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On this channel we talk all about politics. Hosted by Simon Whistler.
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Until the 2000s, Africa seemed completely doomed. But since the beginning of the new century, Africans have tripled their income. Countries like Ethio...
The problem with IRAN and the OIL TANKERS
Donald Trump thinks Iran is behind the attacks against the oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. There is a real risk for America to start a war with I...
UZBEKISTAN, the most OUT OF THE WAY Country in the WORLD
Have you ever heard of Uzbekistan? Would you know where to place it on a map? Could you name its capital? If you answered all three questions correct...
German Capitalism vs French Capitalism
Alstom and Siemens are two big high-speed train manufacturers that wanted to create a merger in order to form the second largest company on the indust...
Why are Indian Muslims scared of SACRED COWS?
You might Narenda Modi, Indian PM, but he rules the World’s biggest democracy. More than 600 million people have casted their votes in the latest Indi...
Why does GERMANY hate NUCLEAR POWER so much?
Nuclear power is like a hamburger… you said you wouldn’t have it anymore, but, at the end of the day… you can’t resist the temptation! The same goes f...
Why does INDIA have the NUCLEAR BOMB...?
Pakistan and India are diehard enemies since the day both countries were founded. This mutual hate is specially worrisome if we take to account that b...
The EURO: origin, crisis and future CHALLENGES
With an initial exchange rate of USD 1.1789, the euro was born on January 1st of 1999. It began to operate as an electronic currency, used in financia...
ITALY: Far right + Far left TOGETHER in a coalition government?
Can you imagine a far-right wing party and a populist left wing platform joining forces to make a government? This is what happened in Italy. OK, it i...
PETROYUAN, CHINA’s strategy to DEFEAT the DOLLAR
The rivalry between China and the United States is peaking: the trade war, the struggle for dominance of the Pacific, for the control of Africa and th...
Hong Kong: A BROKEN DREAM?
With seven and a half million inhabitants and more than 1,200 skyscrapers, Hong Kong has been the great benchmark of almost the entire Asian continent...
The END of the South Korean MODEL?
South Korea has been one of the greatest economic success stories s in history. In little more than three decades, South Korea went from being a third...
Trump’s Wall: Unexpected Consequences?
The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump has declared a state of national emergency in order to carry out one of his great campaign promise...
Is CHINA stealing TECH from EUROPE?
China is facing an existential threat and therefore it needs to expand the military. This is why they created what has been called the String of Pear...
When the SAUDIS kidnapped a PRIME MINISTER
During decades, Beirut was short of the New York City of the Arab World. Lebanon was called the Switzerland of the Middle East. We are talking of a s...
The SPACE MINING EMPIRE? The case for LUXEMBOURG
The space race is back. Companies like SpaceX or Virgin Galactic have given a new push to the space exploration. But there is more than this: outside...
Why CONGO is one of the POOREST COUNTRIES in the World?
Congo has more than 80 million inhabitants living within a territory the size of Western Europe and is one of the poorest and most violent countries o...
Nicolás Maduro’s Last Allies
Recently, we’ve published a lot of videos about Venezuela and the horrific political situation that this country is experiencing. However, we thought...
Why did POPE FRANCIS visit ABU DHABI?
Religion and politics always go together in the Middle East: the birthplace of Islam. In countries like Saudi Arabia, the whole political system is in...
NORTH KOREA: Why WASN'T the Hanoi Summit a FAILURE?
Eight months after the historic Singapore summit, the president of the United States, Donald Trump and the North Korea leader, Kim Jong-Un, saw each o...
Why is CHINA betting on NUCLEAR POWER
After the Fukushima incident, we might say nuclear power is about to disappear from the World. Many countries like Germany have closed their nuclear r...
Is Israel in the Hands of Radicals?
The most radical and populist right wing groups are experiencing a boom time: in the United States, Brazil, Hungary, Italy. Now Spain and even Israel...
The FALKLANDS, how is it getting RICH
Can you name the richest autonomous territory in Latin America? Many may think of Puerto Rico, Panama or Chile, however, the wealthiest territory in t...
Blockchain Revolution: the END of Representative Democracy?
You probably already know that Blockchain is the technology that supports Bitcoin. But there’s more to it than that. Blockchain is like a huge book w...
JAPAN after FUKUSHIMA: crazy about NUCLEAR power... again?
If there is a country with a reason to fear nuclear power, that is JAPAN. Japanese have a history of nuclear catastrophes that goes from the Hiroshima...
How Maduro CONTROLS Venezuelans
Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution hasn’t only plundered and destroyed the Venezuelan economy, it has also created a lot of networks and nefarious inte...
Why is SINGAPORE the RICHEST country in ASIA
In 1963, when it became independent from the British Empire and after its economy was devastated by the Japanese occupation during the Second World Wa...
The problem with VENEZUELA
Venezuela is going through a turning point. In fact, the fact the Juan Guaido has taken office while Nicolas Maduro is still in power is, by itself, s...
The new FRIENDSHIP between ISRAEL and the ARAB countries
Since its founding, relations between Israel and the Arab countries have worsened. Throughout the last 7 decades, wars, confrontations and political...
The END of the DOLLAR Why do BITCOIN and cryptocurrency ARISE
In this and the next video, we’re going to talk about what may be the most disruptive innovation since the Internet. 2018 may not have been Bitcoin’s...
Is GADDAFI's end a CAUTIONARY TALE
March, 2011. A NATO coalition led by France put an end to Muamar el Gaddafi’s rule. In Libya, Arab Spring had it’s biggest achievement: they overthrew...
How is CHINA challenging INDIA
China needs to expand its military in order to deter potential trade blocks imposed by India. This is why, they want to have military bases in strateg...