Nasser, Nationalism and the Arab Super State - Cold War DOCUMENTARY

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Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on how the president of Egypt Gamel Abdel Nasser brought the Pan-Arabic Nationalism to the forefront of politics of the era and his attempts to create an Arab Super State
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[@TheColdWarTV]

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[@hadtrio6629]

Why is Morocco map cut in half?

[@ALIKN1-1]

Can you do video on Abd Al Kareem Qassim

[@konfuziussagt6326]

Voice of the Arabs was not only anti-Zionist, but also anti-Semitic. Anti-Semitic thinking still shapes the Arab world today, and Arabs in other countries therefore particularly frequently kill Jews and sympathize with National Socialist ideas. One could have emphasized that precisely because Israel had so little confidence in the Osol treaties for that very reason.

[@dynamo3590]

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[@matthewlee8667]

The best way to start the new year is discussions on Arab Nationalism

[@user-ip9xf5zi7g]

Yes

[@theoutlook55]

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[@skeetrix5577]

Holy shit haha that's great. God help us perpetually single people lol

[@bigblue6917]

Beats all those New Year resolutions which we all know we are never going to keep. Such as I am not getting drunk like that again.

[@ian4175]

@@bigblue6917 keep it halal bro.

[@bishop6218]

Dude who manages to build a coalition spanning from the military to the Brotherhood to the Communists deserves more than a footnote in History. Great vid as always, and a happy new year 😊

[@mikebaker2436]

Common enemies always make for strange bedfellows.

[@AbdullahS469]

Not exactly, there was a lot in common between Brotherhood and Arab communists, both are against the west specially the US and against Israel and imperialism, both were against the status quo then and pro-radical change. And the brotherhood are not concerned about the ideology as much as they are concerned about the political stand and still they are to this day. And any way later as president he wasn’t supported by them but rather he dissolved the party and imprisoned them and persecuted them.

[@ahmedkhalifa5190]

@@AbdullahS469 what kind of a sick man doing this to those who tried to assassinate him ...

[@AbdullahS469]

@@ahmedkhalifa5190 Yeah their relationship (to put it mildly) wasn't good after the revolation. So the claim that he could manage a coalition between comminists and the brotherhood isn't accurate.

[@mohamedaboelenein7727]

While being supported by the CIA for a coup in the biggest country in the middle east. Then literally running her dry ...

[@ColdHighway7]

"We dont have problems with Russians, Russia never attacked us..." A statement and sentiment that is largely ignored/unknown on why some countries during the Cold War sided (or wanted regular normal relations) with the Soviets while not being exactly aligned with them ideologically

[@gofar5185]

west media narrative is to follow where soviets russians are and say the soviets are advocating communism... in the hope that muslims religionism would kill the soviets for being communists... which didnot happen because soviets russia in those times is not to sell ideology, but, to SEEK long lasting friendships in the middle east, particularly egypt (historical) ...

[@ColdHighway7]

@@gofar5185 Bingo

[@l-b01josefandres44]

@@gofar5185 yes and no, historically the USSR didn't care much about selling communism, their primary goal was to support civil wars that had communist parties involved, and sometimes like the case with Afghanistan they'd rather control the region than puppet it out right.

[@taccus3990]

Nasser actually was quite a pragmatist, taking advantage wherever he could without siding with one or the other side. In Syria too the government, even when not presided by left-leaning politicians, took advantage of friendly relations with URSS. Then it became more substantial during the sixties

[@user-cx1ki8li4t]

It's a lie that communist countries will follow the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union's best friend is India. Today, Russia's best friend is also India. China, Yugoslavia, Albania and Somalia did not completely follow the Soviet Union.

[@Klopp2543]

Nasser started the first ever Swahili radio station advocating for independence in eastern African nations. He supported the Algerian freedom fighters against France. What a man

[@user-fz3gz5ck4v]

He was a dictator and imprisoned two of my family members

[@Klopp2543]

@@user-fz3gz5ck4v were they innocent? Why were they imprisoned? If he was a dictator what is Sisi or Mubarak? It's sad whenever innocents suffer

[@user-fz3gz5ck4v]

@@Klopp2543 Mubarak and Alsisi are dictators as well and these people were incarcerated for no crime

[@user-lh5sd3qq3r]

جمال عبدالناصر. قانون توزيع الاراضي لشعب و ليس أخذ الأراضي من شعب كما فعل ملك مصر و جماعته جمال عبدالناصر. جعل تعليم مجاني و اول رئيس مصري يؤسس مدارس في الريف و مراكز طبية مجانية و هذا لم يكن في عصر ملكي جمال عبدالناصر أصدر قانون التأمين الصحي لعمال #هذا الأفعال تدل على أن جمال عبدالناصر رجل وطني و ليس دكتاتورية

[@wasserFREH]

@@user-fz3gz5ck4v I trust Nasser, as far as I'm concerned your family members belong in prison

[@luisfelipegoncalves4977]

Amazing content as always. I believe you'll talk about the division off Yemen into a communist and a anti-communist state, South and North Yemen, right?

[@TheColdWarTV]

definitely on the list...

[@bishop6218]

@@TheColdWarTV how long is that list now, in Astronomical Units ? 😉

[@AtomicPeacenik]

Another phenomenal video. Happy New Year to you, David & to everyone that works on the Cold War channel. I’ve stopped watching a lot of KZbin history channels this year for one reason or another. This is not one of them!

[@TheColdWarTV]

HNY! Glad you've stuck around...there are lots of great channels out there too...make sure to give them a chance

[@jakewilburn6295]

This channel is fantastic. Keep up the good work.

[@luisfer9361]

Arabs of today, how do you feel about Pan-Arabism? Would you or your fellow countrymen wherever you are feel interested in a United Arab State...? How would it look like? Greetings from Mexico! Edit: could you like the comment so more people can see the comment and are able to voice their opinion and read what you have to say? Thanks!!!

[@eca3101]

It’s dead - I support Arab nationalism in the sense I support cooperation with neighbouring states. But the ideological determination of the past states is long gone. Also, I hate how all Arab nationalist presidents were Authoritarian jackasses to be frank. I’d rather each Arab state be independent and democratic than be unified by a Saddam or a Qaddafi Edit - also I’ve been to Mexico & love it!

[@viriato6525]

My dream is an Arab union with a constitutional monarchy that defends democracy and a free market economy. The head of the monarchy should also be the Hashimite dynasty. I trust them the most.

[@eca3101]

@@viriato6525 I don’t think the Palestinians would like that - the Hashemites have a history of selling out the Palestinian cause for their own end. Although honestly, if what it takes to have a democratic, free market united Arab world is to have a symbolic Hashemite king, I would be for that 100%

[@kerbo312]

I 100% support it, a social democratic Pan-Arab Federation is what this region desperately needs

[@mazenadel7905]

I don't support us becoming one state but I don't mind a union similar to the EU, something like the Arab league but with more power

[@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505]

Nasser widely supported Somalia in all fields. He helped the Somalis to get their independence, he supported Somali nationalism, and he supported Somalia in its borders problem with Ethiopia. Culturally, he sent many scientific missions to Somalia to teach the Somalis the Arabic language, and to prepare them for rule after their independence. He sent them experts in all fields to help them in understanding culture. In the military field, he helped them a great deal, giving them weapons for free as a gift from Egypt to Somalia, training Somali students in Egyptian military colleges, and sending Egyptian officers to Somalia to train the Somali officers. Economically, he supported the Somali economy, he bought his required products, sheep, bananas and incense from there, and he stood beside the Somalis in their economic crisis. He also gave a loan to the Somalis to help their economy. All that has been mentioned made Nasser their hero, so they cried at his death; sad to lose a hero who deserved that place by his works. Source: Egyptian University, which also, in this academic study, acknowledges the Land of Punt was in the long diverse coastline of Somalia, and that Somalia has been an ally of Egypt for 5000 years since the days of ancient Egypt and their commercial military cultural religious alliance with the proto-Somali Land of Punt

[@user-fz3gz5ck4v]

He was a dictator and imprisoned two of my family members

[@hassanabdikarimmohamed2505]

@@user-fz3gz5ck4v they were most likely snm rebels being used funded and armed by ethiopia so if they were rebels then they deserved everything your traitorous family got you fool

[@abuzaine3956]

Not to mention that Pan-Arabism overthrew monarchs in Libya, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, and Tunisia. Many regional monarchies were not so fond of Pan-Arabism.

[@roberticvs]

I really enjoy your delivery style. Thanks for your videos.

[@solidbanjobanjo9367]

What a channel thanks for all the quality videos, the ending gave me a great chuckle btw!

[@cherrynutz]

"5:43" It's hilarious how he says "operation fat f-er" so professionally without missing a beat. Sir you are one of the best narrators I have have ever heard. This is one of my top , top channels I love. Awesome job! It's like brain candy and Christ-mas every time I see you and the crew post a new video. Thank you for all your hard work You guys are the best Cold War channel on the internet hands down! Take care from a friend and ally down here in the south in the U.S. of A my Canadian friends! 🇺🇸 🤝 🇨🇦.

[@victorsalinas9275]

Awesome content! Will you guys be making a video on the Six Day War?

[@TheColdWarTV]

We will absolutely cover the Six Day War but don't forget that @kingsandgenerals have a great video covering how the war itself was fought

[@frankieseward8667]

@@TheColdWarTV don't forget the Syrian Crisis of 1957. That deserves a video too.

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Never felt the urge to make a donation to a KZbin channel until this day, such quality content keep it up

[@allaroundarbiter4809]

Excellent Video .Thanks David

[@vasilerogojan4520]

Such a good video for the first day of 2022.

[@TheColdWarTV]

thank you!

[@vasilerogojan4520]

So, the 1950s was a also a period in which the Middle Eastern countries played a "game of thrones" with supranational projects. Such a confusing situation, is it ?

[@dkupke]

It’s something I think is really overlooked here in the US. As much tension as there was between us and the USSR, the relations between the Arab states was utterly rancid.

[@Keefan1978]

Really interesting! Thanks and have a good new year!

[@jamesbay115]

I have waited for this thank you!!!

[@TheColdWarTV]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@jamesbay115]

@@TheColdWarTV of course I did, I had heard of the Union but I didn’t know much about it, thank you for enlightening me

[@Zweig09]

You should make a video about about the failed union between Tunisia and Lybia. This subject is little known and still in the scope of this channel

[@megmaz1880]

If only nasser had paid all of his attention to internal affair and leading Egypt toward industrialization instead of going down the rabbit hole of "united Arab nation" and creating enemies left and right... But the man had no patience

[@beachboy0505]

Amazing video 📹 Lots of knowledge

[@TheColdWarTV]

Thanks a lot

[@lallodarbo3469]

Great video, a lot of people have never heard of this. So inspiring to hear about one man's ability to enchant millions of oppressed people.

[@shaan4308]

Even while viewing old black and white footage of his, one can see that Nasser must have been extremely charismatic and charming

[@user-fz3gz5ck4v]

He was a dictator and imprisoned two of my family members

[@Avan21907]

Really loving this channel as a whole and how you guys go into topics not commonly focused when discussing the Cold War. One thing I would love to see is the strange foreign policy of Mexico during the Cold War. The sole ruling party the PRI had to make a strange balance between both Washington and Moscow, and how it led to a weird direction that Mexico went compared to the rest of Latin America at the time.

[@TheColdWarTV]

It's funny you mention this topic...I was just looking at the Mexican Dirty War that started in the 1960s to see what we could put together. I think it is a topic that is largely overlooked in the greater narrative.

[@saram.alamdariphdmsw7679]

Excellent video!

[@Defender321]

Thanks Mate ❣️

[@andrewlim9345]

Thanks for looking at Nasser and pan-Arabism.

[@Thextoastxisxbob]

Getting the United Arab Republic formed was pretty badass and impossible to imagine getting going today. Maybe this could have been the way the Middle East would have peace or 20 years later when its time for a new leader it all falls apart Yugoslavia style.

[@Cancoillotteman]

I think just like Yougoslavia the error was centralization. Europe has managed durable peace only because it has now entered a fluctuant flexible federal alliance with the EU, I did hope in 2012 the same was possible for Arab countries. How wrong was I.... :(

[@AeneasGemini]

@@Cancoillotteman Europe is becoming increasingly centralised (or at least the EU) and, to an extent, power was always centralised in the richer founding nations like Germany and France. With regards to Yugoslavia, I'm afraid I must respectfully disagree. In every state where the national and ethnic identity is highly divided this inevitably leads to collapse and war. The same thing is happening right now in Ethiopia and has happened in many countries throughout the world. The only countries where ethnic diversity works is precisely *because* of centralisation and a common national identity. For instance, immigrants to the US will describe themselves as things like Chinese-Americans etc, where they have a separate ethnic identity whilst retaining the same national identity (and of course, even then, there are still issues). The problem is that in many countries a common national identity doesn't exist and it never will while tribal cultures create separation between them.

[@ForelliBoy]

the MEC from BF2 lol

[@suleyman8696]

@@AeneasGemini Nah we don’t want to unite with Egypt, We want to unite shaam or Levant 🇸🇾🇱🇧🇵🇸🇯🇴 as it is the same historic nation divided in 1920. Also, Damascus is the capital I don’t want to have a state where Damascus is under others control. Also, Egypt discriminated a lot between Muslims and Christians, more then us.

[@totalwartimelapses6359]

@@suleyman8696 I agree with you on the levant unity but I have to say Levant itself was never a state that was divided, it was simply a governate or a "wilayah" a part of a bigger entity, which at that time was the Ottoman empire يعني صديقي نحنا بحياتنا ما كنا دولة وحدة، كنا محافظة أو منطقة ضمن امبراطوريات متتابعة

[@Balt21Raven]

Looking forward to this.

[@TheColdWarTV]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@Duececoupe]

Another winner, most excellent video....a cuppa and The Cold War or Kings & Generals is an excellent way to spend some time! Happy New Year to you all! Here's to a much better 2022! 🍻

[@algerianchaouki5705]

-"We hoped by the creation of a ring of client states, themselves insisting on our patronage, to turn the present and future flank of any foreign power with designs on the three rivers." -Lawrence of Arabia -"The Arabs are even less stable than the Turks. If properly handled they would remain in a state of political mosaic, a tissue of small jealous principalities incapable of cohesion." -Lawrence of Arabia -"My admiration for him [Ibn Saud] was deep, because of his unfailing loyalty to us.” - Churchill

[@madhegelian4816]

i like your avatar

[@darrenrichards3351]

The fact that the Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him) could reunite all those arab tribes in a matter of a few years in a, possibly, much more unstable era is still beyond any human comprehension. What he achieved was truly of another level.

[@resentfuldragon]

@@darrenrichards3351 due to the high amount of muslims no doubt the prophet muhammad (SAW) could do it within the week. The more interesting discussion would be the arrival of a man fitting the mahdi prophecy, the prophecy where a man would come during the time of weakness and inter-conflict between muslims who would lead them to re-unification.

[@Mshi-]

The Arabs have too many traitors

[@DSS-jj2cw]

I had a globe when I was young with the United Arab Republic on the globe. I always wondered was it was about.

[@ArkadiBolschek]

I remember my first school dictionary with a two-page spread of world flags, and I remember wondering why the flags of Egypt, Libya and Syria looked identical. It was the time of the Federation of Arab Republics, the second attempt to creat an Arab superstate.

[@ASLUHLUHCE]

Love this channel. A video on Gaddafi and pan-Africanism would be interesting

[@mikedelacruz5205]

Oh thanks for this video :)

[@jml732]

To me that sounds similar as recreating the Roman Empire between all romance speaking countries or re-establishing the Spanish Empire with all hispanic countries.

[@seifelbagoury7182]

U have no idea the similarities and the traditions that go between all arab countries if u had to relate to it then maybe north and south Korea being unified again but the unification would happen peacefully.

[@quandaledingle968]

No, it’s not…

[@youtubesangryopinionramble1465]

Bolivarianism

[@kayzeaza]

‘Arab unity’ sounds like ‘Egyptian dominance’

[@DerDop]

Isn't Egypt the most important Arab country?

[@eca3101]

When Egypt is the largest Arab country, yeah

[@sbevexlr848]

@@DerDop nope

[@DerDop]

@@sbevexlr848 well, elaborate. Algeria?

[@sbevexlr848]

@@DerDop what do you mean by important 1stly

[@benr7475]

Great idea

[@thethirdjegs]

I love the creative ways he says "press the "button"

[@SHAHIDKC]

'The fight between two anti imperialist superpowers unless it was Their Imperialism ' summaries the cold war perfectly.

[@SHAHIDKC]

@@degamispoudegamis both the united states and Soviet union supported decolonization but the decolonized countries had to ally with the us or the ussr and by the way ussr wasn’t that anti imperialist all of its satalite states were basically colonies and there was this guy in North Korea who criticized both capitalism and Socialism and had a lot of support but he was purged by the soviet union.

[@SHAHIDKC]

@@degamispoudegamis But the soviets grip on eastern europe or central asia and their war crimes in Afghanistan could be considered imperialistic I think even Mao complained about Soviet imperialism. And their is no measurement for imperialism.

[@SHAHIDKC]

@@degamispoudegamis dont forget the construction of the berlin wall,Berlin blockade,aggression against Turkey, crushing the hungarian revolution ( mao complained about this) etc.

[@SHAHIDKC]

@@degamispoudegamis sorry if I offended you.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@degamispoudegamis but us denounced apartheid regime even though it supported them sometimes

[@conorhavard5688]

I was wondering where the quote "The Soviet Union is 7500 kilometers way from us and we have never had any problem with Russians..." is from. I am doing a school project and this would be perfect for what I am trying to say. thank you

[@sondosbn9731]

Good video

[@aurelioperez1363]

Happy New Year from Valladolid Spain

[@TheColdWarTV]

¡Próspero Año Nuevo

[@omarhashim2972]

Thank you so much for spreading the word of this great man, as an Egyptian it is incredibly sad how our modern era (1952 - now) is never talked about and usually when it is its about us losing something or getting bullied by isreal, britian or some other power, Nasser was an incredibly intresting person that is criminally underrated and needs to be talked about more to show that our history wasn't just in the ancient era

[@adamnesico]

Well I guess th problem is that Nasser was a laic man, so is despised by current religious viewpoint tha dominates arab world. Just one of he newest comments I read said he hated Nasser for be communist.

[@TeranJero]

Bullied by Israel 😂

[@omarhashim2972]

@@TeranJero well, we traded the sainai for giving them a house in gaza, either they have a rock for a brain or anwar el sadat was a genuis salesman

[@adamnesico]

@Omar El zabelawey USA forced them to accept the treaty due to the arab oil block.

[@omarhashim2972]

@@adamnesico oh, i didnt know that

[@brokenbridge6316]

Say what you like about Nasser was was certainly one of the more interesting World Leaders we've had. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

[@user-fz3gz5ck4v]

He was a dictator and imprisoned two of my family members

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@user-fz3gz5ck4v ----Sorry he did that

[@user-se2dg9og1z]

@@user-fz3gz5ck4v why don't you tell us why they were imprisoned? let me guess they were Muslim brotherhood right?

[@RooneyBH]

Big fan of this channel, I would love a video about Dhofar Rebellion in Oman. Most of the people don't know much about it.

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@user-ox3si3bm6f]

respect for nasseer

[@vasilerogojan4520]

It's interesting to think that then Nasser wants an united Arab Super State with a very agressive position towards Israel and now Egipt is the most populated arab state that recognise Israel.

[@kw9296]

Yet almost all the population is still anti israel.

[@itzikashemtov6045]

@@kw9296 And it doesn't bring you any good, Israelis today aren't even thinking about Egyptians, Let alone seeing them as an enemy while many are going as tourists in Sinai.

[@kw9296]

@@itzikashemtov6045 Would'nt you hate someone who's oppressing and killing your brothers and sisters?

[@corradomancini3271]

@@kw9296 - Maybe but that’s wrong.

[@corradomancini3271]

@@kw9296 - If you feel so much for your brothers and sisters than offer them citizenship and a passport, not rejection. Israel done that to all Arab Jews that have been expelled from North Africa and the Middle East. Why is the hate for who’s ‘oppressing’ your ‘brothers and sisters’ is only confined to the state of Israel? I very rarely hear the same voices that hate Israel mentioning the treatment of Chinese Muslims by the Chinese communist government … Today all Arab brothers and sisters of all faiths are aware that they have a better chance of success in education, lifestyle, freedom, healthcare and opportunities if they lived in Israel instead of living in Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia or Libya. Israel has 21% of its citizens that’s Arab, mostly Sunni Muslims. Some representatives in Israel parliament. How many Arab Jews in North African countries?

[@saveraj4204]

I'm sorry it may sound rude but I LOVEEEEEE cold war. I mean it explains 70% of the things you will study in history, politics and international relations. ❤️ I'm subscribing right away 😊 i wish i have discovered your channel earlier

[@moayadhisham7129]

Amazing video but can you leave the name of the soundtracks that you used in the videos especially the last one at the end of the video?

[@ShadyAli17]

Nasser ❤

[@seanhastings4432]

The Middle East is by far the most interesting part of the Cold War, IMO.

[@Yanzdorloph]

that's just a part of it, Nasser even sent troops to fight against Morocco in the 60s(the sand war) as Morocco was very anti-pan-Arabism it being an ancient kingdom and all saw that as a threat, the Egyptian president Mubarak was even a war prisoner in Morocco, Most arab countries were pro-Russia but Morocco was pro West and anti-comunism, the whole Western saharan problem and current threats of war with Algeria is a remnant of the cold war.

[@blackphillip564]

No I think it's just the most unknown to most westerner so i feels exotic and new. Like discovering a new ethnic food you've never had but really like now.

[@MuslehFaiz]

@@blackphillip564 Textbook definition of interesting

[@joweeqc98]

I just finished watching The Spy on netflix with sacha baron cohen so this is a great time!

[@TheColdWarTV]

I thought that show was very well done. What did you think?

[@-JA-]

Thank you.^_^

[@koketsok7391]

I'm not even Arab but what a legend

[@jamieholtsclaw2305]

Arab unity lasts right until the question of who will be in charge is first asked.

[@waelamri-qe6cd]

as an Arab the question is something discussed widely and these are my points: 1.Centers of Power: the center of the culture, humanity and Financial and Political are Different, Egypt and Saudi arabia each claim it, each with a wildly different Way of rule. 2. Political differences: the 22 countries each has a wildly different way of rule, from absolute Monarchies to Army centralised governments, affect the ability of creating a union without injustices. 3. Sectarianism: Arab world is Made up of Sunnis, Shiates and Christians, in which non are able to concede some power. 4. Colonial Rule and its effects: while it could be a cliche to just Blame Colonisation, but its affects in regard of splitting the countries without minding Demographical differences and the Cultural influence they applied to the people they controlled made it worse, either it is by language, cultural or the geopolitical connections they had. And lastly as a Yemeni and an arab I feel sad that we are drifting away from each other although our similarities and brotherhood are far greater than our issues and differences

[@hamadalromaithi4723]

12:42 شخبوط بن سلطان، يعل مثاك الجنه❤️

[@trizvanov]

I've never heard of this person until today. What a fascinating man!

[@IMaSUPERman2]

You don't know History if you don't know Nasser

[@james7286]

You forgot to mention about the Federation of Arab Republics with Libya dear Comrade

[@pexobestia]

You can find more about Nasser and his time, and a general critic of modern arabism in "Disordered World", by Amin Maaluf

[@iansaviet600]

20 guys in a room each saying "sounds great, but what if *I* was the guy who ran it?"

[@user-iy9cj4wp3v]

What could've been.. 😔

[@arab_unity1900]

راح يتم هذا التوحد رغم انوف كل الحاقدين We will unite and this dream will come true

[@alinebaruchi1936]

Those guys knew how to bond right and left There was a lot of criticism inside They were from the people, kind of violent But you know, we are very close to them as people

[@gojo76]

Interesting video. Also, could we please get some videos about China **after** Mao's death? Deng Xiaoping and all the post Mao leaders that transformed China into a superpower? Not many videos are on youtube and those few are very poor quality, I myself, a Cold war enthusiast don't know anything at all about China post-Mao period, please give this a thought if possible, also happy new year.

[@user-cx1ki8li4t]

The cold war ended in 1991, when China was poor and weak. After Mao's death, Deng Xiaoping became China's leader. Due to the Afghanistan war, President Carter lifted China's technological and trade restrictions (in the 1950s, China was blocked due to the Korean War), and China began to introduce a large number of technologies. In 1980, China formed an alliance with Japan, and Japan helped China's development. In addition, KMT (Taiwan) helped CPC (mainland) most.

[@user-cx1ki8li4t]

中华人民共和国和日本国和平友好条约，Signed on August 12, 1978.

[@user-cx1ki8li4t]

China get a good chance in the trade war between the United States and Japan.

[@user-cx1ki8li4t]

The economic policy of CPC is mainly two markets (international market and domestic market) and strict foreign exchange control. Some companies accept foreign orders, buy foreign raw materials and sell their products to foreign markets（两头在外）. Other companies live in the domestic market. When foreign companies want to enter the domestic market, CPC requires learning their technology（市场换技术） or high tariffs. Some companies can grow safely in the domestic market in childhood. China's development does not belong to the history of the cold war. China began its lonely road after the death of the Soviet Union (China and Vietnam broke up because of the war)

[@user-cx1ki8li4t]

In fact, after the 1970s, many countries abandoned the planned economy and began the market economy, this is a fascinating topic.

[@user-cx1ki8li4t]

They say heaven is for the poor .thst's great!but these poor people,don't they deserve a share in this world?they need a small share in this world,and then they can give you a piece of heaven.My favorite speech, his author is Nasser.

[@yaldabaoth2]

Egypt buying ships from Czechoslovakia brings a smile to my face. I can only imagine they were flown in and inflated on the spot.

[@CoolMan-ig1ol]

Czechoslovakia had a good shipbuilding industry From the austrian empire's period. Bohemian Ships were the backbone of agriculture along the danube. They had a large ship building yard outside Prag which made smaller naval vessels for East Germany, Poland and Commercial ships for Austria. Egypt's Naval vessels were aimed at the Nile delta and Suez Canal region, and thus Danubian ships might have suited them well. It was Transported through Rumania to the sea then to Egypt through Istanbul.

[@nazyork]

@@CoolMan-ig1ol pwnd

[@donnyboon2896]

Yes

[@RandomGuy-jo8ky]

Nassars popularity due to taking back the Canal is likely what Noriega thought you'd be viewed as with Panama. Didn't work out the same way for him though (still in a US Prison as we speak and will die of old age there).

[@zombi3lif3]

I don't know what's more chocking about you comment. The fact that you didn't bother to doublecheck if he actually is allive. He died May 29 2017. Or your casual view of a former head of state of Panama, get life in prison by a US court

[@black10872]

I don't know where the hell you get your information from. But that guy was released awhile before he passed away at his home.

[@RandomGuy-jo8ky]

Guys, so what? He was a piece of garbage who meant so little that I didn't care enough to see where his corpse was at. He was that tiny of a man. I stand by the rest of what I wrote. Good to know that the garbage is dead though. I needed a good smile. THANKS GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[@zombi3lif3]

@@RandomGuy-jo8ky You don't see a problem with US being world police? Wich doesn't even mean oppholding world justice, but rather cleaning the world of US-opposition. Reagan did basically the same in Nicaragua, and is considered a rightwing ledgend

[@RandomGuy-jo8ky]

@@zombi3lif3 DEAR COMMUNIST SPAMBOT............stay on topic and learn what reading comp is and how to use it.

[@turkialsul7847]

The abdication of king Saud has nothing to do with Abdulnasser.

[@user-qj6tr7wj3w]

King Saud was forced to abdicate because of his illness, but the Nasserite political propaganda was looking for any achievement, so it fabricated this story

[@Numba003]

Thank you for another very interesting episode. The idea of helping bring a fractious region together is, in general, a good one I think, but it could've been executed better. Maybe one day. God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

[@rockybalboa9274]

can someone tell me the name of music in end of video? 😢

[@nikhildeshpande3494]

History of the Arabic world is the most fascinating amongst all..... Well done again!!!!

[@user-se2dg9og1z]

As an Egyptian, I believe Nasser was fairly exceptional, extremely charismatic and well loved for his era, very known all around the Arab world for his popular speeches (Nationalistic tone) but you would be surprised to hear today most modern day Egyptians are not too fond of him kinda like Peron in Argentina. He led a military coup which toppled a fairly democratic constitutional monarchy that till this day Egypt is under the very rule of the Military and police institutions he directly established. Although not very fair modern day analogy, Egyptians today like to blame him over all their endeavors and troubles from A to Z, hanging all their problems over his shoulders so they can sleep tight at night believing it is just out of their hands fixing their problems themselves, yet first chance they had after the Arab spring was calling for the military to overthrow the newly established democratic system and happily resorted back to be ruled by the army. This is what Nietzsche likes to refer to as "slave morality".

[@Idontknow-ov5qx]

After Nasser's death his successor made a 180 degrees turn. The upper hand was the Muslim Brotherhood who wasted no time in smearing his image and radicalising the muslim Arabs. This brought about the current situation with terrorism and sectarian tensions. The Muslim Brotherhood would do anything to smear Nasser and his legacy, they actually against the nationalisation of the canal and building the high dam!

[@Tarek_ElMaddah]

@@Idontknow-ov5qx What legacy? 😂 Apart from failure in 1967

[@IwannaDomyCrush]

Duh? Who the fuck wants their government to be run by the Muslim Brotherhood? An organisation that is considered to be terrorists by several nations. An organisation that wanted to genocide the copts, 20% of Egypt’s population. 😂😂😂

[@hatsuhioki9361]

What music starts at 11:20 ?

[@raymonko]

A lesson to all .. if you decide to follow your dogma without scientific basis and a gradual process, failure is what you should expect

[@henktwerda9694]

Interesting video. I have one question about this subject. What happened to the “All Palestine Government” in Gaza (occupied by Egypt, but not annexed) when Egypt and Syria unified to form the UAR (United Arab Republic). Did “Palestine” ever officially join the UAR?

[@eca3101]

Not really. The all Palestine gov was half dissolved except for the position of prime minister, which continued under the UAR until the 6 day war

[@user-fj5wn9iq5r]

Technically not all Palestine but only gaza strip administrated by UAR and west bank including the old east Jerusalem annexed by kingdom of Jordan

[@eca3101]

@@user-fj5wn9iq5r the name of the gov was called “all Palestine government” even though it only controlled Gaza

[@jonathan13co]

@@eca3101 Did they not give them full sovereignty because they feared israel would just occupy it?

[@eca3101]

@@jonathan13co Gaza did not have full sovereignty…

[@SHAHIDKC]

I love how nasser was still popular among egyptians even though he lost three wars ( i am not sure and no offense to egyptian)

[@balclava4937]

Yes. After 1967 and our horrible defeat, he gave a speech resigning, but then waves of people came into the streets telling him to go back to power. His achievements in 1956 and freedom from the Brits gave him tremendous respect in all Egyptian people’s hearts

[@SHAHIDKC]

@@balclava4937 what a chad

[@balclava4937]

@@SHAHIDKC You asked, I replied

[@SHAHIDKC]

@@balclava4937 thanks.

[@SHAHIDKC]

@@balclava4937 and I was not insulting naseer

[@fal218]

In the Middle East and North Africa either they loved Jamal Abdel Nasser or they hated him so much and until today you mention Jamal either people pray for his soul or they spit on his soul

[@Uchihaayoub]

what is the soundtrack?

[@adamhbrennan]

Yes, the Cold War was a war against both the “2nd” and “3rd worlds,” an imperialist war against development and self-determination…

[@resentfuldragon]

not fully true, the ussr especially in its end times, was truely its own imperialist force. While far less bad than the europeans to random nations, many nations were backstabbed and ruined by the ussr. For example: When somalia disobeyed some orders by the ussr, citing they were their own nation, the ussr swapped sides in the ogaden war and helped ethiopia keep somali ethnic land they were illegally given by the british. this was not only a backstab to help a faction that was against communist somalia, it showed the ussr was okay with acting the same as any other imperialist force. it also led to the somali civil war and eventually to the collapse of communism in east africa permanently.

[@kyleplatter8954]

Not particularly, you could make the argument that the communist dictatorships and regimes were just as imperial and unarguably more oppressive then the western empires. Remember Tibet, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Laos, South Vietnam, Manchuria, Taiwan and the entirety of Eastern Europe. All victims of hostile invasion/expansion attempts by communist states.

[@matamadariaga]

Are you going to cover operation Condor or is it too "controversial"?

[@stephenjenkins7971]

Why would that be controversial? He already started talking about the Banana Wars. And Americans generally support believe it was necessary. So neither side wants to hide the truth, unlike Soviet apologists

[@matamadariaga]

@@stephenjenkins7971 A campaign of political repression and state terror involving torture and assassination of opponents is a controversial subject because people from the countries where Condor was executed don't appreciate a foreign state meddling with their democracies, specially when the dictatorships that followed the toppled democratically elected governments tortured, disappeared and assasinated approximately 100.000 people. Maybe it makes you proud to have an intelligence agency capable of something of this magnitude but not everyone thinks like you.

[@stephenjenkins7971]

@@matamadariaga Nah, everyone is generally alright with this because it was necessary for the era. The Soviets were heavily engaged in Latin America and the guerillas and civil wars they sponsored took over a million lives in Latin America. I'd have to double check the numbers, but I recall reading that before. Anyway, you'd likely be blaming the US for doing nothing if the US didn't do something, and Americans understand that whether its inaction or any action; the US will be blamed for it anyway. Its the curse of being a democratic Superpower. So the obvious answer is just to do the best it can and then when the danger has passed to not needlessly aggravate fellow democracies anymore. Which is essentially modern US foreign policy. Latin America has not experienced such heavy pressure since the Cold War ended and the US has stayed hands off for a reason. But yeah, isn't really controversial. US isn't exactly hiding it and Americans aren't exactly screeching that it's fake like Turks do with the Armenian Genocide.

[@jacobedward2401]

The game looks cool but the premium pay model scared me off. Also, I saw an Israeli spokesperson say that Israel was "a law abiding nation" and is "respected by international bodies" and I thought that was pretty funny.

[@arijitmondal9637]

Can you make a video on Indo-pakistani conflicts during Cold war?

[@Cancoillotteman]

99% at a referemdum... and said with a strait face XDD

[@newguardian5725]

I might of missed it but I don’t think it was mentioned that the dialects of Arabic are very different from each other. I heard that was a major problem too.

[@armyofninjas9055]

*might have

[@commandofact7636]

The dialect thing can be overlooked. It's Nasser's treating Syria as an Egyptian colony that led to the divorce.

[@kw9296]

Dialects are really not an issue in the Eastern Arab world. Egyptians, gulf Arabs, Levantines, Iraqis, and Yemenis can understand each other dialects with no problem. Wester dialects are a little bit harder to understand but it was never a problem when spoken clearly.

[@kuroazrem5376]

Nasser's pan-Arab vision might have worked if a federal state had been created because each state could keep their autonomy, while remaining united.

[@deserteffect1001]

There are some mistakes in this documentary like King Saud "abdicating" because of nasir's accusations and whatnot which never happened. King Saud abdicated because he was too old and sick in hospitals to continue his role and job.

[@utofbu]

so... the Syrian collapse alongside CIA assistance. That hints at an interesting term from the next period of manipulating Syria: "Constructive Ambiguity." Any chance of doing an episode that follows the strategies of Kissenger's "Constructive Ambiguity." Specifically the manipulation of Hafez Al-Asad's nationalist project?

[@suleyman8696]

Nah we don’t want to unite with Egypt, We want to unite shaam or Levant 🇸🇾🇱🇧🇵🇸🇯🇴 as it is the same historic nation divided in 1920. Also, Damascus is the capital I don’t want to have a state where Damascus is under others control. Also, Egypt discriminated a lot between Muslims and Christians, more then us.

[@ramathememe5674]

15:50 No one: Nasaer: I think Saud was traynna kill me … Saudi societ: Say no more *Attempts to force the king of their country to resign, in favor of a foreign president* My God this guy 😂

[@user-hq6vc2cv5g]

King Saud admitted doing it and there was his signature on the cheques for the head of security in Syria to kill Nasser by a bomb. Simply the people reacted towards the man they believed he was truely serving them, not himself or a royal family enslaving the whole nation.

[@neshirst-ashuach1881]

Why did the Suez crisis earn Nasser so much popularity in the Arab world? From what I understand it was a crushing military defeat for Egypt, and Britain and France where only forced out by the US and USSR, basically nothing to do with Nasser. Did Nasser just have really good PR?

[@Real_Mambo]

it wasn't a crushing military defeat as he hrld out way longer than the French and British expected which allowed the UN to intervene

[@neshirst-ashuach1881]

@@Real_Mambo en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Suez_Crisis I'm not an expert on the history of the Suez crisis by any stretch, but reading this timeline of the war makes it seem like a pretty amazing defeat for Egypt. It took less than 2 weeks to totally conquer the entire Sinai peninsula with thousands of dead Egyptian soldiers compared to only a bit over 200 total French/British/Israeli deaths. And it wasn't as if the Egyptians where oitnumbered, they had more than double the number of soldiers of their enemies.

[@csmlyly5736]

Video starts at 2:01

[@alihabashneh4385]

Gamal Abdel Nasser did not ban the parties because he is a dictator, but the parties that were in Egypt were mostly bourgeois parties, and the owners of those parties were the landowners who brought their land workers to vote for them in return for giving them what would help them live their lives as slaves, i.e. it was a system of canons. Nasser came and distributed land to the peasants, which are their land in the first place but were withdrawn from their ancestors in the past.

[@Noam_.Menashe]

Just admit that communism is a dictatorship.

[@Ayman-jf2gf]

I'm from Egypt and very proud of our President and Leader Nasser, Who free Egypt from British colonialism Thank you for this episode ❤

[@AeneasGemini]

Yep, why be dominated by foreign dictators when you can be dominated by local dictators *and* be xenophobic at the same time, Win win right?

[@stephenjenkins7971]

@jimmy Let's be real; every President/Dictator you don't like is automatically a puppet regardless. Even if they're not. That's just a thing that people automatically believe in the region.

[@nectanbo]

@@AeneasGemini so what is your preferred solution?

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

I respect the ambition

[@LeftistUprising]

7:05 - Literacy DECREASED from 75% to 65%? I'm confused. How is this good?

[@Noam_.Menashe]

Good for maintaining dictatorships.

[@rajmohanyadav14]

6 days Nasser......6 days 😂