PickVidsBest Geopolitics & foreign policy Videos
The 144 Geopolitics & foreign policy videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 3 introductory, 5 intermediate, 135 for a general viewer, and 1 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a news piece. What they share is that what remains is the argument of that moment, not a permanent textbook. Channels you will keep seeing include CGP Grey, VICE News, VICE.
Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy (Full Documentary)
An Empire Files documentary by Abby Martin presenting a critical account of the Afghanistan War, from the CIA's role in the 1980s to the stalemate of the 2010s and 2020.
Only Two Countries Can Still Claim Antarctica
CGP Grey explains the history and legal status of territorial claims on Antarctica.
China’s "Social Credit System" Has Caused More Than Just Public Shaming (HBO)
A VICE News piece on China's Social Credit System, including a neighbor-watch pilot where paid watchers record behavior.
Biden says he'll shut down Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia further invades Ukraine
A one-minute Yahoo Finance clip of President Biden saying he would shut down the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia further invaded Ukraine.
Germany Reacts to Trump's UNGA Speech
A short Bloomberg clip from the 2018 UN General Assembly.
Hillary Clinton on Gaddafi: We came, we saw, he died
A short clip of Hillary Clinton reacting to news of Muammar Gaddafi's death with 'We came, we saw, he died', as reposted by a news channel.
Why Evangelical Christians Love Israel | VICE on HBO
A VICE on HBO segment in which Thomas Morton joins a tour of born-again Christians in the Holy Land.
How lies destroy armies - Lies, coverups, and Russian failures in Ukraine
Perun's hour-long analysis of how institutional lying, cover-ups and corruption ("vranyo") undermined the Russian military in Ukraine.
Gulf of Tonkin: McNamara admits It didn't happen.
A four-minute extract from the documentary The Fog of War in which Robert McNamara discusses the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Jensen Huang – Will Nvidia’s moat persist?
Dwarkesh Patel interviews Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about whether Nvidia's moat will last.
Recorded conversation between Asst. Sec. of State Victoria Nuland and Amb. Jeffery Pyatt
A leaked 2014 phone call between US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt discussing a political transition in Ukraine.
‘If I Don’t Steal [Your Home] Someone Else Will’ Israeli Settler Justifies Forcible Takeover
A one-minute AJ+ clip of a Palestinian woman confronting an Israeli settler in Sheikh Jarrah over taking her family's home.
Australia's Defence Policy Explained
A two-minute clip from the Australian satirical series Utopia about the country's defence policy, presented as an explainer.
Europe Is Actually Five Different Groups of Countries
A short CGP Grey explainer on the overlapping and inconsistent membership arrangements of European countries across the EU, Schengen, the euro and the EEA.
President Biden on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline if Russia Invades Ukraine: "We will bring an end to it."
A C-SPAN clip from a joint press conference with Olaf Scholz in which President Biden says that if Russia invades Ukraine, there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2.
Joe Biden on Defending Democracy
A Council on Foreign Relations event where Joe Biden and Michael Carpenter discuss their Foreign Affairs article on defending democracy against Kremlin interference.
Madeleine Albright - The deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children was worth it for Iraq's non existent WMD's
A short clip of Madeleine Albright saying the price of the deaths of Iraqi children from sanctions was worth it, uploaded with political commentary about Iran.
Xi Refuses Mark Zuckerberg's Baby Naming Request
A one-minute Bloomberg report that Chinese President Xi Jinping declined to give Mark Zuckerberg's unborn child an honorary Chinese name.
McCain Sings "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran"
A short clip of John McCain, asked about Iran, singing 'Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran' to the tune of the Beach Boys' Barbara Ann.
Senior WHO official dodges questions about Taiwan’s WHO membership; praises China
A short news clip of WHO official Bruce Aylward's 2020 interview with a Hong Kong outlet, in which he stalls and then ends the call when asked about Taiwan's WHO membership.
Trump and Stoltenberg get into tense exchange at NATO summit
A Washington Post clip of President Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a tense exchange at the July 2018 NATO summit, where Trump criticized Germany's reliance on Russian energy.
Nuland-Pyatt leaked phone conversation _COMPLETE with SUBTITLES
A subtitled upload of the leaked February 2014 phone call between US diplomat Victoria Nuland and Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt discussing Ukraine's future government, including the profane remark about the EU.
Former KGB Agent, Yuri Bezmenov, Warns America About Socialist Subversion
A 1984 interview with former KGB agent Yuri Bezmenov on ideological subversion and psychological warfare, reposted in 2020 with a modern political framing.
Why the UK is in the EU
A short clip from the 1980 British sitcom Yes Minister about why Britain is in the European Community, showing bureaucratic and diplomatic maneuvering.