Middle East geopolitics explained simply || The Middle East explained in a nutshell

This video gives the average person looking to understand more about what is going on in the Middle East a high level overview of the current geopolitical situation in that region and what led up to it.

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS VIDEO:
What is the middle east? Where is the middle east? - 0:03
Why the Middle East is always in the news - 0:41
Who lives in the middle east? - 1:05
What are the reasons for the conflicts in the middle east? - 1:26
Division of the middle east after World War I - 1:55
The spread of Wahhabism in the Middle East - 2:41
The Israel vs Palestine conflict explained simply - 3:21
Saudi Arabia and Iran regional rivalry explained simply - 5:40
American foreign policy in the Middle East explained simply - 6:38
1979 Iranian revolution explained simply - 11:07
Iran – Iraq War (1980 – 1988) explained simply - 12:03
Soviet – Afghan War (1979 – 1989) explained simply - 12:26
Gulf War (1990 – 1991) explained simply - 13:11
9/11 and the US invasion of Afghanistan (2001) explained simply - 13:36
Invasion of Iraq (2003) explained simply - 14:21
The Arab Spring (2010) explained simply - 15:16
The Syrian civil war explained simply - 15:28
The Yemen war explained simply - 16:40

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[arcthepaladin]

For some reason i woke up in the middle of the night and got scary obsessed about finding out whats happening in the middle east, and so here i am binge watching any and all political conflicts surrounding the area, and to make it even weirder I'm a highschooler from the Philippines (a totally different culture, yet im deeply intrigued)

[onlinegladiator]

This should be the media capital instead of FOX news and CNN

[Nirv]

The conclusion was just beautiful! Unbiased, clear and empathetic, highlighting the real victims, the common people!

[paolagalvezhernandez]

I searched for a video that explained why the middle east is so important in geopolitics in a clear, unbiased and extended way and I found exactly what I was looking for. Loved it!

[jonrutherford]

You have taken one of the most confusing topics imaginable and managed to make it at least a bit intelligible to a wide audience, and you've done it in the most unbiased and fair-spirited way I can imagine. Many thanks, and congratulations.

[sooryaunshumulawkar]

This is probably the easiest to understand and well explained video on the middle east politics, covering so many different topics so efficiently! Thanks a lot

[adieumusique]

we need more people like you describing major things in simple ways!! great video btw

[ydb]

I don’t know why Geopolitics interests me so much 😂 I wish there were more opportunities for high schoolers like me to explore the subject on a deeper level.

[victormena]

i just discover this channel, i'm gonna consume all the videos in the following quarantine days :-)

[TikoVerhelst]

I've been searching for so f*cking long for a video that explains EVERYTHING I need to know about the Middle East. And not just a conflict between two of the countries. Finally I've found Thank you so much!

[nabilyousfi]

If popular media outlets reported with this much clarity and unbiasedness, there would be much less hatred in the world

[steinarjonsson_]

Wow, you have done an outstanding job presenting an accurate picture of what is happening and what has been happening in the Middle East for the past 100 years. My personal conclusion is that the destabilizing element of the war effort by the americans is deliberate but I very much appreciate that you chose not to pick sides, so viewers can draw their own conclusions rather then having someone else trying to do the thinking for them.
This is what true journalists do, they do proper research and present the information to the public.
I am most definitely subscribing and looking forward to more content!

[rookincharge]

Best video I've found so far. You summed the history, went over key wars and events that has led the ME to what it is today. Thank you!

[YooJamzzz]

Great video, very clear and concise!

Thank you,
Joe.

[ViceArancibia]

Didn't know much about the Middle East conflict. According to comments its a great video, so I subbed. :) Thank you!

[odd-ysseusdoesstuff]

Hello! I have been searching references in the internet for conflicts in history to be studied, what came into my mind was the turmoil in the Middle East.
Thank you for breaking it down in an unbiased and simplified way!

[emersonlima]

This is the best explanation about the middle east's geopolitics i have ever found here on youtube,

[LOUTENANT]

very clear and well explained. Kudos to all who were involved in the making of this video!

[gabrielmartin]

Excellent summary of this topic, thank you! If I may add for the division of the Middle-East, it was decided under the Sykes-Picot Agreement which was a secret document during WW1 signed between the brits, french and russians in 1916.

[JustinGoode]

That was so well made! I actually understand what's happening now!