Why Venezuela is Preparing to Conquer Guyana
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Already feels a bit outdated, considering the latest developments...
Edit: for anyone who hasn't heard, Venezuelan and Guayana's leaders met a few days ago and Venezuela agreed not to escalate or use force to solve the dispute. In a way, all this was very convenient bluster for Maduro to jail more opposition at home and drum up some national fervor for his regime.
Of course promises don't mean much these days, but let's be real, Venezuela has less capacity for actual leverage here. No nukes to threaten anyone, absolutely no logistics to sustain an invasion, the Americans very nearby...
Edit 2: quite a few people have been bringing up cases like Russia promising not to invade, but it's not about the promises, it's the ability to violate them without the significant consequences, sort of. The Russians expected a quick victory and that everyone would forget about it and move on. Now, as Russia's setting itself up for a long war, their strategy is just to wait the West out. 140 million population, significant military production capacity still (though sanctions do hurt), nukes to hold off other great powers intervening. Again, what the hell does Venezuela have? The Russians certainly can't spare anything to help anyway. If the US suddenly collapsed tomorrow, yeah, maybe Venezuela would invade Guyana
In what sense? What is happening?
Así que el equesibo no es nuestro?🥺🥺😭
@xanthespace5141-- On the same note, Hitler promised not to invade Europe.
Man now I’m blue balled.
Maduro is very durable. He wants to find Mew.
a country making an election for "yall should we take over this country?" sounds pretty funny
Venezuela no quiere tomar ese pais, quiere recuperar el esequibo, yo soy venezolano y toda l vida hemos dibujado el esequibo como parte de venezuela. Desde mucho antes que llegue chavez y maduro..
If it was real it would be better then not asking, but they faked the vote.
Sounds pretty familiar too.
You just described Adolf Hitler.
Yeah America doesn’t even vote they just do it
As a Guyanese living in Guyana I can say that we never took it that serious (the people i.e). It was concerning but we never really felt threatened. This area isn't just rich in oil. Guyana has some of the highest quality gold and diamonds in the Essequibo region. We are concerned of how welcoming our government is to Venezuelans, adding spanish to our licenses and stores, our defense force bases, etc. Let's see what happens though. Oh and the taxing the oil companies is laughable, check your facts on that. Great vid though you get a like from me.
It’s true. Leaders probably pocket it or are still working out logistics to improve your quality of life
You never know what thw crazy Nicolas is thinking
It’s known fact that the Venezuelan government are extracting gold in this area to substitute the oil revenue deficits
That’s how it starts . History always repeats itself . Guyana must continue to stand their ground you all have a good president. He seems be wise and vigilant. People scheme and act nice while having ulterior motives.
The esequibo belongs to Venezuela .. as simple as that.. thru History
I don't always agree with your final takes, but you draw a fantastic wider picture every time. Well done!
As a Guyanese who has also lived in Venezuela, I think your analysis is spot on and your facts are definitely well researched and authentic.
The presidents of Guyana and Venezuela recently met in St Vincent and agreed not to use force to settle the dispute.
Also a few days ago, Britain decided to send a warship to conduct military exercises along Guyana's coast. This a clear message that Britain will not tolerate any incursion.
Britain has no say in anything, they can barely defend their island.
@@javiervega1065 I suggest you stop posting on stuff you have no clue about.
We all know the US can't help but get involved either.
@@javiervega1065they are doing just fine. Lol
@@javiervega1065Guyana is part of the Commonwealth. the Navy will be over there to deesculate
I'm Guyanese living in England. I doubt Venezuela would try such an invasion because they'll be setting themselves up for fail. Guyana is also part of the commonwealth. So Britain would back Guyana, not to mention Brazil & the US getting involved. Plus Venezuela's current situation in their country is collapsing, they won't have the funds or resources to take on such a war.
I guess you live in a cave or dont read the news. NATO is broke.....the USA is broke. The USA can not longer send money and weapons to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Those 3 countries are more important than Guyana. The UK is about to collapse. Venezuela will invade overnight and celebrate victory in Georgetown during breakfast time !!...period.
Of course they're Indian, black and Muslims the worst combo! Good job England
Maduro has already set himself up to be taken out one way or the other. The instability there is spreading and neighboring countries are over it.
Doesn’t matter if ur leader is crazed and core military industrial/police state support them.
It would be the U.S.'s dream pretext to intervene and as xanthespace above said and you are implying, this was probably never a serious move but a domestic operation dressed up as foreign policy.
Thank you! The historical info was very helpful in understanding everything!
Love how you used Civilization images over the years on your channel. Love your channel. Keep up the great work.
Venezuela has been absolutely destroyed over the decades. For those lucky enough to have travelled there before this slow death, it’s been nothing but a crime. Caracas was so prosperous and beautiful. The country was such a wonderful place. Very safe, sophisticated, arts, MUSIC, culture, welcoming people, nightlife, restaurants, beaches- a holiday in Venezuela was like heaven. I just can’t understand why this had to happen.
Same thing they're doing in the USA
Communism/Socialism my friend, but not exactly the ideology, more than the people behind it and their intentions, corruption in Latin America is worse than yall can imagine…
Same thing is happening to Canada right now. Our once safe country and unique culture is dying. It's what happens when a far-left government is elected. The world needs to learn from this and stop electing these lunatics.
Venezuela really went from being wealthier than most Western European countries to third world status in less than half a century…
@@disprismNO WAY you just compared Canada to Venezuela 😂😂Western people should really keep quiet sometimes, stop trying to pretend your situation is anywhere on the same level as Venezuelas. At least your economy still functions and at least the vast majority of people still live comfortably.
As a Venezuelan, our government does not represent our people. Maduro is a man acting on his own accord separate from anything actual Venezuelans would want. I hope the best for the people of Guyana 🇻🇪 ❤ 🇬🇾
Except they will pay the price for Maduro’s actions.
Does any government represent its ppl anymore?
@@dontaveonlove626No
@@dontaveonlove626I would be surprised if so.
Maduro is a dictator, but Essequibo is Venezuela’s, though.
The Geneva Agreement must be respected and both parties should restart talks over the disputed region.
This is a very good video, and it was well put together. Thank you for this information.
Thank you very much! This was a highly informative video that answered many questions I had.
This is really scary from an environmental standpoint, as Guyana has some of the world's most pristine remaining rainforests and the idea that that area may be plunged into chaos is frightening for many species which have found their last refuge in the region.
This is earth. That’s exactly what will happen. That’s exactly what’s been happening, and that’s exactly what will continue to happen until carbon based fuels are completely used up.
Well i assume most people care more about the price at the gas station. So...?
Couldn’t have said it more perfectly, I really hope that the war doesn’t affect the animals there
Guyana will never see any of this oil because the West will rob them dry just as they have done with their former territories. What former British, French, and Dutch colonies in Africa have in common? They are poor and in war even after independence despite being countries that supply most of the minerals and resources that West needs.Because the West steals. Special economic zones is code word for Western extortion.
@@YoursUntruly Keep fear mongering maybe someone will be on your side.
I love how the us and brazil both almost immediately moved their own forces in to place to send Venezuela a very firm "try it and see what happens" kind of message.
Venezuela will never try they’re bluffing, they know Brazil will jump in
Of course the US is going to get involved. They need to control who has oil and who doesn’t! You think the US made those moves because they care for the Guyanese people or their territory. If it wasn’t because of their newly discovered oil reserves the US wouldn’t bat an eye.
look how well that worked out in the red sea
@@Unseeable.. Lies
@@Unseeable.. it is sad to me that you believe that to be true. The US could care less about the oil It produces more than enough domestically to sustain itself without any foreign oil imports. To say they are there for the oil and the oil alone is very untrue.
Thank You for this content. I've been looking into this developing dispute for a episode of my podcast and you have truly created a well researched video. I'll definitely have to catch up on more of your content on here and Spotify.
Nice! What’s your podcast?
Such an extensive yet informative video. It was explained so well. I’m subscribing.
essequibo nearly being as large of florida is actually insane to think about
Yes, it's quite a chunk of land. It's almost twice as large than my country
They're lucky there's no Florida's there.
Same. And the fact that much of it is considered by the Amazonian jungle...
Hi in Trinidadian. Guyana is a nation linguistically, culturally and demographically very similar to our island. I've been there many times . Trinidad is also extremely close and was once connected with land between Venezuela, with a lot of Venezuelans flocking to our small island to find a better life from their government, and this is responsible for causing a lot of controversy in recent years. Its so outrageous how the Venezuelan government want to occupy the protected land of Essequibo to exploit it of oil and minerals despite it having no historical ties to the people here. Trinidad and Tobago got your back Guyana, I pray for peace in the region.
The whole commonwealth got both your backs, it’s suicide for Venezuela to try it…. They don’t want it 🇬🇧
It'll give the UK & US an excuse for regime change......let him dig his own grave so they can go back home and be free
AHHHHH pero when the quayanis want to exploit land in dispute its all right. El esequibo es venezolano
Indeed and as a Caricom member it is the natural thing to do. However in the pure military sense the situation isn't any better, your country can't afford to to send any units there. So far the relations with Venezuela has been kept well, among other things, for the natural gas from Venezuela. As Venezuelan i saw it myself, you guys got "invaded" by (illegal) immigrants often smuggled by the very same guys that smuggle drugs... in addition to human trafficking. This in a country that does not accept immigration, then right before imposing tourist visas had the program to legalize working and stay permit for Venezuelans one year (no idea what happened after that, if they renewed the cards or not). But this happened to all neighbors, product of the Maduro's economic miss decisions. Desperate people pay boats to get them close enough, not just to trinidad, but the abc islands, etc; and in the same vein, sometimes the boats are lost (not just by your coast guard shooting at unarmed civilians for fun). Don't get me wrong i love T&T but didn't went there as a fleeing immigrant, i did encounter some Venezuelans before they could legally stay and work a year, they were hiding, working as cooks or waitresses, sending some money home. The owners would warn them in advance if some police would come to check for illegals so they could hide. Its a horrible way to live, i also learned some cases of forced prostitution. I visited all kind of places even Laventille which for some reason people seem to be afraid off, its prettier than many places in Caracas, and safer too lol. Saw a guy getting robbed in Port of Spain, your police incapable of doing anything despite having occurred in front of the water taxi with security cameras and all... Met many nice people, Christians are active and helpful. Climate is pretty much the same and going to the beach feels exactly the same. Your country very recently repealed anti lgbt+ laws which were apparently not being enforced anyway. If only Maduro hadn't ruined the economy, tourism would be much greater and tourists visas would not be a requirement like it was in the past. Its just 1hr flight from Caracas.
Nice to see the old commonwealth stand up for each other.
Venezuela has all the oil they need to secure their future and look how poorly they're doing. It's not just about securing more oil than they already have. They have enough.
Also, Guyana and Trinidad are doing well, the last thing they need is Maduro- style hunger.
Well done. Thank for all your hard work!
Excellent video! Very easy to to understand this complex issue. Keep up the good work.
I'm of Guyanese descent. This is not going to happen. This would give the US, the UK and god knows who else the excuse they need to intervene and smash Venezuela into compliance. There's a reason they backed off from their latest bs this time. They got some very firm warnings of what to expect if they crossed into Guyana. Brazil gets a lot of decommissioned warships from the British government so I'm guessing the UK does that with some expectation of returning the favor.
Let me guess, you live somewhere in the west and have no idea what is really happening in the world on a global stage.
Russia and China are emerging as global powers and are now more than capable to counter US&west domination. That's why they are opening disputes all over the world to spread thin west that is already slowly falling - same US did to Russia without success.
They won't. They are too busy with Okraine while Khina is eyeing taivan.
Yeah the British Brazilians and the US would no doubt keep the Venezuelans out. I highly doubt it’d be a Ukraine situation with Guyana and they will absolutely intervene directly.
@@Tespri Not really no. The british once owned guyana, in fact britian has treaties with its old colonies. If anybody declares war in Canada or guyana, britian has to intervene. And if Britan is at war, the USA is SURE to intervene.. allies exist.
This won't happen, first because Russia and China could veto it on UNSC, and Spain, Italy and Portugal on NATO due their large diasporas living in Venezuela, then the US and their coalition could intervine in a ilegal and uniteral way like happened in Iraq back in 2003, but Russia, China, Cuba, Nicaragua and some Latinoamerican countries supporting my country, could send their troops and will be a Huge Proxy war in South America.
This is such a beautifully made video. Love how you explain current internacional disputes with the historical background in such an engaging way. These kinds of videos are the reason why I adore youtube so much.
Thanks, excellent clip and unbiased research, cheers from Melbourne Australia.
So tem um erro no início ele mostra o Brasil se posicionando pra impedir a passagem da Venezuela então ele fala que o Estados Unidos movimentou tropas no Brasil mas isso é mentira da mesma forma que o Brasil não permite a entrada da Venezuela pelo seu território também não vai permitir o Estados Unidos e a Guiana invadir o seu território brasileiro. O Brasil está abertamente falando pra ambos os lados ninguém vai entrar no território brasileiro 👍
I learned so much from this video. Thanks for sharing
As a Venezuelan economist I would say that the hypothesis of this just being a feint to improve popularity is more feasable. Venezuelan government's greatest interest is to stay in power. An invasion to Guyana is too much risky for them to be actually serious on the matter. But they (the government) need to be actually rational about it and, sadly, we can assure this government is not rational at all, therefore I cannot reject the invasion at all (even if they already agree to not do it). On the other hand, as a Venezuelan I understand the feeling of my compratiots of considering the Essequibo as ours. Nonetheless, it is really a nonesense to think of adding that piece of land to the country. It is habitated by people with a really different culture from Venezuelans'.
Asi es, pana.
Just wondering
Did you happen to vote on the addition of Guyana?
@@johnjackson8709 I didn't vote. I don't care about any government initiative nor I think about this as a serious movement from the government.
@@johnjackson8709I make white girl butt turn red spank spank I got big arab shawarma
@@leonex45 But it should be up to the Essequibo residents, I would think.
Venezuela has one of the biggest oil reserves they can't even utilize now.
It's crab in a bucket mentality. They can't succeed, so they don't want their neighbor to vault past them and replace them in the oil business. Just like how Russia has way more oil and gas than Ukraine, but invaded to ensure the Ukrainian fossil fuels couldn't be exported to Europe and displace their hold on that market (which, like all of Putin's intentions including NATO concerns... backfired gloriously).
Wow this was so interesting! Thank you for making this
You do great work dude ❤️ happy new year❤️
Part of me genuinely wants to see Venezuela try, because there is a real possibility this goes about as well as Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait…
Pretty much, but lets at least take over the nation this time. They're not too far from USA like Iraq. We have plenty of other nations to use in the surrounding area to force them into harboring our forces. It should be an easy win.
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But Kuwait was defeated almost immediately.
Venezuela isn't exactly a military powerhouse, but Guyana has a population of less than a million and an army the size of a single brigade. Without a foreign intervention, there is no way Guyana holds out more than a few days.
@@samg.5165🤡
Na man we don't to see all those Venezuelan soldiers getting merked. They have kids, mothers, fathers, siblings, friends, lives too. Venezuelans aren't bad people man, they just got stuck with a useless authoritarian socialist government. Hope they don't do it
The most comprehensive and clear (though inevitably dense) explanation I’ve seen so far on the matter. Another excellent video from this channel. Bravo!!
unilateralview. the veiw of a far away person, telling their vision of the story
Nice! Actual news from stuff that is really happening. I had to search way longer for this than I feel I should have...
Another great video. I always learn so much.
Knowing the road goes through Brazil is interesting. The Brazilian state that borders Venezuela is called Roraima, it is the most isolated and least populated state in the country, the people there do not exactly have the best relations with Venezuela/ Venezuelans, the massive wave of refugees was incredibly difficult for the state to handle, and many people just expelled Venezuelans over the border until the government began relocating people to other states. The road also goes through the capital and only city in the state too, Boa Vista, which has around 419,000 people, it is this sort of thing which is why Roraima is such a "right-wing leaning" state when it comes to politics, they were the state with the highest percentage of votes for Bolsonaro in the 2022 election. I wonder how they will react to this.
Se eles vierem, morrerão aqui.
@@viniciusdomenighi6439 Voce nao vai morrer. Nois nao temos problemas com voce. We would under any circumstance avoid actual problems with brazil. All the contrary , we would try to have their support, as u can already see.
I like how venezuela is more concerned about invading another country than feeding their people.
Lol Real
CoughTheUnitedStatescough
*US flashbacks*
@@juanguzman7939coughsocialismcough
Right, with its collapsed economy.
I posted a comment asking for this video on your video about Ethiopia and Eritrea. Thanks!
Great piece! Loves it . Lots if good information. Thank you!
I am so tired of these wars, it's like people love to feel the misery.
I am also from Ukraine, and I have spent countless hours examining other wars in other countries in the past and in modern times. All this makes me really sad and gets me nauseous.
Just watching humans destabilize their countries for next 3 decades in a blink of an eye.
From Africa, to Europe, to Latin America. It's like everyone got an itch to destroy their own economy, for a hypothetical profit by destroying another economy.
...
Blame the useless UN. Created to prevent these situations but are so selfish and inept we are repeating the failings of the League of Nations.
War never changed, it is always about taking what the other have. Ukraine is a proxy war. A peace offering were made in 2022 but Boris Johnson and the US pressured Zelensky to continue the war. Here we are.... countless lives lost.... for nothing.
Let's be honest we're in the 2nd Cold War with NATO (plus western aligned nations) Vs Russia/China (plus anti-west aligned nations), both sides don't want to destroy the Earth trying to defeat the other, so regional proxy wars is the next "best" option with Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, etc being the battlefields.
I feel you. The truth is a few hundred old men and women start these wars. Whether they're Russian, Venezuelan, Syrian or whatever. It's all the same: Old, corrupt people desperately clinging onto power by plunging the world into Nationalistic conflicts.
All war is stupid. The current Ukraine is basically Russia trying to recreate Russian Empire 2.0. Israel and Gaza conflict is basically Hamas trying to be relevant. While Venezuela want to divert Venezuelans attention to external "threats", instead of their internal corruption and mismanagement
History Matters, Science Matters. Thanks for the videos Merry Christmas and happy new years ahead Real Life Lore, greetings from Türkiye!
Amazing analysis!
Good informative videos . Keep it up !
Spot on as usual! You're the best at what you do. And I love your voice.😉 Keep it up!👏🏾
Thank you for the videos man. It’s hard to find unbiased and analytical updates on serious things going on in the world.
Such a well done video. Thank you!
In addition, The natives to the Esequiba region do not see themselves as Venezuelans in Culture, Language, Politics, etc. They align with Guyana, and have representation in the Guyana Government as well, which I doubt will Happen if Venezuela takes over.
Control over the oil fields is what matters. The population is very small and can be managed. Unfortunately for them, their feelings don't matter at all.
@@User-jr7vf😬
@@User-jr7vf hi
Lol no one cares about those natives
@@User-jr7vf yeah if the usa and the uk say no then it won't happen. they dont have the force to do it.
thank you so much for viewing this conflict it means a lot to me as a Guyanese all of your videos are great
amazing program thanks
Amazing historical review... congrats
I'm Brazilian, and here in South America we're watching some serious tension on our northernmost border because some people were speculating that in order to invade Guyana, Venezuela would have to use Brazilian territory to invade them (Just like Germany crossed Belgium to invade France in WW1 and WW2) and I'm afraid that Brazil might enter a plausible war here to defend her own territory and Guyana's too
Nah. The USA (and by extension NATO) has got your back and Venezuela knows it. They won't do anything. Rest easy, friend.
@@mikelxanaduratio at this very moment is run by aa clown socialist that is extremely anti-US and very pro Russia and pro China and even pro Iran.
Brazil jus tlike majority of Latin American countries have been under the influence of socialism for almost 100 years now.
and this is why countries like Brazil and Argentina are so poor and insignificant on the world stage, economically any by that extent even culturally.
other than soccer games, there is really nothing worth your time with either Brazil or Argentina.
this is why many Brazilians and Argentines have left their countries. the economy is terrible.
I gotta say, the Brazilian army is not to be messed with from what I gathered. I’m Guyanese American, I’m happy to see a nation that struggled finally get a break. Guyana is beautiful and I pray it doesn’t come to a war.I hope the Venezuelan people can recover from this downward spiral too.
@@mikelxanadu I'm not sure NATO could intervene. I'm not an expert, but doesn't NATO only apply to the signatories? i.e. while the USA may intervene, they could not pull in the rest of NATO through that agreement.
Even though it is likely I can't remember a statement backing this up
@@mikelxanadu
Hope the World Get more Peaceful ❤
Greetings from Morocco to all nations of the world .
The world will never have peace with the United States. The Venezuelan regime is a product of American politics. Like most wars nowdays.
peace through death
Bible prophecy says otherwise. Prepare for the end times my friend. "Wars and rumors of wars" will abound. God bless and go in peace ✝️✌️
Presentation content and production polish is very well executed. This is the fifth one I have enjoyed. Great insights
Another hugely informative and insightful video
This man is just pumping out videos left and right.
Poor Guyana they finally got chance to get wealthier and Venezuela want to take that from them even tho they can't export what they already have...and they have it the most in the world..
not poor Guyana, if they invade, they will be defeated 100% this is not russia and ukrine here no flat plain to fight on
hay man jax we are not poor it venezuela is poor, and we are not babys for you to think venezuela can walk in and just take our country, Guyana can defeat venezulian army alone if we have the right arms, this is not Ukraine where two vast armys are fighting, this will be a guerilla war with long distance shelling of the venezulian bases and convoys, this will be a war of endless ambushes,but you tell me how Venezuela going to resupply their troops? ,please dont tell me by air drops, as a man with a rifile can shoot down one of those big birds, they will come by boat eh but id would be very easy to sink a large boat plus they can only land where there are roads and we know where that is.
Very informational! thank you
I love reallifelore because instead of just scraping the top he goes in depth of history politics private company data and just presents you with a well rounded informative video
Don't forget that socio-politically and culturally (read: colonialism) Guyana is part of the Caribbean, even though geographically, it's part of South America. Caricom is headquartered in Guyana. So a war with Guyana will pull in the Caribbean countries as well.
all those countries that were maintained for YEARS by Chavez
Yeahh but now they have accords with Guyana 😊
Oh no! Cuba and Haiti might side with Guyana? Well that’s terrible! Oh well.
But what military power do those nations have to fight away from home if needed? No carriers, destroyers, missiles...
@@mnd7381. They'll kick up a storm in the U.N. if Venezuela attacks. Having diplomatic supporters who will make noise to draw attention to your plight is great to get support in the West fot military intervention on your behalf.
Excellent work with this video !! To this day I had not seen anything or heard from any platform explain this geo-historic-political mess as well and clear as you have. Thank you!! I am a Venezuelan who lives in the US.
I’m also Venezuelan living in the US, and bro, reading the comments, definitely everyone hate us 😢
@@geografisicaLo siento de verdad, chicos.
Tanto que la gobernanza de vuestro país haya sido tan terrible para todos los implicados como que os contagiéis de intolerantes a pesar de ser expatriados. Que esta nueva locura venga de donde venís, eso no debería reflejar mal en ninguno de vosotros.
No tengo un gran amor por Venezuela en el escenario mundial, pero eso empieza y termina con Maduro y la reputación de hiperinflación.
Los venezolanos-estadounidenses son, y deberían ser siempre, bienvenidos, pase lo que pase.
(Transducción de DeepL, from English:)
I'm truly sorry, you guys.
Both that the governance of your country has been so terrible for everyone involved and then that you catch strays from bigots despite being expatriates. That this new folly comes from where you came from, that shouldn't reflect poorly on either of you.
I have no great love for Venezuela on the world stage, but that begins and ends with Maduro and the hyperinflation reputation.
Venezuelan-Americans are, and ought always to be, welcome, regardless of what happens.
@@geografisica maybe dont move somewhere just to trash it, we don't want people who don't even wanna contribute or bother even assimilating in the US
Lots of information. Thank You 👍
Your videos are amazing and very accurate. You had mentioned the software/service that helps you put them together....I've tried to watch the videos again to see where you mention it but
I have failed. Can you help?
This guy is unbelievable. Best summaries I have ever heard
Realifelore: it’s more complicated than you think
Also Reallifelore: Oil
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Tu m'a hypnotisé. Très bon edit vidéo aussi. Ce voyage est très inspirant.
Well done! I recognize every event mentioned in Venezuela and understood the reasons why now.
unilateralview. the veiw of a far away person, telling their vision of the story
Thanks!
I hope for peace🕊
What's next? Guyana? Taiwan? Eritrea? Syria? Kashmir? Armenia? Whole world?
I do think that you are predicting 2024...
Or all of the above at once. Let’s add in Papua New Guinea and Bougainville as well
1. Azerbaidjan and Turkey want to finish with Armenia, the EU is buying gaz from azerbaidjan, they are and will continue to close an eyes on the ongoing genocide. 2. Cyprus, Turkey wants to finish the conquering of that island. 3. Greece, Turkey wants to regain that terroritory.
Simply Erdogan wants a new ottoman empire.
US will want war, same they want in Ukraine. The west is always the problem
It’s all going to pop off over the next couple decades.
Great stuff. Thanks a lot.
I'm new here and have read the below remarks. But, appreciate this info'. Sad I have to get "news" on RUclips versus other avenues. Thanks for this.
As a Brazilian, I just wanna say that we stand with Guyana 🇧🇷❤🇬🇾
Most of the world stands with Guyana.
@@tibodeclercq2131nadie quiere invadir guyana
Os brasileiros sao os mais imperialista da america do sul
@@lopezrichard6470 Pide al pueblo de Guyana que celebre un referéndum.
guyana is made up country lol
I'm really glad that Real Life Lore also covered the Guyana-Venezuela conflict! 😌😌
I'm really bored that Real Life Lore turned a 10 minute video into a 48 minute video where most of the content was something that we didn't strictly needed to know to understand why Venezuela is escalating tensions with Guyana.
Half of what that idiot said on his video is pure BS.
@@walker-zero9255 Notice that he intentionally placed Venezuela before Guyana in the title. It's his opportunity to create his own version about Venezuela's inflation and its political background, a topic that has been covered by many news channels, RUclipsrs, and other content creators. Coupled with the ongoing hot topic of the Guyana-Venezuela conflict, this gives a chance to create a video lasting more than 40 minutes.
@@user-ei5qm7ni7q did you really think that the 48 minute video was necessary though? There's a variety of youtubers who can repeat what he said but in 15 minutes without the need of adding barely relevant information into the video. I'm aware he's doing it in his own version but his version honestly sucks because his unnecessary yapping takes away from the attention of the main point of the video that he was trying to make from the start.
Very enlightening 👌🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Hey, I love your videos, can you do one for world climate and geomorphology?
I love this content, keep it up dude
I was down there in 2017/2018 doing the initial geophysical/AUV surveys that would predate the Exxon Liza project. The amount of oil they found was staggering and even then, I knew it would just be a matter of time considering Maduro's horrendous mismanagement of Venezuela, that he would attempt this. That said, considering what Chavez did by nationalizing Venezuelan oil, essentially dooming it under a tidal wave of incompetency (who do you think comprises all of those caravans flooding into the southern US border after all), what would taking over Guyana actually do in the long term for them?
It would only help in the short to mid term until the politicians end up messing with it. As it's been said Venezuela has more oil than most countries, however they don't really want to play ball with the rest of the world. It's within their own hands to turn things around and return to sovereignty but pride can make for very stubborn decisions with long lasting impact
Interesting and informative 🇯🇲
A little observation/question, do the graphics for oil and offshore platforms look like the ones from Civ 6 to anyone else?
I love these videos. Thanks for all your work!
I am heartbroken hearing this. Guyana needs to be left alone!
I pray for peace & one day to visit Guyana from Australia to pray with locals.
More Putin influence. He encourages LAND GRABS illegally done. He has much influence in Venezuela.
Guyana needs to return the esequibo, historically that land is owned by Venezuela and stolen from UK in the end of the XIX century
I hope war mongering Australia leaves Ukraine alone. I also hope the Australin war mongers leave China alone
@@ArturoGonzalez-pc8mu if that is true so uruguay and part of guyana should be part of brazil too since it was ours, you logic makes no sense.
@@antoniooliveirasouza749
Brasil it's literally the Russia of South América.
They took lands from almost every single neighbor.
They took lands from Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Perú, Colombia and they try with Venezuela and Argentina (bc otherwise Uruguay and Argentina would be one country)
So no, that wasn't a good example. Brasil have always been an expansionist Empire.
Keep up the great work
Excelent report 👏👏
Excellent program. Well done. This sort of show is why you are a 'must be subscribed to these guys' channel.
As a Norwegian, I claim Iceland, Greenland, parts of Scotland, northern England, a chunk of Ireland, big parts of Sweden, Man (of course), the Faroese, Orkney & Shetand. And, of course, sweet, sweet Newfoundland. GIMMETOMENOW!
Viking nostalgia I say.
You forgot Normandy
@@jeksixten5751 Not greedy. The Danes can have Normandy. And England, Sicily. Plus, leave Russia to the Swedes. Best Viking advice ever.
Starting a brand new Viking Age
Come get it big boy. We're waiting for you.
World War 2 was a series of smaller conflicts that culminated and combined into a cataclysmic disaster. Where does that line begin again?
Usually? round about the '08 crash it seems
Good explanations
Nice detailed video, although I think you forgot one potential player in this game : France. As you mentioned the growth of Guyana's oil industry is of prime importance for the EU, and the best candidate to protect EU's interests overseas is France, which maintains a military presence, including their most decorated Foreign Legion's regiment, in nearby French Guyane. France failed to be relevant in the Russia/Ukraine and Israel/Gaza conflicts, and is also pushed back from Africa by Russian backed coups in its former colonies. Add to this the symbolic fact that the original agreement about the Essequibo was signed in Paris and I would not be surprised by France's direct intervention alongside the US, UK and Brazil in case of an escalation.
France will continue its downfall by trying to flex its muscles in locations where it should stay the f out.
Different Guyana, French Guyana is on the other side of Suriname. This Guyana is the ex-British colony and is a member of the Commonwealth.
@@joaodfardilha Which is exactly why, when I mentioned the French territory, I spelled it GuyanE with an E.
@passurlamer France is all talk most of the time and their politicians are a laughing stock, sure, but they are still capable military speaking, as they showed during the war in Mali ten years ago.
Only good thing ever coming out of france is ZigZag rolling papers.
Mercator really makes Venezuela look smaller than it actually is
4:04 'It's actually a lot more complicated.. money.' 😂😂 love your videos ❤
Kudos to Guyana for finding all that oil. I hope their economy continues to improve. And that tourism becomes huge there as well.
All that oil will just contribute to our own extinction!!!
I would hope they manage to pull something off like norway and don´t drift into an authocrazy with the oil findings, sadly something that to often happens.
Too late @@Velatus5978
You've mentioned before that it's on your list, but how soon do you reckon the video about the Balkans geography and how that influenced the history and politics of the region will come out ?
I'm excited to see the future of guyana it sounds like it could become a great gem of a nation in South America
I’m glad that the U.S.A. & Guyana are working together. Because they both speak English.
40:44 I love how you could just hear him giggle while he's trying to explain this part because it's very ironic and funny
Keep up this amazing content!
Guyana may not have much by way of an army or even arms, but they do have some advantages. The dense rainforests along the border without any roads almosy completely removes any hope of Venezuela sending any heavy equipment like tanks or artillery along that route. Similarly, large armies of troops would be unable to penetrate the jungle effectively if at all.
This leaves just three viable invasion routes. The road through Brazil, an amphibious assault, or an air assault. Brazil clearly isn't going to permit Venezuelan forces to pass through their territory, and Maduro has zero chance in a war with Brazil. So that's completely off the table. Even if he were to gain Brazil's permission to use their land to invade, they would quickly discover how much a narrow chokepoint favors the defenders. Venezuela would take heavy losses and days to overrun the defenders, which is all the time Guyana needs to buy for allied forces to send in reinforcements.
An amphibious assault is a logistical challenge that I highly doubt Venezuela is even remotely close to achieving. It's also pretty difficult to do anything by surprise in the age of sattelites, so they can even count on surprise evening the odds.
An aerial assault is also very challenging, and while Venezuela is much better equipped to attempt such an assault, it is difficult to see how they could deploy enough troops fast enough to halt western allies from intervening. And the supply logistics would be a nightmare even if nobody came to Guyana's aid. A simple guerrilla style resistance would be enough to thwart any long-term occupation.
So what kinds of military action does that leave? A special forces deployment to sieze control of critical infrastructure with the permanent threat of full-scale invasion looming as a means of applying pressure on Guyana to agree to a diplomatic solution. For this to work, he would need to copy thinly-veiled little green men strategy from the Russian annexation of Crimea. I wouldn't even be surprised if Wagner forces were involved in such an operation.
I certainly hope Maduro doesn't commit his people to a violent conflict, but if he does I suspect that this is how it would happen
Hey, RLL can you please videos in part? I really love your videos, but length is bit too long to watch in 1 sitting with everything going around. I prefer max 20-25 minutes videos. And thanks for making such awesome videos.
perhaps watch half of it one time then half later...
Great video 👋🏿👋🏿👋🏿
Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 will always have our Guyanese 🇬🇾 brothers back. CARICOM needs to speak up.
Why does this have to be 48 minutes long?
The answer isn’t that conplicated: oil and distracting people from the inflation and stuff.
Bruh
Only came here to dislike, but it seems like the modern youtube algorithm favors this content so he'll keep making it. I miss the old short and to the point videos though.
to long for your short attention span
@@MrThhg I would watch a 15-20 minute video but it doesn’t have to be 48 minutes.
You don’t need all that extra information.
Very impressive ❤❤❤
Good post
I called this happening a year ago. Learning about this confusing crisis makes you learn alot also about the USA and the UK. If the USA did not side with the UK over their claims in Guyana, they probably would not be their ally today. This claim changed geopolitics forever and set in scope the world we live today, with the USA not neutral or against the UK in multiple world wars. That conference overnight turned the UK into a new scope over its former colony not as a rival in the Americas, but an ally for the future, unknowing that the USA would become the greatest superpower probably in the history of our known world. I doubt this will end peacefully due to Venezuelan interest backed by US rivals like Russia, I believe Guyana could be another Gulf War. Venezuela isn't being led by leaders that care about their own people, like the Falklands war, and the Kuwait invasion which became the Gulf War. I believe if oil was never discovered in Guyana, Venezuela would not care, but this isn't the case. I just hope if Guyana can succeed in this crisis and continue to bankroll their economy, they don't become another Venezuela. Venezuela is something to learn from for Guyana, given this insane position so quickly and potential to rise from a sleepy little state on the South American coast to the next market to trade with instead of violent and oppressive Venezuela.
I can see this happening if Russia asks Venezuela behind the scenes to go ahead and invade in order to use up more American-British resources in yet another conflict. This would be in exchange for assistance in the exploration of the oil fields in Guyana, since Venezuelans lack the expertise, while the Russians have a vast experience with it.
As long as Guyana is in open and peaceful relations with US then they are safe, sure Venezuela can move in but the U.S. already shows air force and brazil has a bigger army force and military spending power than Venezuela anyways.
@@User-jr7vfThe US would never allow Russians in the Western Hemisphere. See: Cuban Missile Crisis. Also, I doubt Brazil would be cool with Russians right on their doorstep. Your point about Guyana becoming corrupted by their newfound wealth and becoming a mini-Venezuela is well taken though. Wealth and power always seem to corrupt.
The US did not side with the UK. There were 3 countries involved in the negotiations, the UK, the US and Russia. The UK (naturally) and Russia took the UK side while the US took Venezuelas. Did you not watch the video?
@@chrisparnham The Treaty of Washington. The compromise that created the borders of Venezuela and Guyana. Unlike most summits both the USA and UK attended in that time, Tribunal saw the US not totally deny Britian it's claims in a rare act of arbitration that the USA never did before, before that the USA was sticking mostly to isolation and anti-appeasement policy to keep Europeans from fumbling in their backyard over strips of land in the Caribbean, also out of spite for silently helping the confederacy in the cotton trade. Britian got what it wanted, and it also settled things in Venezuela, and help change the public opinion on the United States for the future, not as a competitor, or bitter rival, but as an ally across the pond. Also is there a source for your comment?
I just love the absurdity of: "that land, which has never, ever been part of our country's borders since we gained independence in the late 19th century, should be ours because the colonial power that used to occupy us in the 18th & 19th century claimed it, even though they also never occupied it."
Well put
It belongs to the Venezuela people sir. It's a bit odd that not one 1 Venezuelan representative was able to attend that meeting and they come out with only 10% give me a break. Just cause you got screwed over in the past you shouldn't justify it. Also, if you look closer to the people to the people in power during the paris arbitral award you will see who the real enemy is.