Until the 2000s, Africa seemed completely doomed. But since the beginning of the new century, Africans have tripled their income. Countries like Ethiopia are growing at a 10% growth rate year after year. We are starting to see how African compa

The problem with IRAN and the OIL TANKERS

1 Sep 11th, 2019 14m 12s

Donald Trump thinks Iran is behind the attacks against the oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. There is a real risk for America to start a war with Iran. In fact, if it hasn’t happened yet is because of a last minute decision taken by Donald T

UZBEKISTAN, the most OUT OF THE WAY Country in the WORLD

1 Sep 9th, 2019 15m 32s

Have you ever heard of Uzbekistan? Would you know where to place it on a map? Could you name its capital? If you answered all three questions correctly, congratulations! You’re an expert in international geography. If not, don’t worry, it’s no

German Capitalism vs French Capitalism

1 Sep 6th, 2019 12m 57s

Alstom and Siemens are two big high-speed train manufacturers that wanted to create a merger in order to form the second largest company on the industry—at an international level. Nevertheless, European Union, led by Margrether Vestager (EU com

Why are Indian Muslims scared of SACRED COWS?

Sep 4th, 2019 14m 43s

You might Narenda Modi, Indian PM, but he rules the World’s biggest democracy. More than 600 million people have casted their votes in the latest Indian elections: this is twice the total population of America. And who did they voted for? Well,

Why does GERMANY hate NUCLEAR POWER so much?

Sep 2nd, 2019 12m 8s

Nuclear power is like a hamburger… you said you wouldn’t have it anymore, but, at the end of the day… you can’t resist the temptation! The same goes for nuclear power. We all use it even if it’s just a little controversial. If you’ve been fo

Why does INDIA have the NUCLEAR BOMB...?

Aug 30th, 2019 13m 9s

Pakistan and India are diehard enemies since the day both countries were founded. This mutual hate is specially worrisome if we take to account that both nations have the nuclear bomb. This is why, when New Delhi and Islamabad had growing tensi

The EURO: origin, crisis and future CHALLENGES

Aug 28th, 2019 25m 8s

With an initial exchange rate of USD 1.1789, the euro was born on January 1st of 1999. It began to operate as an electronic currency, used in financial markets and for cashless payments. However, it wouldn’t be until three years later, that is

ITALY: Far right + Far left TOGETHER in a coalition government?

Aug 26th, 2019 16m 26s

Can you imagine a far-right wing party and a populist left wing platform joining forces to make a government? This is what happened in Italy. OK, it is true, “The League’ (formerly called ‘Northern League”) is not a classical far-right party. T

PETROYUAN, CHINA’s strategy to DEFEAT the DOLLAR

Aug 23rd, 2019 15m 9s

The rivalry between China and the United States is peaking: the trade war, the struggle for dominance of the Pacific, for the control of Africa and the new silk route. and, now, this clashis reaching one of the great pillars of the North Americ

Hong Kong: A BROKEN DREAM?

Aug 21st, 2019 12m 59s

With seven and a half million inhabitants and more than 1,200 skyscrapers, Hong Kong has been the great benchmark of almost the entire Asian continent in recent decades. However, now everything is changing. Hong Kong faces many economic and po

The END of the South Korean MODEL?

Aug 16th, 2019 14m 10s

South Korea has been one of the greatest economic success stories s in history. In little more than three decades, South Korea went from being a third world country to becoming one of the richest countries on the planet. However, the truth is

Trump’s Wall: Unexpected Consequences?

Aug 14th, 2019 14m 57s

The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump has declared a state of national emergency in order to carry out one of his great campaign promises: to build a huge wall along the entire border between the United States and Mexico, a wall t

Is CHINA stealing TECH from EUROPE?

Aug 9th, 2019 16m 46s

China is facing an existential threat and therefore it needs to expand the military. This is why they created what has been called the String of Pearls strategy. This is a set of ports that can double as military bases that would go from the S

When the SAUDIS kidnapped a PRIME MINISTER

Aug 7th, 2019 14m 55s

During decades, Beirut was short of the New York City of the Arab World. Lebanon was called the Switzerland of the Middle East. We are talking of a small country where, for many years, both Sunni and Shia Muslims coexisted with Christians in p

The SPACE MINING EMPIRE? The case for LUXEMBOURG

Aug 5th, 2019 17m 1s

The space race is back. Companies like SpaceX or Virgin Galactic have given a new push to the space exploration. But there is more than this: outside of Earth there are lots of natural resources to be exploited. Some asteroids are nothing but

Why CONGO is one of the POOREST COUNTRIES in the World?

Aug 2nd, 2019 16m 30s

Congo has more than 80 million inhabitants living within a territory the size of Western Europe and is one of the poorest and most violent countries on Earth. Most of the population of Congo lives on less than a dollar a day. Starvation is comm

Nicolás Maduro’s Last Allies

Jul 31st, 2019 14m 18s

Recently, we’ve published a lot of videos about Venezuela and the horrific political situation that this country is experiencing. However, we thought we should make a general review of a fundamental issue: Who are Nicolás Maduro’s main allies?

Why did POPE FRANCIS visit ABU DHABI?

Jul 3rd, 2019 15m 51s

Religion and politics always go together in the Middle East: the birthplace of Islam. In countries like Saudi Arabia, the whole political system is inspired by Islam. In neighbouring countries like Qatar or United Arab Emirates (where Abu Dhabi

NORTH KOREA: Why WASN'T the Hanoi Summit a FAILURE?

Jul 1st, 2019 14m 8s

Eight months after the historic Singapore summit, the president of the United States, Donald Trump and the North Korea leader, Kim Jong-Un, saw each other again. This time in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Expectations for this summit indicate

Why is CHINA betting on NUCLEAR POWER

Jun 28th, 2019 11m 27s

After the Fukushima incident, we might say nuclear power is about to disappear from the World. Many countries like Germany have closed their nuclear reactors. Nonetheless, Asia is renovating is bet on nuclear power and, more precisely, China is

Is Israel in the Hands of Radicals?

Jun 26th, 2019 14m 39s

The most radical and populist right wing groups are experiencing a boom time: in the United States, Brazil, Hungary, Italy. Now Spain and even Israel seem to be taking the same path. , In 70 years, Israel has gone from being a model socialist n

The FALKLANDS, how is it getting RICH

Jun 24th, 2019 12m 5s

Can you name the richest autonomous territory in Latin America? Many may think of Puerto Rico, Panama or Chile, however, the wealthiest territory in the entire region is The Falkland Islands. We’re talking about an archipelago that has just ov

Blockchain Revolution: the END of Representative Democracy?

Jun 21st, 2019 11m 49s

You probably already know that Blockchain is the technology that supports Bitcoin. But there’s more to it than that. Blockchain is like a huge book where all the bitcoin transactions that have taken place all over the planet are registered.

JAPAN after FUKUSHIMA: crazy about NUCLEAR power... again?

Jun 19th, 2019 11m 34s

If there is a country with a reason to fear nuclear power, that is JAPAN. Japanese have a history of nuclear catastrophes that goes from the Hiroshima bombings to the Fukushima incident. Then again, despite what we might think, Japan is still b