounce it in my native language :)
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  852. Thats true. I can see the HULC technology being applied successfully in areas like construction and for psychical disabled people. But most of the technologies we use today have military origins. Think of the internet, computers, the Interstate Highway System, etc. All of these deveopments are now vital parts of our societies and economies but have military origins.
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  853. Special thanks to Mortals of Peshawar for providing us with amazing footages from Pakistan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtg8IvDn_1gQ3nqOU2drwyQ
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  854. @way2tehdawn Well the general concept of a sphere of influence is to acquire more economic power and the security capabilities to defend that power.
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  855. You’re trying to find a rationale, but people are not always rational, especially not concerning life and family planning.
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  856. It's only 50 pages long, but here is the URL: https://climateandsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/implications-of-climate-change-for-us-army_army-war-college_2019.pdf
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  857. New rules from YouTube HQ, you need to click the grey bell icon to receive notifications.
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  858. Thanks for the thorough explanation!
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  859. That's true but most of the Gulf states have extensive reform programs. The UAE is on schedule with its reforms and is confident that it will succeed. The autorities in Abu Dhabi are also convinced that the Saudis will fail in their respective economic reforms, which explains why the UAE is playing ball with Saudi Arabia.
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  860. I dont think European unification is even remotely feasible. In fact, since the financial crisis of 2008, the opposite has happened. European nation's are pursuing their own national interests and moving away from integration. For example Germany has better relations with Russia then most of the Eastern European states. And I will do a report on whether the dismissal of Yanukovych by the Ukrainian parliament is legitimate or not. I'll also talk about the return of Tymoshenko, who's being hailed as a champion of liberal democracy in Europe.
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  861. If you add Russia to the list then you've got Azerbaijan's foreign policy dilemma in a nutshell :)
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  862. With YouTube's new policy, nearly all of CaspianReport's content will be demonetized soon enough.
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  863. Rafsanjani belonged to the moderate camp. If anything, Rouhani is left with one less ally. For more see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXnYi_kOoE4
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  864. I think Ukraine needs fresh politicians, not somebody from the old guard. Besides Tymoshenko's merely appears pro-EU but she has deep business and personal relation with Putin. In fact Russia is eager to see the Ukrainian parliament appoint her as the prime-minister, so business can return to "normal".
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  865. She does have support from both Western and Eastern Ukrainians (inc the ethnic Russians) but she is also equally opposed from both sides. The inflation of ethnic tensions in Southern Ukraine only bolsters her position, as she's one of the few who can peacefully unite the country. However the rising ethnic tensions are artificial, and for me this is evidence of Russia trying to place "the trusted" Tymoshenko in charge of Ukraine. I will upload a video on this subject today.
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  866. Joining NATO would only damage the security of Finland. Do some research on the concept of Finlandization. 
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  867. That's a good suggestion. I will look into it.
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  868. Expect, I did mention.
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  869. There are many Kurdish political and military factions that have competing interests. Although they share a common goal, their approaches differ. Iran and Turkey will seek to dominate the region by exploiting these fault lines.
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  870. It's an exaggerated map, but the Himalayas are relative to size.
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  871. +Susan Rumsey Thank you for the message! Keep on sharing the videos with your friends.
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  872. Its a fragile truce, but there is a geopolitical element related to it. Watch the first part of Russia's geopolitics (Will Russia become a superpower? Part 1/2), you'll see that Armenia is a Russian outpost. These skirmishes may be Russia's attempt to pressure Azerbaijan.
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  873. +Rand Zopyr The RG showed their response by testing missiles behind Rouhani's back. The point of the missile test was to remind Rouhani that despite his victory, the RG still de-facto rules the country.
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  874. I've been very conservative with the numbers. In fact last year MP Mikhail Yemelyanov promoted an anti-separatism legislation in Russia. He stated that "virtually every republic [within Russia] has more or less active separatist forces. Moreover, such hot heads exist even in the traditionally Russian regions." This really is something to think about.
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  875. Baybars It wasn't an actual Egyptian revolt, the delegation just united under the Egyptian banner and is known for that name. More importantly, the whole affair was a conspiracy. In short, we haven't heard the last of the delegation yet. They will eventually pave the way for extremist organizations in Islam. We will cover this in the 4th part, but if your curious now just search for the 'Kharijites'.
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  876. @AmericanPatriot53 However, the independence of Azerbaijan in the 1990s, has influenced the Azerbaijanis in Iran. So there is a cultural awakening among Iranian Azerbaijanis, who number about 25 million people in Iran. So their loyality is rapidly shifting and it would have a huge impact of Iranian statehood. Today the basic desire for Iranian Azerbaijanis is autonomy within Iran, in order to preserve their cultural heritage. But there are also millions who want a seperate country altogether.
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  877. The peace deal sounds eerily familiar to the safe passage promise by Akbar Khan, see previous video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGgWazC-3qg&list=PLv-SNV2XmnZkFZWbTIhK7W6jspWi_l-xK&index=3
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  878. Sponsors can have an impact on content.
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  879. Thats a good question. The level of public support for the peace talks is unprecedented. Off course you can expect the other Turkish political parties to condemn the talks. And this will certainly play a role in the upcoming elections. But in the last decades Turkey has changed a lot as a nation and as a country.
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  880. Thank you for the support!
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  881. @esj8341 I understand your point, offcourse you are correct. And believe me, Im from Azerbaijan, a neighbour of Iran. The last thing we want is a nuclear armed Iran. But perhaps the US and Iran can find a diplomatic solution. I recommend you check out my video "How Iran would retaliate" it could perhaps show you a new perspective.
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  882. Good observation!
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  884. @ZeeGooner There is a good reason why Azerbaijan has not resorted to military option. That reason is Russian intervention. This is a matter of geopolitics, and there is more to NK conflict then just Armenia and Azerbaijan. In case of the Azerbaijani economy, the speculation that Azerbaijani resources will run out in 2012 is a myth. Azerbaijan has established other resources for its economy other then oil. You might want to do research on Azerbaijani capacities, it is comfortable to underestimate
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  885. The phrase "lizard eating Arabs" was used by the Sassanids during the Islamic conquest of Persia, and its still used by Iranians today. The Arabs have similair phrases to Iranians, but I wish both sides would put an end to the centuries old propaganda.
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  887. @Reido2828 By 2020 Russia will lose about 30 percent of its population due to natural causes. This will be a turningpoint for Russia as the country will face a total collapse.
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  888. What is considered "rightful" to you, is considered by others as an act of agression.
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  889. Before the rise of the Ottomans, there were dozens of Islamic states that waged wars against each other. And this lasted for centuries. Its true that the Ottoman era was a relative stable period in the Middle East. But once that empire collapsed, the region plunged into disputes again (mainly due to British and French colonization). But, there was no Israel in the immediate post-Ottoman period. So I just dont approve mindlessly blaming Israel for every problem in the Middle East.
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  890. @elmourzaeff Thanks, thats is the event I meant. Unfortunately the video has no English subtitles.
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  891. Much appreciated!
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  892. @pjmack79 What your suggesting is colonialism or imperialism. In the 21st century that simply wont work. If China were to invade the neighboring countries, it would only further destabilize the state of China. Beijng would face problems keeping the lands occupied.
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  893. @ZeeGooner You have to ask yourself, if what you say is true - regarding the migration of Central Asian nomads. Then why do Azerbaijanis not look Central Asian? Instead look like any other Caucasian ethnic group. Recent studies have shown that Azerbaijani genetics is much more related to Caucasians then Iranians or Turkics. You can search this information in any search machine, I recommend it.
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  894. Thanks for the coffee!
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  895. @ZeeGooner Its quite racist the way you refer Azerbaijanis as 'Tatars from the Steppes'. You create animosity and hate amongst your own people against Azerbaijan.
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  896. I'll be talking about North and South America is a separate report.
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  897. @bossmastercheif "Russian peacekeepers" is just a diplomatic term for Russian occupation. Note that throughout history the Russians have never actually declared war but rather "defended" themselfs or "minorities" in foreign lands. The whole idea of self-determination for Abkhazia and South Ossetia is based on hypocrisy. Why can Russians take back control in Chechniya but Georgia cannot take back its lands? Moscow uses "peacekeepers" as means of pressure on Georgia.
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  898. Thanks for the coffee!
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  899. My mistake. I meant to say heaven and hell. Good of you to notice by the way.
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  900. You bet!
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  901. You bet!
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  902. When a government plans and control all aspects of life that is called totalitarianism. That is what North Korea has become. The form of government and the form of economy is not always the same. For example Russia is multiparty "democracy" and it has free markets in the major cities but the government still does central planning, because Russia is a large country with many strategic cities that are isolated for free markets. Without government planning those cities would fall and be abandoned.
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  903. Thanks for the support!
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  904. Thanks for the support!
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  905. Why would the Russians and Chinese intervene? They have nothing to gain from it, in fact both countries are tired of Pyongyang. China has a more complicated position, since they will mediate the negotiations they may actually trade of a cease-fire agreement for concessions in the Japanese-Chinese island dispute. There is always a benefactor in war. But nobody would enter the war on Pyongyang's side (considering their reputation), that would be hard to justify even for state-controlled media's.
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  906. Lovely Swiss coffee. Thank you!
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  907. In the videos section you'll find unlisted premium videos. There will be an URL in the comment section: https://www.youtube.com/c/CaspianReport/videos
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  908. Well both Russia and the United States have been trying to force Azerbaijan into picking their respective sides. And thats why Baku has spent the last ten years reducing their dependence on major players. The country has all the resources it needs and covers for most of its needs. The only real way Russia or the US can pressure Azerbaijan is by using the secessionist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, but this is risky strategy as it could backfire.
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  909. @Reido2828 Yes Im convinced of this but the media will report the opposite of this. As Russia weakens the country will take an even more assertive attitude and even appear aggressive. Its like pushing somebody against the wall, although weaker, that person will become even more aggressive.
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  910. The Russians will not concede strategic territories for financial gains. They tried it once in the late 80s and have regretted it ever since.
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  911. Disclaimer: As long as you’re not a minority or a women :)
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  912. @Ilovejews18 Generally speaking people dont like to hear things that is opposed to their own opinions. For that reason I have been called an anti- Russian, Arab, American, etc. So being called anti-Iranian is nothing new. This report only shows a different perspective on Iran, for those interested in more then just mainstream information.
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  914. Thanks for the coffee!
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  915. There are multiple reasons for this. The Byzantine and Sassanid empires had just finished a long war. Both their armies were tired. Perhaps more decisively the Sassanids vastly underestimated the Arabs and from there made a series of bad choices and mistakes. Despite the fact that the Sassanids had a much larger and better equiped army they lost to the Arabs. This was mainly because of Arab superior strategies, tactics and mobility.
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  916. @MercenaryBlackWaterz A good question. I think the first and most obvious would be a decline in GDP, up to 10%. The Greek debt problem has its origins in the Cold War, Athens relied on US funding for decades and after the collapse of the USSR, the US lost interest in Greece and stopped the funding. So the Greek problem cannot be solved without major external funding. As for Turkey, there will be no conflict between the two. The Turks are focusing on the Middle East, Caucasus and Balkans.
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  917. @thekingofROFL I dont believe so either, it will be a temporary rise. By 2020 the Russia's demographic issue will reach its top. It will be a turningpoint in Russian history, and I dont think the Russian Federation will survive. Especially not when in a confrontation with the US in Poland, Baltics and Turkey.
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  918. The printing press started in the West. So, a large portion in the history of literature takes place there.
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  919. Nobody deleted your text. You inserted the final caption yourself. Playing victim?
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  920. @dawgg981 Russia has many options in Iran. Iranian dependency on Russia is a start. However Russia can also turn to covert operations in Iran. Historicly - Azerbaijan has been the bufferzone for Russia and Iran. Nevertheless both are contesting their influence in Azerbaijan. Without a strong Iraq, Iran has no direct enemy and is trying to expand its influence on every front. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia just need to agree on the extend of 'new Iranian spehere of influence.'
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  921. Working on it as we speak.
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  922. You bet!
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  924. @blackstars56 It was in Ruhollah Khomeini's speech shortly after the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Just search for the concept of "Greater Iran".
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  925. This is great. Thank you!
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  926. @ZeeGooner So you think it is correct to think Azerbaijanis as 'Tatars from the Steppes'? There is a lack of regonition of the Azerbaijani identity, history and culture by Armenia. It is one of the reasons for the growing hatred against Azerbaijan. I had hoped you would be more progressive then your fellow countrymen.
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  927. Thank you for the support!
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  928. A valid point :)
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  929. @MrAzerbaijan1 Thank you for the reminder, I added more tags right away.
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  930. Glad it was helpful!
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  931. Thank you kindly!
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  932. He wasn't ethnic Persian. Just as not everyone in the United Kingdom is English, not all Iranians belong to the Persian group.
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  933. @GaniSowie The Soviet Union was made out of 15 republics. All of them had their own jurisdictions and authorities. One could not violate the other. This principle applied to all modern countries ever since Julius Ceasar crossed the Rubicon River.
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  934. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnA_0y3ToJs
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  935. The proposal itself is true but the conditions are completely impractical. Im working on a new report explaining the logistical complications of the plan and what the real intent behind it is.
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  936. @enragedben Even before the Soviet era, Armenians tried to turn Baku into an "ancient Armenian city". In their attempt the Russians and Armenians massacred tens of thousand of Azerbaijanis in the streets of Baku.
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  937. I wouldn't discard fracking. For now, it's an exclusive American undertaking but if it proofs feasible it could have a profound impact on global geopolitics.
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  938. You bet! Thanks for the support!
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  939. @senoner90 Not exactly because you're oversimplifying it. Iraqi Shia's dont want to "hand over" their country to Iran. What you need to understand is that Shia's are the majority in Iraq but it was the Sunnis who were in control of the country. Under Saddam's rule the Sunnis persecuted the Shia population. But today the Shia's are in control and they dont want to lose that control. To remain in charge the Shia's need to find allies, the only state willing to support them is Iran.
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  940. Glad to hear it!
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  941. Thank you for the support!
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  942. Thank you!
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  943. I wasnt referring to Russia as a superpower, just that they want to appear as one.
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  944. @AmericanPatriot53 After the Azerbaijanis were divided between the Russians and Persians, Northern Azerbaijanis became part of Russia and became more European like, while Southern Azerbaijanis were part of Iran and adjusted to that culture. Northern Azerbaijanis are more independent minded while Southern Azerbaijanis are dealing with Persianization by the Iranian regime.
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  945. Thank you for the support!
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  946. Thanks for the support!
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  947. amagana91 is right, North Korea does not have the capacities to invade South Korea. All it can do is bombard the capital as much as possible and force the South to a compromise and truce. I will add your request to the list, thanks for the suggestion.
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  948. What you’re looking for is called “confirmation bias.” You can find it on plenty of other channels.
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  949. Iranians are fed up with their totalitarian government, especially the youth (the majority). The Green Movement of 2009 laid the seeds for a government change, but it will take some time for a snowball effect. Kim Jong-un isnt running the country. Before he can do that he must first consolidate his power among the ruling class. So he's creating an international crisis from which he has to come out on top. That would prove to his position to the elite. This is how totalitarian governments work.
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  950. Interesting video but Iran has an attack plan of its own. Since the U.S. is on the other side of the world, Iran's primary retaliation plan would include attacks on U.S. strategic interests and a indirect assault on Israel. Iran has several options, from its proxy groups to regional destabilization to the chokepoints of the Persian Gulf.
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  952. For now the opposite is true. Turkey has become more democratic through the reforms of the ruling party, the AKP. The reforms I discuss in the report will further develop the democratic institutions of the country (if they are implemented). But Turkey needs to be cautious and avoid a single-party "democracy" and authoritarianism.
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  954. @MrKIMBO345 Well I really meant Russian influence Eastern Europe. I dont think Russia really has to compete with France and UK. Just like with Germany, the Russians can make accomodations with Western Europeans. Regarding China, thats basically what I meant. India, Russia and Japan and regional competitors and even the smaller countries, as you mentioned, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc they are no pushovers. I have an exclusive report China called "Is China the next superpower?"
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  955. What terminology would you then prefer? Honest question.
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  956. Thanks for the support!
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  957. You bet!
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  958. And you're sure that pointing the finger at Israel has nothing to do with your personal bias?
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  959. @stealthpakfa If Chinese intelligence service decided to visit me, it would actually proof this report has a point :) “You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill
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  961. Im saying that you should think about the consequences and not act on emotions. Ever wondered why al-Qaeda chose the month of September to attack? Or what their motive was?
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  962. You bet!
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  963. Thanks for your support :)
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  964. @Ilovejews18 Thats simply not true, the Iranian nuclear issue is more related to the interests of Saudi Arabia then Israel. Its easy to blame Israel and the Jewish diaspora for everything but its unfair. For example nobody says anything about the massive Saudi lobby in Washington. The Middle East was divided in many countries because the concept of nationhood wasnt yet developed in the Arab world. For more watch the video "Origins of Israel Palestinian Conflict".
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  965. Not quite.
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  966. It's a good thing you have the liberty to browse elsewhere.
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  967. Thank you. That’s mighty generous of you!
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  968. Thank you!
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  969. To get notifications, you need to enable the grey bell icon next to the subscribe button.
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  970. Azerbaijan just agreed on a new pro-European natural gas pipeline. And the country has invested the last ten years diversifying its resources between Russia and the European Union. For now Azerbaijan has good relations with both sides, so I think Baku will want to keep out of both alliances.
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  971. @deadmanshand2010 Because Asian men are less likely to divorce than Russian men.
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  972. Thank you! This is very generous.
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  973. Thank you for the coffee!
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  974. This means a lot. Thank you!
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  975. We’re not going do to India-related topics for a while due to harassment.
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  976. Dont you dream of a similair Caliphate by stating a intent to conquer Iran? As long as this fear and hate propaganda persists, the cycle of rivalry and hatred will continue.
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  977. Golan Heights has no impact or influence on the NEOM project. In fact, it's on the opposite side of Israel.
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  978. I wouldnt say it was "better" but there was a certain geopolitical balance in the Middle East. With that balance broken we're witnessing major changes among several players. And it all began with the fall of Saddam and the collapse of his Ba'ath party.
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  979. @PropagandaBuster Thank you very much :)
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  980. I didn't block your comment or that of anyone else.
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  981. Much appreciated!
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  982. Thanks for the coffee!
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  983. Thats a good point and it shows that the North Korean threats, towards the US and South Korea, have a domestic purpose. And I agree that Kim Jong Un will have no act or his position will further weaken inside his country.
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  984. China's economy cant change overnight. They made the right decision to start to reform their economy, but it needs time. Perhaps a decade or so.
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  985. Thank you. Much appreciated!
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  986. @ZeeGooner Actually there is proof that there are no indigenous or pure people in the European continent. This includes Anatolia and the Caucasus. The idea that Armenians are indigenous derives from the ultra-nationalist mentality. Just because you bear the Armenian nationality doesnt make you relatable to the historical maps.
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  987. The US will have little strategic use for Taiwan beyond 2030. Conflict may not be worth it.
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  988. @The88Nomad I specifically pointed out the German-Russian partnership, which is the only real possible Eurasian superpower. US stratagem is based on British stratagem of ''Divide and Rule'', it basically means the prevention of a regional power is easier than fighting an equal opponent. These two subjects cover both sides of the story.
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  989. TSMC is building three major chip plants in Arizona. These will come online in 2030. Afterward, the US will become self-sufficient in semiconductors. As a result, Taiwan’s strategic value will plummet.
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  990. It has to do with the aftermath of the Afghan Soviet war. Basically the jihadists in Afghanistan felt that the Mujahideen was backstabed by the Saudis. For example many Mujahideen Arabs were banned returning to their own countries. Banned from reuniting with their families, and left behind in an unknown country, and all this after they had fought the Saudi's war. This was something they never forgave the Saudis for. I will do a report of the origins of al-Qaeda, were I will go into more depth.
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  991. There are many ways to get there. The most direct is to study geopolitics. However most analysts have either studied international law or journalism. So it really depends on your interest in history, technology, geography etc.
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  992. There are politicians on both sides who call for hatred and violence. Figures like Owaisi represent only a small minority. The vast majority of Indian Muslims are loyal to the country. And most people just want to get by. The idea that Hindus and Muslims want to "slaughter" each other is just propaganda. Its these extreme right wing, left wing, Islamists or Hindu politicians that manipulate the emotions of ordinary citizens.
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  993. Awesome. Thank you kindly.
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  994. Are you new to geopolitics?
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  995. You bet!
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  996. Yes, that sums it up nicely. The difference between Saudi and British intervention is that the Saudis have actually supported the opposition with fighters and finances.
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  997. You bet!
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  998. Thank you!
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  999. You need to activate the notification bell. Subscribing isn't enough with the new algorithm.
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  1000. @thekingofROFL I dont think its that simply. Once the US finishes its withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan a new "cold war" will start between the Americans and Russians. A rising Russia and Iran will change Poland and Turkey to rise aswell. Both I dont think Japan will be "rising star", rather the Chinese and Japanese will keep each other in balance.
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  1001. Underneath the Syrian civil war, a cold war like conflict is being conducted by the regional- and global players. I would argue that the US, France and Turkey want the removal of Al-Assad but not the dismantlement of his government. This would only empower the Sunni jihadists, just like how the collapse of the Afghan government gave rise to the rule of the Taliban. I will publish the interests of Turkey in the Syrian civil war soon enough.
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  1002. @knight198921 This video is about solar panels in space, like satellites. These panels collect the sun's energy and send them by microwave signals back to earth. Solar panels in space are multiple times more effective then solar panels in the Sahara Desert.
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  1003. Thanks for the warm welcome! We use multiple sources including STRATFOR. Our university has a contract with them so we have access to their database. Other sources include Control Risks, WikiLeaks, RegionPlus and Center for Strategic Studies, etc. The latter two are Azeri and they only issue reviews and evaluations in Azeri or Russian. If your looking for some open-source intel you can try WikiLeaks, they just released a whole package on Syria. Im looking forward to your findings, good luck!
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  1004. Thank you for the Chilean coffee!
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  1005. And you dont think those anti movies cloud your judgement? What islamization or radical Muslims are you talking about? Its nonexistent. I think its this kind of fearmongering and propaganda that should be restricted because it rips apart the multicultural, secular and democratic fabric of india.
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  1006. A very good explanation, I have very little to add here. Germany's reluctant attitude is meant for its population. The majority of the German people dont want to bail-out other EU-members. Despite its public objection, the German government fully knows it cannot afford the collapse of the EU.
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  1007. Why annex when you can steer their policy but give the illusion of free choice.
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  1008. Thanks for the coffee!
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  1009. Its easy to say that but Seoul is a city with a population of nearly 10 million. The number of casualties by North Korean shelling would be catastrophic. The South Korean leadership is in a similar position as Churchill was during World War II. They have the chose to sacrifice a city with such a large population for the "greater good", that cant be an easy decision.
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  1010. @bossmastercheif No its true, this information never spread father then the Caucasus. The universities in Tbilisi and Baku still have copies of the documents. Yeltsin recognized the sovereignty of Chechnya and the territorial integrity was already controlled by Chechen troops. Georgia too, had recognized the independence. So it was just one step away from international recognition, thats when Putin stepped in and did what Yeltsin couldnt, destroy the city of Grozny.
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  1011. Thank you for your support. This goes a long way!
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  1012. Most of the time the reality is somewhere in the middle. As a journalist I know very well how government officials spread misinformation. And I also understand the mistrust towards governments. In this report I explain that the Syrian opposition is not the same as it was two years ago. A lot has changed since then. And I think the US is on the wrong side. If you didnt get that from this report, than it must have been something I didnt properly explain.
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  1013. Thank you! Will do!
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  1014. Good one, lol
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  1015. Thats a good question. The Israeli warplane did not penetrate the Syrian airspace. So they may have used Delilah cruise missiles, which have a range of at least 150km and there is a GPS-based autopilot onboard. The target was a weapons shipment to Hezbollah.
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  1016. Welcome! Thanks for the support!
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  1017. lol, that cracked me up :)
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  1018. Politics comes and goes, but chocolate is timeless :)
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  1019. @TSsharaba Its not a analyse on the modern geopolitical situation. Its about the origins and history of the Israeli Arab conflicts. To understand the future its imperative to understand the past.
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  1020. Thank you!
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  1021. There was no stock footage available :(
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  1022. We do have a Facebook page, search for the page CaspianReport.
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  1023. Big thanks!
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  1024. @AmericanPatriot53 Domestic discontent in Iran, Saudi interests and Isreali cooperation are all three good valid point. But I didnt want to tap into the geopolitics of the entire Middle East. If I did, I would have to include Bahrain, Qatif, Syria, etc, and that would be going off subject. This report is solely about the sanctions and why they are so difficult to implement.
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  1025. This report is really about Turkey but your reasoning does support my other thoughts on the Kurdish role (which I left out). Kurds are spread over several countries and every regional faction has its own interests. So there may be rivalries between the Kurds. For example, I know from experience, Kurds in Iran are generally loyal to Tehran. And this creates a dangerous scenario in which things go out of control very quickly.
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  1026. Thanks Ken, and sagol to you aswell :)
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  1027. Thanks for the support!
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  1028. Muslims have been fighting Muslims long before Israel existed. Even if Israel ceased to exist there would be new conflicts for Jerusalem (amongst Arab states).There is no need for a mastermind to get Sunnis and Shias fighting (see Iraqi history). Just because its more convenient to blame Israel doesnt make it true. It only strengthens the regional animosity and it creates miscommunication. This kind of simplistic accusations is what started this whole Middle Eastern mess in the first place.
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  1029. Thats very helpful, thanks.
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  1030. I skipped the annual reports for 2018. But, to get to the point, the state is low on cash, which explains all the new taxes for 2019. However, unlike the West, going bankrupt does not mean the imminent collapse of the government. The Kremlin knows how to run country on life support. Still, this is not a plan the Russians can endorse permanently. Cracks in the system are starting to show, and that is basically what I explained in the 2017 report.
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  1032. You bet!
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  1033. @bossmastercheif Well legally Chechniya was an independent state, recognized by Russia during the rule of Yeltsin. But the recognition was quickly annuled by Putin. Thats why I mentioned the hypocrisy of Russian peacekeepers in Georgia. And yeah the same hypocrisy applies to Kosovo aswell. The fact is international law is second to geopolitical interests. There is an old saying, "You must be strong to have rights" by Azerbaijani general Ali-Agha Shikhlinski.
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  1034. Much appreciated!
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  1035. @TheARMAProductions Iran doesnt need to sustain a naval war. Simply because they cant and for the reasons you gave. I think naval mines are the most dangerous of all, but even the remote possibility that Iran could block the straight would start a panic and skyrocket oil-prices and from there a global inflation, and this all the while the world is trying to cool down inflation.
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  1036. Yes, sagol means take care in Azeri.
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  1037. You don't construct a credible reputation if you drop bombs on every problem. That much is clear from the US foreign policy. China, on the other hand, needs to preserve its non-intervention image if it wants to continue the Belt and Road initiative.
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  1038. Welcome!
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  1039. Good to know. I'll keep it in mind for the next time.
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  1040. If ignored long enough they will probably act. Kim Jong Un has to show that he's to be taken seriously or else his position in his country will be further weakened. But this doesnt mean a declaration of war. The most likely place for a North Korean attack would be at sea. A land based attack could quickly get out of control but a sea based attack would have a limited reaction (note the bombardment of Yeonpyeong island and the Cheonan corvette sinking, both were sea based attacks).
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  1041. @Reido2828 Every Russian politician calls for an increase in the birth rate. In the video I named some of the action the Kremlin is taking. But since this video Russia has moved to make the abortion proces more difficult. However this will increase underground abortion. Russia also introduced the Soviet patriot program, allowing former Soviet citizens to become Russian citizens, but this will attract a small number of people. Increasing the birth rate is very hard to control.
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  1042. We all know about the collapse of the Ottoman Empire but this report is about the decline of the empire. It shows how a society can change in a few centuries and this isnt exclusive to the Ottomans, even in modern times we can learn from history,
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  1043. I'm still getting used to the new name :)
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  1044. On what sources are your arguments based on? Because Im sensing some bias here. Earlier you spoke of an exclusive Armenian population of Karabakh, yet no mention of the million Azerbaijanis from Karabakh. Here are the stats, a million Azerbaijanis get kicked out of Karabakh so that 100k Armenians can live here (and of whom 40k are soldiers). Yeah, this doesnt sound like a fair deal. How about nobody violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of others and lets everyone live in peace.
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  1045. I can already picture the angry Iranian comments on such a subject.
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  1046. @Augvald Thank you for your support.
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  1047. For now the opposite is true. Turkey has become more democratic through the reforms of the ruling party, the AKP. The reforms I discuss in the report will further develop the democratic institutions of the country (if they are implemented). But Turkey needs to be cautious and avoid a single-party "democracy" and authoritarianism.
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  1048. Thank you for your generosity.
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  1049. Thank you!
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  1050. Thanks for the coffee!
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  1051. @Myaucat I think you mean the British and the French? Because English people are part of the British. The British and the French shared similar interests for the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East. Therefore it was logical for the two countries to join forces against the Ottomans, which was known as the "Sick man of Europe" back then.
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  1052. @ZeeGooner I will try to do a report on a possible compromise between Armenia and Azerbaijan to achieve the solution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. In principe it comes down to self-determination versus sovereignty & territorial integrity. You must understand its not a historical conflict, or else we will never solve it.
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  1053. You bet!
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  1054. @TheARMAProductions And this was exactly the strategem of Al-Qaeda after 11 September. Destabilization of Pakistan and a takeover by the Islamists aided by the Taliban.
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  1055. The Vikings had a subtle sense of humour :)
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  1056. I share you thoughts that the religious establishment has too much power in the Kingdom. However the Saudi dynasty has always been intermingled with the Wahhabi movement. In fact the Wahhabi family merged with the Saudi family, through marriages, and now the Saudis are the legitimate body of Wahhabism.
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  1057. The distribution of news is a business and I was strictly refering to evolving media business models.
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  1058. Thats a common misconception. If you actually read the document of the Kavburo from 1921, it says Karabakh should REMAIN part of Azerbaijan. The Armenian side had requested the annexation of NK, and it was declined. So NK was in fact part of Azerbaijan all along. As on the ethnic divison of Karabakh. The majority of Nagorno-Karabakh was Armenian, but the overal population of Karabakh was mostly Azerbaijani. There is a difference between Nagorno-Karabakh (Stalin's creation) and Karabakh.
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  1059. Much appreciated!
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  1060. @necrosaint1 Former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, his surname actually means: "moving" in Azerbaijani. Another indication of the immigration of Armenians into South Caucasus.
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  1061. @Myaucat The Ottomans had a navy which was capable to blockade the Mediterranean Sea. The Ottoman Empire had a capable military but was weak at home, much like many other empires during the time.
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  1062. @ZeeGooner Both sides must make compromises. Azerbaijan cannot demand the unilateral and unconditional surrender of Nagorno Karabakh and must consider the self-determination of the Armenian community of NK. And Armenia cannot demand the annexation or independence of NK that would be against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Both sides must make compromises. Saying that chance for military option are none doesnt make it true, it only makes yourself feel more comfortable.
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  1064. I agree, it is a Sunni Shia proxy conflict. My previous reports on Iran's sphere of influence explains the expansion of Iran and the geopolitics of Syria.
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  1065. Thanks again!
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  1066. @senoner90 In modern era you dont need to station troops in a country to influence it. The most effective way is to economically integrate that country and finally to make that country economically dependent on you. This gives you a starting block to expand your influence into the political system as well. As for Iraq, Shia's have almost half the seats in the Iraqi parlement, and most Shia's are sympathetic towards the Shia cause of Iran. This gives Iran a lot of leverage over Iraqi affairs.
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  1067. Thank you for the support!
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  1068. @ZeeGooner Dont flatter yourself, I dont take you seriously to spend that much time on you.
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  1069. Even if that were possible, tunnels don't "project" power.
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  1070. Danke schön!
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  1071. He's not actually crazy, its just an act to make him seem unpredictable and irrational and thereby strengthening his position as he forces the Americans and South Koreans to the negotiations table.
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  1072. Wrong channel. We have no such video.
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  1073. Whatever your opinion of China, their AI (and other tech) is pretty solid.
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  1074. It's the end of history.
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  1075. How generous! Thanks!
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  1076. @dussis The people of Bahrain are fighting for their basic human rights. But like in most revolutions the best organized group will lead the revolution. The Iranians are experts at covert operations and they have turned the situation in Bahrain into a 'Sunni-Shia' clash. This is exacly what the Bahraini people did not want but this is the view everyone is working from now. For regional countries the will of the people of Bahrain does not matter, what matters is their own national interests.
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  1077. Thanks for the coffee!
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  1078. The EU means well, and largely shares the same ethical and moral values as the US government. However, both entities have different philosophical approaches to digital freedom. The result is as you see, Brussels is behind Beijing and Washington in the race for AI supremacy.
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  1080. Some imagination is required :)
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  1081. Indonesia really stretches the concept of a nation-state. However, shaping such an identity is a complex long-term process.
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  1082. I think recognition would be a good first step, followed by returning to the Agreed Framework and normalizing the diplomatic relations between North Korea and the US. Its a step by step program that would lay the path for slow change within the North Korean ruling class. I just dont think that anyone can force North Korea to unify, diplomatic channels should be given a real chance.
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  1083. Thanks for your comment :) we have an intranet network, so its not really a software you can download.
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  1084. Thanks for the support!
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  1085. This is literally what “preemptive” means.
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  1086. Well in general Wahhabism spreads mostly to poverty stricken regions, war regions or to uneducated people. Chechnya, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, etc they all qualify to those conditions and thats why Wahhabism is able to spread in those regions. Off course there are always exceptions, but most of the time Wahhabism thrives in societies and regions that are underdeveloped.
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  1087. @lordawesome46 Yes you're right, at 5:06 I said East, I meant to say West side. Thanks for pointing that out.
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  1088. It’s an affiliated channel that translates our content into Spanish. It’s legit. I appreciate the awareness though!
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  1089. @esj8341 Im not telling anyone what to do. Im just pointing out that there will be retaliation by Iran and they have options aswell.
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  1090. Yeah, its the best solution Mali has, but its unlikely. There are some new studies that suggest the Northern parts of the country has natural resources like oil and even uranium. If proven true it could turn everything upside down.
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  1091. That's right.
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  1092. @PakistaniShaheen Indeed, if Iran should obtain a nuclear bomb, it would trigger a nuclear race in the Middle East. The Middle East is already unstable as it is; now imagine the region were countries are equiped with nuclear missiles.
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  1094. This is very generous! Thank you.
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  1095. The Sassanids was a dynasty of Persian origin. They were ethnic Persians but they called their empire after their dynasty name. Some of the dynasty names are the Medians, Achaemenids, Parthians, Sassanids, Safavid, Qajars, etc. In none of these era's was the state officially called "Persia" instead the state was officially named after the ruling dynasty.
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  1096. What are you talking about? None of the mentioned points are accurate. This kind of oversimplistic approach to complex issues creates a lot of miscommunication.
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  1097. This is amazing! Thank you!
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  1098. Both sides still have a long way to go but they are on the right track.
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  1099. India is a compleet unique country and has a lot of potential. Search for "Can India become a superpower?" for the CaspianReport on it.
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  1100. The author covers the Arctic as well and recognizes the fact that the Russians have the upper hand there. This is a good book, you should give it a try.
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  1101. Well none of the named countries existed back then in the Arabian Peninsula. So it would be more accurate to refer them to as Bedouin Arabs (of whom the ancient Lakhmids were the most pan-Arabic minded.
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  1102. @DEMCAD The U.S. can align its own interests with that of the neighbourhood, thereby the U.S. will only need to spend minimal resources to keep the balance.
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  1103. What you say is true. However saying the "Indus River in India" could have been misunderstood as a violation of territorial integrity against Pakistan. After all 93% of the river goes through Pakistan, 5% India and 2% China. I only meant to say the current location, not the civilizations the rivers are associated with.
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