NATO's History and Expansion (A Warographics Short Briefing)

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Komentáře • 625

  • @warographics643
    @warographics643  Před 21 dnem +28

    Get Holzkern exclusive deals, visit www.holzkern.com/warographics, and use the code WARO for 15% OFF. Thank you Holzkern for sponsoring the video.

    • @mike4480
      @mike4480 Před 21 dnem +3

      ..NATO is a Defence Alliance , It stands for joint security and defence, joint operations and international cooperation with partners, and embraces multilateralism in practice … 💙💛💙

    • @paddyjoe1884
      @paddyjoe1884 Před 21 dnem +5

      I knew a Scottish soldier, who had lost a toe in action. His mates called him nae toe 😄

    • @philipen65888
      @philipen65888 Před 20 dny

      This was how Poland was allegedly forced into NATO actually looked like😂:
      www.youtube.com/watch/UKbA8E58UIg
      In May of 1990, a delegation of CIA officers comes to Lisbon, and they're off to the races. This was the backstory of this operation. In August of 1990, Saddam invades Kuwait. These six Americans, one of whom is in possession of significant intelligence about how the Americans would plan to remove Saddam from Kuwait, are stuck in Baghdad. The Americans go to the French, the Brits, the Russians, none of them can help.
      They finally go to the Poles because of Paulovich's knowledge of the professionalism of the Polish Services. He argues with the Americans that these guys could do the operation.Gromek Czempinski is sent down to Iraq. He collects these characters, gives them six fake Polish workers' overalls, six fake Polish passports with fake Polish names. Sadly, the Americans couldn't pronounce their Polish names, but that's another story. At a certain point, he douses them with Johnny Walker Black, trying to camouflage them as drunk Eastern European workers, and drives them out of Iraq in this Argo-like operation.
      This creates a blood bond between the two services. It shows that the Americans have a lot of respect for Polish tradecraft, and the Poles realize they can use intelligence to tighten their bonds with Washington and accomplish their goal of entering NATO.The services then began to operate around the world. Poland, at the time in this intermission period between communism and capitalism, had bureaus and embassies in places where Americans couldn't work: Pyongyang, Tehran, Havana, and other hotspots. As UN Political Officers, they had close relations with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
      They began to do operations around the world.This culminates in Poland's NATO entry, with the Poles saying, "The reason we did these operations with the Americans is because we didn't want to be seen simply as the recipient of American largess and help. We wanted to prove to the United States that we could be not just a loyal ally, but a useful ally."
      This was very important in their argument with America to open NATO's doors to Poland's accession, in addition to the Czech Republic and other countries.The Americans accepted this. They understood because of Poland's position in having all these diplomatic places around the world and in Poland's excellence at human intelligence work, they could use the Poles as well.

    • @bungersinyourarea
      @bungersinyourarea Před 20 dny

      God dammit, anything other than a watch ad I'd ignore.

    • @williamyoung9401
      @williamyoung9401 Před 20 dny

      Joseph Stalin wasn't the Secretary of State of the USSR. He was the General Secretary of the USSR. (1:00)

  • @Elongated_Muskrat
    @Elongated_Muskrat Před 21 dnem +343

    Why would states near Russia be so desperate for a defensive alliance? The world may never know.

    • @tiktech2u893
      @tiktech2u893 Před 21 dnem

      Simple answer. If you are an independent neighbour of Russia it wants you to join its federation by hook or by crook. The present crook is Putin, juat one in a long line of Tsars and dictators.

    • @dpelpal
      @dpelpal Před 21 dnem

      They aren't any more because the russian military is a complete joke now. Maybe a threat from China, who knows

    • @dasmaurerle4347
      @dasmaurerle4347 Před 21 dnem +42

      A fkn mystery...😂😂👍🍻😘

    • @ReySchultz121
      @ReySchultz121 Před 21 dnem +24

      What living next to the Tsar does to a man.

    • @dpelpal
      @dpelpal Před 21 dnem +1

      I don't think the russian military is even taken seriously any more. Contrary to what you'll see in the media (leaders can't publicly acknowledge russia as a joke, because Ukraine needs funding) China is all NATO cares about any more.

  • @Randomguy-wy4xi
    @Randomguy-wy4xi Před 20 dny +34

    NATO expansion summarized in 3 lines.
    Russia : bullys neighbours
    Neighbours : Join NATO
    Russia : Why is NATO expanding?

    • @Randomguy-wy4xi
      @Randomguy-wy4xi Před 14 dny +2

      @Stop-propaganda Incompetence is different from bullying.

  • @justinengle7907
    @justinengle7907 Před 21 dnem +579

    I think what Russian sympathizers don't understand about NATO is how difficult it is for the alliance to expand. Every time a new member is added, Greece and Turkey have to agree on something.

    • @malikthebarbarian6815
      @malikthebarbarian6815 Před 21 dnem +76

      That's what you get when you include Turkey in anything.

    • @brotherbrovet1881
      @brotherbrovet1881 Před 21 dnem

      I think most Westerners don't realize that most American Military Veterans would rather the US got out of NATO and closed most of our foreign bases.
      We no longer send our sons to serve. That's why the US military can't recruit. Anyone counting on American Military might to secure them is retarded or on the take.

    • @kingbud4966
      @kingbud4966 Před 21 dnem +19

      That's only when actually joining nato. They can still ally themselves with nato and receive benefits that way. They just aren't protected by them.

    • @morbidzombii
      @morbidzombii Před 21 dnem +17

      Me personally i look at it from both sides you wouldn’t want your enemy on your doorstep but you also wouldn’t want your enemy controlling you and your actions

    • @saltysocks1074
      @saltysocks1074 Před 21 dnem +10

      ​@@malikthebarbarian6815
      To be fair
      Turkey is like the only other NATO member with an actual military besides the US sssooo...

  • @brandonblackfyre5783
    @brandonblackfyre5783 Před 21 dnem +90

    *I know I am NOT the only one that, ABSOFUCKINLUTLEY, LOVES this new series that Simon & the team behind "Wargraphics" have made. I am happy too see this series doing well.*

  • @teddypicker8799
    @teddypicker8799 Před 21 dnem +242

    Nato expansion: handshakes and smiles
    Russian expansion: turtle tanks and war crimes

    • @PrimericanIdol
      @PrimericanIdol Před 21 dnem +13

      The Serbians, Libyans, Afghans, etc. would beg to differ

    • @bjarkiengelsson
      @bjarkiengelsson Před 20 dny +32

      ​@@PrimericanIdolDid you fall asleep in history classes?

    • @Blanka1100
      @Blanka1100 Před 20 dny +14

      @@PrimericanIdol Nobody is sorry for Milosevic or Talibs.

    • @PrimericanIdol
      @PrimericanIdol Před 20 dny +5

      @@Blanka1100 I guess the civilians don't matter, then. Ok.

    • @ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem
      @ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem Před 20 dny +19

      ​@@PrimericanIdol Regardless of your opinions on those conflicts, they are not relevant. None of those are examples of NATO expansion or even expansion of individual nations within NATO.

  • @swervo777
    @swervo777 Před 21 dnem +130

    Two uploads in a day? You're spoiling us, Simon

    • @zenster1097
      @zenster1097 Před 21 dnem +11

      He just wants everyone to see his majestic beard.

    • @wirery403
      @wirery403 Před 20 dny +2

      Right like after finishing the first one like "Whaaaaaat"

    • @ka0zp
      @ka0zp Před 20 dny +2

      @@zenster1097i’m seeing alright

    • @ASJR
      @ASJR Před 20 dny +1

      Spoiling? He's probably broke

    • @BrouDog
      @BrouDog Před 20 dny +2

      @@ASJRhave you seen Simon’s net worth, we’d all be broke long before him😂

  • @SonOfAB_tch2ndClass
    @SonOfAB_tch2ndClass Před 21 dnem +65

    I’d like to thank Putin for being the #1 advert for NATO!

    • @lucasjleandro
      @lucasjleandro Před 20 dny +1

      Tom Clancy has a book where a Top KGB Director is a duble agent

  • @typicallatenightgamer7122
    @typicallatenightgamer7122 Před 20 dny +99

    i honestly hate that everyone uses the word "Expansion" when it comes to NATO. since it implies that NATO Expanded itself trough malicious means. But none of the countries Russia claimes NATO has "expanded" into, did it involuntarily. All of them wanted to join NATO due to their history with russia. It was those countries that resulted in the Growth of NATO. If Russia had better international relations with its neighbours, NATO would not have grown.

    • @theawesomeman9821
      @theawesomeman9821 Před 20 dny +3

      tell that to Tucker Carlson

    • @Nathan-vt1jz
      @Nathan-vt1jz Před 20 dny +2

      @@theawesomeman9821 Somehow he even bought the train station trope…

    • @austinwooten9349
      @austinwooten9349 Před 20 dny +4

      Stop using logic, some ppl won't be able to keep up.

    • @Blanka1100
      @Blanka1100 Před 20 dny +6

      @@theawesomeman9821 Tucker could not even oppose Putin's lies because he has no clue about Eastern Europe's history.

    • @KonstandinosVerzamanis-xm4ip
      @KonstandinosVerzamanis-xm4ip Před 20 dny

      Low iq nato bot:

  • @Nathan-vt1jz
    @Nathan-vt1jz Před 20 dny +15

    NATO grows from nations asking to join.
    Russia/Soviet Union expands through military force or threat of military force.

  • @CM-ey7nq
    @CM-ey7nq Před 21 dnem +48

    While not ignoring whatever *legitimate* (an important word here...) grievances people may have with NATO, the term NATO "expansion" is such a misnomer when taking into account the amount of countries and the millions of people who have actually fled *into* NATO. The latter fact seems to be missed by so many.

    • @BuddhaAfterDark
      @BuddhaAfterDark Před 20 dny

      Yeah, we wouldn’t need NATO if nobody wanted it eh? Seems legit :)

  • @just_a_turtle_chad
    @just_a_turtle_chad Před 21 dnem +195

    Reminder: Countries vote to join NATO. It's expanding because countries want to join it

    • @JoeyP946
      @JoeyP946 Před 21 dnem +44

      "NATO expansion" like we have NATO armies invading countries and conquering territories xD

    • @_utahraptor
      @_utahraptor Před 21 dnem

      Stop giving likes to this guy. This is a lifeless like begger. I keep seeing him in pro Russian videos writing comments completely opposite to this one. Example of such channel is HistoryLegends. This guy is pathetic.

    • @ClericOfPholtus
      @ClericOfPholtus Před 21 dnem

      Thats how it works in Putins daydreams lol ​@@JoeyP946

    • @RealMoneyBoy
      @RealMoneyBoy Před 21 dnem +5

      Depends on the country. If a referendum on withdrawal from NATO is held in all NATO countries half of the countries will leave this alliance.

    • @malikthebarbarian6815
      @malikthebarbarian6815 Před 21 dnem +6

      ​@@RealMoneyBoyI'd like to leave it. That'd be preferable.

  • @lajoyalobos2009
    @lajoyalobos2009 Před 21 dnem +108

    Russians have a sore spot when it comes to Poland's joining of NATO. They claim Poland was forced into NATO but really Poland essentially blackmailed then-president Bill Clinton because he was previously extremely hesitant to let Poland join. Polish representatives said if Clinton didn't allow Poland to join NATO, they'd fund the Republican opposition's campaign and then make their appeal to them if they got into office. Clinton quickly changed his mind after that.

    • @muthias4582
      @muthias4582 Před 21 dnem +15

      😳😳😳😳
      WHAT?!
      We almost didn’t allow Poland into NATO?

    • @pintiliecatalin
      @pintiliecatalin Před 21 dnem +40

      @@muthias4582 It is not only Poland. People claiming that NATO "expands" , a term that insinuates that NATO pressures countries to join, really have no ideea about the history of the last 35 years. All former soviet countries or satellites that are currently in NATO pushed hard on every occasion they had, some for more then a decade, to join NATO.

    • @lajoyalobos2009
      @lajoyalobos2009 Před 21 dnem +32

      @@muthias4582 yes, it's a story that warrants it's own video. Poland begged, pleaded, threatened to develop their own nuclear program, and eventually threatened Bill Clinton with funding opposition election campaigns because he refused to let them join. Poland wasn't coerced or forced into NATO by anybody, they brute forced their way in.

    • @Blanka1100
      @Blanka1100 Před 21 dnem +26

      Joining Nato was something we Polish people asked for. My late grandma was crying with teas of joy when we finnaly joined back in 1999. Warsaw pact was the only alliance to invade its own members when they tries to leave that "soviet paradise". We knew Russia would never change. We we right. We know Russia better than most people ever will. It is called own experience. Putin blames Russia's victims for their will to be safe and secured.

    • @bodegacoast
      @bodegacoast Před 21 dnem +3

      As colorful as that story is, "Lajoy", it's apparently not real. I've looked all over the Web and cannot find a single source for the claim. What I do find is a circular loop of people repeating the story from each other without anyone providing a credible original source from anybody. All the people in the loop heard it from someone else, then they repeated it in turn. If you have a good source that's not simply hearsay, I'd love to see it!

  • @shivamchaudhry5959
    @shivamchaudhry5959 Před 20 dny +3

    How do you ensure quality control so that no misinformation gets passed out? Must have an amazingly hardworking team doing all that research with such heavy topics and the consistent uploads.

  • @silderoy1
    @silderoy1 Před 20 dny +9

    Can you add your sources for future videos? A lot of times I want to go deeper and learn more about the topic and I wish I had your references like a bibliography

  • @scylla88shawn14
    @scylla88shawn14 Před 21 dnem +6

    Simon. I think i watch your videos more than any other creator on youtube. Another amazing video. 👏

  • @internationalme2897
    @internationalme2897 Před 21 dnem +11

    Love your work ethic. You must have a great team to put out so much great content. Thank you.

  • @lucasjleandro
    @lucasjleandro Před 20 dny +13

    When a Country Joins NATO, it country could leave, when a Country joins Russia ... ask Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia

    • @Blanka1100
      @Blanka1100 Před 20 dny +4

      And Warsaw pact was the only alliance to invade its own members when they tried to leave that soviet "paradise".

  • @throughtherealmgate2239
    @throughtherealmgate2239 Před 21 dnem +56

    Two videos in one day. How f*cked are we?

    • @ghaznavid
      @ghaznavid Před 21 dnem +6

      With talk of using tactical nukes - we can only hope its just talk, or we're all stuffed.

    • @resileaf9501
      @resileaf9501 Před 21 dnem +4

      I think what the situation is is that this video about NATO was already scheduled to be released today, while the Karkhiv one was an emergency vid, so to speak, one that couldn't wait for the weekly updates.

    • @throughtherealmgate2239
      @throughtherealmgate2239 Před 20 dny +2

      @resileaf9501 yeah, oh I know, I've watched both of the videos, and totally agree, it was more of a funny statement to make.

    • @ananasaz2696
      @ananasaz2696 Před 20 dny +2

      He's pushing videos for most views that way he gets most € pro views.

    • @zurielsss
      @zurielsss Před 20 dny +2

      Absolutely F

  • @frankg9102
    @frankg9102 Před 21 dnem +5

    Oh nice, thanks for this! Informative stuff!

  • @BuddhaAfterDark
    @BuddhaAfterDark Před 20 dny +2

    The fact that we lived with a freaking wall, half way through Berlin for like 2 decades is crazy sauce. I guess anything can change ultimately. Long live love ❤️

  • @anthraxmorbus
    @anthraxmorbus Před 20 dny +2

    I am really enjoying your videos because they are informative and unbiased. Please consider posting videos with a weekly geopolitical recap.

  • @chrishanneman1298
    @chrishanneman1298 Před 20 dny +7

    Turkish terrorists? One thing that makes me shake my head in contempt is how, on so many media platforms, is how Kurdish independence and autonomy are just labeled as "extremism." It's truly shameful how the West uses the Kurds when it's convenient.

    • @GunshinFU
      @GunshinFU Před 20 dny

      You probably think hamas is a legitimate government too

    • @traviswebb3532
      @traviswebb3532 Před 18 dny +1

      ​@@GunshinFUbig difference between the Kurds and hamas. So simmer down buddy.

  • @Gdsm9
    @Gdsm9 Před 20 dny +3

    Fun fact: The cold war started before the Truman doctrine. Look up the events around a man named Igor Gouzenko in 1945. That was pretty much what kicked it all off.

  • @txbre8758
    @txbre8758 Před 21 dnem +1

    OH HECK YEAH. im so glad i clicked this video bc i was on that sponsor’s site!

  • @marilynlucero9363
    @marilynlucero9363 Před 21 dnem +2

    Dang dude you're working hard! Respect and a bit worried!

    • @sixgunfilms
      @sixgunfilms Před 21 dnem

      It's content farming. All he does is read a script which is written and researched by other people. There's an entire team behind him. He's just a face/voice.

    • @TheForeignGamer
      @TheForeignGamer Před 21 dnem +1

      ​@@sixgunfilms That is such an intentionally egregious misuse of the term content farming, it's actually hilarious.

    • @AYAKXSHI
      @AYAKXSHI Před 20 dny

      @@TheForeignGamersniperwolf is content farming

  • @tslfrontman
    @tslfrontman Před 20 dny +10

    Dear Simon.
    I think you have the power with words to forever change the term "NATO Expansion" into something less instigating, like 'NATO Embracement' or 'Adoption'. You might be able to start this necessary change in public consciousness.
    By heck, I almost resigned to accepting Twitter as "X" for a second there.

  • @TheGiggleMasterP
    @TheGiggleMasterP Před 20 dny +4

    Thanks for making it short 😅

  • @Dibz105
    @Dibz105 Před 21 dnem +1

    All of this in 14 minutes? Thats a lot of history, Kudos Mr. Whistler

  • @BorderLanderr
    @BorderLanderr Před 20 dny +12

    Russia after it beats up all its small neighbors:
    "Youre next!"
    Smaller countries:
    Man. I really should find some allies.
    Russia:
    😮

  • @FlyWithFitz81
    @FlyWithFitz81 Před 21 dnem +3

    Two in a day. My boy found some speed.

  • @fbauefigad
    @fbauefigad Před 21 dnem

    Simon and team, can you make a video about the minustah?

  • @michaelowino228
    @michaelowino228 Před 20 dny +1

    Good video.

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 Před 21 dnem +4

    0:30 - Chapter 1 - Why was NATO founded ?
    2:20 - Mid roll ads
    3:45 - Back to the video
    6:35 - Chapter 2 - What does NATO look like nowadays
    12:10 - Chapter 3 - When will ukraine join NATO ?
    12:50 - Chapter 4 - Will bosnia & herzegovina join NATO ?

  • @tarmok3756
    @tarmok3756 Před 21 dnem

    Two WG vids in a day? MADNESS I SAY! ;)

  • @jayalo2326
    @jayalo2326 Před 21 dnem

    No kidding. this was a short Briefing

  • @augustusomega4708
    @augustusomega4708 Před 20 dny +1

    I like how the Soviets claimed all of east Germany as their war spoils, the occupation engulfing the German capital Berlin. But despite the hard border, the guards and barbed wire, they allowed the US access to half of Berlin. Civil victors indeed.

  • @bugtesties
    @bugtesties Před 20 dny

    It’s funny because the soviets knew of the a-bomb and in hindsight depending on the cadence he totally could have been tongue and cheek but that’s a clever way to word it. Stalin is happy he was told and already knew but played koi about it. He gained the info that it was complete which he might not have had and thanked him for giving it up so easily

  • @bayembo
    @bayembo Před 20 dny

    The question is... How much of my time per day is dedicated to watch Simon on CZcams... That is expansion

  • @seapunkangel
    @seapunkangel Před 21 dnem

    Yay new content

  • @Andrew-wt3ji
    @Andrew-wt3ji Před 21 dnem +3

    Video on Crimean War

  • @equarg
    @equarg Před 19 dny +1

    “In 1989 when travel reform backfired spectacularly”……
    😂 Oh, that was the understatement of 1989.
    That, when a Politician misspoke, and a loyal border guard of over 25 years basically just gave up.
    Specifically he was told anyone who crossed the border was to have their visa voided so they could never return….but when a returning couple asked to go back home to their sleeping baby back home (they just wanted to cross a bridge over to the West and then go home) he relented and that basically gave up. He just worked at keeping the crowds organized and safe.
    He had been watching that very broadcast and saw the politician say what he did….was upset, trued calling his superiors, but most were 1/2 asleep and did not have a clue what was going on till it was to late.
    Hats off to the Officers who did not create Tiennamiwn Square 2.0!
    It almost happened a few times apparently.

  • @MichaelWarman
    @MichaelWarman Před 20 dny +1

    [sombre death tolls of WW2]
    [smash cut to advert for fancy watches]

  • @Tbone1492
    @Tbone1492 Před 20 dny

    I like how you skipped right past Churchill

  • @nickgood8166
    @nickgood8166 Před 21 dnem +5

    Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, The Phillipines, Singapore, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand, should join NATO. This is a no brainer.
    Sure, it may require a name change. That's not a biggie.

    • @frakismaximus3052
      @frakismaximus3052 Před 21 dnem +2

      Vietnam needs work though. Still communist

    • @ilajoie3
      @ilajoie3 Před 21 dnem

      It's a part of the NATO treaty that protections are only afforded to Europe, North America, and possessions within the Atlantic Ocean north of the Tropic of Cancer.
      Other than that Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the Philippines have a web of interconnected alliances with NATO countries
      As a weird aside that means that if Hawaii got attacked the US couldn't invoke article 5.

    • @nickgood8166
      @nickgood8166 Před 21 dnem

      @@frakismaximus3052 Agreed, but it's getting there and is not buddy with China. Thailand may be a contender too. Not Malaysia or Indonesia.

    • @Boomkokogamez
      @Boomkokogamez Před 20 dny

      There used to be NATO version in Asia but they disbanded so im not sure.

    • @Kaiserboo1871
      @Kaiserboo1871 Před 20 dny +1

      @@nickgood8166 Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Philippines, and Japan are a must. They are strong democracies and have been for decades.
      Vietnam can be listed as a potential member. I don’t think the communist party is gonna last much longer if I’m being honest.

  • @PhilipZeplinDK
    @PhilipZeplinDK Před 21 dnem +6

    Astroturfers already flooding the comments. Was bound to happen I suppose, though I've been enjoying that at least on this channel, the comment section usually isn't entirely insane, but I guess it was only a matter of time.

  • @haroichi1375
    @haroichi1375 Před 21 dnem +1

    can we have some more screen time for the South China Sea issue?

  • @koosnaamloos4291
    @koosnaamloos4291 Před 20 dny +1

    He dropped a sponsorship bomb right after the abomb

  • @williamyoung9401
    @williamyoung9401 Před 20 dny

    Bro, the pink lights are back! WTF?!

  • @MakeiitMakesense
    @MakeiitMakesense Před 20 dny

    If History class was like this.. Id probably get better grades and be much more interested.

  • @BriefAnger
    @BriefAnger Před 21 dnem +1

    TWO IN ONE DAY? Simon calm down

  • @williamyoung9401
    @williamyoung9401 Před 20 dny

    Joseph Stalin wasn't the Secretary of State of the USSR. He was the General Secretary of the USSR. (1:00)

  • @rashkavar
    @rashkavar Před 20 dny

    That point about stopping communism in Greece partly motivated by fears that Turkey would follow suit seems odd to me - I feel like the best way to keep Turkey from becoming Communist would be to make Greece become Communist, and vice versa. Their rivalry goes back ages, and it's utterly astonishing that they're both members of NATO....and joining NATO was the option that didn't require a major restructuring of their societies.

  • @stooge389
    @stooge389 Před 21 dnem +1

    SECRETARY OF STATE??? SECRETARY OF STATE‽‽‽
    HE WAS GENERAL SECRETARY AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT

  • @Mr_Sentoo
    @Mr_Sentoo Před 19 dny +1

    Its a bit dis genuine of you not to mention that Russia (Putin) wanted the join NATO but got laughed at from the west.
    Article 5 also mentions what is “deems necessary to assist the Ally” reflecting the fact that you haven’t actually read it. That can be seen as what the west is doing now with Ukraine by sending ammo and weapons. It doesn’t mean boots on the ground or actual military attacks.

  • @j.1523
    @j.1523 Před 20 dny

    Most people listen to music while working I listen to war docs

  • @Flight_of_Icarus
    @Flight_of_Icarus Před 10 dny

    I honestly think that a full history of the Warsaw Pact is necessary. People really need to understand what a sham that "alliance" really was, since, in reality, it was just a cluster of satellite states installed by the Soviet Union that couldn't do anything to assert their sovereignty without the approval of Moscow, like how Russia treats Belarus today. Russia looks at NATO as being the same as the Warsaw Pact, but for the United States, which is why they whine about its expansion as being "Western Imperialism" even though the new states are asking to join of their own free will as a result of Russian aggression, which, ironically, is Russia trying to assert its "sphere of influence" the same way the Soviet Union did with the Warsaw pact.

  • @raymondmartin6737
    @raymondmartin6737 Před 21 dnem

    I was surprised 😮 that when my parents and I visited Europe in summer
    1972, that Germany 🇩🇪 in the Federal
    Republic of Germany, (West), looked
    to be good shape, after about 25 years
    since they had begun reconstruction. 😊

  • @user-ov5nd1fb7s
    @user-ov5nd1fb7s Před 19 dny

    "Ethically sourced wood" if you only knew how ridiculous that sounds. Since you said it, it means you don't.

  • @scotthabshi843
    @scotthabshi843 Před 20 dny

    The war machine started in 1915 Rusty Venture

  • @waywaywaywaywaytoolongtore7496

    Jesus christ you're on fire

  • @wiledman2430
    @wiledman2430 Před 21 dnem +2

    The city's were vaporized untold lives affected for years to come!
    Anyways check out this watch😊.

  • @Reelstrugle
    @Reelstrugle Před 20 dny

    The first word is "Theyto " 😂😂😂

  • @Crioten
    @Crioten Před 20 dny

    Starfishes love

  • @HarishAchutham
    @HarishAchutham Před 16 dny

    As if somehow continuously expanding NATO is a good thing

  • @Sugarmountaincondo
    @Sugarmountaincondo Před 20 dny

    @01:05 you call Stalin Secretary of State USSR..........??????????? what history class did you attend?

  • @seanbumstead1250
    @seanbumstead1250 Před 20 dny

    I believe Nagasaki bomb was a bit off target

  • @jessiearabie8166
    @jessiearabie8166 Před 17 dny +2

    NOTHING will EVER justify what Russia has to done to so many innocent Ukrainians.

  • @anotherrandomhandle498
    @anotherrandomhandle498 Před 21 dnem

    47 seconds ago and no views, I'll change that

  • @adamclarke6048
    @adamclarke6048 Před 19 dny

    Japan dropped the act on the first bomb

  • @elacme626
    @elacme626 Před 21 dnem +10

    NATO 🥰 Together we are the strongest!

    • @bign9573
      @bign9573 Před 20 dny

      UwU western imperialism

    • @mrbad3036
      @mrbad3036 Před 20 dny +2

      Ah yes voluntary imperialism, the best type of imperialism.

    • @Scrotal_Kahn
      @Scrotal_Kahn Před 20 dny +4

      Collective defense 🛡🇺🇲
      We will never forget where we came from!
      Our European brothers & sisters ❤️

  • @jacobschindler2513
    @jacobschindler2513 Před 21 dnem +4

    I am a bitter angry person who hates speanding money, but Simon made me buy a watch from a youtube ad read. The shame of this purchase will haunt me forever.

    • @jimmydepersis3130
      @jimmydepersis3130 Před 21 dnem +2

      Well at least tell us if its a decent watch or is Simon trying to rip us off??? Lol

    • @jacobschindler2513
      @jacobschindler2513 Před 21 dnem

      @@jimmydepersis3130 I will report back when I get it.

  • @Pistolita221
    @Pistolita221 Před 20 dny +1

    NATO FTW

  • @markchang2964
    @markchang2964 Před 21 dnem +1

    27 seconds

  • @felixf.3392
    @felixf.3392 Před 14 dny

    Why was the USA so successful during the Cold War?
    It implemented the Marshall Plan to economically strengthen its partners in Europe.
    The USA was the largest economy and opened its market to the products of its allies.
    The USA offered its allies a security umbrella with nuclear deterrence through NATO.
    As a result, America managed to push back the influence of the Soviet Union on Europe and ultimately win the Cold War.
    The alliance between Western Europe and the USA is proving difficult these days.
    For example, Germany follows a mercantilist economic model and is therefore dependent on cheap energy and large export markets.
    Russia and China can provide both of these for Western Europe like no other country.
    The USA, on the other hand, is becoming increasingly less important as an economic partner.
    And since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there is no serious military threat from Russia to Western Europe.
    Nevertheless, tens of thousands of American soldiers are still stationed on German soil in hundreds of US military bases and US nuclear weapons.
    If you look at the situation objectively from the US perspective, America is protecting Europe from the countries with which it has close trade relations.
    Europe's core interest, however, is to further expand its economic relations with the USA's biggest competitors.
    Don't be blinded by the politicians' rhetoric.
    Feelings, shared history, values, culture and traditions play no role at all in whether alliances really work.
    What matters is whether the interests coincide.
    And it turns out that the interests of Europe and the USA can no longer be reconciled today and this partnership will soon end.

  • @bobcat9501
    @bobcat9501 Před 20 dny

    I guess Iran has no chance in joining nato

  • @Vanyali
    @Vanyali Před 21 dnem +4

    the title is wrong !!
    NATO never expanded eastward, so a video on that is impossible !
    it's true NATO invited some country's, never the ones in the east (except for maybe Finland, but they were neutral at the time so all good)
    those eastern country's wanted to join NATO realizing not joining was just inviting Russia, and those were and still are, like Ukraine btw, sovereign country's who can join whatever organization they so choose and so that is not NATO expansion, just a cooperation of a bunch of country's !
    and seeing what Russia did and is still doing in Ukraine, can you actually blame those country's choosing western democracy instead of communist destruction ?
    in my opinion, if you as a leader can't live next to some1 who believes something else then you without some buffer zone witch you want to control as well, you're no good leader !!

  • @4xhoser
    @4xhoser Před 21 dnem +2

    That was almost a useless video but glad you mentioned it’s a DEFENSIVE treaty at least 🤘🇨🇦

  • @vitaliy9932
    @vitaliy9932 Před 21 dnem +6

    Russia is the best promoter and marketing firm for NATO and its expansion.

  • @sethmcdougal7575
    @sethmcdougal7575 Před 20 dny

    Gotta stop with the turn signal background sound haha

  • @multiyapples
    @multiyapples Před 20 dny +1

    Yea I'm pro NATO.

  • @Jaemanfang12345
    @Jaemanfang12345 Před 20 dny

    Even Russia wanted to join NATO why didn’t that happen?🤔

    • @scottkrater2131
      @scottkrater2131 Před 19 dny

      Imo, Russia didn't want to join NATO as anything but an attempt to interfere with the functions of NATO.

  • @cpeteman1
    @cpeteman1 Před 20 dny +2

    You are far to generous towards the Russian Federation

  • @joash480
    @joash480 Před 20 dny

    man

  • @Heinakuhi
    @Heinakuhi Před 20 dny

    Bro forgot Turkey..

  • @CentauriSphere
    @CentauriSphere Před 12 dny

    I'd like to see Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in NATO pls

  • @jessebailey6290
    @jessebailey6290 Před 21 dnem

    Simon please do a video on what happened to Prussia

    • @michaelanderson5086
      @michaelanderson5086 Před 21 dnem

      He has 2 vids on Franco prussian and austrian prussian wars and also biographic on Fred the great and gebhard and he's talked about them in german history vids

  • @bobbiemanueldelapena4997

    #ReviveSEATO 🇵🇭🇯🇵🇺🇸🇮🇳🇹🇼🇦🇺🇹🇭🇰🇷

  • @raymondmartin6737
    @raymondmartin6737 Před 21 dnem +2

    It's unfortunate that Hungary has gone
    down in freedom in recent years, as
    a friend has told me with a Hungarian
    background.
    Turkiye is also a problem, as another
    video showed. 😅

  • @londanintshangase
    @londanintshangase Před 21 dnem +1

    How many defensive wars has NATO ever fought?

    • @NorthernNorthdude91749
      @NorthernNorthdude91749 Před 21 dnem +11

      Just one. Article V has only been declared once, and that was by the US after the 9/11 attacks. NATO's size and power is itself an amazing deterrence.

    • @bjarkiengelsson
      @bjarkiengelsson Před 20 dny +4

      Just a single one, and for good reason. Ish..

    • @KonstandinosVerzamanis-xm4ip
      @KonstandinosVerzamanis-xm4ip Před 20 dny

      ​@@NorthernNorthdude91749i wanna see how that power will stop nukes. Don't be delusional.

  • @alexbakker8785
    @alexbakker8785 Před 21 dnem +5

    It's not expansion, it's enlargement.

    • @frakismaximus3052
      @frakismaximus3052 Před 21 dnem +6

      Well done comrade Alex, +5 ruble to Moscow account for you comrade

    • @alexbakker8785
      @alexbakker8785 Před 20 dny

      @@frakismaximus3052 It's official NATO Sc. Stoltenberg language. Enlargement.

  • @robertplant6667
    @robertplant6667 Před 20 dny

    Long live the NATO!

  • @alc4528
    @alc4528 Před 21 dnem +5

    Bruce Jackson the president of the US committee to expand NATO also happened to be the director of strategic planning for Lockheed Martin, sound like a conflict of interest?
    Just figured Simon would leave that detail out.

    • @TacgnolSimulacrum
      @TacgnolSimulacrum Před 20 dny +4

      Not really a conflict of interest, since you left out that the "US Committee on NATO" was a non-profit corporation promoting the expansion of NATO membership and not actually part of the government.

    • @ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem
      @ALLMINDmercenarysupportsystem Před 20 dny

      ​@@TacgnolSimulacrum Even if it were a government body, Lockheed-Martin would benefit from more people in NATO. More nations allied to the US means more buyers for Lockheed-Martin's stuff. No conflict of interests.

    • @alc4528
      @alc4528 Před 20 dny

      @@TacgnolSimulacrum bruh he was instrumental to nato expansion, he’s known as “The man who took nato east”.

    • @TacgnolSimulacrum
      @TacgnolSimulacrum Před 20 dny +2

      @@alc4528 that's not what conflict of interest means.

    • @alc4528
      @alc4528 Před 20 dny

      @@TacgnolSimulacrum you think he started this program out of the goodness of his heart and not because every nation that joins nato needs to update their arms to a nato standard and of course Lockheed Martin would gladly provide that?

  • @thedigitalrealm7155
    @thedigitalrealm7155 Před 21 dnem +5

    Slight correction - they were considering surrender prior to the dropping of the nukes. They didn't refuse to surrender after the first bomb

    • @majestichotwings6974
      @majestichotwings6974 Před 20 dny +7

      Eh more like a minority of the Japanese cabinet was looking for surrender, the war hawks were wanting to keep fighting even after Nagasaki and the soviet invasion of Manchuria, it was only with the final decision being made by Hirohito that the war hawks finally conceded and even then only after a failed attempt to stop the surrender broadcast from being played on air.
      To insinuate that Japan was “on the verge of surrender” before august 9th (Nagasaki and soviet invasion) is misleading at best. Before the bombs dropped, they were teaching school kids to carry backpacks full of explosives and dive under American tanks. Hardly the type of people you can negotiate with.

    • @thedigitalrealm7155
      @thedigitalrealm7155 Před 20 dny +2

      @@majestichotwings6974 Nope, the Japanese Imperial Council presented their terms of surrender, which involved exemption from any war crime trials, retaining the emperor and avoiding postwar occupation etc. They tried to find intermediaries in neutral countries to help negotiate a potential armistice. Unfortunately anything short of unconditional surrender was deemed unacceptable to the allies, and likewise unconditional surrender was unacceptable to the Japanese. Having failed to secure surrender on their terms, they then planned to continue on in the hopes they could inflict such massive casualties that the allies would come back to the bargaining table. This is when the US decided to drop the bombs.
      And Ironically, after two nukes had been dropped, the Americans actually gave them all but one of their conditions for surrender regardless. Despite saying they were unacceptable. Japan retained its emperor (it always would have ie Marshall plan), and the US (Not the Allies) largely swept their war crimes under the rug (unit 731)and hid it from the other allied nations, as did the Soviets to a lesser degree.
      read up a little more

  • @zachf9464
    @zachf9464 Před 20 dny +2

    Did Simon seriously just skip past NATO’s role 2014 Ukraine revolution and the blatant disregard of the Minsk agreements?

    • @justonecornetto80
      @justonecornetto80 Před 20 dny +2

      KREMLIN TROLL

    • @zachf9464
      @zachf9464 Před 20 dny +1

      @@justonecornetto80 call me whatever you want man. I’m not gonna support escalating war with a nuclear superpower without a completely honest and transparent discussion involving all relevant subject matter.

    • @hazzardalsohazzard2624
      @hazzardalsohazzard2624 Před 20 dny +2

      What do you mean exactly? I'm aware of NGOs being involved, having been acting as pro-democracy interest groups. But nothing directly NATO Related.

    • @Randomguy-wy4xi
      @Randomguy-wy4xi Před 19 dny +2

      Then please explain why Yanukovych is despised even to this day in Ukraine. He was as popular in 2014 in Ukraine as Hosni Mubarak was in 2011 Egypt.

  • @brendondevilliers1350
    @brendondevilliers1350 Před 20 dny

    10:47 - "Unprovoked"

  • @4Usuality
    @4Usuality Před 21 dnem +1

    WHEN WILL MONGOLIA JOIN (real)

  • @abdirahmaanmohamed1582

    Ukraine Shall never join Nato

  • @dirtbikeryzz
    @dirtbikeryzz Před 20 dny

    Its ridiculous how obsessed people are with the west😂

  • @themorning1233
    @themorning1233 Před 21 dnem

    Gg