The Red Sea Crisis and Operation Prosperity Guardian: The Plan to Stop a Global Economic Meltdown

[@Michaelonyoutub]

On the US protecting sea trade, one of America's first wars after gaining independence was against the states along the north african coast as they were pirates who seized any ships from any country that didn't pay them tribute. America's history of protecting trade worldwide is almost as old as the country itself.

[@satakrionkryptomortis]

protecting trade is the reason the us has the biggest navy and several air forces on top of the ranking..

[@aimanmarzuqi4804]

America’s first ally was also a North African state, the state of Morocco. Morocco is America’s oldest ally in history

[@4th_Disciple]

Its interesting who gets to ask for tribute and who gets to be paid toll lol. typican western hypocrisy.

[@Mavrick121]

TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI

[@nathanlevesque7812]

"protecting"

[@jwn0be]

Comparing geopolitics to gambling is both cynical and apt. Thank you for your unbiased reporting

[@tisisonlytemporary]

Yeah, a good change of perspective to understand conflict

[@barbaros99]

Another of my favourite KZbinrs refers to it as "the international poker game, where everybody's cheating."

[@rogerpennel1798]

The US may be delaying retaliation against the Houthis because they want the impact of Houthi attacks to cause more trade disruption and ensnare more nations' shipping. That would increase international pressure on Iran and the US may not have to take unilateral action. My money is on the Chinese blinking first and saying it's bad for business. Or in other words, escalate to de-escalate.

[@timgerk3262]

​@rogerpennel1798 I'd compare it more to a sink of dirty dishes, or letting the gas tank of a shared vehicle get dangerously empty. It's passing a challenge to the next sucker: who loses patience first will wash the dishes or pay to refill the tank.

[@sorbethyena3828]

he has a western bias

[@logicalparadox2897]

What I am most interested in seeing that NO ONE else has done, is a comprehensive look at what actual escalation scenarios might look like. Every news outlet simply implies or overtly states that expansion of the war into “a regional conflict” would somehow automatically put us on the verge of WW3. Is that actually so? I feel like the danger is real, but what is missing is a sense of degree of risk and of the big picture of how much all this could actually spiral.

[@Nat3ski]

I don't seriously think the houthis, gazans or hezbollah have the logistical capacity to project power far enough to be a world war. It can only be a regional conflict, as they don't have a standing navy, air force or, frankly, a chance!

[@thisguy7227]

Iran gets struck directly, Iran activates a terror cell in the US. US blames Iran invokes NATO article 5. Russia declares war on NATO countries in response to the declaration of war on Iran, China sees an opportunity to attack Taiwan, the US uses its Pacific assets to help defend Taiwan US/China go to war

[@spxram4793]

this is not about a "WW3". The Houthi should study the history of the Berbery Wars. That's their future. Now, all airports there have been disabled, so Iran cannot resupply that easily any more.

[@thisguy7227]

@@spxram4793 Houthi and Barbary are not closely related Barbary was strong because they extorted world powers for less than it would cost to defeat them. Iran is using them as an auxiliary to harass its adversaries. If they can shut down the Suaz they disrupt trade to the west in an attempt to control the Egyptians and increase the Persian sphere of influence

[@billotto602]

I doubt this could spark WW 3. I can't think of anything or anyone important enough to cause that.

[@nooftaheri3502]

This only the second video of yours i have watched, but it is already clear to me that you have a valuable perspective. You earned a new sub :)

[@noyopacific]

Thanks for the video Professor Spaniel !!! BTW, you made a minor point at 11:15 , that while your audience demographic is old we are not ancient as the conflict in the Suez Canal. This audience member (me,) actually was born before the Suez Crisis. 😜 Thanks again for sharing your excellent insights into conflict. I personally believe that Egypt, considering their major interest in the effect on shipping, should be expected to take a bigger role in bringing a resolution to the attacks in the Red Sea and maybe even the attacks on their neighbors in Gaza.

[@timtrewyn453]

US military assistance to Egypt has been about $1.3 billion per year for decades. Maybe what that buys needs to shift toward an Egyptian navy with a better mix of resources for protection their canal tolls.

[@seneca983]

It should be noted that some countries, like France, are also in the Red Sea protecting cargo ships without participating in the Operation Prosperity Guardian. Presumably this is, at least in France's case, because they don't want to subject their ships to American command.

[@francojustthat156]

and spain...

[@wingedvictory8694]

france as usual

[@SuperCatacata]

Yeah, only way France is going to be a part of that is if they are the ones in command instead. French pride would never allow another member of the EU or the US to take command over them unless they had no other choice.

[@armintargaryen9216]

Based France

[@Taletad]

@@SuperCatacatano, it is because France considers itself an ally of the US and not a subordinate Presumably the US weren’t too keen on joint command (although it is the norm for allied forces) So France prefered to be outside the US operation to not humiliate itself and become a subordinate I’m willing to bet a lot of money that France will still try to coordinate its efforts with the US (as they are allies after all)

[@gaetanocarminefrancescopao5623]

Regarding the houthis controlling a small part of Yemen, they control a small land area, but all the population is concentrated on the Red Sea coast, while the east is pretty much empty.

[@Moemuntz]

All the concessions US/EU forced the Yemeni gov to give to Houthis is backfiring badly. This could have been avoided when Red Sea coast was almost liberated in 2018 before Trump and EU told them to stop and go to negotiations. If that wasn’t bad enough, they allowed Houthis to control a population center of 25 million people, who are poor and desperate. This is essentially giving them unlimited manpower.

[@MonsierBlack]

Houthis do control significant portions of Yemen. Mainly in the northern regions. However, they only control one of three major ports in the form of al Hudaydah, the other two being aden and mocha. (Side note: Northern regions of Yemen are relatively more densely populated then the south. Aden is the May be the exception.

[@umjackd]

I hope this crisis creates more awareness about how the global supply chain and free trade actually works. A lot of people talk about how either the US doesn't need anyone, or conversely that American military bases are a new form of imperialism. The latter is only somewhat true in the sense that the US has created a world order that runs on free trade and is seeking to maintain it, including with military partnerships. They didn't impose those military bases, they pay for them. And the bases serve as partnerships with other countries which facilitate free trade. Japan wouldn't survive as a country today without being able to trade with the world. It, and many other countries, live and die on being able to trade with the rest of the world. Any threat to that by any regional actor is a small-minded act that endangers what is actually a quite precarious system of trade. Some countries might feel like this system is imposed upon them, but most people benefit from a more open and trading world, just not thugs who build authoritarian systems which prefer to control their own people.

[@Aethereality]

Well said!

[@dominuslogik484]

Something that more people need to realize is that they can afford to live the lives they do and enjoy the comforts they have because of the endless efforts of the u.s military around the world. If you aren't in Russia or China it's likely you directly benefit from the presence of the u.s military in more ways than you can imagine

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

It is far more complicated then that one sided explanation you chose to portray here. For one, the world order that allows for this free trade also allows american corperations to install themselves into every other country in the world. And american policy has been to give american corperations everything they need to dominate globally, even at the cost of the domestic markets and public. Plus that free trade protection allows the usa to push countries to be much more lenient to usa corperations and them dominating their domestic markets then they otherwise would have been. This is how the usa became the economic powerhouse it is after ww2, which allowed them to spread wider millitarilly, which in turn grew their influence and in turn boost their economy further. It is a self fulfilling spiral and is a form of economic imperialism. It is true that other countries also have bennefitted economically from this american policy in a lot of ways, but that is far from the whole story. The usa is absolutely not some benevolent state that other nations are taking advantage of. It is a tit for tat agreement for both sides.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

And this is also why trump is so dangerous. If the usa decides to become more isolationist, it will also be very deteimental to the usa's global economic dominance. Anyone who thinks the usa economy is so strong just because it is the usa economy by itself and it's international dominance is just a natural side effect is in for a very harsch surprise. If the usa pulls back from the international stage, it's economic hold on the global economy and the economic spoils asociated with it will also disapear as a result. In no way will this result in a positive outcome for american citizens.

[@frostpst477]

Two sides of a coin.

[@ericbiencourt8390]

If people want a more in depth day to day info, the channel "What's going on in shipping" does break downs of the attacks and some of the effects for the diversions. He is a bit political but it is still very informative.

[@RobespierreThePoof]

It's VERY detailed. You have to be REALLY into shipping to make it through one of those videos.

[@TheWibbe]

"The suez canal - the worlds favorite real life warp zone" had me laughing hard 😂

[@casbot71]

Factual error - is not a warp zone, it's a wormhole....

[@roberthenderson4466]

WIBBE THIS IS NOT FUNNY........YOUR NAME IS FUNNY......LOL 5 X........

[@Chuck_Hooks]

Appreciate the Houthi contribution to US navy readiness and training.

[@Tempus62]

It's awfully nice of them!

[@adamelghalmi9771]

we gettin PTSD from a 2000 dollar drone with this one

[@nobodyherepal3292]

@PatagoniaArieslol, our guys ain’t ruskies bud😂

[@Unknown_Web_User]

you mean for exposing their unreadiness and poor training?

[@nobodyherepal3292]

@PatagoniaAries ya, there no where near that high bud. They’re wouldn’t be any veterans around today if it was 🤣

[@mbarker_lng]

We've lived in a 24x7 news cycle for well over a decade. Yet it seems like there is a one major crisis after another these days since the pandemic, like falling dominoes...

[@megaatomicpickle]

that is the masterplan

[@emlel1948]

The demographics data took me off guard, guess im to young to be interested in geopolitics (just kidding, your content is amazing)

[@RedKytten]

All this reinforces Canada's need to work with Norway in the arctic. As the region becomes navigational... it is going too become the worlds most important trade route, and I would much rather the two of us (Canada and Norway) set the rules and such, rather than Russia and/or the 'near arctic' nation of China.

[@Jakob_DK]

Both have invested in new surveillance aircrafts with some weapons capabilities

[@carlflaherty2215]

You left out the United States, and actual "near arctic" state (due to Alaska).

[@kingace6186]

This century is going to be when the Northwest Passage gets to truly shine. There's gonna be some serious economic competition from the Northeast Passage. Arctic countries can't sleep on the North anymore.

[@carlflaherty2215]

@@kingace6186 Assuming that this century makes it beyond 2027.

[@logician3641]

Canada is going to host Chinese military bases so they can invade lower 48 US states. They already let the spy baloon fly over into the US.

[@Denise-tt1hq]

Intriguing delivery.

[@Grenadier311]

I appreciate the high quality of your content and believe many more subs are in order.

[@General12th]

Hi William! This channel has found the Suez Canal into my attention span.

[@fernsong8558]

Last time I was this early the flag of Sealand was in the thumbnail

[@Gametheory101]

I UNDERSTAND THE REFERENCE

[@aaronleverton4221]

79 ships per day? I have lived on roads with less cars per day than that. Sitting watching that go passed would feel like interstate trucks on a highway (lived on one of them, too), so much for a relaxing stay by the seaside.

[@denniskimpton9981]

Isn't it funny how they always show the ships with the containers but the ones they're defending are the oil rigs

[@JosephKano]

Interesting to see your take after watching Peruns PowerPoint about all this.

[@casbot71]

*Factual error;* Suez canal is not a real life warp zone, it's a stable wormhole.

[@Gametheory101]

Oh my bad

[@sinecurve9999]

So the Arabian sea is the Gamma quadrant?

[@dewiz9596]

11:00 as for your channel demographics, I certainly remember the 1956 Suez Crisis

[@shmeckle666]

Israel being a common factor, then and now.

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Great video. Hope that we can get things in order again

[@XIIchiron78]

7:20 can we talk about how hard it is to find things lately? I can't tell if Google has just incompetently crippled their search, or if they are just losing the war against SEO and Bots (maybe websites are starting to close off indexing due to GPT et al?), but something has changed, even above and beyond the downward spiral it has been on for years. It has rekindled a feeling I'd almost forgotten in the age of the internet: being curious about something and simply giving up because you don't know where to look. It worries me, because the inability to gather any information across multiple sources about a topic is destroying my ability to be informed against manipulation. Perhaps that's not an accident.

[@erickdavid2412]

its hard work to go through all the approved content. our masters are trying to "curate" as fast as they can. Just be patient. When the AI kicks in it will be faster Its hard work to censor

[@ibrahimvestin1901]

Saying that Houthis threatened the world’s shipping is like saying: Hamas shot missiles against the whole world on 7th oct 2023.

[@juju8119]

Super video, thanks 👍

[@mattheide2775]

Thanks for making me better informed about this goat-rope. ❤

[@TheWunderbaar]

You've got humorous geopolitical commentary, but unlike Zeihan you're not a piece of s''''t! Congratulations! You got my sub.

[@cosmosofinfinity]

This video is incredible. I am blown away by your ability to put together something so comprehensive, yet so concise, so quickly

[@aSSGoblin1488]

can you clarify? i just dnt get it? isnt there a small country jabouti that has 10 military bases from all the major powers of world in the area?? nations know their interests and protect it for exact same reason. so where is the emergency? pls inform me....

[@aSSGoblin1488]

i mean china should be practicing their navy defense against houthi but other countries are defending their interests. so dnt really see any concern over this or just am i blind

[@robertnewhart3547]

It's a bot.

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

“Bear with me a second while I catch my breath.” *Cuts to ad break* 🤣 that had to be intentional and I’m not even mad.

[@Gametheory101]

Guilty as charged 😅

[@pridelander06]

"This *nice* carrier here." I see what you did there.

[@nvs2815]

*USA GIVES FINAL WARNING TO HOUTHIS EVERY DAY last FEW DAYS* 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Llkc60]

Loved the game theory approach. Subbed.

[@brennanvilcheck9469]

For those wanting history, The US NAVY was founded for the sole purpose of fighting/hunting pirates. The naval act of 1794 literally says in the start, "An ACT to provide a Naval Armament. WHEREAS the depredations committed by the Algerine corsairs on the commerce of the United States render it necessary that a naval force should be provided for its protection:" So, basically the meme of not touching america's boats is the reason we got a navy.

[@RobespierreThePoof]

That's a fun little detail.

[@silentsnipe260]

Another really good video

[@LeeGoGators]

Good watch while waiting in an airport parking lot

[@aaroncobeng]

When shit hits the fan no one calls China.

[@BREZHNIK]

China is an economic superpower purely by the quantity of products they manifacture. They are far more isolationist by nature and are not interested in world peace. I'm not saying the US is holy, but at least they want some form of global stability

[@richbattaglia5350]

No one trusts them.

[@awesomehpt8938]

The Dwight D Eisenhower is Bill and Teds favourite aircraft carrier.

[@mikkelhansen3714]

You must be an economist. You describe everything with eco lingo perfectly, from public goods to game theory to negative externalities. Really interesting to hear as i study economics as well

[@firenter]

Geopolitics and macroeconomics are intrinsically linked, so it would make sense for someone who studies one to study the other as well

[@PhilipLeitch]

I still don't understand how "British Imperial units" - are somehow now "freedom units" while the units literally related to the emancipation and enlightenment of Europe and then the world is not "freedom units". It's like bizaro world.

[@UGNAvalon]

It’s bc Americans love “Muh Freedums!” 🦅 But yes, as an American, I also find it weird. Ask anyone “which country put a man on the moon using metric?” and the actually-informed ppl would answer “NASA”. 😂

[@PhilipLeitch]

@@UGNAvalon and honestly I don't think it matters. Americans perfected precision. Americans perfected production. The units used are somewhat irrelevant. It's calling it "freedom units" that is like calling a horse drawn carriage a "green car". Ummm... No...

[@jonassavimbi4795]

WTF IS A KILOMETER 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🦅🦅🦅🦅🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PhilipLeitch]

@@jonassavimbi4795 says the person who's country uses km in every academic and military context.

[@UGNAvalon]

@@jonassavimbi4795 That's easy, 1000 meters. 🙃 Now tell me this: How many feet are in a mile? How many *yards* are in a mile?? 😜

[@jonp799]

Update. Operation Prosperity Guardian failed.

[@jimwyatt9894]

Excellent

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Mahan is back in fashion.

[@karenwang313]

I'm really enjoying the... Canalysis.

[@IFRYRCE]

PortWatch sounds like an unsuccessful Bay Watch spinoff

[@azmodanpc]

Cool now I can see lines moving on different maps.

[@diegoramirez7901]

The Lost Number at 20:26 Well done Mr. Spaniel

[@toadofsteel]

27:06 Zone Defense is also a gridiron football term. It's roughly analogous terminology for both sports however, where a single player is responsible for defending a zone of the field.

[@seanclancy9746]

I can’t help but feel like you have a soft spot for the old Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate…lots of them in this video

[@skinnybob6784]

"made it's big.. well move" hehe, nice one :)

[@speakertrees]

This da best ai chat bot around fr. So monotone iluv it

[@petersmythe6462]

All we need now is someone blocking the strait of Malacca and this can get way more interesting.

[@sagitarriulus9773]

Can confirm indeed there have been more attacks since this video

[@Ifyoucanreadthisgooglebroke]

2024 patch unexpectedly disabled fast travel for ships and the community is agitated.

[@landonmaybaum5321]

Anyone else here like to fall asleep to the soothing sounds of Williams voice ?

[@briankool1]

i love my weekly doom and gloom episode

[@emanuelhangartner848]

ain't no way 20% of your audience is 65+ years old 😭😭😭😭 i feel crumby all of a sudden

[@Lemurion287]

Little point, at 23:58 when you say "Park the USS Eisenhower in front of your cargo ship," the screen actually shows HMS Queen Elizabeth.

[@rheinhardtgrafvonthiesenha8185]

A new William Spaniel joint. I’m in!

[@Crushnaut]

What is Bahrain's involvement in Operation Prosperity Guardian? I saw them being involved in the headlines and thought they were the one that stood out the most.

[@thomasjohnson2862]

“Bear with me while I catch my breath” - advert comes on immediately

[@SamsonZoomBespoke]

Does he mention anything about hired security on shirts even with guided weapons?

[@harounk8849]

I’m not sure if it is but at 15:14, that looks to be the Scott key bridge, crazy all these months later that now it has been destroyed. Great video nonetheless.

[@porthose2002]

What I don't understand about this situation is why the Egyptions are not going all John Wick on the Houthis. I understand that they don't have much of a navy, but I'd think that they'd be doing everything that they can militarily and diplomatically to protect their revenue from the canal. Maybe they are, but they are just one of the silent partners?

[@casbot71]

Why hasn't the West collectively gone? _"What human rights? ... we're busy looking elsewhere at the moment"_ to the Saudis? If given a free hand the Saudis could seriously hurt the Houthis (more). They have a very powerful military - with the best equipment that money can buy on the international market. And the world's media organisations (who are often owned by conglomerates that also have a stake in the free flow of world trade) would completely ignore any collateral damage and put the public focus back on Ukraine.

[@4th_Disciple]

Why has Hamas grown exponentially despite 4 Billion$ annual aid from US tax payer to Israel. Silent partners?

[@grahamstrouse1165]

They don’t want to get the Muslim Brotherhood, which has a strong presence in Egypt, all excited.

[@grahamstrouse1165]

⁠@@casbot71The Saudis don’t want to get their Shia Muslim population all riled up, either. And they’ve been struggling figuring out how to low-end drone attacks for several years. They’re an all bling, no basics kinda military, to paraphrase Perun…

[@timtrewyn453]

Perhaps there's a toll sharing negotiation occurring in the back room. Egypt wants to see what the ship owners and their nations might do first. Using the Suez Canal, and world trade, may never be the same. Iran gets a win. Russia does, too. The West needs to get better intel out of Houthi territory so it can put pressure on the key actors. Maybe Egypt could help with that.

[@spookyghostwriter3110]

23:57 So… pirates are the original booty warriors. Chris Hansen could not be reached for comment.

[@Gametheory101]

Why don't you take a seat right over there?

[@madcat789]

We need to start arming Merchant ships. Something, anything.

[@CorePathway]

A small security team of well-armed mercenaries can keep speedboats at bay. Missiles not so much.

[@roberttaylor3594]

I live in western Canada and I’m hoping the shipping that supplies “ me” all comes across the pacific…and prices will not be affected…. lol… just kidding!

[@Metacarius]

You and Guga need to have a burger summit.

[@ImSquiggs]

Never thought I’d see this channel start rallying against equality

[@trichomelover4209]

you make nice videos

[@YUSKHAN]

30 thousand Palestinians have been massacred so far in Gaza and over 1000 people have been massacred in the west bank no Hamas in the west bank

[@jeffbenton6183]

27:20 "Zone" vs. "Man-to-Man" defense is a feature in both basketball, and gridiron football (although, you won't hear the announcer use the terms much in a game of gridiron).

[@thomasjrusso9280]

How does a nation participate in the coalition anonymously? Isn't it a simple matter to track these warships from their ports of origin?

[@iCrohns]

“Good on them…for not using [American] football” *cries in Joe Barry’s zone defense 😢*

[@Curmudgeon2]

No, went with another American invention....basketball...

[@Corvinwhite]

I know this seems on feasible but can we get a whole lot of people a whole army they just continuously get buckets of water or dump trucks of water and bring them over to the panama canal that’s literally the only solution I can think of I love your videos and very informative thank you

[@zakewalkthroughz5082]

What people don’t understand is, this isn’t like Somali, the red sea doesn’t have piracy problem its out right anti Israel. the ships are not being robbed and ransomed.

[@kevinbramlett5396]

It took me a minute to figure out whether you were using a computer to voice the video or you were just talking strangely. 😂Either way, good info.

[@RoyalistKev]

Has anyone ever told you that you sound like NileRed?

[@theo_korner]

Can recommend the channel "whats going on with shipping" for the topic

[@MrPramzzz]

Lloyd Austin should launch the another OPG (operation prostate guardian)

[@denillefleming2942]

Another brilliant post! Thank you!

[@alowry2002]

I smiled that the ‘Manufacturing Plant’ image was of Tampa Electric’s Big Bend Generating Station back when it ran four coal fired units. It does make any thing but upset electrons. It has changed since the picture was taken from near the Manatee viewing Center.

[@jeffbenton6183]

11:22 Interesting. So, a plurality of viewers of this channel are in my age bracket (and if I am not mistaken, Dr. Spaniel's age bracket as well).

[@masonm600]

20:27 4 8 15 16 23 42! Still traumatized by LOST too?

[@Gametheory101]

Aren't we all?

[@bipolitthefighter2599]

Welcome to conflict number 4 for will to cover

[@cheapasmilk]

Wait, whose collecting tolls? Its well understood checkpoints are "secured zones". Fricking ridiculous.

[@dfsilversurfer]

So what do you do with a ship once u have it ... race it home into ur garage and start stripping it of cargo and parts.?

[@SG-js2qn]

The Suez is mainly for Europe. I think shutting down the Suez is actually going to hurt the people doing it - the BRICS - more than anyone else. Egypt has joined the BRICS, and it's going to be hard hit by the loss of canal revenue.

[@theorixlux]

A lot of companies operating in Europe have their HQ in America. If the American government decides to ignore this, then the companies will lobby to reverse the decision.

[@willhickey7387]

The suez is for anyone who doesn't want to sail around the horn of Africa to get to the USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe and more. What a dumb comment.

[@horstnietzsche1923]

Not South Africa though

[@SG-js2qn]

@@horstnietzsche1923 Not sure what you're saying about South Africa. FWIW, South Africa appears to be a client state of China.

[@death_parade]

This is why I hate casual observers. smh. BRICS is not a military alliance. And Indian Navy has the second largest Naval presence in this crisis behind the US Navy. There are 10+ Indian naval warships and multiple MPAs in the area (not counting Coast Guard Ships) and that includes 5 Indian Destroyers, which compares favourably to the 5 US Navy Destroyers in the area. Quit thinking in single dimension, will help you understand the nuances of a multipolar world.

[@bozimmerman]

"Panuhmuh Canal?" Someone needs to send this dude a Van Halen album. :)

[@johnd2058]

11:00 1953 Suez Crisis in a nutshell: it was so cursed that the UK, France, and Israel were on one side, and the USA teamed up with the USSR and Egypt. That happened AFTER Cold War I was fully defined.

[@Comm.DavidPorter]

That was because Eisenhower was stupidly obsessed with dismantling European "colonialism." The history of the last 65 years has demonstrated that a great many of the former colonial states were better off as colonies, because at least the "colonial masters" knew how to maintain order. I'm talking about places like Uganda, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Lebanon, Central African Republic, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Sudan (esp. the south), Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Burma and Liberia (ignore the fact that the 'colonial masters' there were actually blacks). "Freedom" is a wonderful thing, but when a gangster like Charles Taylor seizes control of a nation like this, you would prefer to retain your life and a bit of property without maximum "voting rights" as compared with being ruled by a homegrown, bloodthirsty madman.

[@johnd2058]

"Stupidly obsessed" -- more like not willing or able to pay for Anglo-French mercantilism on top of defending them from the Soviets. Eisenhower offered France the use of American tactical nuclear weapons for Dien Bien Phu.@@Comm.DavidPorter

[@TheScreamingFedora]

@@Comm.DavidPorterlol braindead take

[@Heegooat]

​@@Comm.DavidPorterOnly Kenya, Zimbabwe, south Africa can be said to have been truly colonized. In Kenya we were made squatters in our own land and made to work in the "white Highlands" to pay hut tax. In Uganda the rule was so indirect that they were not even aware of being a colony. In Kenya a whole community was placed in concentration camps and hundreds of thousands were tortured and died. We can look at south Africa today to understand what Kenya would have been. A white minority having all the wealth and a black political elite looting everything because they don't feel attached to the country. Give Africa a millennium or few centuries to sort itself out. Britain needed over 1000 years to develop into a great power. African history began in the 1800s when the first Africans became literate. The geography that made the Mediterranean civilise first is not important due to technology. 20000 TEU ships make choke points less important, however the middle east will regress into a medieval society as the red sea, Persian gulf becomes a lawless zone. Saudi Arabia cannot support its population when oil becomes less important. The first to fall will be the monarchies.

[@1224chrisng]

bruh, why does the intro sound like the opening of a superhero TV show? I guess they both have super powers

[@TrassseB]

Reported today was that Shipping companies are already negotiating with Houthis not to be attacked since they are only targeting 🇮🇱 owned or linked ships so the coalition is only there to protect 🇮🇱 shipping

[@Elendrian]

But they aren’t “only targeting Israeli shipping”. That’s objectivly false.

[@RobespierreThePoof]

If you believe what the Houthi's are saying about only targeting Israel-bound ships and their support for Palestine ... Well, then I suggest you learn to recognize propaganda. There's no way the Houthis can know which ships are going where. They don't even have a functioning government, much less the kind of foreign intelligence you'd need to know what's in each ship. No, this is about rallying popular Arab support for their kidding cause and doing Iran's bidding since they depend on Iran for arms and other support

[@YourArmsGone]

@@Elendrian I haven't heard of them attacking a ship that wasn't owned or headed to isreal?

[@Elendrian]

@@YourArmsGone Then I advise you take a more critical look at the sources where you get your news. Genuine, not being sarcastic here: I’d highly reccomend the channel Preston Stewart.

[@YourArmsGone]

@@Elendrian Can you name a ship?

[@3komma141592653]

The fact that the oil price hasn't even flinched in the last weeks tells me the problem is overblown. If there were high demand and fright rates were high it would be a problem, but economy is rather slowing down and it isn't a big deal. Oil price sits below 75 Dollars, means there is a decent oversupply. If anything, it is a big problem for Egypt and Saudi Arabia, so how about we ask them to provide a solution? Otherwise Muslim nations will complain about the West again and again. Same is true for China, their exports to Europe is crucial, but they don't provide much right now. Where is their fleet?

[@scottgleeson4905]

Well, that's good, I guess. But wouldn't an effect in the economy take longer than a couple weeks? Economics is not my strong suit, but I know I have heard many economists complain about the public misconception that effects are immediate.

[@3komma141592653]

@@scottgleeson4905 No, because when oil traders think it will be difficult to buy oil in the future they will all try to buy just about now. That normally happens when something impactful happens, and it happens instantly. Even now, it is still below 80 Dollar. So i stay to my claim. The market is already oversupplied and traders are not worried.

[@tscott6843]

Can someone ID the ship at 8:03?

[@echtervogel]

Was randomly unsubscribed from your channel. Heard this has happened to some people reporting on Ukraine. Maybe something to watch out for

[@ronaldwhite1730]

Thank you . ( 2024 / Jan / 14 )

[@Max-nt5zs]

Does the Houthi “blockade” force the Saudis to be warmer with Iran since this forces them to conduct commerce through Hormuz which Iran obviously has some control over?

[@freddiecarr7602]

I was wondering where I had seen this---then I went back to Sal's channel---whats going on with shipping.

[@surters]

If I was Saudi and UAE I would start building oil pipelines through Sinai and Oman respectively (after offering Egypt and Oman a huge bag of money/transit price) or they might have a problem sooner or later. Same with rail lines in the same places.

[@SnorriTheLlama]

Agreed that this thought had crossed the mind as is a strategic liability to get their oil to the market. It also would negate the risk of a player like Iran trying to blockade the straight of Hormuz.

[@ianshaver8954]

Most of Saudi Arabia’s exploitable oil is near its east coast. Moving it to their west coast would require a long, expensive, and explodable pipeline.

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

@@ianshaver8954 saying it’s expensive isn’t really a negative for those nations lol That’s more of a plus, they are always looking for ways to spend money, now for the explosive part Every part of their trade is explosive, a pipeline would be no more dangerous then the current shipping, and at least then, you’d spread out your risk

[@Jakob_DK]

@surters How do you mean? Like the East-vest pipelines or the trans Arabian pipeline project?

[@laujack24]

drone travel thousand of miles these days, it still be in range from iran and houthi drone lol.

[@privacyhelp]

if u.s involve that gonna cause more problems and more harder to fix