Geopolitics of Jordan

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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

[@tlclookism]

@@ForageGardener its over for normiecels

[@mikecarlson6416]

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

[@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.

[@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"

[@FactStorm]

Unfortunate braindrain..but remittances make up a good portion of the Jordanian input as well.

[@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

[@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

[@josiahfresnel]

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 !

[@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.

[@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]

😂😂

[@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

[@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.

[@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).

[@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

[@Босния-з7з]

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.

[@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.

[@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

[@CB0408]

A great country and basketball player.

[@yousefmohammad9965]

He was named after the country

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@amrbahram]

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]

@@amrbahram , interesting.

[@amrbahram]

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 🤦🏻‍♂️😉

[@AnonymousAlcoholic772]

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

[@vdotme]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂

[@vdotme]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrniceguy7168]

Political nightmare is the best description of Jordan

[@carlousmagus5387]

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

[@abhishes]

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

[@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!!!!!!

[@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.

[@malpis4213]

You made a Jordanian laugh 4 years later.

[@Fingolfin_the_Warden]

@malpis4213 glad to hear it! Cheers :)

[@malpis4213]

@@Fingolfin_the_Warden Cheers!

[@sanadkhalifeh2121]

God bless Jordan🇯🇴❤❤

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@wmw05]

I've been looking forward to this.

[@rejvaik00]

Count Dooku: hey me too mate

[@obz1357]

Okay green girl from hands up

[@goshawk4340]

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

[@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.

[@harunsuaidi7349]

Damn, Jordan is playing on Extreme difficulty setting.

[@alonalmog1982]

Welcome to the middle east.

[@IbnSalahaldin]

alonalmog1982 the start of civilization 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@cutiecutie1151]

😢😢😢😭

[@alonalmog1982]

@@IbnSalahaldin Let's hope not the end.

[@theodorestravs5714]

As always, great content and thorough analysis!

[@anwang6]

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

[@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

[@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

[@Ajokg]

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

[@suclox12yearsago56]

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

[@הררךיה]

Kyrgystan🇵🇱❤️🎮

[@brostoevsky22]

@@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.

[@user-xh8cs3gy2i]

The 1958 coup in Iraq was not a Nasserite coup. Hundreds of thousands of Jordanian expats are scattered throughout the Gulf, Europe, the Americas, the Caucases, and Central Asia. Their remittances are a major source of hard currency to Jordan.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@somethung8188]

Israel: I hate you Jordan: I hate you too .......... Jordan: But at least im not like Iran, Syria, Lebanon or Iraq Israel: Ok you're right here's a cookie

[@SarahConnor618]

Part of Jordan, named after the Israeli jordan river, has always belonged to the state of Israel. Howrver, the british given the land to the hashemite kingdom for aiding them in some Bs war. The "palestinian" state de facto is Jordan, with over 70% of the country identifying themselves as "palestinians". They have tried to overthrow the government.

[@Alkasasbeh__2492]

Actually what you are saying is nonsense. The Palestinians in Jordan are even less than half. Palestinians are present in Amman, Zarqa, Irbid and Aqaba to a lesser extent, while indigenous Jordanians are present in all governorates and most army positions It is controlled by the original Jordanians to maintain the security of the homeland. Then the Palestinians also tried to harm the Kuwaiti government and were expelled, but Jordan responded to the insult with kindness.

[@Ricardo-sj2kx]

Geopolitics of lebanon?

[@blackswanrevelations]

It’s interesting that Jordan came from Moab and Ammon which was from lot. Israel wasn’t allowed to touch Ammon, Moab, or Edom because God gave them their land. But when Israel got carried away Moab, Ammon and Edom would often catch fleeing Israelites and take them back to Babylon. In the end days the Bible says Ammon and Moab will be restored to its formal glory.

[@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

[@kafon6368]

Let's go Jordan, let's go 👏👏👏 Let's go Jordan, let's go 👏👏👏 Let's go Jordan, let's go 👏👏👏

[@attackfive8659]

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

[@tonyal3235]

Thank you so much! As a Jordanian American myself, We love you 🇯🇴❤️🇺🇸

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@MarcPagan]

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

[@karlijnlike4lane]

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.

[@BlackMambo]

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

[@martinlatvian5538]

My favorite arab country. Love and respect to people of Jordan

[@sudhanshusharma9538]

Well said survival is more important than anything else.

[@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.

[@FactStorm]

Excellent summary.

[@ISAAKKUSH]

Geopolitics of colonising Mars!

[@titan126]

Another great report Shirvan, thank you!

[@9erfanatic1]

Love Jordan

[@tektof5649]

Shervan you should sell coffee mugs as merchandise. I bet a lot of people would love to sip coffee out of Caspian Report mugs while watching Caspian Report.

[@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.

[@TuskanDelight]

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

[@thisismelv]

That's some fine geopolitical game we have here

[@klubchez5224]

@3:45... EXCUSE ME!?! Had to replay that part make sure I heard correctly. Love your videos thanks for the outstanding content.

[@ahmadbelial9778]

Go green

[@sami6oi]

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

[@sami6oi]

@@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.

[@georgehirsch9152]

Relevant and well presented as always, thank you.

[@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

[@Champagnemikey]

Best channel on youtube!

[@ahmedsalman9906]

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

[@robdenini6972]

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

[@steel4o]

Geopolitics of Bulgaria next please. Awesome videos as always.

[@ToniVucic]

I've worked in Jordan in IT for a summer. The company was good but my impression is that imported goods are taxed very heavily, and customs is kinda corrupt, making everything expensive. Also for some reason if you work in the military the salary is 10x-100x higher than other jobs according to military people I met. People get paid very low salaries but can still afford expensive cars. I never figured out how that is possible. Wish everyone there the best.

[@dreamchaserJ]

9:33 I rubbed my screen a few times

[@avantelvsitania3359]

Hey, I have found this channel a while ago, and have been a fan of it’s quality content since. I am Portuguese, so of course I am biased, but I still think an interesting topic for you to cover up would be the proposed extension of Portugal’s EEZ. The process is expected to be completed by 2021 (although it was delayed several times before) and if it’s objectives are achieved, Portugal - a relatively modest Nation in size and influence, would have the 10th largest EEZ in the world and it’s entire territory would be composed of 97% Ocean. On one side, the area is thought to be rich in resources, and sits in a crossroad of major shipping routes. But on the other side, Portugal could have difficulty to properly explore and defend it’s new huge territory. This is important, because historically, the Sea is the Soul of Portugal. We tend to think that we are a peripheral country, far from the great economic and political centers, and to a certain extent that vision is accurate. But the truth is that being peripheral allowed Portugal to stay away from major conflicts and explore the World, which benefited us immensely. So now we could take advantage of our geography, and position by becoming the doorway to Europe. In my opinion, this project would place Portugal with a lot of new responsibilities and challenges, but you know, a Portuguese always follows the Sea. It was so in the Past, and has to be again in the Future.

[@mohammadnazieh6700]

As long as Portugal can get the US and NATO to back its claim, they can pull it off, no matter how large the territory is, just like Norway claimed the North sea, and similar to how Denmark maintains its grip on Greenland, the problem, I think, is that Spain would probably challenge Portugal's claim, if they manage to lobby NATO first, they could kill the project. if the Spanish do that, just get the Pope to split the territory, just like the old days.

[@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.

[@mayoite160]

beautiful country, i visited there in 2015... one potential danger not mentioned here is increasing desertification due to Israel diverting more and more of the river water into its own borders... another recent development is the increasing employment of university-educated skilled workers in the GCC, whose xenophobic sheikhs prefer fellow Arabs over Indians, Pakistanis, Philipinos etc

[@AnGeltheGRman]

GEOPOLITICS OF GREECE PLEASE NOW 🔥🔥❤️🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@samjenkins1198]

It already exists

[@mehdin7520]

The comment thread will just be a war between the Greeks and Turks aha.

[@wizzzer1337]

I think after the Pandemic ends, he should do another video on the state of the EU after the coronavirus... should it even continue to exist or not...

[@qasemsoleimani9443]

@Hoàng Nguyên Lmao, not even the Golden Dawn claims that. Even if we consider Greeks and Turks to be racially pure (they aren't), Greeks were not ''natives'' to Anatolia. They have been colonising the region since the Antiquity.

[@qasemsoleimani9443]

@@Adam-nu9gu I'm actually Greek. You can read more about the first Greek colonization in Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age_Greek_migrations

[@saifkilani7285]

Thanks Shervan for this nice work i follow your reports regularly and i think you do lots of effort for that. Let me get something clear, as a Jordanian living here but studying abroad for "college". First and foremost, Jordan's population and "ethnic" structure is WIDELY misunderstood, really widely. Here in Jordan the country's deserts are divided into three: north sahra, middle and south. In all three of those lives an overwhelming Bedouin and Jordanian population. And "Jordanian" here is controversial. Jordan has a history of many civilisations crossing by and conquering. And that can give us an idea on how that had an influence on its population diversity. Amman was, as told by our grandparents, a city full of Ağa's and Syrian merchants and wealthy people comşng from the west bank and rich and powerful bedouin. On the outskirts of the capital city you only find bedouins just like in the north (Mafraq side) and south (Karak and Maan side) desertous AND urban areas. Palestinian population in other cities is not signifacnt as in Amman and propably Zarqa. Knowing that, the whole idea of security might accept some dinamics. Yes the wealthy Families in Jordan are moslty from outside of it not bedouins. But those who have control of the army, government institutions, educational institutions, health and so on are by far mostly big Jordanian families, by big i mean powerful tribes and families that used to be so for decades. Although Jordan, politically, is starting to change that although very gradually. Politically Jordan is, and was substantially reliant on foreign aid and IMF loans. And thats bad in the long term as we cannot sustain this. But we are seeing big changes only in the last two-three years. And we can notice that closely speacially during the virus crisis and the year before. Punlic spendings on other vital sectors are increasing. I have a friend who believes that the only thing the world is mistaking while trying to understand Jordan is pre-assuming that Jordan is poor country in resources. I think he's partially right (along with many other factors lying under Jordan's underdevelopment). Jordan has tons, i mean a whole lot of shell oil, which we can really use. The north and west of Jordan, some small parts of the center, are areble. We export much of our agricultural products. We do export. Yes the country is trying to diversify its economy. But it's not an easy task for a country like Jordan. We have political issues hindring our development process more than social issues, speacially with security situation we have in the region AND, most importantly, the repeated failure of previous governmetints to fix the economy and change the structure. And pardon me for points i forgot to mention.

[@shrivj6627]

Do a video about the geopolitical challenges of India

[@fionafiona1146]

Isn't it more culturally challenged because that (population) size being established trough Collonial exploration

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

Can you ask the Brits why they divide their colonies the way they do?

[@shrivj6627]

@@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462 because they don't want these independent countries to rise up to dominate them but rather fight among themselves and be dependent on the western world 😅

[@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462]

@@shrivj6627 but I want THIS coming out from a bucktoothed Brit! On the other hand, giving the two religions their own space was supposed to benefit you. Too bad you don't take advantage

[@shrivj6627]

@@philosoftfurkitusjunkyard2462 populistic politics won't let that happen 😅

[@odaialzrigat]

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

[@stratosp.1367]

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

[@segevkrespi8609]

It's not well known fact but King Abdullah I of Jordan actually wanted to conquer all of Israel/Palestine as well as unify with Syria in 1948 and create "Greater Syria", a Pan-Arabism dream. He also tried to negotiated a peace treaty with Israel in 1951 and got assassinated when he was about to enter Al-Aqsa

[@atlas-dominion305]

in the Arab World, Monarchy equals Stability, all of the most stable Arab countries are led by a Monarch

[@MrBearcatjew]

Atlas-Dominion monarchies always fall and they fall hard

[@BocchiTheGlock021]

Jordan is constitutional monarchy thou, with the right people, monarchy can equal stability.

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

This is just case almost anywhere. Even in France monarchy meant stability.

[@hawaabdijamac1392]

@Shooting Star there only two descendants of the prophet Muhammed lineage Jordanian and Moroccan kings

[@thatone1280]

@@MrBearcatjew I think the Saudi monarchy have been here for 300 years. If they can diversify their economy in the next 50-70 years I think they will continue. They seem to be already starting and succeeding

[@AsadAli-cu1ui]

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

[@juliosalgado956]

What software does he uses for those amazing border lines?

[@RM-ei6be]

British and French empire

[@insectoidinheritor896]

Jordan doesn't have much in the way of natural resources and geography, but I think there is one very important strength that Jordan has had that wasn't mentioned in this video: decent leadership. King Hussein was a very good leader from what I know about him, able to hold his country together and keep political stability when countries like Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt were not, on top of the issues with the Palestinians and Israel. A country having rich resources is merely the luck of geography, but a competent leader, whether monarch, prime minister, or president, is a special blessing that can't be stolen or replicated.

[@eca3101]

Geopolitics of Egypt, one of the online natural states in the region - between managing it's European, north African, middle Eastern, African, and Israeli/Palestinian connections would be fascinating!

[@calebmarshall7350]

He has done Egypt already

[@eca3101]

@@calebmarshall7350 no he hasn't, he's done politics of the Nile, which isn't just Egypt

[@bircruz555]

Egypt is a Jordan in the making. You just do not know it. The writing is on the wall. The Delta is in terrible shape. Kick yourselves for what you have done to it. Three more decades, and Egypt will harvest a bitter bounty of its short-sightedness. It would be in Egypt's long term interest to think "hard, long term". Begin by tearing down the Aswan Dam. Delusion is not going to cut it. And when you are in the hole, stop digging.

[@eca3101]

@@bircruz555 you seem like a pathetic little fellow, don't you? Ethiopians are nothing but full of hate - hate for their different ethnic groups, hate for their neighbours on the continent, hate hate hate. That's why Ethiopia will never succeed. You're too busy blaming others and ethnic cleansing

[@bircruz555]

@@eca3101 Really? Pathetic my ass! It is Egypt's handiwork. If you have any sense, you would stand by the truth. You have been injecting hatred among the ethnic groups in the country for so long. Africa has taken notice, in case you did not. But karma is loading her chariot for you now. The entire world listened to your leaders conniving to destabilize Ethiopia a few years back. No memory? They were not even bright enough to turn off the microphone. In the 19th century, your leaders recruited mercenaries, American Confederate officers of the civil war, and marched to the highlands. They were embarrassed of course. Get some sleep. The horses are out of the gate.

[@adamgood13]

I saw somewhere that Jordan i spoor in resources (water). And not enough farming. Also because of resources, and also because of immigration if I;m not mistaking.

[@manooxi327]

tnx I never knew the monarchs of Jordan where Hashemites!

[@user-xh8cs3gy2i]

Runaway corruption is a problem. Billions have been pocketed.