AllTime 10s
10 Countries That Are Impossible To Invade
When it comes to defence, some countries are just safer than others. From nations with massive militaries to states with unavailable terrain, we're counting down the 10 Countries That Would Be Impossible To Invade.
The Business Professor
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
Weird History
How a Soviet Soldier Saved the World From Annihilation
You many not be familiar with the name Vasili Arkhipov, but maybe you should be. He's the Soviet Navy man who stopped nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the '60s. Arkhipov, AKA the man who avoided nuclear war, somehow...
Weird History
The Kursk | What Happened to the Russian Sub That Exploded
When the Russian submarine Kursk sank in 2000, it was a conspiracy theorist's dream come true. Immediately, conflicting stories started pouring in from official sources, ranging from a US submarine ramming the Kursk to a potential...
Next Animation Studio
Why the U.S. and its NATO allies are reluctant to enact a no-fly zone around Ukraine (with VO)
Volodymyr Zelensky has called on NATO to enforce a no-fly zone over his country, but most military and political leaders have come out against the idea.
Step Back History
Why Do We Still Have NATO?
Why does a Cold War military alliance still exist today? What role does it play in Putin's cyber warfare campaigns?
Professor Dave Explains
Harry Truman: Dropping Bombs (1945 – 1953)
Harry Truman ascended to the presidency upon the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He had to wrap up World War II, which involved his controversial decision to drop atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman...
The Wall Street Journal
The U.S. in the World: Mike Pompeo
The Trump administration set an ambitious agenda for America's role in the world, recrafting the country's approach to China, Iran, NATO, and other nations and alliances. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo grades the results.
The Wall Street Journal
Lessons in Leadership Part II
What attributes and skills make a good leader? How much can be learned, and how much just has to be experienced? With James Mattis former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Distinguished Fellow and the Hoover Institution.
Next Animation Studio
Biden believes Russia will move into Ukraine, though
U.S. President Joe Biden predicted in a press conference that Russia will ‘move in’ to Ukraine after amassing 100,000 troops around its borders in recent weeks, according to CNN.
TLDR News
Brexit: A Grand New 'Global Britain'? What is the UK's Global Position Outside the EU? - TLDR News
When leaving the EU, the UK government promised that the country could reclaim a new powerful place on the global stage. However, with Britain out it's hard to see this becoming a reality. So in this video we discuss what powers Britain...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Benjamin Abelow - How the West Brought War to Ukraine - Part 1
Benjamin Abelow holds a B.A. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in an honors seminar on U.S. Cold War foreign policy taught by the scholar Marc Tractenberg. He then worked in Washington,...
The Wall Street Journal
Making Sense of Brexit
How can companies prepare for Britain's complex exit from the European Union? And how are longtime allies of the U.S. navigating newly fractious disputes with America over trade, NATO, and other common concerns.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Benjamin Abelow How the West Brought War to Ukraine - Part 3
Benjamin Abelow holds a B.A. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in an honors seminar on U.S. Cold War foreign policy taught by the scholar Marc Tractenberg. He then worked in Washington,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Benjamin Abelow How the West Brought War to Ukraine - Part 2
Benjamin Abelow holds a B.A. in modern European history from the University of Pennsylvania, where he participated in an honors seminar on U.S. Cold War foreign policy taught by the scholar Marc Tractenberg. He then worked in Washington,...
TLDR News
TLDR Interview: Is the Trans-Atlantic Relationship Stronger than Ever?
This weekend we attended the Munich Security Conference, where we met with US Lieutenant General Michael Loh and German Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz. With them we discussed the trans-atlantic relationship and if China could drive a...
The Economist
What's the point of NATO?
NATO is often called the most successful alliance in history. But to remain relevant after 70 years the Atlantic partnership needs to go on changing
TLDR News
Withdrawing Troops & Making Allies Pay a 'Fair Share': Trump's 2016 Foreign Policies - TLDR News
When Trump was running for office in 2016 he made some big promises about foreign policy & international relations. He said that he'd end wars, withdraw troops and make NATO allies pay a fair share. So in this video we're going to...
Mr. Beat
NATO Explained
On April 4, 1949, the leaders of 12 countries in both North America and Western Europe got together in Washington, D.C. in response to the growing threat of the Soviet Union, a Communist country that had been fairly aggressive trying to...
Curated Video
What Does NATO Actually Do? - TLDR Explains
This week NATO are meeting in London for their annual summit, which leads us to ask the question - what does NATO actually do? We explain who the members are, how people can join, the commitments members make and why the group exists.
The Economist
How did Kosovo become a country?
Ten years ago this week Kosovo became Europe's newest country. The seeds of its independence lie in the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s—a brutal series of wars that stirred up age-old nationalism and pitted neighbour against...
The Economist
How the D-Day landings shaped the world
75 years ago allied forces pulled off the largest seaborne invasion the world has ever seen. The D-Day landings helped liberate Europe from the Nazis—they were also instrumental in changing the world order
Professor Dave Explains
Dwight Eisenhower: I Like Ike (1953 – 1961)
Dwight Eisenhower was the first military hero to become president since Ulysses Grant nearly a century earlier. But the post WWII era was much different from the post Civil War era. The military-industrial complex was taking shape, and...
Hip Hughes History
Russia Invades Ukraine: The Worst Possible Scenario
With 30,000 Russian troops massed on Ukraine's border, are Ukrainians prepared to grab guns and take up arms? What are we to make of comments in an apparent tape leak from Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko? And what is Russian President...