How Qatar Became the World's Most OP Country

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  • čas přidán 29. 11. 2022
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  • @RealLifeLore
    @RealLifeLore  Před rokem +2591

    I worked really, really hard this past month on the latest episode in Modern Conflicts dealing with the terrible civil war in Yemen. It also marks the 20th episode I have published in this series, with more than 7 hours of additional combined content on other 21st-century conflicts. The best way to watch them is through the CuriosityStream/Nebula bundle deal, and they're currently running an amazing holiday sale that makes it just $11.59 for the entire year to both sites here: curiositystream.com/?coupon=reallifelore

    • @q0fd
      @q0fd Před rokem +20

      wow thank you reallifelore for these epic videos

    • @HackaGD
      @HackaGD Před rokem +13

      Great vid

    • @Marinanor
      @Marinanor Před rokem +21

      To nitpick a little, Qatar is the most OP country for it's size. I can think of a lot of countries that are probably more powerful over all.

    • @sheldonpetrie3706
      @sheldonpetrie3706 Před rokem +8

      Your modern conflicts series is one of my favorite parts of Nebula.

    • @calm123
      @calm123 Před rokem +5

      How do i sign up?? Through curiosity or nebula??

  • @bushibayushi
    @bushibayushi Před rokem +726

    I love the companion animations you put in your videos, the maps tremendously help me understand the geopolitical aspect of those issues

    • @Go_40subscribers.
      @Go_40subscribers. Před rokem

      I made a video on Qatar it’s quick as well would u mind giving me feedback

  • @lesdickson9765
    @lesdickson9765 Před rokem +1317

    As a UK resident, I knew about them owning Harrods but I had no idea how deeply invested the wealthy Qataris in London, especially Canary Wharf's buildings where most investment banks are situated, & Heathrow Airport. Love the presentation of the data, and the use of maps to help me understand the geopolitical aspect better!

    • @Dark-bp2ms
      @Dark-bp2ms Před rokem +58

      Qatar owned almost the entire city of Paris also, since the GVT made a deal with them to reducr taxes in their investisments in France, France also played a huge role in the attribution of the WC 2022 bc of their influence.

    • @dnallohmada
      @dnallohmada Před rokem +1

      They are propping up your economy. Say thank you. And stop the never ending racist diatribe against them.

    • @fruitypebbles803
      @fruitypebbles803 Před rokem +14

      This explains all those pesky Qatari cash payments the royal family keeps finding whenever somebody audits them. “Oh dear! Another hundred thousand pounds! Whereever did that come from?“

    • @DizGaAlcam
      @DizGaAlcam Před rokem

      Qatar owns more british land than the Crown does

    • @KevinColt
      @KevinColt Před rokem +5

      Bro Saudi Arab owns pretty much everything or has stakes in London.

  • @someonenamedkale
    @someonenamedkale Před 9 měsíci +244

    I’m qatari and honestly this is the first time I’ve ever seen anybody actually make a video about our country, let alone research and go out of their way to talk about it. most people didn’t even know we existed until the World Cup. thank you

    • @davidesangiorgi955
      @davidesangiorgi955 Před 9 měsíci +26

      world cup was mostly negative publicity though, at least in europe

    • @maddogbasil
      @maddogbasil Před 9 měsíci +14

      ​@@davidesangiorgi955well we obviously know why 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

    • @Gainsforlife
      @Gainsforlife Před 9 měsíci +21

      Everyone knew of Qatar before the World Cup 😂

    • @blkted2945
      @blkted2945 Před 9 měsíci +8

      I lived in Qatar for about 18 months and loved it. Some good things and bad things as with any country. I noticed they catered more to the British versus the US. My title had Analyst in it and since I wasn't an engineer, I could not get a driver's license, which was old, since I had a Kuwaiti driver's license and could drive in Bahrain Dubai. The traffic was horrible, but then again, so was Bahrain, Kuwait, Dubai and most places I've been. They have been getting ready for the world cup for years and have been adding highways and a new (well not new now) airport, which I thought was state of the art. Dubai did the same, their airports make our airport look like a ghetto, just my opinion. Just another word, both Qatar and Dubai have a good Iranian and Russian population. I never had any issues but it is always good to know.

    • @saadmahimi7537
      @saadmahimi7537 Před 9 měsíci +11

      ​@@maddogbasilyeah they were crying for nothing and even with app hate , Qatar pulled off the best and the safest world cup , yet alone cheapest

  • @Aeronaut1975
    @Aeronaut1975 Před rokem +276

    I lived there during the 80s and early 90s (Until the first Gulf War), I was around 14yrs old. There were no skyscrapers then. The tallest building was the National Bank (4-6 stories, I honestly can't remember), the only Supermarket was aptly named "The Center" and it was pretty modern even then. The kiosk in the car park served the best lamb kebabs that I have ever had in my life, (I can still taste them if I close my eyes). The Falcon Club was just over the road from where I lived, and it's where I spent most of my time. It's all gone now, and replaced by sky scrapers and sports stadiums. Even as a Brit, they were some of the best times of my life. My friend (who had a wooden miniramp in his front garden) and I must have been the only skateboarders in the whole country, or so we thought until we bumped into a bunch of Norwegian kids one day who had built their own quarter pipe in their school yard. Good times.

    • @sari1036
      @sari1036 Před rokem +22

      The centre and the kiosk is still here :)

    • @Aeronaut1975
      @Aeronaut1975 Před rokem +10

      @@sari1036 Great news! does the Centre still have the same logo? green and white if I remember correctly.

    • @llux
      @llux Před rokem +9

      that’s amazing!! what a great experience you have lived through

    • @itsqatar
      @itsqatar Před rokem +14

      @@Aeronaut1975 Yes it does. Come back again you won’t recognize the Qatar you knew once

    • @Aeronaut1975
      @Aeronaut1975 Před rokem +12

      @Qatari 4 ever that's why I have no interest in coming back. I'm a very nostalgic person and I'd like to remember it the way it was in the good ol' days...

  • @jevicci
    @jevicci Před rokem +2096

    The amount of work that went into putting this video together is truly impressive.

    • @guyathfaiz4479
      @guyathfaiz4479 Před rokem +1

      I enjoyed the video too but I am disappointed he mentioned the newspaper that said 6500 people died in construction. It has been confirmed, that number is the total number of worker deaths, which means due to the virus, health issues, etc. The actual number of work related deaths is around 450. Which is 450 too many. But I get angry seeing media lie about things like this and then everyone believes them straight away.

    • @jevicci
      @jevicci Před rokem

      If what you're saying is true, that is indeed a shame. I'm guessing (hoping) any such errors were made because they themselves got bad information and there was nothing malicious or intentional behind it. I wonder what the possibilities are for correcting any such errors after the video has been published.

    • @DenLim123
      @DenLim123 Před rokem

      @@jevicci apparently whoever commented got deleted, probably censoring from the channel

    • @tacosdecabeza
      @tacosdecabeza Před rokem +25

      ​@@jevicci Did you just reply to yourself?

    • @jevicci
      @jevicci Před rokem +35

      @@tacosdecabeza No. Someone replied to me saying that some of the facts in this video were incorrect. They must have deleted their comment.

  • @GilangMentariHamidy
    @GilangMentariHamidy Před rokem +521

    Thank you for also mentioning Yemen (and many other unpopular news like Uyghur, etc, in your Nebula channel). It is definitely the most overlooked situation just because it happens in the Middle East, in the Muslim world, and not related to any Western countries. You are one of the few creators who actually try to bring balance to the world.

    • @gothicgolem2947
      @gothicgolem2947 Před rokem +11

      I mean Yemen is as the Uk and the Us give the Saudis weapons all tho I do wish they had mentioned the ceasefire there right now

    • @emiliorodriguez61
      @emiliorodriguez61 Před rokem +15

      Am I the only one who thinks he could perfectly post the video about yemen on this channel? The excuse under why he exclusively posts that on Nebula is just weird

    • @emiliorodriguez61
      @emiliorodriguez61 Před rokem +1

      Am I the only one who thinks he could perfectly post the video about yemen on this channel? The excuse under why he exclusively posts that on Nebula is just weird

    • @UnHoLyHooLiGaN
      @UnHoLyHooLiGaN Před rokem +5

      @@gothicgolem2947 you make it sound like it's a free for all in Yemen
      the biggest population of Yemenis outside of Yemen is in Saudi, it baffles me how people are disingenuous on the situation
      actually i feel like people are playing stupid on the situation

    • @GilangMentariHamidy
      @GilangMentariHamidy Před rokem +1

      @@emiliorodriguez61 CZcams can delist/demonetize war-related content. I also paid Nebula and it is extremely cheap for the vast content they provide. I even only watch occasionally but it is still worth it.

  • @aloe704
    @aloe704 Před 3 měsíci +18

    *I recently had a layover at Hamad International Airport and was really impressed by the technological advancements, infrastructure, and diversity. Loved this video!*

  • @qa4057
    @qa4057 Před rokem +7

    Great job.! More real and detailed information I never realized. The options away from CZcams are fantastic and so worth the small cost.

  • @captaincameron0
    @captaincameron0 Před rokem +1676

    Love how the northern side of the Persian gas field is called south field and the southern is the north field 🗿
    Edit: Thanks for all the likes ☺️

    • @rusttytoasttz
      @rusttytoasttz Před rokem +35

      could be because of the placement of the screen

    • @tjibbeettema8759
      @tjibbeettema8759 Před rokem +88

      @@rusttytoasttz at 21:20 the map is basically lined up with north up. (checked with google maps) so they should either call it the southwest field for qatar and northeast field for iran, or just at least switch the names

    • @michaelwesley9690
      @michaelwesley9690 Před rokem +21

      Perspective

    • @Dancingonthesun
      @Dancingonthesun Před rokem +305

      The field is north of qatar and south of Iran, two names from two perspectives

    • @redeyexxx1841
      @redeyexxx1841 Před rokem +38

      Because with respect to Qatar it's North and for Iran it's South

  • @albertpolak786
    @albertpolak786 Před rokem +682

    You strike an extraordinary balance between a clear and concise description of the events and personal opinion. Many in your place would simply settle to be the next regular upload-popular-repetitive-narrated Wikipedia article-channel.
    I very much appreciate the risk you're taking by taking a firm stance on some of these issues, while not letting it overpower the videos. Well done and thank you.

    • @jaclad7593
      @jaclad7593 Před rokem +1

      100% agree

    • @johnwray393
      @johnwray393 Před rokem +10

      While true. This is hardly a brave stance. Especially in tech and the western world.

    • @borgorrb6957
      @borgorrb6957 Před rokem +1

      they still got crushed in the World Cup, 0-3

    • @tbird81
      @tbird81 Před rokem +2

      Wendover is pretty much Wikipedia read out.

  • @SoulSocietygrp
    @SoulSocietygrp Před měsícem +2

    Ty for showing love to my country 🥰

  • @neevpathar
    @neevpathar Před rokem +10

    just wow! the amount of work that you people did. Hats off! amazing video.

  • @liversuccess1420
    @liversuccess1420 Před rokem +312

    Great video. I lived in Qatar as a contractor working at Al Udeid. It's amazing to think it was a seasonally inhabited backwater where people would make a living diving for pearls off coast, compared to what it is now. There's a museum in Doha that shows the growth of that city, and even as recently as 1960, it was just a village.

    • @Agownsrs2
      @Agownsrs2 Před rokem +25

      I was deployed to Al Udeid for a year while in the army back in 2014-2015. I remember seeing the football stadium being built next to the mall. It was such a surreal feeling, going from straight deserted areas to downtown Doha where they had all these expensive buildings with little to no tenants. Even back then I remember hearing about all of the heat casualties dying from being overworked outside. The temperatures out there were no joke, 115-120 degrees wasn't uncommon during the summer months. I could go on about my experiences there forever.

    • @NSR95
      @NSR95 Před rokem +1

      @@Agownsrs2 I’m a Qatari and you wouldn’t believe how much I despise your condescending demeanor but not uncommon among people like you

    • @maspesasmasperras5554
      @maspesasmasperras5554 Před rokem +2

      I remember rectally penetrating women there

    • @Steyr32
      @Steyr32 Před rokem +5

      @@NSR95 slavery is bad you know right?

    • @ibamINV
      @ibamINV Před rokem +1

      @@Agownsrs2 -- Sounds fascinating. You should write more about your experiences and observations, maybe make a YT video.

  • @Inyourbox-kr5uf
    @Inyourbox-kr5uf Před rokem +566

    These videos just keep getting better and better. Thank you for what you do! 👏

    • @ronibajralia7008
      @ronibajralia7008 Před rokem +7

      I just wonder how much time is spent to do research and actually make this video with the graphs with everything from start to finish

    • @Call_Upon_YAH
      @Call_Upon_YAH Před rokem

      Jesus Christ is the propitiation for the whole world's sins. They that believeth and are baptized (with the Holy Spirit) shall be saved; but they that believeth not shall be damned. Those led by the Holy Spirit do not abide in wickedness.
      *God is ONE manifesting himself as THREE;* the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Bless him! *For these three are one.*
      As I am led by the Holy Spirit, nothing I state is a lie, but the truth of God. Anyone who tells you differently is misinformed or a liar. They do not know God, nor led by him.
      Anyone who *claims* to be a Christian and is against what I am doing, and where I am doing it; the Holy Spirit does not dwell within them, they lack understanding. They know not God, read his word, and their religion is in vain. Do not hear them, they will mislead you, the lost cannot guide the lost.

    • @Call_Upon_YAH
      @Call_Upon_YAH Před rokem

      When you trust in God and cast your cares (worries, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts) upon him, they will be NO MORE!
      Know that there is power in the name Jesus Christ! His name casts out demons and heals!
      The world is wicked, evil, and of the devil.
      I too, was a wicked sinner of the world before I opened my heart to God. I am living proof of God's work and fruitfulness! He is an active God who hears the prayers of his! God's children are set apart (holy) and righteous. The devil is a liar that comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy; that includes your relationship with God!
      Open your heart to God, repent of your sins (he will forgive you), and let him direct your path. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands and purify your heart, lest you walk with the devil and follow him to hell.

    • @antonovRBR
      @antonovRBR Před rokem

      facts

    • @dancox5572
      @dancox5572 Před rokem

      Great comment ✌

  • @user-fp8zg2jz2i
    @user-fp8zg2jz2i Před 6 měsíci +1

    Good, unbiased coverage, and covering sufficient details.

  • @m6uso
    @m6uso Před 11 měsíci +3

    you have taught me so much about geopolitics, thank you for your contribution to society and my life.

  • @iwiggins919
    @iwiggins919 Před rokem +272

    Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes.
    "You can accomplish anything with Vision, Determination, and an endless supply of expendable slave labor."

    • @anastasiaarvanitidou4179
      @anastasiaarvanitidou4179 Před rokem +51

      That explans a lot of things about China

    • @haplon33
      @haplon33 Před rokem +60

      @@anastasiaarvanitidou4179 and the USA

    • @fullmetaltheorist
      @fullmetaltheorist Před rokem +63

      @@haplon33 Basically any superpower.

    • @ayouberriouch5973
      @ayouberriouch5973 Před rokem +30

      ​@@anastasiaarvanitidou4179 and Europe . Basically any superpower

    • @theendurance
      @theendurance Před rokem

      ^^^ whataboutism equating western countries that did bad shit 200 years ago to eastern countries doing bad shit today ^^^

  • @ishmyboy
    @ishmyboy Před rokem +246

    One of the Qatar'i prince's used to go to a private school near me in the UK. he owned the worlds largest variant of the 747 jumbojet and used to just fly to a small airport and back very often.

    • @gothicgolem2947
      @gothicgolem2947 Před rokem +3

      What was he like?

    • @truthhurts5564
      @truthhurts5564 Před rokem +4

      Which school was it

    • @theGiver3
      @theGiver3 Před rokem

      Hopefully you took every opportunity to plaster that loser with spitballs

    • @ishmyboy
      @ishmyboy Před rokem +26

      @@gothicgolem2947 Didnt actually go to the school but i live under the flight path for the airport and it doesn't ever deal with aircraft of that size so my house would shake from it.

    • @ishmyboy
      @ishmyboy Před rokem +9

      @@truthhurts5564 Canford School

  • @thakichowdhury4482
    @thakichowdhury4482 Před rokem +5

    I just signed up for curiosity stream/nebula with your code. What a genuinely great deal! Super excited to explore the kind of content not suitable for CZcams.

  • @cupriferouscatalyst3708
    @cupriferouscatalyst3708 Před rokem +18

    Fantastic video as always. I did find it pretty funny though when you mentioned that the expansion of Qatar's gas operations would allow them to keep the #1 exporter title "indefinitely", as if that gas isn't very definitely finite.

  • @atty15
    @atty15 Před rokem +333

    Great video! I feel so much smarter after I watch your channel. It’s like I’ve heard of things in a general sense, but then I watch a video from you, and it all suddenly starts fitting together in a big picture way. Thank you!

    • @skp8748
      @skp8748 Před rokem +5

      Watch out this channel is biased.

    • @megalonoobiacinc4863
      @megalonoobiacinc4863 Před rokem +9

      @@skp8748 in what area would you say the bias is worst? Being neutral in the absolute sense is extremely tough in this day and age, considering how the internet is out phasing authoritative news sources rapidly.

    • @skp8748
      @skp8748 Před rokem +15

      @@megalonoobiacinc4863 I watch and consume information from a variety of sources but being aware of their biases is important.
      Real Life Lore NEVER criticises American exceptionalism, the EU or generally any supranational organisations like IMF, UN, WTO, NATO or world bank or even highlights their role in issues that it discusses.
      It would be too reductive to call it sinophobic or anti russian... But I would certainly say it is ADAMANTLY anti multi polarity.
      It's not the only channel that I've noticed this from... Johnny harris who's videos I enjoy also had the same slant but I chalked it up to his previous employment at NATO but it turns out the WEF was funding his videos.
      Most news sources usually have a political or national bias (BBC, AL JAZEERA, CNN, FOX ECT) but these CZcams channels operate across borders and different political realities so what slant could be present? A global one.
      Just write China on CZcams, or Turkey... And you'll see several videos denigrating those govts, foreign policy ect all uploaded within weeks of eachother nothing by these channels on Moldova, Bolivia or other diplomatically inert nations.
      I'm not saying theyre given scripts ect but wendover, real-life lore, Simon's whistler ect have several channels which they upload twice a week on each... That's like 2 TV shows a week... Editing, script writing, research and filming across multiple topics for a global audience... That requires funding and funders expect a certain standard.
      Just watch out! Even TLDR which is a channel I really love held an EU line of not criticising Frances Africa policy.... They instead focused on the Italian prime minister being a racist.
      We know the Italian pm is a facist but she broke EU protocol and publicly stated Frances neocolonial practises in Africa were enriching France but causing misery in Africa and nations like Italy to take on thousands of economic migrants.

    • @megalonoobiacinc4863
      @megalonoobiacinc4863 Před rokem

      @@skp8748 i think i get the jist of it
      IMO its not necessary for him to focus too much on the supranational actors in the world because #1 there's already a TON of channels that do this, and people in general are fairly suspicious of organizations like the WTO and IMF, and #2 it quickly devolves into guesswork and witch hunting because of the many unknowns, and strong feelings many have for these institutions. The UN, WHO and the likes have also been shown to be either ineffective or corrupted in its mission by ill meaning members (think China during the covid outbreak, or Russia during most conflicts happening near its border, like Syria or now Ukraine). My point being this isn't necessarily the most productive target for RLL (and the team) to place their crosshair on.
      These guys are also producing an entire series on Nebula, so without explaining away the economic question entirely you could see this youtube channel as a part of a larger whole, which in turn allows them polish and research topics a lot more effectively than if it was just a small, one-man channel on youtube.
      You actually see these nebula commercials on a lot of tubers, so there might be some common resources they all pull on as a part of the deal.
      Considering RLL always finish of with his 'nebula bait' in the end, I'd this makes little sense for propaganda reasons, the more who watches it, the more will buy our narrative! However it makes more sense from a money perspective.

    • @michelesiciliano2016
      @michelesiciliano2016 Před rokem

      @@lilliancollier6409 bot + fake + ratio

  • @andrianwatary8284
    @andrianwatary8284 Před rokem +360

    Didn't expect Qatar to be the next video, keep up the good work!

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 Před rokem +28

      Everyone is making videos on Qatar for some very strange reason... RLL is just one more. 😄

    • @RobertLeclercq
      @RobertLeclercq Před rokem +15

      @@soundscape26 Strange reason because you're not a creator.
      Its a pretty mundane reason called gaming the algorithm AKA making money.

    • @heidirabenau511
      @heidirabenau511 Před rokem +33

      @@soundscape26 The World Cup is being held in Qatar this year

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 Před rokem +6

      @@heidirabenau511 Of course, I know. 😄

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 Před rokem +3

      @@RobertLeclercq It's more to keep with current events than anything. Either I had my dose of Qatar videos already.

  • @evelina733
    @evelina733 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thanks for keeping us informed

  • @phann860
    @phann860 Před rokem +4

    A very good presentation, thank you for the graphics, it helps give an idea of the geography of the potential bottle necks. Also the explanation of the war in Yemen and the difference between Sunni and Shia perspectives. Your hard work is much appreciated.

  • @generalhades4518
    @generalhades4518 Před rokem +85

    i initially thought "this is all about the world cup" man was i surprised and impressed by this video. you did a wonderful job covering the realities of what was otherwise a blind spot in so many peoples eyes.

    • @charoimile
      @charoimile Před rokem +2

      they are op not in futbol tho 🤣🤣🤣

    • @yashagrawal88
      @yashagrawal88 Před rokem

      Good timing to upload it seems.

    • @morceen
      @morceen Před rokem

      @@charoimile
      They don't have to be OP in football to host the WC, they only have to know how to organise the event, which they did greatly.
      That being said, they F'ed in the WC, but they aren't that bad usually, they're one of the best teams in Asia, they are on bar with S.K, Saudi, Australia and Iran, and just behind Japan.

  • @mustafasahidmahamoud4942
    @mustafasahidmahamoud4942 Před rokem +285

    Reallifelore is really knocking out of the park with these geopolitical videos lately. Keep them coming!

    • @arsenalfan798
      @arsenalfan798 Před rokem +3

      what does knocking out of the park mean? Just curious

    • @Valdaur
      @Valdaur Před rokem +9

      @@arsenalfan798 Basically it's slang for doing something really well.

    • @arsenalfan798
      @arsenalfan798 Před rokem +1

      @@Valdaur oh ok thanks just never heard of it before

    • @14s0cc3r14
      @14s0cc3r14 Před rokem +5

      @@arsenalfan798 It comes from Baseball, where “knocking it out of the park” means that a baseball player hit the ball so hard it went out of the park and they get an automatic home run.

    • @pyropulseIXXI
      @pyropulseIXXI Před rokem

      they are general information mixed with good edits and good graphic overlay. But the information is super basic, and you can just read Qatar's Wikipedia page and basically get all this information
      A lot of these types of channels literally just do that, with the script coming directly from a Wikipedia page

  • @susanekisian8338
    @susanekisian8338 Před rokem +3

    You have one of the best content on CZcams. Thank you for making these videos.

  • @Dan-xx5jq
    @Dan-xx5jq Před 6 měsíci +1

    Awesome video! Thank you!

  • @Sayfway
    @Sayfway Před rokem +135

    Small correction: At 22:46 not all the countries you mentioned completely severed ties. Many severed but countries like Jordan and Djibouti only downgraded their relations, yet maintained diplomatic ties.

    • @Hkim185
      @Hkim185 Před rokem

      Mr.say
      After 25 years U r pulling Bill Clinton He 'Didn't Inhale'
      If they downgrade their relationship in times of need u should drop them first then before the clean cut severed relationship because they r not backstabbing u

  • @sandeepsubhashabhyankar220
    @sandeepsubhashabhyankar220 Před rokem +850

    The amount of effort you put into these videos is amazing - keep up the good work!

  • @hassantalib2911
    @hassantalib2911 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Wow... thanks for covering Yemen

  • @pambain9415
    @pambain9415 Před 9 měsíci

    Incredibly informative.

  • @matthewevans6502
    @matthewevans6502 Před rokem +744

    Would be cool to explore this concept with genuinely tiny countries - those having only a few thousand inhabitants, rather than a few million. Monaco and the Cayman Islands for instance have only around 30,000 people and yet both have a huge impact on the world by being semi-legal banks for the powerful.
    Tokelau, a tiny nation of only hundreds of people in the Pacific that literally no one has heard of, manages to own more internet domain names than the ENTIRE country of China.
    Gibraltar has even less but is the only 'country' that can fit its entire population in underground cave networks to survive years of siege, and nowhere in the world has endured even half as many sieges as Gibraltar - especially considering that not a single siege actually managed to take it since it was properly founded by the UK.
    While Caymans and Gibraltar are technically colonies, they are self-governing and have unique cultural identities and so it is not much of a stretch. In fact doing a series on colonies would be awesome to see too!

    • @tihonpleshkov7919
      @tihonpleshkov7919 Před rokem +62

      Its Tuvalu not Tokelau, Tokelau is a new zealand territory

    • @teen0rz
      @teen0rz Před rokem +8

      In either case, what’s the story behind the internet domain names?

    • @PVPEntity
      @PVPEntity Před rokem +43

      @@teen0rz Tuvalu’s domain name is .tv and many websites pay them to use it

    • @EliasRoy
      @EliasRoy Před rokem +5

      It’s Tuvalu not Tokelau

    • @kevindubuisson7906
      @kevindubuisson7906 Před rokem +2

      @@teen0rz .TV as in television.

  • @aliridwan10
    @aliridwan10 Před rokem +131

    The amount of time and research on making this video should be appreciated. Keep up the great work guys.

  • @andresj.s.3568
    @andresj.s.3568 Před rokem +1

    Amazing video. Learned so much.

  • @justanotherhappyhumanist8832

    Your maps and animations are always so amazing and informative. Thank you for the effort that you put into your videos.

  • @georgemoore7196
    @georgemoore7196 Před rokem +134

    Thanks for this one. It was very informative. I had no idea how it happened that Qatar became what it is today. Thanks again for the excellent review.

    • @Pierrot9315
      @Pierrot9315 Před rokem +2

      There are also good podcasts, but in French, on how they plan to be sort of the middlemen for all sort of things, to avoid being isolated militarily or economically. A very good strategy

    • @ahmedelkhwaga2751
      @ahmedelkhwaga2751 Před měsícem

      Jealous

  • @RP-16
    @RP-16 Před rokem +142

    All your geopolitical videos are amazing.

    • @fanteasy7399
      @fanteasy7399 Před rokem +7

      Also biased as hell

    • @cheburekman696
      @cheburekman696 Před rokem +7

      @@fanteasy7399 *based

    • @Racko.
      @Racko. Před rokem +9

      @@fanteasy7399 you ppl are never happy, why dont you make your own video?

    • @magicmarker7658
      @magicmarker7658 Před rokem +3

      @@fanteasy7399 Explain how they are biased

    • @megalonoobiacinc4863
      @megalonoobiacinc4863 Před rokem +2

      @@fanteasy7399 well i think no one can be truly perfect, and also the world is a terribly convoluted mess in regards to what any group of people would consider 'the truth'.
      I think RLL does a great job at giving us a big picture on these topics, but in the end its hard to rid yourself completely of the bias you are born and surrounded with. Notice though, in this video, despite being an american he didn't sugar coat part the US has played in Yemen's humanitarian crisis.

  • @Wilmofilms
    @Wilmofilms Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for this video. Very interesting. I have learned a lot.

  • @kyledouglass5078
    @kyledouglass5078 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Wow. I just found your channel, absolutely incredible stuff!

  • @poisonempress
    @poisonempress Před rokem +167

    Thank you for explaining the situation in a way that is easy to follow, I appreciate all the hard work that goes into producing these videos.

    • @MrH103
      @MrH103 Před rokem +1

      This is what's so good about reallifelore. He explains things fairly and objectively. I Never knew Qatar fought for Democracy.

    • @bacon7918
      @bacon7918 Před rokem

      not you

  • @cefnonn
    @cefnonn Před rokem +2

    This is a CZcams version of 'Encyclopaedia Britannica'! Very impressive potted history of a country I knew next to nothing about. Thanks!

  • @NorthernMonkey2
    @NorthernMonkey2 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Great education. Thank you.

  • @sol3019
    @sol3019 Před rokem +27

    Might want to mention that Al Jazeera originally started out as the BBC in Qatar. SA wanted to shut it down for its coverage, which they succeded in, just for most of their employees to form AJ and basically do the same thing under a new name

    • @skp8748
      @skp8748 Před rokem

      Saudi Arabia, UAE bullying Qatar is the reason why they got the World cup.
      Now Saudi can't invade it... We all know and consciously recognise it's sovereignty.
      200billion well spent imho population dictates that they could never militarily compete with ANY of its neighbours so how else to protect their nation and resources?
      Build and maintain a HUGE military for the US army and don't charge them a penny. But 10s of BILLIONS of us military equipment and employs thousands of ex military personnel to guarantee US protection. Invite the Turkish military to also have a base and offer them financial support for their shoddy economy to have the regional military leader on your side.
      But even this wasn't enough Saudi could still invade and smooth things over later with Turkey and the US. So hence the pivot to soft power... Al Jazeera, Qatar Airways, PSG and the WC.

    • @alokbaluni8760
      @alokbaluni8760 Před rokem +2

      That explains a lot about both of these media lol

  • @martitf8100
    @martitf8100 Před rokem +1

    I really like your channel, keep up the good work guys!!

  • @exploreearth6275
    @exploreearth6275 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Very great explanation

  • @thebonewarrior8757
    @thebonewarrior8757 Před rokem +30

    I cant thank you enough for putting vids like this on nebula. My school blocks youtube but I can access it on Nebula ou have saved me quite a few boring lunch times by doing that

    • @LonelyCinderella123
      @LonelyCinderella123 Před rokem +8

      So many people comment on how they learn more from CZcams than school. I guess it pissed them off.

    • @thebonewarrior8757
      @thebonewarrior8757 Před rokem +1

      @@LonelyCinderella123 probably

  • @JasRoss
    @JasRoss Před rokem +354

    Having lived in Qatar for over 10 years, the transformation of the country is truly incredible. To dig deeper into what the Qatari's have diversified their wealth into, just look up information on the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). A very large operation that hires executives from the likes of Goldman Sachs and other leading financial institutions from around the world. Their sole mission is to diversify the Qatari sovereign wealth fund across the entire world. They are the entity who has facilitated purchasing UK property across London and other assets around the world.

    • @dizzyrjl3713
      @dizzyrjl3713 Před rokem +16

      The economy isn't as diversified as the UAE though, I believe. I think the World Cup was an investment to promote UAE type tourism in the coming years.

    • @amineb1182
      @amineb1182 Před rokem +1

      Truly a wonderful country.

    • @kabysummit5801
      @kabysummit5801 Před rokem +27

      As a Westerner, I do not share your views. You pay us with money you found, that you didn't earn and will not keep for long.
      I pity your lack of culture and for turning neighbors into modern-day slaves.
      I'm certain that if you believed in God, you have turned away a long time ago.

    • @Mohamad_2310
      @Mohamad_2310 Před rokem +30

      @@kabysummit5801 Shh, go to bed.

    • @kmadhusudhanan11
      @kmadhusudhanan11 Před rokem +12

      ​@kabysummit5801 and you stop cooking food from the gas that you get from them..

  • @jampasurprenant1794
    @jampasurprenant1794 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for an educational program around the world .

  • @garbage2882
    @garbage2882 Před rokem

    Man, I never really was interested in buying like Patreon or something, but this channel deserves it, might actually think about it soon.

  • @70sHulkFan
    @70sHulkFan Před rokem +11

    Thanks for all the hard work you put into this. It’s so heartbreaking to hear about the Yemeni civil war, but I appreciate that you still decided to cover it. Great work!

  • @kylecurryyt
    @kylecurryyt Před rokem +23

    Excellent video. Explains so much about current Middle East situation.

  • @martintapia9374
    @martintapia9374 Před 9 měsíci

    👍👍👍
    Don't know how you do it, but ALWAYS superb documentaries‼️

  • @Bujassim.87
    @Bujassim.87 Před 11 měsíci +4

    اللهم احفظ هذا البلد 🤲🏽 🇶🇦🩵

  • @MrRabSo
    @MrRabSo Před rokem +67

    I am from Yemen, and it’s so sad how I miss my family back home so much😢but I can’t go visit because it became almost impossible to get there due to the geopolitical war between Saudi and Iran.

    • @islahbahrawi
      @islahbahrawi Před rokem +1

      it's safe... many Yemenis outside have visited Yemen.

    • @nourahrmumeenslave
      @nourahrmumeenslave Před rokem

      Saud will burn, don't worry...Allah has them and their friends. If I didn't have to make the hajj, I wouldn't set foot in that "dog 💩 on my shoes" called Saudi Arabia, which includes Qatar, and all of UAE and all the children of najd. Lanat Allah on them all.

    • @jakevullo444
      @jakevullo444 Před rokem +13

      @@islahbahrawi I think old mate would know if he could visit his country or not

    • @hmoodultra2047
      @hmoodultra2047 Před rokem +3

      As I person from Kuwait 🇰🇼 I feel bad for you

    • @a_09.7
      @a_09.7 Před 9 měsíci

      I’m a Yemeni who lives outside of Yemen and I’m currently in houthi controlled ibb governate

  • @arvind2601
    @arvind2601 Před rokem +47

    Oh man!!! Who could imagine that watching a 30 minute video would give you so much knowledge!!! You’re the man!!! Thank you so much and keep up the great work.

    • @zsmith4853
      @zsmith4853 Před rokem +4

      Exactly. I am thinking exactly the same thing.
      I completely agree with you on this.

  • @landzfernandez5623
    @landzfernandez5623 Před rokem +1

    my mind is exploding with all these information!!

  • @sautter09
    @sautter09 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Another awesome video!

  • @keithrange4457
    @keithrange4457 Před rokem +284

    I had no idea that a war was going on in Yemen and that millions are starving.. and I watch and read alot of news. Says alot that media coverage has basically ignored this tragedy

    • @ShubhamMishrabro
      @ShubhamMishrabro Před rokem +54

      In Ethiopia tigray region 400k to 600k died in famine

    • @jonathansibrian695
      @jonathansibrian695 Před rokem +95

      becouse thats a US colation tragedy, we cant have that remenber :
      russia man bad- US man good

    • @Merugaf
      @Merugaf Před rokem +61

      Then you're not reasing news, I can't think of a single news outlet that hasn't extensively covered the Yemen civil war. "Says a lot that media coverage has basicly ignored this tragedy". No it just means you're either lying orcnot paying attention.

    • @Tribuneoftheplebs
      @Tribuneoftheplebs Před rokem +28

      @@ShubhamMishrabro I am tigrayan. 1 out of every 10 Tigrayan died in the last 3 years. Basically an african holocaust

    • @pyropulseIXXI
      @pyropulseIXXI Před rokem

      You should also question what the media does decide to show you. Most of it isn't even true, and what is true is used to divide society and cause people to 'fight' amongst ourselves rather than focusing our attention on the world elite that run this show

  • @B3FMandCProductions
    @B3FMandCProductions Před rokem +24

    Qatar owning so much land in London is ironic given the history of the British Empire in that region

    • @godimedia1239
      @godimedia1239 Před rokem +2

      Britain to Qatar:We own you
      Qatar to Britain : Hold my beer

    • @zouminlandau6753
      @zouminlandau6753 Před rokem +19

      @@godimedia1239 Not beer for Qatar
      Qatar: Hold my gas

  • @acuencadev
    @acuencadev Před rokem

    Amazing content as always.

  • @boyinavault
    @boyinavault Před 5 měsíci +1

    Excellent video

  • @sabaalmassri3983
    @sabaalmassri3983 Před rokem +42

    As a person you has lived in Qatar my whole life, this video is a great representation of the many political conflicts in the middle east. Amazing job RLL!

    • @michelesiciliano2016
      @michelesiciliano2016 Před rokem +1

      @investment970 fake

    • @emunety
      @emunety Před rokem

      Are you a slave?

    • @nunyafunyuns
      @nunyafunyuns Před rokem +1

      @@thewholeworldisbeautiful you didn't see the comment that I was replying to so I'll forgive your ignorance

    • @MandoMTL
      @MandoMTL Před rokem

      How many slaves do you own?

    • @nunyafunyuns
      @nunyafunyuns Před rokem

      @@MandoMTL Probably about as many as you do

  • @youssefhkis
    @youssefhkis Před rokem +9

    what an amazing video, have been a fan for i can't even count how many years, and living in the uae myself and living through all this geopolitical drama from the safe haven of dubai has allowed me to gain a greater appreciation for this video

  • @lailasadek5073
    @lailasadek5073 Před 4 měsíci

    This video truly opened my eyes to the political moves being made the details are amazing in this vid!

  • @peter692950
    @peter692950 Před rokem +71

    Theses videos are just too good. I find myself binge watching them in meal breaks quite often 😯

  • @alqwer8099
    @alqwer8099 Před rokem +42

    Your content is amazing! So much analysis and data! Thank you so much!

  • @faroukar6283
    @faroukar6283 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant piece.

  • @rayyanhussain2080
    @rayyanhussain2080 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Amazing video

  • @zisou5172
    @zisou5172 Před rokem +50

    I love when he says " Europe gets cheaper gas from pipelines from countries like Russia, norway and Netherlands" but it's showing Algeria in the map

    • @amineb1182
      @amineb1182 Před rokem +1

      I think he said that the needs of Europe were meet by Russians Norwegians and Algerians through their pipelines when did he mention the Netherlands
      Also am Algerian myself so yeah sending love from Algeria 🇩🇿

  • @mirielle6258
    @mirielle6258 Před 8 měsíci +17

    I live in Qatar for almost 5 years. And it is one if the safest countries i've been to. I really love Qatar, sadly i'll be leaving in 2 months. It pains me knowing that I will leave Qatar with a very stable job with a good pay. I hope 1 day I can go back here in Qatar

    • @balajimk8439
      @balajimk8439 Před 11 dny

      The country that funds global terrorism has to be peaceful

  • @creaty2852
    @creaty2852 Před rokem +9

    Im loving binging these videos back to back and how it’s basically a real life game of risk of people just allying themselves with whomever they can benefit from or can screw them over if they go against them.

  • @psychological9890
    @psychological9890 Před rokem +167

    could you try making a vid on the topic of Korea's population problem and the various factors on why the problem exists?

    • @ekie7473
      @ekie7473 Před rokem

      Which Korea? South and North Korea are the complete opposites

    • @jon-unicorn-doxxer
      @jon-unicorn-doxxer Před rokem +16

      as a non kpop fan.. I think thats a win..lol

    • @seanstansbury5585
      @seanstansbury5585 Před rokem +21

      Why Koreans exist?

    • @YDLOG
      @YDLOG Před rokem +6

      @@seanstansbury5585 lmao

    • @wt6426
      @wt6426 Před rokem +2

      You can watch videos by "Explained with Dom" which covered not only South Korea, but virtually all of East Asia and their dim future.

  • @zacharydavis4398
    @zacharydavis4398 Před rokem +5

    Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content

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    @paristyacke4535 Před rokem +196

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      @doloresromera3617 Před rokem +4

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      @travisryan3633 Před rokem +3

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      @rodneydbaker3261 Před rokem +2

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      @augustinamooreen9288 Před rokem +3

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      @markmarsh4827 Před rokem +3

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  • @oluwafemiakinjo2574
    @oluwafemiakinjo2574 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Very truthful video 📹

  • @Mr3picly
    @Mr3picly Před rokem +54

    The history lesson we all should've gotten in high school. Thank you Mr. Lore

    • @robertcremin3291
      @robertcremin3291 Před rokem +6

      this isn’t really history, it’s closer to politics, geography or economics

    • @KharlHungus
      @KharlHungus Před rokem +4

      ​@@robertcremin3291 The subjects intersect.

    • @mohammadsalim2001
      @mohammadsalim2001 Před rokem +2

      @@robertcremin3291 Geopolitics.

  • @ericherbert8253
    @ericherbert8253 Před rokem +87

    This is such an unbiased analytical video, birds eye view no bullshit. lovely to see someone valuing their work like a professional (or unlike most professionals?)
    so much so, i might have to get nebula.... shyyyt i'm poor though. however i'm sold, cya there legend

    • @Akei51
      @Akei51 Před rokem +1

      This is a very biased video that just shows western hypocrisy, first of all 6500 is the number all death of foreign workers in qatar that weren’t even related to the world , only 3 people have died while working on the world cup statpdiums and infrastructure which is still sas but nowhere near the number shown, saying that saudi arabia is occupied yemen and having a war there when they’re supporting the yemeni government and protecting thier country from iran backed houthi terrorist group is the most biased thing ever.

    • @earthling_parth
      @earthling_parth Před rokem +1

      I understand streaming wars are expensive but it's $12 per year for both Curiosity stream and Nebula which I think is a complete steal 👍

    • @oryx9011
      @oryx9011 Před rokem

      He still missed up hugely about the 6500 worker deaths which has bern proven wrong and just hate propaganda

    • @burjalmadre
      @burjalmadre Před rokem

      lol, unlike the actual biased, bullshit, censored, propaganda news that comes out of Qatar, its allies, and its enemies 😅

    • @brockzao31
      @brockzao31 Před rokem +1

      i wouldnt say that

  • @johngibny3344
    @johngibny3344 Před rokem +1

    I love your channel thanks

  • @jimmyd4282
    @jimmyd4282 Před rokem +78

    This has become one of my favorite channels to listen to while at work 😎

    • @svtzzz
      @svtzzz Před rokem +5

      so you work for 30 mins 1 time / week ?

    • @jimmyd4282
      @jimmyd4282 Před rokem +2

      @@svtzzz you’re ignorant 🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @pascalg16
      @pascalg16 Před rokem

      ​@@svtzzz Who says that they only watch one video?

  • @Higfsyourvioihb
    @Higfsyourvioihb Před 6 měsíci +2

    I’ve been there, they have beautiful lights that are different colors that line the highway… it’s beautiful

  • @alimohammad1823
    @alimohammad1823 Před rokem +9

    So much appreciation for covering the crisis of Yemen!

  • @SuperDino690
    @SuperDino690 Před rokem +56

    8:25 Algeria is now called the Netherlands apparently 🤣

  • @everythingman987
    @everythingman987 Před rokem +8

    Qatar's 2022 World Cup construction was as deadly as 9/11 two times over.

  • @patrickbigras5232
    @patrickbigras5232 Před rokem +21

    Worked and lived in Qatar from 2008 to 2010. The construction of an aluminium smelter with its associated power plant was another way for Qatar to diversify their economy.

  • @justsomedude5727
    @justsomedude5727 Před rokem +27

    The ukraine conflict increasing demand for Qatars exports blew my mind, it always fascinates me how much things affect eachother on the geopolitical level

  • @OneBrainCellOnly
    @OneBrainCellOnly Před rokem +9

    Legend. Making a well detailed and researched about a super power rise into the world stage while also letting us know the darker side as well instead of the roses and peach side only. 10/10

    • @NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache
      @NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache Před rokem +1

      Man I'm so mad this comment got 4 likes while the sex bot who literally copied your comment got 313 just because they liked their comment with their other bots so it got noticed faster than yours did. Hopefully yt does smth about these bots soon.

  • @alisonford5045
    @alisonford5045 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I love your videos!..❤

  • @timatasnim1302
    @timatasnim1302 Před 2 měsíci +2

    As a person who lives in qatar but is not form qatar I absolutely agree with this as I have researched loads about qatar before

  • @cheesepie4ever
    @cheesepie4ever Před rokem +12

    One of the most interesting and informative videos Ive seen recently

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Před rokem +95

    In regards to Al Jazeera's coverage of the Bahraini uprising, it wasn't actually all that generous. Only the English version covered the uprising. The Arabic coverage, the coverage that mattered most, not so much. Despite being banned in Egypt, Al Jazeera went to great lengths to provide non-stop live coverage of events. That wasn't the case in Bahrain. In fact, some staff actually LEFT their Beirut office because of their coverage, like how they refused to show violence in Bahrain. They also avoided inviting critics of the Bahraini regime on-air.
    Egyptian media on the other hand has criticized Al Jazeera for refusing to show protests in Qatar over a controversial electoral law that limited the voting rights of a Bedouin tribe back in 2021

    • @wainber1
      @wainber1 Před rokem

      But @ least Al Jazeera's English-language TV network isn't Russian state TV (be it RT or a much larger VGTRK), the ex-Soviet republic's state-run TV channels' having been known to report anti-Western propaganda to try to justify an illegal invasion of Ukraine. The there's also the influence small Qatar has, with the Arab country having, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, likely more influence than Russia. An early-March vote in the UN General Assembly featured, among member states, only Russia, Belarus, Syria, North Korea and Eritrea having voted against a resolution that'd called for the ful withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. Among majority Muslim member states, Mauritania, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei all voted to urge the Putin Administration to withdraw ALL Russian troops from Ukraine.

    • @YoungBlood507
      @YoungBlood507 Před rokem +5

      Interesting, did not know that

    • @ab_sami
      @ab_sami Před rokem +3

      Bedouin ? you mean literally all native arabs ?? LOL

    • @abdallah7310
      @abdallah7310 Před rokem +7

      ​@@ab_sami they said "a" tribe

    • @burjalmadre
      @burjalmadre Před rokem

      LOL, goes to show you, none of those 'news' outlets in the GULF give a flying shit about actually reporting unbiased, research based, objective NEWS, they just want to peddle propaganda, narratives and its all sinfully censored and controlled by the state. Its pathetic, all of it. No better than any of the sensationalized bullshit news outlets in the west that do the same thing; no objective, honest, investigative journalism to speak of 🤣

  • @Emijon
    @Emijon Před 10 měsíci +9

    It's amazing to see how a small country like Qatar can have such a significant impact on the world.

  • @zach_debo
    @zach_debo Před 20 dny

    I love this channel

  • @sajidahmed9732
    @sajidahmed9732 Před rokem +5

    Thank you for shedding light on yemens situation a lot of people like to stray from the truth or only talk about stuff that’s trending

  • @uttyk
    @uttyk Před rokem +3

    Bravo!! This was an absolutely fantastic video. Well done.

  • @TheKrazykize
    @TheKrazykize Před rokem +5

    Their willingness to grow and diversify is incredible

  • @tanniaz33
    @tanniaz33 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Very informative video🟣

  • @catjohnson2522
    @catjohnson2522 Před rokem +7

    I was captivated by this video. Great job.

  • @kaybe3044
    @kaybe3044 Před rokem +11

    Thank you for shedding light on the ongoing wat in Yemen.