Geopolitics of Jordan

#Jordan's focus on strong international ties allows the state to navigate the geopolitical waters of the #MiddleEast.
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[@Rikardo_thegoat_228]

Where is the video about Poland?

[@rahulrahul8055]

Hey.. will the Poland video be re-uploaded?

[@lordswaggity1213]

Shirvan. You could tell me the name of the soundtrack you used to use? The nice beats in the background. I've asked like 400 million times just respond dude? 😕 What do I got to do to get you to reply?

[@My_Take]

Great video! Was waiting for it for several days

[@My_Take]

@@Rikardo_thegoat_228 He said it's in demonetization review. But if you really want to hear about Poland I just released a video discussing the challenges to the rule of law in Poland, the controversy around holding an election in the middle of a pandemic and Poland's tensions with the EU.

[@dreammfyre]

“The government spend about 265 million dollars to import weed.” Nice.

[@jayeshsharma]

🤣 I guess he meant wheat

[@perhapsyes2493]

That's what I heard too. Was thinking "for Hemp..?"

[@wenloh]

"Basically the lack of natural resources has hempered the industrial sector"

[@TheUnatuber]

Yes, and barley too.

[@barrybrevik9178]

I thought that I was hearing "weed." They could begin their importing from California and Nevada, heh heh. Afghanistan is probably closer.

[@suclox12yearsago56]

Their Air Force should be called the air Jordan’s

[@ronald556]

noice m8

[@chiguy3514]

I’m Jordanian and I agree that would be amazing lol

[@khiarov]

DOPE

[@yourafakeandiamasnake1701]

Shut up with your shit sport

[@therealdave06]

@@yourafakeandiamasnake1701 calm down buddy

[@alexandergrace5350]

3d maps showing mountains and rivers is a game changer!

[@ForageGardener]

Lmao what are you doing here black piller xD

[@fine100]

@@ForageGardener its over for normiecels

[@mikecarlson6416]

the height of mountain is apparently exaggerated , though it made a better impression

[@thejordanianphilosopher6666]

Jordan has over +700 thousand Jordanians working in the Gulf states.

[@auritro3903]

69th like!

[@tameralzoubi6664]

ولا مليونين بكفوا حتى يصرفوا على عبود ورانيا

[@hebahayed363]

​@@tameralzoubi6664 اي والله 😆😆 وبناتهم وعرسهم "البسيطط"

[@juanfranciscovillarroelthu6876]

Jordan-Israel relation: Israel: I hate you Jordan: I hate you too Israel: Golf tomorrow at 9:00? Jordan: sure

[@A.D.540]

😂

[@AqeelKhan4749]

lol

[@bearmat6605]

Nailed it.

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

Israel: I hate you. Jordan: Me Neither.

[@MarcPagan]

How much has Jordan been getting bribed to play nice, and for how long?

[@mohammadnazieh6700]

An excellent report as always, Shervan; As a Palestinian living in Jordan, here are some extra insights: -Water security is a huge problem, Israel diverts most of the Jordan river, the country is heavily reliant on subterrainial water bodies, which are drying up, fast, we already import a large portion of our water supply from Israel. -There is nearly no political scene, the king appoints the prime minister and the senate, people only get to elect parliament members, the parliament has very little power, voter turnout is usually less than 30%, and most people (in my experience) believe the elections are rigged. -The trick in international affairs is not to commit too much, for example Saudi Arabia pressures us to cut ties with Qatar, first we elicit some form of payment, then take our relationship with Qatar down a notch, not completely cutting ties, see, getting paid without committing too much, now if Qatar pays us enough, we flip flop, and on and on. -Israel is actually responsible for the US aid Jordan receives, if Jordan behaves well, Tel-Aviv lobbies Washington to send us more aid, also I suspect Israel will be the biggest loser if the Jordanian regime collapses, too much mess, too many Palestinians, too close to Israel, Tel-Aviv doesn't want to take that risk. -The government invests heavily in education and healthcare, people from other Arab states travel here for treatment, which is a huge, vital boost to the economy, also we have a lot of foreign students in our universities, probably around 10%, who are usually charged 3 or 4 times higher than the locals, and that's how we fund our universities. -Jordan imports a lot of labour from Egypt. -Jordan hasn't fully recovered from the first Gulf war, as Saddam fought Iran, Iran shut the Hurmuz strait, all Iraqi goods had to come from Jordan, this was the period with the highest economic growth in the country's history, the economy was built around transporting stuff to Iraq, Saddam is still very popular here to this day, you'll find his portraits everywhere.

[@MrBLAZE707]

Brilliantly worded and well said

[@quietkiwi7572]

Really cool comment dude thanks for the info

[@mohammadnazieh6700]

@Hoàng Nguyên My man.

[@matansatire1803]

As a Jordanian myself I tell you that your comment has many lies and fabrications. The latest election was not rigged nor do many people believe so. They were overseen by international observers who confirmed they were both free and fair. The voter turnout in the 2016 elections was at 37% and it is more about lack of interest rather than lack of faith in the system. Jordan has had the shittiest relationship with Israel over the past 6 years and we still receive 1.25$ billion in foreign aid from the US every year. The majority of the university's incomes is funded with tax payer's money from the government and you can look up that information yourself online.

[@thestatistician6076]

@@matansatire1803 pffffff you are an idiot, for the aid it is all about balance. If anyone exerts too much pressure on the regime, it could crack or collapse which will open the hell's doors on israel and the US struggle with maintaining control over the middle east. For the relationship, it has just worsened over the settlements, if the israelis were to back down on the settlements annexation, then the jordanian regime would rush to stregnthen the relation. For the election, everyone in the country knows that neither the oligarchs nor the people have control over the elections but rather the intelligence systems of the regime. Either way, with the high degree of corruption and bureaucratic mess, the parlaiment and the government, without the support of either the oligarchs or the royal court can't change anything. So it really does mot matter who gets to the government and the parliament.

[@comments2840]

What an uncomfortable situation Jordan is in: at the mercy of everyone else and exists only because everyone else form a collective stalemate.

[@TechExplainedArabia]

Unfortunately yes , we have no natural resources at all , but still we have good education system , and excellent health sector and most importantly we have very wise king

[@salihalash4111]

Thats all usa saves them

[@rejvaik00]

That's geopolitics for you

[@zackamor8043]

@Salt & Pepper No

[@kareemtheeb1478]

@Salt & Pepper Syrians and Iraqis need to be sunni again. Maybe Hashimites rule again.

[@randomdude9135]

I'm here before KZbin demonetises

[@My_Take]

Yeah his Poland video got demonetized unfortunately.

[@randomdude9135]

@@My_Take Yup,I thought of watching it later and when I came, the video was deleted :/

[@tajamulkhan75]

@@randomdude9135 me too, any idea if it will come back?

[@simbamartens7192]

@@randomdude9135 if you really want to hear about Poland there's a great video discussing the challenges to the rule of law in Poland, the controversy around holding an election in the middle of a pandemic and Poland's tensions with the EU: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ2cpqh4mbCpraM

[@randomdude9135]

@@simbamartens7192 Thanks, great video. But why so many dislikes?

[@marcelo1458]

The King of Jordan wears solid Jordans on his feet to keep the country steady, that is the secret!

[@randomdude9135]

Air Jordans

[@cauliaw1566]

King of jordan keep their lavish style while their people are poor & unemployment. Jordan people must abolish their monarchy.

[@afifbrian2540]

@@cauliaw1566 and become new iraq or syria, great idea

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

@@cauliaw1566 that's not how monarch work? can that region have any other type of government beside dictatorship?

[@TechExplainedArabia]

@@cauliaw1566 it's not like what you think , all Jordanian people love their king , he's very wise and very humble person , learn about the king of Jordan before judging him .... I'm Jordanian myself

[@miketacos9034]

Jordan and Chad sitting 2449km apart cuz they're not gay.

[@mohameda.4851]

Or social distancing each other!

[@appleslover]

Any reference?

[@jamesmaskell8763]

Two guys chilling in a pool 5 feet apart cause they're not gay

[@yousefmohammad9965]

😂😂

[@valentinstoyanov304]

"Isolation is not an option". I like the conclusion and somehow unwittingly compare it to Bulgaria's geopolitical position in the Soviet sphere of influence 3 decades ago... Thank you for all your videos! I enjoy them a lot.

[@MagmaskyBG]

България на три морета

[@josiahfresnel9217]

He is clearly wrong, I'm isolated right now

[@Nicolas-uu3jr]

I'd like to thank Jordan for it's stability, I am Lebanese and we've been always effed up...., in comparison

[@Bigbaydota]

I am lebanese, and I have lived in Jordan. I envy their stability, but it comes at a cost many lebanese aren't willing to pay (including myself).

[@Nicolas-uu3jr]

@@Bigbaydota habibna mahada minna baddu yi3iish bil 2urdun, BAS KISS EM LIBNEAN WUL JAHIM YALLI N3AMAL FI :D, and it's all our fault(including myself:D), la2annu thammalna haalna u thammalnehun 2ilun, ma3 killil sharmata yalli kilna mishtirkiin fiya....

[@rayanhey2411]

@@Bigbaydota what ?

[@History_Matters]

@@rayanhey2411 peace with Israel and obedience to the US

[@rayanhey2411]

@@History_Matters Heinz ??? IS THAT YOU !

[@khukri_wielderxxx1962]

I have been to Jordan, gorgeous place, but very stark contrast to all of its neighbors for the exact reasons CaspianReport states.

[@Davey-Boyd]

Yeah me too. I spent some time there, wonderful place, wonderful people! The Irish bar was very expensive though!

[@appleslover]

@@Davey-Boyd may i ask what is the Irish bar?

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@appleslover There was an Irish pub in Amman near the Egyptian Embassy when I was there last (2003). Very strange bar and very expensive.

[@azj2894]

@@Davey-Boyd 2003? Really? It's a very different country since that time

[@Davey-Boyd]

@@azj2894 No, it is still there, I just looked it up. It is called Dubliners, the address is Swefieh Al Kamal Commercial Complex, Ali Nasouh Al Tahir Street, Amman, Jordan. Funny enough it is very near two English pubs, The Queen Vic, and The Rovers Return! It is in a different place than I remember in 2003 though. Here is a link www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g293986-d8738414-Reviews-Dubliners_Irish_Pub-Amman_Amman_Governorate.html Enjoy

[@simonburek9122]

Please do "Geopolitics of Denmark' and talk about changing politics in and around the Baltic Sea + rising tensions in the Arctic

[@jokuvaan5175]

First I was thinkin what does Denmark care about the arctic but then remembered, oh yea, Greenland. And growing US, Russian and Chinese interest of it. It would be an interesting video. And well timed since a story just broke out that US offered Greenland money without neither of them consulting Denmark

[@filipbujaroski9221]

He already has a couple of videos on the Arctic

[@gpoonineteen4867]

yawn.. European geopolitics is boring theres never no fighting

[@alonalmog1982]

@@gpoonineteen4867 Thank God. It took a few centuries to get there though. I still remember the war after Yugoslavia was dismantled. Not too long ago, and very much a tragic decade for the region.

[@ForageGardener]

@@jokuvaan5175 Greenland is autonomous and handles their own foreign policy. Denmark has been trying to sell greenland for a long time

[@diegodall5283]

As a Brazilian with a Jordan background, it was very interesting to me to learn some more about the country which half of my lineage come from, however never got to be in contact with, or be taught about. Thanks a lot ;)

[@hattusilli2225]

Make a trip . Your ancestors country is not complex yet

[@tobykramer268]

I've been using your videos to teach my 6 year old about the world. While most goes over her head, your clear explanation of complex issues is helping her start to put pieces together. We enjoy sitting down and watching and then talking about your videos, so thanks for making them! The quality is unmatched.

[@Fingolfin_the_Warden]

I think the real reason Jordan is doing so well is that they managed to nab that sweet Petra to get +1 food, +1 production out of all their desert tiles.

[@crownedpleb9747]

Got some good friends in Jordan, hope their country remains peaceful.

[@theArab__]

Crowned Pleb can’t last that long. They border us (syria) and Iraq, countries who are unstable currently, the people are becoming unhappy, the government is getting too close with Israel and the Zionists, the king is becoming an autocrat. Too much things to keep account of

[@Boulad637]

@@theArab__ if it weren't for us millions of syrians would be dead and stranded how dare you speak of our king while you're dictator has been killing his own people since 2011, the king helped millions of Syrians, Palestinians and many other arabs (Iraqis, Kuwaitis, Egyptians) basically your an ungrateful delusional "شبيح" who bashes others without reason or logic.

[@vikranttyagiRN]

My girlfriend was from Jordan so i feel a deep connection with this country. Hope they flourish and thrive in the future

[@resistencialiberal9555]

@@Boulad637 Honestly, I feel bad for Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon. Their worse enemies are literally all of the other Arabs.

[@resistencialiberal9555]

Israel is not gonna stop existing it doesn't matter what all Arabs want. Even if they were to invade Israel today they would get annihilated, it is just a fact the technological gap and the fact Israel can nuke all of them a few times over is more than enough. Also as proven, aside from Jordan and Egypt Arab countries cant field a proper army that is not used to repress dissidents. The entire goal of the military in Iraq and Syria is more to keep tribes in check then to defend their territorial integrity, they don't have the proper structure or doctrine to fight a real war. Unless it is the case of fighting a tinny neighbour such as Kuwait.

[@SteveHat]

Jordan has some of the friendliest people on earth. I have much respect for the country.

[@ahmadbelial9778]

But that's about it, lol jk. glad you had a good time here.

[@appleslover]

@@ahmadbelial9778 do you expect things to go the way they did in syria and irak? Or do you see a brighter future for your country?

[@ahmadbelial9778]

@@appleslover it's difficult to tell, at the current situation with the coronavirus, and the oil drama it's expected that world's powers shift, so it's up to fate really. Jordan's lack of resources is a bliss in the sense that it doesn't attract an invading country like in the case of Iraq and we don't have many different sects as in Syria so it probably won't end up like any of them.

[@appleslover]

@@ahmadbelial9778 hopefully

[@muzairanwar]

I have many palestinian friends. All of them so friendly. Maybe the close ties and similar lineage means jordanians are friendly too. :)

[@journeyblue5598]

Thank you, Shirvan. The works of Caspian Report have helped me understand the larger world immensely. As an individual for the southern US, without people like you, I'd never have had the opportunity to learn about other countries and cultures (at least not in an overly bias way).

[@CB0408]

A great country and basketball player.

[@yousefmohammad9965]

He was named after the country

[@raghul0078]

Caspian report make a video on geopolitics of yemen

[@My_Take]

If you're interested I'll actually be uploading a video analysing the Yemen secession crisis and the background of the Yemen conflict this weekend.

[@oran7260]

My Take i will be waiting

[@bluenation3838yoohoo]

nah man

[@raghul0078]

@@My_Take ok

[@artman7780]

Well, there was news two days ago that it’s no longer going to be just Yemen. There will be North Yemen and South Yemen. It’s going to be interesting because part of South Yemen is more northern than the northernmost point of North Yemen.

[@Kameeho]

This is exactly why i buy Jordan toothbrushes. Never had any holes in my teeth, and my dental record has been pretty stable.

[@salihalash4111]

Wtf

[@giauhuynhj263]

😂😂🤣

[@regularman5914]

Wait, Jordan makes toothbrushes? I mean yeah they have the best health care but they don’t produce toothbrushes

[@user-bk2jo4bm6q]

Nice, looking forward for geopolitic of Luxembourg

[@toveychurchill6468]

Small nations geopolitics should be interesting :)

[@simbamartens7192]

@@toveychurchill6468 If you're really interested in small countries, there's a great video on Poland discussing the challenges to the rule of law in Poland, the controversy around holding an election in the middle of a pandemic and Poland's tensions with the EU: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ2cpqh4mbCpraM

[@DanieliusGoriunovas]

So geopolitics of Europes storage room?

[@zackamor8043]

@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan What the fuck are you talking about. It isn't a fucking country of Belgium and it certainly is not being used as a fucking tax haven by Belgium go fuck yourself.

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

@@zackamor8043 It used to be part of Belgium for three decades.

[@mrniceguy7168]

Political nightmare is the best description of Jordan

[@karmo1629]

I would be really interested in episodes on Croatia, Serbia and Greece.

[@karmo1629]

@Salt & Pepper I'd figure that they would get enough of screen time when he would do episodes about Croatia and Serbia. These 3 countries are linked together

[@tupacshakur97]

@@karmo1629 In which way they are linked?

[@emirez7316]

I'm sure you would. But since Serbia and Croatia are "linked" together then hopefully you should be happy with only Croatia or Serbia. Cause it does not make any sense to talk about Croatia and Serbia on behalf of Bosnia. Bosnia is a independent and sovereign country with it's own geopolitics, and not as some "shared" territory of Serbia and Croatia.

[@JAdrew]

He did greece

[@milosdrca4484]

И онда рат тастатурам у коментарима.

[@tyler_jack.78]

As a Jordanian, I tell you that this is an excellent report and indicates your extensive knowledge of our country and its region

[@theodorestravs5714]

As always, great content and thorough analysis!

[@AnonymousAlcoholic772]

His posts are The closest thing I’ve seen to whats really going on

[@vdotme]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂

[@vdotme]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂

[@abhishes]

Before watching this channel I never understood the importance of geography in the fate of entire nations. thank you so much Shirvan

[@wmw05]

I've been looking forward to this.

[@rejvaik00]

Count Dooku: hey me too mate

[@BlackMambo]

Another EXCELLENT Caspian Report Shirvan... Keep up the good work! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@sanadkhalifeh2121]

God bless Jordan🇯🇴❤❤

[@anwang6]

Keep up the great work! If regular news were this informative ... let's just say the world would be a nicer place.

[@MarcPagan]

Thanks for another video that's both informative, and entertaining.

[@georgehirsch9152]

Relevant and well presented as always, thank you.

[@harunsuaidi7349]

Damn, Jordan is playing on Extreme difficulty setting.

[@alonalmog1982]

Welcome to the middle east.

[@hassoomii]

alonalmog1982 the start of civilization 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@cutiecutie1151]

😢😢😢😭

[@alonalmog1982]

@@hassoomii Let's hope not the end.

[@royxeph_arcanex]

As an Israeli, I can 100% confirm that the term "Frienemies" is a perfect description of the Israeli-Jordanian relations. Regarding the "Friends" part of the "Frienemies" relations, aside the diplomatic ties there are also economic and tourism relations and citizens of both countries can visit each other with visas being given upon entry with no need to request it in advance (I actually have quite a few friends here in Israel who visited Jordan and not a single one of them disliked it 😊). Also, you mentioned the lack of Jordanian ability to outsource its workforce - in fact, some Jordanians work in Israel! I personally know there are Jordanians who are employed in the Israeli southern city of Eilat, and I think there are more employment options for them here. I ASSUME that one of the reasons is because on average jobs in Israel tend to pay fairly well relative to our neighboring states, so it's convenient for example for a resident of Aqaba to work for Israeli salary and return home every day to pay Jordanian rent. This is not very uncommon - a few thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank do the same because it's easier to pay the bills this way. I actually met a few Palestinians who work in Israel myself and they seemed fairly satisfied with their working conditions, hopefully the same applies for the Jordanians. In the end of the day, the best way to describe Israeli-Jordanian relations is that for us Jordan is like that neighbor you have next door that you used to hate but now you're kinda getting along with because you're both just tired of the whole drama you had with each other when you both bought your houses, and now you two prefer to simply live alongside each other harmlessly, politely say hello to each other on the way to work in the morning or if you happen to run across each other by the entrance. You both remember the beef you had very well and there is still some bitterness about it, you'd just rather not talk about it anymore because it's not worth it for both of you to bring it up all over again.

[@CraigTheBrute-yf7no]

None of this aged well.

[@alexrothwell2053]

@@CraigTheBrute-yf7no It was a description of how relations were at the time, not a prediction about the future

[@titan126]

Another great report Shirvan, thank you!

[@joshuaholton7547]

CaspianReport is absolutely fascinating. I walk away from every video having learned something new, and having a greater appreciation for every player's unique position on the global stage

[@magnvss]

I'm surprised there is no mention of the millions of refugees (of different origin) that dwell in Jordan and that stress that already scarce resources. Yes, I know they receive international help for them, but just.

[@tas713]

magnvss they are almost half the population. It’s ridiculous!!!!!!

[@carlousmagus5387]

I've always liked Jordan, and I have a great respect for their King.

[@TuskanDelight]

As always, I want to applaud at the end of this video. Never knew I wanted to learn about the geopolitics of Jordan.

[@stevenbrown6366]

An excellent report indeed. I will be working with and for the Jordanian government soon and am trying to educate myself on the culture and history of this wonderful country. Your video gave me some great insights. With current events, I'm sure things are very much on edge in Jordan. Hope a peaceful resolution can be achieved soon. Thank again for a great video.

[@vinm300]

9:01 A plea from an Arab state for Israeli military help "the only one ever recorded". Wrong. Egypt call on Israeli on a regular basis, against fanatics in Sinai.

[@BoqPrecision]

@Charles Ogbonna That was the old Saudi Arabia. The new Saudi Arabia is clearly against the arabized (tarabish they call them, aka the fez hats) who work in their country and talk chit about them. If you speak Arabic, I suggest you watch Fuhaid Al Shammari's channel, he is a Saudi bureaucrat with a KZbin channel and has hilarious opinions on Palestinians, Moroccans Egyptians etc. He also says Arabians (Saudis Bahrainis Qatari Kuwaiti Emirati and Omanis) are different from Arabized...Arabians hate migrating, Arabized love being refugees... etcetera. Hilarious guy.

[@yochaiwyss3843]

They bond over bombing the shit out of ISIS

[@amrbahram2171]

Charles Ogbonna well that’s not true all the modern pan Arabist ideas comes from two roots either the nasserist school which includes egypt Libya, Algeria or the Ba’ath school which originated in Syria and spread to Iraq and Lebanon, never in the life of the nation of Saudi Arabia was the idea of pan arabism which was agreed upon by by every Arab country that was either a monarchy or contained petroleum, because this ideology would in turn no1 either strip them from their monarchist rule or nationalist the profits of the oil industry due to the socialist background for both movements

[@vinm300]

@@amrbahram2171 , interesting.

[@amrbahram2171]

Charles Ogbonna I believe that’s true the Arab world is composed of Arabized berbers, Arabized Africans, Arabized Copts, Arabized phonacians , and Arabized Persians. But in the end I wouldn’t agreed to denounce Arab heritage which acts as a media to bring a mass together, you Can always embrace your Berber heritage without denouncing Arabic identity. Otherwise as fellow Egyptians we won’t have a common ground 🤦🏻‍♂️😉

[@kimjones600]

very informative, as always. it seems Jordan is actually quite well placed to develop an identity as a regional peacekeeper, or moderator - almost like a master of ceremonies, or host. a political talk show host, let's imagine, whose job is to promote healthy relationships & constructive communication among its neighbors.

[@CuriousEarthMan]

thank you for the detailed and fascinating, also comprehensive analysis!

[@robdenini6972]

This channel is pure gold, i'm so glad I found it

[@steel4o]

Geopolitics of Bulgaria next please. Awesome videos as always.

[@danielkeller9729]

Did a 6 month deployment there. Got to see the dead sea and where Christ was baptized

[@EL-oj6uq]

Hey, you know people normally scam tourists? I bet there are about 50 places that say Jesus was there and look offical while being a scam

[@danielkeller9729]

@@EL-oj6uq the spot did look pretty legit. They had had it roped off and a small shack nearby. Could easily be a scam though. No one can really know for sure where he was baptized. I guess if we all agree it was "there" it's special like how December 25th is special even though we know Jesus wasn't actually born there.

[@redcossack245]

You give an excellent presentation on Jordan. Well informed and dead on accurate. I lived there for many years. It is an awesome place with awesome people. King Abdullah II has done an excellent job continuing the foreign policy his father fashioned after the Six Day War as the only way to maintain Kingdom integrity and stability. I applaud him and support him in his endeavors.

[@gordonspicer]

Strange nobody writes about the "elephant in the room" regarding the 6 Day Way. It did not just happen out of a vacuum and "unfornately" due to misguided loyalties got involved and "somehow" lost the illegally occupied West Bank. I n eed not rehash Jordan's involvement, but simply inform you that once Jordan began shelling Israel part of West Jerusalem and Israel the Israelis sent two messages to King Hussein through UN in Jerusalem to cease fire and not get involved in the war. On that basis there would be no retalialiation by Israel & the peaceful "status quo" would remain. Hussein did not heed the warning as you probably know

[@tomasf247]

Excellent analysis Very interesting Thanks again guys

[@Ricardo-sj2kx]

Geopolitics of lebanon?

[@marcusmees4625]

One of the reasons why Jordan has been stable is the lack of oil of their own

[@moodist1er]

70% of Jordan sits on shale oil that hasn't been accessed yet but will be by 2022.

[@marcusmees4625]

moodist 1er oh shit

[@vanessa7566]

@@moodist1er is that true??

[@bhymbm]

@@moodist1er hahhahaha

[@firasajoury7813]

@@vanessa7566 cap Jordan has no capability to extract them by their own it’s too costly and lengthy operation

[@Assuranipal]

One of the best Reports from Shivan so far. Thank you

[@feisalajaj7954]

I have been waiting this for so long

[@ISAAKKUSH]

Geopolitics of colonising Mars!

[@Ajokg]

Please make a video about Kyrgyzstan🇰🇬🇰🇬🇰🇬

[@suclox12yearsago56]

Toussaint Dafuq is a Kyrgyzstan? Is that some sort of animal?

[@user-in6jt8qk5i]

Kyrgystan🇵🇱❤️🎮

[@hotrodjones74]

@@suclox12yearsago56 Kyrgyzstan or Kygyziya (Киргизия) is a former Soviet Central Asian nation. The capital is called Bishkek.

[@Ajokg]

@@suclox12yearsago56 Kyrgyzstan, [qɯrʁɯz'stɑn], officially - the Kyrgyz Republic; (the abbreviation KR is a state in Central Asia. It is located in the western and central parts of the Tien Shan mountain system.

[@Ajokg]

@@suclox12yearsago56 Kyrgyz, / qɯrɣɯzdar /; units Kyrgyz / qɯrɣɯz /) - Turkic people. The indigenous and main ethnic group of the Kyrgyz Republic. The language is Kyrgyz, which is part of the Kyrgyz-Kipchak group of Turkic languages. By religion, mainly Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi madhhab. Anthropologically, the Kyrgyz people belong to the South Siberian race, the transition between the Mongoloid and Caucasoid races.

[@AsadAli-cu1ui]

U r an amazing host..i wait eagerly for ur informative videos

[@keith.barron]

Another Great video - thanks

[@thisismelv]

That's some fine geopolitical game we have here

[@shamilmammadov8246]

Anyone: you cannot survive a day in this inhospitable area. Jordan: hold my 🍺

[@AysarAburrub]

you can survive as long as you want if you do what you're told ... that's the middle east in a nutshell, and Jordan is a good example.

[@ohood4863]

Hold my Gahweh

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

though honestly, their long term strategy for internal stability seems completely unsustainable to me: they're basically buying peace from their citizens in the form of welfare that they can't actually afford

[@goshawk4340]

The quality of Caspian report is wayy better than the main stream media.

[@empathizercollections]

Again, loving the background music!

[@consumer61]

Great video, you could have also mentioned that after Yom Kippur in 1974 the Arab League countries, including Jordan, agreed that PLO is the soul legitimate representative of Palestinian people. And Jordan renounced its claim to the West Bank in 1988.

[@samuelwiking4362]

Another great video Shirvan! One nation which has been covered many times previously on this channel is Ethiopia. It would be very interesting if they could get a whole video of their own that talks in depth about the current state of democratization and economic expansion (unless covid-19 destroys both)

[@My_Take]

If you're interested in the red sea region I'll be uploading a video on the Yemen secession crisis and the background to the Yemen conflict this weekend.

[@eca3101]

Ethiopia will Balkanize itself

[@samuelwiking4362]

@@eca3101 I would hope not. I would like to see them become a regional power and for the people to enjoy some political freedom and economic prosperity.

[@bircruz555]

@@eca3101 Your balkanized psychological reality is not Ethiopia's existential reality. You had Egypt's hand in creating chaos in mind. They have been at it for over 150 years now. Pity. It is over now. Sisi picked up some odor groveling at Trump's feet. On the good side, there will no longer be Nile floods in Sudan, to the consternation of pompous Egypt. All the best to the Sudanese.

[@eca3101]

@@bircruz555 lol you're not very smart are you!? Ethiopia has been tearing itself apart without foreign intervention for the past 100 years! Ethiopia cannot keep itself together without ethnic cleansing, it needs an enemy to pretend all of its faults are because of them. The Ethiopian government treats Egypt like a mortal enemy, while Egypt barely remembers Ethiopia exists! Ethiopia is tearing at the seems and will Balkanize without a shadow of a doubt. Somalis and all the other ethnic groups do not want to be called Ethiopian nor do they like Ethiopia! But of course, somehow that is all a country downstreams fault. Ethiopians cannot even admit when they are at fault for the shitty state of their own country. That is a perfect example of why Ethiopia is going to Balkanize. Terrible, terrible country.

[@JesPulido]

Fascinating. Very informative

[@georgebowden2173]

awesome work!

[@stratosp.1367]

Uploaded when the Last Dance documentary about Michael Jordan is on air. Talk about a smart way to gain momentum :)

[@ahmedsalman9906]

Please do a Geopolitics of Pakistan video. I would really want to learn more about that.

[@RCh.1]

Your map's awesome! I love it :) thanks for the informative video

[@marcoglara2012]

This is an excellent video for informing military plans.

[@dreamchaserJ]

9:33 I rubbed my screen a few times

[@ChrisMrPeligroBoone]

He uploading so late at night lol I love it!

[@TheMasterOfCornedy]

Hes not, it was 12:15 in his country when he uploaded

[@blazinchalice]

What do you mean, it's late afternoon.

[@jopo3616]

How ignorant ... Maybe it`s time to catch up some sleep.

[@nechemiashoub4059]

Great vid!

[@DrewHughesMusic]

Great video. Thank you

[@9erfanatic1]

Love Jordan

[@waaedalord6474]

We in Jordan have the term (mattress driver / سائق فرشة) Which is what we specifically call a college graduate who is unemployed, And this term is far from uncommon , it's actually rare to find someone who works using his degree , but we enjoy the only decent leader and government in the arab world , so it's basically (we might have huge financial and economical problems but at least we are safe and free ) and we avg about 0 to 2 case's of covid-19 daily thanks to our leadership

[@waaedalord6474]

@Md Ashikur Rahaman immigration is expensive and require good language skills (witch most Jordanians don't have) and about J.U.S.T , my cousin graduated there , electrical engineering, and he is working in a falafel place Nonetheless Jordan does have a great and world accepted degrees , but you gotta reach somewhere that has a job offer

[@TheVicenteSilva]

great video as always

[@sherifalaa3523]

Amazing report 👌

[@norelfarjun3554]

Israel very much wants to strengthen its relations with Jordan For example, the idea of ​​consolidating the cities of Eilat and Aqaba into a joint city for the two countries is a very popular in Israel.

[@munanaji9507]

Hey Ian Jordanian why not 😂 we make a good team

[@truthseekers864]

As an Israeli, I will say that you are very off mark here.

[@jsghetler]

That is a terrible idea. Israel must keep its borders on lock.

[@motasemmoh4567]

Thank you for this 👏

[@rinasnachy7119]

Hi, I watch your videos and I really enjoy them. I would propose you to make a video about the geopolitics of the Balkans, it's a real challenge to sum all of it in one video but if it were easy everyone would do it, right? Best regards and keep up the good work!

[@bloodfiredrake7259]

Jordan is an interesting nation.

[@lawbringer9857]

Blood Fire Drake More like an Irrelevant nation.

[@AysarAburrub]

@@lawbringer9857 as a Palestinian, i have to strongly disagree ... Jordan is literally our only gateway into the rest of the world ... no thanks to Israeshit

[@aluminiumknight4038]

@@lawbringer9857 Your mom irrelevant

[@Game_Republic]

where can I get those 3D maps

[@giladlapid4002]

Joining the request!

[@ChRiyad]

I believe he mentioned they're on his patreon during the previous video discussing borders.

[@nikoleengman4017]

You are very kind to have put this here, this shows how much you want all traders to be successful..... am really touched with these comments about Chris’s daily signals…..I will contact him.

[@Faisaldegrt]

Really good video Shirvan

[@lucimicle5657]

I think it would be interesting to see a "Geopolitics of the EU". Yes, yes, unrealistic, yes, yes. I just wanna!

[@meneither3834]

He has a video on 2019:Europe about the large European players and a video titled "the long peace in Europe" talking about the EU.

[@lucimicle5657]

Yeah, I just watched it again, it's good but talks mostly about the Franco-German relations and begining of EU. I was hoping on something like, what the EU should do to limit it's political fragmentation and the influence of China and Russia inside it's borders. Something that would look at all it's needs across all it's regions and not just the needs of France+Germany (in the long peace video) or the east region (three seas initiative video).

[@meneither3834]

@@lucimicle5657 you know, the EU has so far done nothing to prevent foreign influence within it's borders. Done nothing to enforce external borders (leaving states dealing with it themselves.) The EU's main goal has been to integrate it's members more&more and integrate the union in international trade. Which is nice when it's about Canada, Singapore or Japan. But less so when it integrates you with China or (sometimes) the USA. There has been a recent wake up call from Germany, the Netherlands or France to scrutinize Chinese investments but it was rejected. And recently Germany&NLs refused to pool Corona debts, so much for integrated economies. In any case the current crisis will change the EU. Countries are realizing that they can't completely depend on international trade. The question is : will the EU act as the glue turning the countries into an independent and solidary block or will it fall back to a simple trading union like the EEC was.

[@blockplanet9417]

when are you going to make a video about the geopolitics of Sealand?

[@alonalmog1982]

Not interesting. Read it on Wikipedia in 5 minutes. Sealand is an anecdote, not a point of interest. An episode about Liberland may be more interesting.

[@blockplanet9417]

@@alonalmog1982 r/wooooosh

[@thegunnerclub5477]

Brilliant anal aysis and well lut Kudos!

[@metarus208]

One of your best!

[@zaneaulner4333]

Hey brother,nice video. Can you do please the Geopolitics of Azerbaijan,Central Asian Turkic States,Iran,North Korea and Mongolia? Love u from the Homeland♥️🇦🇿

[@attackfive8659]

Jordan is a great ally to the United States. May she always prosper!

[@noamtokman661]

Thank you so much for all of your high quality content and objective outlook on things. I"ve been following your channel for years and and it truly helps me understand the world, and the human race more easily. AND - Nord VPN is da bomb! Shalom.

[@repentertohislord]

Great content as usual. Please do an episode on Morocco ❤🙏🏻.

[@manooxi327]

tnx I never knew the monarchs of Jordan where Hashemites!

[@dragosstanciu9866]

The lack of natural resources makes Jordan similar to Japan. Like Japan, Jordan should invest in the high-tech sector and better healthcare.

[@rushyscoper1651]

@misool i don't think u met ppl from Jordan before they very good colleges and education.

[@randomdude9135]

Japanese have 1 0 8 I Q

[@juliant.verdon7077]

Actually Jordan has a rather impressive healthcare system. Many people visit for medical tourism.

[@dragosstanciu9866]

@@dejankojic4293 Secure or not, Jordan must try to improve the living standard of its citizens and ensure a prosperous future, thus it must invest in the high-tech sector and healthcare. There are no alternatives.

[@rushyscoper1651]

@misool Jordan has the highest ratio of researchers in Research and Development 8060 researchers per million people, higher than the EU average of 6494, and much higher than the world average of 2532 per million. Jordan provides a higher proportion of its public budget for education than most countries in the world. they are very well aware of their needs to have higher education to have any possible valuable sectors.

[@odaialzrigat]

I'm from Jordan and everything you said is right... Cheers

[@fraserleeglover]

Good work king, keep it up.