The Middle East's cold war, explained
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Publicado 2017-07-17
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The Saudis and Iranians have never actually declared war on each other. Instead, they fight indirectly by supporting opposing sides in other countries and inciting conflicts. This is known as proxy warfare.
And it’s had a devastating effect on the region. Countries, especially poor ones, can’t function if there are larger countries pulling strings within their borders.
And that’s exactly what's happening in the Middle East. The Saudi-Iranian rivalry has become a fight over influence, and the whole region is a battlefield.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Usa : hears that you have oil usa has sent you a friend request
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bro when any war starts either the US, Britain, Russia or France always has something to do with it
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as a middle eastern, i can comfirn its not so cold here...
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6 years later this episode deserves a part 2
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I see the UK taught the US well
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Didn't the US support Saddam Hussein in his attack on Iran? Why leave that detail out?
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Iraq : i found oil USA: You mean we found oil
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A complex yet somehow straight forward summary. It would be appreciated if you came out with an updated version of this conflict. Thank you!
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My father was killed .. And I lost my brother ... And I lost my university .. My house is destroyed .. And I'm alone with my mom .. This is the Syria war
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Saudi: has oil United states: Hi there habibi
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I am Shia muslim and best friends are Suni muslims. We accept each other and respect each other.
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“2 countries always seem to be involved.” I think you missed one = USA
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USA is like that one friend who joins the game completely uninvited
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Short answer: USA Long answer: United States Of America
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All the love from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 to Iran 🇮🇷
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This video dramatically underplays the conflict between Sunni and Shia, its importance in regional disputes, and the violence entangled in that conflict. It also largely ignores the brutal and authoritarian nature of the governments that are Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as many of the other countries in the region, and how this played a role in the power politics of the middle east. Overall if you knew nothing about the middle east and then watched this video, you would walk away understanding the region less.
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When it's a boundary conflict : It's UK behind it When it's a military conflict: It's USA behind it
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Country: *Has oil * USA : Hey guys, wanna buy some democracy?
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This amazing video was made 6years ago- an updated version with the current landscape would be fantastic!
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Great video VOX, but what it misses out on critically is the theological divide (at least for modern Islam) that has been fueling these cold wars, as well as the the war on tangible capital assets, um, mainly black liquid spewing out from the earth’s core.
