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@@abraxas1983 That changes nothing. The west never changed its depiction of Russia no matter how it acted so who cares. If you're always gonna be treated as the villain, may as well make the most of that. Same deal with the Chinese, who're quickly turning into the very hostile rival the west painted them as. If you make your own demons, don't be surprised when they bite.
But I don't believe it counts with China. Nowadays much international business is done on a win win. Chinese often follow I win, you loose. Plus they want to dominate and need business to keep growing the way they do.
There’s an even better quote: There is no war without trade and no trade without war. China is the master at this as there main argument is buy our stuff and we’ll make sure it gets to you on time and in one piece.
Just want to say that the production value of your videos is amazing. If i had a better economy i'd gladly pay for this service but as of now all i can give you is my gratitude. Thank you so much for the work you put into these videos.
@@ugiswrong Worst advice ever, as if people aren't trying hard enough already anyways. As long as employers keep being complete and utter arseholes, there will always be some left in the dust that will never get a chance anywhere. (I'm having the same issue with a bunch of unfixable health problems like being 97% blind and having degenerative spinal cord things going on - but it's typical for people to blatantly judge without knowing $#!+)
Its called the Khazar sea, named after the Khazar Turks. The Russians, Persians, Romans, Arabs all have called it the Khazar sea. The name Caspian is a newly formed name by the Anglo Saxons. They love the bribe history
@@oghuzkhan5117kardeşim, bütün dünya kaspi denizi diyor Hazar denizine, çoğu Türki cumhuriyetler de buna dahil. Kaspi ismi Türkler gelmeden önce verilmişti zaten milattan önce. Lütfen her şeyi biz Türkler yaptık diye yanlış bilgi vermeyin
I've been following for years. The importance of this part of the world is becoming more and more apparent. It just goes to show the geographical impact on conflict is the same now as it has been in the past
in years that I watch videos on this channel, I never took the time to leave a comment: thanks for your work, those videos are amazing and I love them for being unbiased and analytic, pure information, nothing more and nothing less (and is perfect this way).
@@thekraken1173 are you from there? i visited Turkey and it has some of the best roads and train systems in all of Europe. Especially South East Europe lol
Great video. I think it only scratches the surface. Did not know that China's Belt 'n Road would pass through Turkey and into Europe - now that Russia is off limits. Kind of puts the Ukraine war and Azerbajan-Armenian conflict into a new light.
My first thought was that Russia could potentially break that route and piss Europe off a lot at the cost of pissing off China as well though which is why they have to make the piss off China part less dramatic and not cease their "strategic partnership". Luckily, China does need the West for their own economy to boom.
@@CakePrincessCelestia I think Russia is or has lost any bargaining power with the Chinese. China must have been horrified to see how quickly western unity and sanctions were imposed on Russia. China is in a straight jacket with respect to its two greatest trading partners (US & Europe). And this video provides the missing links to see how and where the cargo routes will pass. For Russia, I see no good outcome. I see this war more 'n more as a western trap - built on top of dead Ukrainiens.
Yeah. In the bigger picture, you end up with Poland's refusal to act as trade conduit, which forced Russia to reorient itself and take (parts of) Ukraine. Next up on Russia's plate will likely be Georgia.
@@the-quintessenz If russian invasion in Ukraine was sucsesfull, they will invade Kazakhstan now. A lot of classified information about the next Russian war against Kazakhstan was intercepted by Ukrainian intelligence from destroyed Russian positions in Ukraine and handed over to the government of Kazakhstan. Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Georgia must colabore to defend yourself against russian new imperialism.
@@gotrefer6183 Yes. It's Kazakhstan plus Uzbekistan to control the central Asian trade routes and keep China and Turkey from building up military capacities in the region that would threaten Russia's soft belly. There's a brutal decade ahead...
I think Turkey wouldn't ruffle anyone's feathers by growing "best friends" in regions far away from its neighborhood. For instance, South America and Oceania.
@@rebellefleur2993 Totally agreed. As a intercontinental bridge, Turkey should only focus on trade with liberal principles, just being of NL or CH of EMEA region.
@huseyinfurkankardiyen2104 Doesn't really change the fact that Turkey is going for a Neo-Ottoman expansionist ideals that Kemal has clearly stated to be a dangerous position for Turkey and it's still relevant to the current world.
I think that while the Middle Corridor has experienced growth due to sanctions against Russia, it will probably plateau out. The “complications in the area will eventually slow momentum and there is always the North South Transport Corridor (NSTC) that will be up and coming. Regardless, the New Silk Road will need a diversity of paths and destinations to flourish.
@@gondolin12 trains are 2.5 more expensive than ship per km of transporting. It will be much easier, cheaper and faster for China to deliver to Europe by ships through a Arctic ocean, Russia building all necessary infrastructure there and has big nuclear icebreakers fleet, plus Arctic ocean gonna have less ice since due to global warming. Middle corridor will exist for sure, but nowhere near to dominating the trade
Agreed. At least in Old World geography, Istanbul is most strategic city, Black Sea/Caucasus most strategic region, if your goal is to control or profit from international trade. If the goal is isolationism or military dominance, obviously island nations like Britain Japan, USA, have the advantage. Most strategic location in the Americas is probably Denver/Rockies.
That is debatable... It was for the longest time, I don't know if it is anymore. First of all the world is not euro-centric anymore and the instability of the Middle East made trade routes through there and travel as a whole not viable. Maybe this new corridor will change things... For now Singapore seems much better placed, its influence is limited only by the lack of political strength
@@DerHammerSpricht out of curiosity why Denver? I would think Quebec, New Orleans, and NYC being at mouths of major navigable rivers controlling access to the interior of the continent would make them much more strategically valueable than a city at the edge of a mountain range in the middle of the continent. (NYC used to control access to the Great Lakes before the Erie canal shut down and was replaced by railways in the same corridor and the Seaway in the St. Lawrence river. But its era of this control grew its population and infrastructure to remain a major port and strategically valueable.)
One of my dreams is to travel throughout central Asia (the Stans). This railroad, based on how much effort they put into passenger rail, could actually make that a possibility
As a citizen of Kazakhstan , I hope that the middle corridor will become way more important , so it will develop economy of whole Central Asia and Kazakhstan especially.
@@Robespierre-lIIt's not that easy. As kazakhstani, I would like to cooperate with Europe and Japan too, because you have the ideology of the future. But for now, Russia's and China's weight is too big for us, and our government is just trying to keep balance between them to not fall out. We don't have a choice.
@@botayoutube Can Europeans provide railways and pipelines for Kazakhstan to transport your country's mines, produced clothing, and extracted oil? Even if they all believe in this video that they are scamming them out of money, how could they possibly use the money to build railways and roads for your country
With the fall of Russian resources from the market and the green revolution, Kazakhstan has vital resources that the world needs. A weaker Russia also means less interference in Kazakhstan's politics and economy. So it depends. If Kazakhstan is careful and smart and does not become dependent on China, it could become a prosperous country.
@@botayoutube Kazachstan will always have to balance Russia, China and its neighbors. What I don't understand is the following. If all Turkic nations created a market like the EU or a security pact, the power would shift in their favor. So why don't they? Do Turkic nations hate each other? Or what else is the reason? And it doesn't need to be as big as the EU or NATO. I am just talking about a common regulatory body, a common market, and so on. Or they could sign a treaty where they promise to respect each other's territory. Things like that.
Thank you for these videos. You are almost the only person I watch on RUclips that talks about these Central Asian changes, policies, and agreements. The standard press in the US is terrible at covering the wider world. Even the BBC is less than stellar at this Central Asian coverage.
I hope this Middle Corridor might flourish and enhance the economies of the "Stans" and the Caucasus region. A new "Silk Road" would be great for the world, and bring new life to Central Asia, which deserves it.
10:28 This is not true. I am from Kyrgyzstan and policians are all for this project. I have no idea where did this guy got this information, but this railroad is considered as important and given the highest priority in our country.
There is a high speed railway currently under construction from Szeged [HUN] to Belgrade [SRB] with plans to continue the contruction to Nis [SRB] all the way through Sofia [BUL] and connect the high speed railway to Istanbul. Interesting! These countries are possibly preparing for this corridor as well.
Who is paying for it? Those countries would have trouble finding the money themselves and Hungary is being lightly sanctioned by the EU, Serbia and Turkey are not in the EU, so that just leaves Bulgaria to get EU funding.
@Dave Sisson Serbia has actually relocated about 1.8 billion for a construction of the railway while about 1 billion came from the EU fonds. Serbia is 95% integrated within the structures of the EU. The main issue for them joining is Kosovo...For other nations I have no idea who is funding but I assume it is EU and China.
@@Dave_Sisson EU funds are not only for member states but for candidates as well. However Turkey’s reachability of EU funds has been lowered, due to up&downs of latest political issues between EU & TR
@@HeavyPace77 serbia is about to lose those fundings from europe, besides only the line bg-ns is open, a 30 min ride, further north is under construction but already late, funding is also not clear at all, mostly loans in fact from china and other not very democraric and open factors like arab states, looks more like money laundering than anything else, south of bg the railways are in total decay, another derailment today, and it won't be done in ten years at this pace, besides oder countries in that surrounding don't fare too well either, but serbian infrastructure and investments for what they are, are about to be stopped - ep voted a resolution about serbia today in fact, remains to be seen will serbia even be considered in future for serious european corridors or just fenced off and forgotten for another century. And nope, kosovo is not the only obstacle for serbia at all, total disarray of the country and its politics is the main reason, and varhely or what is his name is also as of today under investigation that he gave false reports to the eu and ep about the state of serbian democracy, human rights, freedom of press and the state of law and basically everything and that he didn't say the truth about what an absolute authoritarian shithole serbia has become due to his bias and probable inputs from similar authoritarian leader from his home country of hungary, anyways don't put your bets on serbia about that, or anything eu related in fact.
The train, which traveled a total of 7,792 kilometers from Turkey to China, reached China in two weeks. Boron exports, which were carried out in approximately 45-60 days by sea, were carried out within 15-20 days by rail. Our train departed from Ahılkelek station by following the Çerkezköy-Marmaray-Köseköy-Ankara-Sivas-Kars route on the Turkey-China track. The overseas track, on the other hand, reached Georgia-Azerbaijan-Caspian Sea Crossing-Kazakhstan and Xi'an city of China, respectively.
Its crazy to think that without Georgia or Azerbaijan this project would be tossed into a bin… the countries majority of people haven’t even heard off play the vital role in connectivity of two continents. Just one glance of the map and you will see what I mean.
There is nothing crazy. If majority knows nothing or never heard of these countries means only one: ignorance. That is their omission then. Simple. Knowledgeable people heard of these countries. It is not a big effort to open books or read in internet sometimes
@@MrPaxio he's bag chasing for sure. Does it affect me? No. I see him as a relatively accurate introduction to specific regional geopolitical issues. Do you think his core content is bad?
@@bondarevilja .. Mr Bondarev. I disagree. Europe has plenty of money. Why do you think China & Central Asia want this? To open trade with the richest market in the world. When you look at the companies involved, they are the most powerful cargo haulers. The issue is NOT money, it is political. Especially Russia. I think this initiative is what is needed for Eurasia to prosper. I am all for it. If it becomes a reality, local businesses have to get building contracts. If European or Chinese firms get the job, it has to be on the conditions to use local subcontractors. Enough of this 'belt & road' initiative where Chinese labor is used. Locals have to be involved in all aspects of the projects. This is how you can build political pressure.
@@oddvardmyrnes9040 Asia has money yes. When it comes to political pressure yes, the project is possible but will take time. European countries don't have enough to pay for that directly. European countries have to reduce in many areas in their budgets. We'll what will happen but I am sure that there will be a lot of conflicts....
@@bondarevilja .. Europe will have SMB - Liquid fueled or solid fueled with gas cooling running is a short time. When that happens, the world will change. Keep up the good work & we will pull through.
The progress for the region is unstoppable as the world is coming to a new era of trading with faster lines of trading and new source of energy combined with traditional sources will make a revolution in all areas of knowledge, economy, wealth, beliefs like in the old Silk Road... The world will have an explosion of growing and prosperity like in the beggining of the first settlers of that region. It is an utopia but it happened before over and over and over again through the humankind history and in the present we can see how amazing the region is...and always when the region cooperate to each other and kept the peace the region was prosperous and happy. I wish peace for everyone! I wish prosperity for everyone! 🙏✨✨✨💫
It's important to note that the One Belt One Road initiative is a broad concept and includes multiple projects and routes that connect China to Europe. The Middle corridor is just a part of it, that's all. Simple as that.
I'd say it's possibly a vital route for the project though, considering seas dominated by US and other corridors being very problematic. Also it's not clear if China will attack Taiwan, in that case sea routes would be impossible to use for Chinese trade... but of course Europe would still depend on it due to its huge scale of production. Maybe one major exception is the arctic sea, although it's up to the nature.
without middle corridor no corridor can be implemented.. please donot underestimate turkic states, or everyone other will suffer yoday or tomorrow..example Han chinese will get heavy losses..today pr tomorrow..they will have to repay their sins..
@@AslamKhan-oj7ye You got me wrong, it's not an underestimation, it's just a fact that Middle Corridor is one of the parts, nothing else. So, it's not an underestimation but on the flip side, let's not overestimate its value. All parts have their role and value. Hope this clears things up. Cheers!
Its nice to finally see a vid from you about the belt and road that addresses some of the concerns about the viability of the project, feels like whenever you bring the topic up you usually gloss over them. The whole project has always felt like a house of cards to me, and between the number and instability of participating nations, the longevity of the infrastructure (even not considering the dubious reputation of chinese construction, land based transportation has way more upkeep than sea), and china's support being the linchpin, the cards themselves don't look sound.
This road is for transporting high-value goods. Cars and mobile phones produced in Chongqing, China, and computers are transported through this road. Because the value is high enough and the speed is very fast. So there can be huge profits
@@subutai999 it would be more correct to say Georgia has benefited enormously from Azerbaijan’s potential, in fact may owe its survival as a nation to their pipeline and gas
@@JN-wr9he no, it wouldn't be more correct. Georgia links Azerbaijan to Europe and pulls it out of it's geographical position stranded on the Caspian Sea tied only to much bigger Russia or relatively poor Central Asia. Georgia can gain a lot just for having Batumi on the Black Sea that ties it through Constanta with the Danube-Rhine corridor.
These videos are always so interesting. Thank you! Could you consider doing a video covering the UK’s post-bee it management of N Ireland and Scotland, with the possibility of referendum coming up I think it would be an interesting topic for you
I am enjoying the veracity of your reports. If I wasn't financially useless I would definitely put up. Maybe if things change in the next few months..... keep up the great work.
Yeah, one of my favorite episodes of "Grand Tour" with Jeremy Clarkson & company was the road trip from Tibilisi to Baku. Plan to do it myself some day (I have Georgian heritage).
Admittedly I didn't learn about this until quite recently, but I think it would be fascinating if you did a video on the proposed East African Federation, a planned sovereign state composed of 7 African countries in 2023. It would be the world's fourth most populous country and has the potential to become a genuine African superpower, which would obviously have a huge impact on the geopolitics of the region and the world. There are tons of challenges, but it does seem like a genuine probability.
Pretty sure there's already been a video on the East African Federation on this channel. And I don't think there would be too much to say about the project that hasn't already been said in that video. To my knowledge (I periodically look up the topic to see if there's been any progress), the formation of the East African Federation is currently severely behind schedule. The draft for the new constitution was supposed to happen in like 2021. The implementation of a common market and a single currency also aren't going to meet their deadlines due to the member states of the East African Community not meeting various economic and fiscal criteria like low inflation. The EAC keeps growing, with Democratic Republic of Kongo joining in 2022 but the new member states will only make the process of forming a federation longer. That isn't to say that there has been no progress. Given time, I believe the EAF will eventually appear on the world map. And I'm really looking forward to that.
I hadn't really thought about the two choke points of Iran and Russia that the Caspian Sea divides central Asia into in terms of East-West relations. It will be interesting to see how central Asia progresses in the coming years. Thank you for another excellent video! God be with you out there. ✝️ :)
Personally, due to the complexities and uncertainties (as shown here) it is doubtful this would ever replace, or even be cheaper than direct sea trade. It is a great idea, and comes with benefits to all involved, but would cost a fortune in maintenance alone, we will see, I will plant a tree.
Agreed. It's just way, WAAAY cheaper to ship by sea and that's assuming there's no political issues with any of the countries through which the rail line traverses.
You forgot to say, the first train from London to China already used this route last year. Goods with train takes only 10 to 14 days to go from China to London. With ships its 45-60 days
@@overlord165 Which minorities, beside the seperatist minded Kurdish part? I doubt that Laz, Albanians, Bosniaks, Arabs, Circassians and Pomaks are hated.
@@overlord165 Do you have any sources or just cheap assumptions? There are thousands of archeological excavations every year in Turkey not a single "mass grave" found.
The Middle Corridor and Caspian Sea may be key to the flourishing of trade in the region. As Caspian Reports points out, some old political rivalries need to be worked out to make this a viable route.
Still one of the best sources of unbiased geopolitical content out there. Thank you for covering more of the Belt and Road Initiative, I've liked seeing how its dynamics have shifted post Russia's invasion
«Still one of the best sources of unbiased geopolitical content out there.» -- No. It is very biased, though in a subtle and perfidious way. But the bias is not against Russia, but it's subtle and perfidious bias pro clickbaiting of naif. Poor people are in search of a reference, and they finish baiting into shift-focus nonsense presented as balanced analyses. It is shifting in Russia's favour and, so, your judgment is a proof that the content served by this channel is misleading. The art of making you more ignorant while you get convinced that you are becoming more knowledgable.
The US should brutally prevent this. The easiest thing would be to send money and weapons to the Armenians, declaring them allies of the US, to cut off this corridor. The EU will only trade with those its master, the US, designates.
If all the countries between China and Turkey cooperate. And are not interfered with by their neighbors. Then it works. But everything needs to be aligned. Compare this to shipping by sea. Unless the United States steps in with it’s navy to block a sea route it stays open. Or the United States allows other countries to block trade. Which it never has
Hopefully Iran won't be a pariah state much longer. A Turkic union could be a great block that if strongly integrated could represent small states well in relations with large states.
I think the content of this video is especially important. As an economic advisor i would look into investing in south Italy, if (major) energy (sources) is / are supposed to be made available there. Also it came to mind that an opponent of Russia and China would benefit a lot from disturbances around the infrastructure project between Europe, Russia and China.
The traditional maritime route between China and Europe runs through the South China Sea, the Malacca Strait, the waters of the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal. This route from China usually takes in 30-48 days. But I guess the above is best delivery durations.. with lots of weather, capacity, environmental issues.
I wonder how safe is the middle corridor. It seems like the cargo trains go through hundreds of kilometers traveling through empty land (which must be beautiful and untouched by construction). However, it could be very easy to steal whatever cargo is transported, so it seems. And at the same time it could be just as easy for nefarious characters to sabotage those trade routes with damaging the rail lines.
Most of the parts that railways going through is desert so ı don't think it would be worth it to steal a train full of products and move them with vehicles. Main reason of the project is lowering the cost in the first place
@@Anverse-14 Azerbaijan is literally a poor satellite state. Armenia (and Georgia) has the backing of the EU while Azerbaijan is just Turkey's little bitch.
This is very interesting topic! I wonder if there are any plans to eliminate the break of gauge. It might be a viable long-term direction since Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan would likely want to stir away from Russia (and consequently it's 1520mm gauge).
@@vickomen333 Shirvan touched on this in the video, Russia is toast especially if this war in Ukraine goes badly. Central Asia will likely pivot towards China and the EU acting as a bridge if the circumstances call for it Edit: They also haven't really enjoyed shit from Russia, if anything the Russians have acted as a noose around their necks that they'd be all too happy to wriggle away from. Getting rid of that constraint will probably do wonders for their economic development and ability to chart their own destinies, especially with how volatile Russia is at the moment.
@@honkhonk6359 I don't think that the EU are able to assert any influence over central Asia, they can't even find an agreement with their neighbour turkey. If russia collapsed central Asia will either go to China or less likley turkey or even less likely Iran
As Azerbaijani I have been waiting for someone to make a video about this corridor as I believe one of the reasons for conflicts in our region is exactly to disrupt this project. Russia and Iran keep poking their nose on the region, trying their best to prolong the conflicts. Gotta keep Iran and Russia occupied with internal conflicts to make this project successful imo
Becareful! My azari brothers,ilham aliov is the second zelensky that will destroy your small country to be ukraine of Iran ,The war is very Close to happen if you guys dont wake up
Азербайджанцев всех когда из Москвы высылать тогда? Рынок приезжай сноси тогда и забирай своих. Конфликты он собирается внутри России поддерживать. Вот глупец.
I always thought that a pipeline from Baku to Batumi and from there with ships to Odessa and Konstanza would be a great way of transporting oil and gas to Europe.
The infographic show covers lies and propoganda from the media. I unsubscribed from them long ago. They should cover the truth, not repeat the legacy media.
Interesting subject. It will be intriguing to see how these plans pan out, especially seeing how many nations this corridoor goes across, the current growing instability of the Chinese economy, Russian reaction over losing out and, naturally, US geostrategic interventionism. On a sidenote, I'm a bit confused on how you imply Russian actions as unpredictable; anyone with eyes and geopolitical experience had seen this war coming a long time ago. That country and corporate leaderships hadn't or did not perhaps expect open warfare speaks volumes over the quality of their leadership.
I agree with your side note. Talk of "rogue states" and "unpredictable actors" is just political spin. I fail to see Russia doing anything that it hadn't signaled a long time ago.
@@jakedee4117 On the contrary, you are just seeing this with insight dissonance. Pretty much everyone thought they would never invade Ukraine, mainly because of how stupid a move this is for the interests of Russia. And this video just shows another negative consequence of Putin's recklessness.
@@nishant54 I'm sure Germany felt just as good when they declared their special military operation in Poland, in 1939. And I am looking forward to Russia getting the same fate as Germany.
@@nicolas51489 Poland didn't have it own civil war back before Germany invade tho like Ukraine Also polish didn't shoot its own people 8 years before german invade
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Are you forgetting Armenian disputes & the fergana valley & what zhirinovsky said ?
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--Railways
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Your Corridor sucks.
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small correction in the title: "revolutionize" with a z
I was wondering when the CaspianReport would finally mention the Caspian Sea.
Been there, done that so many times
@@nebyeelda5862 You are so cool
@@janakumer It runs in the family... it's a blood thing.
Lol, so true 😁
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my take away after this video: Russians will be even more then new villans in all our next movies
@@abraxas1983 That changes nothing. The west never changed its depiction of Russia no matter how it acted so who cares. If you're always gonna be treated as the villain, may as well make the most of that. Same deal with the Chinese, who're quickly turning into the very hostile rival the west painted them as. If you make your own demons, don't be surprised when they bite.
@@abraxas1983a typical white supremacist, arrogant and stupid 😅😅
Todays old men don't plant trees anymore. Their parents planted the trees, so they buy up all of them and rent them out at exorbitant prices.
Absolutely they do.
Absolutely
If you were an old man with money, you would have done that too!
@@thegoat5587 what a stupid take on this subject
@@thegoat5587 what is money good for, when it allows incentive for these actions...
Sağ ol, Şirvan! Həmişəki kimi çox maraqlı alınıb. Uğurlar!
“Wealth and prosperity can bring people together, but it’s wise to never Underestimate the other side greed.” Well said shirvan.👍
He always has the best outro statements!
That would be a oxymoron or ironic contradiction,cause suspecting others of being greedier would imply that u are greedy.
its just another debt trap by china noting new
But I don't believe it counts with China. Nowadays much international business is done on a win win. Chinese often follow I win, you loose. Plus they want to dominate and need business to keep growing the way they do.
There’s an even better quote:
There is no war without trade and no trade without war. China is the master at this as there main argument is buy our stuff and we’ll make sure it gets to you on time and in one piece.
Just want to say that the production value of your videos is amazing. If i had a better economy i'd gladly pay for this service but as of now all i can give you is my gratitude. Thank you so much for the work you put into these videos.
Get a job
@@ugiswrong shit dude, I got two!! Still ain't gonna be able to give nothing away 😒 ✌️💚🌲🌏☮️
@@ugiswrong Worst advice ever, as if people aren't trying hard enough already anyways. As long as employers keep being complete and utter arseholes, there will always be some left in the dust that will never get a chance anywhere. (I'm having the same issue with a bunch of unfixable health problems like being 97% blind and having degenerative spinal cord things going on - but it's typical for people to blatantly judge without knowing $#!+)
Stop hearing advice as criticism. Get better pain management by shopping around for doctors. Work from home.
@@ugiswrong sage advice my friend, he’s gonna make it now
CaspianReport talking about Caspian sea corridor. Great!
Shirvans backyard ;)
Heimspiel episode :)
Interesting fact - Caspian Report from Azerbaijan!
Its called the Khazar sea, named after the Khazar Turks. The Russians, Persians, Romans, Arabs all have called it the Khazar sea. The name Caspian is a newly formed name by the Anglo Saxons. They love the bribe history
@@oghuzkhan5117kardeşim, bütün dünya kaspi denizi diyor Hazar denizine, çoğu Türki cumhuriyetler de buna dahil. Kaspi ismi Türkler gelmeden önce verilmişti zaten milattan önce. Lütfen her şeyi biz Türkler yaptık diye yanlış bilgi vermeyin
I've been following for years. The importance of this part of the world is becoming more and more apparent. It just goes to show the geographical impact on conflict is the same now as it has been in the past
Just as it was in the old days of the Silk Road
And somehow while they're advertising a scam investment you still trust them?
Tumors have it that Russia is avoiding sanctions through this middle corridor!
@@Wheretherivermeets yters gotta make income off their work somehow
@@quentindaugherty4926 By scamming people? That's not earning money, that's conman work.
in years that I watch videos on this channel, I never took the time to leave a comment: thanks for your work, those videos are amazing and I love them for being unbiased and analytic, pure information, nothing more and nothing less (and is perfect this way).
this footage just reminded me how stunning Central Asia and Turkey are. The architecture and mixture of cultures in those nations is so beautiful
Religious and historical architecture might be good. However in Turkey civil architecture is non existant.
@@thekraken1173 are you from there? i visited Turkey and it has some of the best roads and train systems in all of Europe. Especially South East Europe lol
@@mirandapillsbury7885 Yes I am. Highways are good however roads in neighborhoods and streets are mostly crap.
@@thekraken1173 that's the case for all of Europe except Scandinavia lol. try driving in France's neighborhoods lol
@@thekraken1173 depends on which municipalities you are talking about
I love the Scarface quote at the end there. "Never underestimate the other guy's greed!" Great video, very interesting.
Its cringey
@@Lovric_F Scarface and cringe don't fit in the same sentence bro
@@DanielVCOliveira l didnt mean Scarface is cringe
Your videos are so accessible. You’ve been doing the lords work this past decade. Thank you Shirvan
Great video. I think it only scratches the surface. Did not know that China's Belt 'n Road would pass through Turkey and into Europe - now that Russia is off limits. Kind of puts the Ukraine war and Azerbajan-Armenian conflict into a new light.
My first thought was that Russia could potentially break that route and piss Europe off a lot at the cost of pissing off China as well though which is why they have to make the piss off China part less dramatic and not cease their "strategic partnership". Luckily, China does need the West for their own economy to boom.
@@CakePrincessCelestia I think Russia is or has lost any bargaining power with the Chinese. China must have been horrified to see how quickly western unity and sanctions were imposed on Russia. China is in a straight jacket with respect to its two greatest trading partners (US & Europe). And this video provides the missing links to see how and where the cargo routes will pass. For Russia, I see no good outcome. I see this war more 'n more as a western trap - built on top of dead Ukrainiens.
Yeah. In the bigger picture, you end up with Poland's refusal to act as trade conduit, which forced Russia to reorient itself and take (parts of) Ukraine. Next up on Russia's plate will likely be Georgia.
@@the-quintessenz If russian invasion in Ukraine was sucsesfull, they will invade Kazakhstan now. A lot of classified information about the next Russian war against Kazakhstan was intercepted by Ukrainian intelligence from destroyed Russian positions in Ukraine and handed over to the government of Kazakhstan. Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Georgia must colabore to defend yourself against russian new imperialism.
@@gotrefer6183 Yes. It's Kazakhstan plus Uzbekistan to control the central Asian trade routes and keep China and Turkey from building up military capacities in the region that would threaten Russia's soft belly. There's a brutal decade ahead...
I think Turkey has the toughest geopolitical spot on the globe. Gotta keep everyone your friend, but no one can be your best friend.
I think Turkey wouldn't ruffle anyone's feathers by growing "best friends" in regions far away from its neighborhood. For instance, South America and Oceania.
Turkey has to be neutral. There are too many problems around anatolia
@@rebellefleur2993 Totally agreed. As a intercontinental bridge, Turkey should only focus on trade with liberal principles, just being of NL or CH of EMEA region.
Erdogan keeps everyone enemy.
@huseyinfurkankardiyen2104 Doesn't really change the fact that Turkey is going for a Neo-Ottoman expansionist ideals that Kemal has clearly stated to be a dangerous position for Turkey and it's still relevant to the current world.
I appreciate how you talk about both the pros and cons of this project, as showing both sides lends to your credibility.
I think that while the Middle Corridor has experienced growth due to sanctions against Russia, it will probably plateau out. The “complications in the area will eventually slow momentum and there is always the North South Transport Corridor (NSTC) that will be up and coming. Regardless, the New Silk Road will need a diversity of paths and destinations to flourish.
its just another debt trap by china noting new
Middle corridor is the most complicated, train-ship-train-ship-train. Caspian is selling his imagination as truth
@@epicmissadventureiii423said a troll knowing nothing about the matter
@@gondolin12 trains are 2.5 more expensive than ship per km of transporting. It will be much easier, cheaper and faster for China to deliver to Europe by ships through a
Arctic ocean, Russia building all necessary infrastructure there and has big nuclear icebreakers fleet, plus Arctic ocean gonna have less ice since due to global warming.
Middle corridor will exist for sure, but nowhere near to dominating the trade
Digging the Black Sea-Caspian Canal
I'm so happy when you pop out a new video. Thanks for making these.
I wish you success
Amazing! Thank you 🙏
Learned a few new geopolitical and economic things out of this video!!!
CaspianReport posts are few and far between but they are good.
Something else you should learn; masterworks is a scam
" much like old men planting trees whose shade they know they will never sit in" Caspian Report never misses with the quotes
Turkey as a country and Istanbul as a city are the most strategic location on earth
Agreed. At least in Old World geography, Istanbul is most strategic city, Black Sea/Caucasus most strategic region, if your goal is to control or profit from international trade.
If the goal is isolationism or military dominance, obviously island nations like Britain Japan, USA, have the advantage.
Most strategic location in the Americas is probably Denver/Rockies.
@@DerHammerSpricht It's no coincidence that that's where NORAD is located.
That is debatable... It was for the longest time, I don't know if it is anymore. First of all the world is not euro-centric anymore and the instability of the Middle East made trade routes through there and travel as a whole not viable. Maybe this new corridor will change things... For now Singapore seems much better placed, its influence is limited only by the lack of political strength
@@Bayard1503 Soon enough the top capital will be emigrating to Mars and then things DEFINITELY won't be eurocentric
@@DerHammerSpricht out of curiosity why Denver?
I would think Quebec, New Orleans, and NYC being at mouths of major navigable rivers controlling access to the interior of the continent would make them much more strategically valueable than a city at the edge of a mountain range in the middle of the continent. (NYC used to control access to the Great Lakes before the Erie canal shut down and was replaced by railways in the same corridor and the Seaway in the St. Lawrence river. But its era of this control grew its population and infrastructure to remain a major port and strategically valueable.)
One of my dreams is to travel throughout central Asia (the Stans). This railroad, based on how much effort they put into passenger rail, could actually make that a possibility
I travelled thru the Stans 15 years ago with a tour company called Wild Frontiers. Look them up.
I'm living here. So I am able to help you.
Welcome
@@bengorge9417 Thanks for the tip!
They are not "Stans" They are all Turkic countries. They are all part of the Turk family tree
Love these videos. Your channel keeps getting better and better in terms of content and production values.
You present your content in a clear concise and entertaining way. I love your channel and appreciate your insights ❤️🔥🌹🕊️
You're a great teacher Shirvan, thx for all your contributions :)
Very high quality analysis, reporting and video production. Thank you.
As a citizen of Kazakhstan , I hope that the middle corridor will become way more important , so it will develop economy of whole Central Asia and Kazakhstan especially.
It also might not hurt Russia and Iran as much as you think because it would develop the caspian and they could use that to their advantage
@@Robespierre-lIIt's not that easy. As kazakhstani, I would like to cooperate with Europe and Japan too, because you have the ideology of the future. But for now, Russia's and China's weight is too big for us, and our government is just trying to keep balance between them to not fall out. We don't have a choice.
@@botayoutube Can Europeans provide railways and pipelines for Kazakhstan to transport your country's mines, produced clothing, and extracted oil? Even if they all believe in this video that they are scamming them out of money, how could they possibly use the money to build railways and roads for your country
With the fall of Russian resources from the market and the green revolution, Kazakhstan has vital resources that the world needs.
A weaker Russia also means less interference in Kazakhstan's politics and economy.
So it depends. If Kazakhstan is careful and smart and does not become dependent on China, it could become a prosperous country.
@@botayoutube Kazachstan will always have to balance Russia, China and its neighbors.
What I don't understand is the following. If all Turkic nations created a market like the EU or a security pact, the power would shift in their favor. So why don't they? Do Turkic nations hate each other? Or what else is the reason?
And it doesn't need to be as big as the EU or NATO. I am just talking about a common regulatory body, a common market, and so on. Or they could sign a treaty where they promise to respect each other's territory.
Things like that.
This was literally a Caspian sea report.
As a Kazakh from Shymkent, I looked at this thumbnail and came here watching and Subscribed :D, 🇰🇿, thanks for making this video.
Thank you for these videos. You are almost the only person I watch on RUclips that talks about these Central Asian changes, policies, and agreements. The standard press in the US is terrible at covering the wider world. Even the BBC is less than stellar at this Central Asian coverage.
如果不修建铁路这些国家的矿和牛羊肉是到不了其他国家的。即使修了铁路比海洋成本也高。但政府如果压低税收商人还是可以获得利润的
I hope this Middle Corridor might flourish and enhance the economies of the "Stans" and the Caucasus region. A new "Silk Road" would be great for the world, and bring new life to Central Asia, which deserves it.
I hope my Kazakh government not gonna ruin it by corruption
10:28 This is not true. I am from Kyrgyzstan and policians are all for this project. I have no idea where did this guy got this information, but this railroad is considered as important and given the highest priority in our country.
WOW! Amazing story and amazing graphics, and that all for everyone free to watch!! Really love your video's!!
There is a high speed railway currently under construction from Szeged [HUN] to Belgrade [SRB] with plans to continue the contruction to Nis [SRB] all the way through Sofia [BUL] and connect the high speed railway to Istanbul. Interesting! These countries are possibly preparing for this corridor as well.
Who is paying for it? Those countries would have trouble finding the money themselves and Hungary is being lightly sanctioned by the EU, Serbia and Turkey are not in the EU, so that just leaves Bulgaria to get EU funding.
@Dave Sisson Serbia has actually relocated about 1.8 billion for a construction of the railway while about 1 billion came from the EU fonds. Serbia is 95% integrated within the structures of the EU. The main issue for them joining is Kosovo...For other nations I have no idea who is funding but I assume it is EU and China.
@@Dave_Sisson EU funds are not only for member states but for candidates as well. However Turkey’s reachability of EU funds has been lowered, due to up&downs of latest political issues between EU & TR
@@HeavyPace77 serbia is about to lose those fundings from europe, besides only the line bg-ns is open, a 30 min ride, further north is under construction but already late, funding is also not clear at all, mostly loans in fact from china and other not very democraric and open factors like arab states, looks more like money laundering than anything else, south of bg the railways are in total decay, another derailment today, and it won't be done in ten years at this pace, besides oder countries in that surrounding don't fare too well either, but serbian infrastructure and investments for what they are, are about to be stopped - ep voted a resolution about serbia today in fact, remains to be seen will serbia even be considered in future for serious european corridors or just fenced off and forgotten for another century.
And nope, kosovo is not the only obstacle for serbia at all, total disarray of the country and its politics is the main reason, and varhely or what is his name is also as of today under investigation that he gave false reports to the eu and ep about the state of serbian democracy, human rights, freedom of press and the state of law and basically everything and that he didn't say the truth about what an absolute authoritarian shithole serbia has become due to his bias and probable inputs from similar authoritarian leader from his home country of hungary, anyways don't put your bets on serbia about that, or anything eu related in fact.
@@dannyboy-vtc5741 Where are u from?All of this is nonsense 😂Serbia is not going to lose EU funds tf 😂
The train, which traveled a total of 7,792 kilometers from Turkey to China, reached China in two weeks. Boron exports, which were carried out in approximately 45-60 days by sea, were carried out within 15-20 days by rail.
Our train departed from Ahılkelek station by following the Çerkezköy-Marmaray-Köseköy-Ankara-Sivas-Kars route on the Turkey-China track. The overseas track, on the other hand, reached Georgia-Azerbaijan-Caspian Sea Crossing-Kazakhstan and Xi'an city of China, respectively.
But what is the transport COST? The corridor is more secure but still relies on vulnerability from the sea.
Its crazy to think that without Georgia or Azerbaijan this project would be tossed into a bin… the countries majority of people haven’t even heard off play the vital role in connectivity of two continents. Just one glance of the map and you will see what I mean.
There is nothing crazy. If majority knows nothing or never heard of these countries means only one: ignorance. That is their omission then. Simple. Knowledgeable people heard of these countries. It is not a big effort to open books or read in internet sometimes
Hence why Russia has occupied parts of Georgia.
Why and based on what do you conclude that most people in Georgia for example don't understand that? they just have a huge challenge, ruzzia.
another possible intelligent individual of supreme nation is speaking😂
NATO wants these countries TO DO HARM and control the crossroads.
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@@MrPaxio he's bag chasing for sure. Does it affect me? No. I see him as a relatively accurate introduction to specific regional geopolitical issues.
Do you think his core content is bad?
@@DanJanucik no, but hes responsible for what hes advertising just like every one of us, hes not special
Caspian is a iranian name🤣🤣🤣 like persian Gulf , you fascism should change to turkian sea😅😅
I feel I should be paying to watch this channel. Top tier content.
Seeing Silk Road cities rise again would put a smile on my face 😊
A true Caspian Report
your content gives greater context to other issues along the middle corridor. Great and thanks.
Europe has to invest in this corridor. It will bring great wealth to the region. If you want to succeed, you must share.
From where will money come? Europe doesn't have a lot of money as before. It will take several years to build it and let it work together
@@bondarevilja .. Mr Bondarev. I disagree. Europe has plenty of money. Why do you think China & Central Asia want this? To open trade with the richest market in the world. When you look at the companies involved, they are the most powerful cargo haulers. The issue is NOT money, it is political. Especially Russia. I think this initiative is what is needed for Eurasia to prosper. I am all for it. If it becomes a reality, local businesses have to get building contracts. If European or Chinese firms get the job, it has to be on the conditions to use local subcontractors. Enough of this 'belt & road' initiative where Chinese labor is used. Locals have to be involved in all aspects of the projects. This is how you can build political pressure.
@@oddvardmyrnes9040 Asia has money yes.
When it comes to political pressure yes, the project is possible but will take time.
European countries don't have enough to pay for that directly. European countries have to reduce in many areas in their budgets.
We'll what will happen but I am sure that there will be a lot of conflicts....
@@bondarevilja .. Europe will have SMB - Liquid fueled or solid fueled with gas cooling running is a short time. When that happens, the world will change. Keep up the good work & we will pull through.
'Georgy is a threat to Russia ,need to insert some Z there for the sake of Russia and humanity', issue is resolved, Caspian project Adiós .
Much love from Bulgaria Shirvan :)
Advantageous or not, Turkey is helping us, if it's making a profit by doing that, good, that's deserved, thank you Turkiye 🇹🇷 ❤
turkey is helping itself and its own geopolitical interests...
There is no such thing as friends. It's all about interest
@@SeArCh4DrEaMz Everyone does that lol
@@jesonchase2233 Turkey has good intentuins thats for sure. Who is a friend though ? West China Russia ?
@@SeArCh4DrEaMz What's wrong about that? Everyone acts according to their interests.
Caspian Report I watched quite some years ago already. I think one of the best in its class. 👍👍👍
The fact that we get free videos on RUclips by CaspianReport is truly a gift. 👍👍👍
The progress for the region is unstoppable as the world is coming to a new era of trading with faster lines of trading and new source of energy combined with traditional sources will make a revolution in all areas of knowledge, economy, wealth, beliefs like in the old Silk Road... The world will have an explosion of growing and prosperity like in the beggining of the first settlers of that region. It is an utopia but it happened before over and over and over again through the humankind history and in the present we can see how amazing the region is...and always when the region cooperate to each other and kept the peace the region was prosperous and happy.
I wish peace for everyone! I wish prosperity for everyone! 🙏✨✨✨💫
Thank you! As usual, incredibly on point and insightful!
Thanks Shirvan and Anthony.
Glad to see you finally including some sources!!!
Quality product my guys ❤. Top notch videomaking and journalistic writing.
That corridor is revolution to further global trades
It's important to note that the One Belt One Road initiative is a broad concept and includes multiple projects and routes that connect China to Europe. The Middle corridor is just a part of it, that's all. Simple as that.
I'd say it's possibly a vital route for the project though, considering seas dominated by US and other corridors being very problematic. Also it's not clear if China will attack Taiwan, in that case sea routes would be impossible to use for Chinese trade... but of course Europe would still depend on it due to its huge scale of production. Maybe one major exception is the arctic sea, although it's up to the nature.
without middle corridor no corridor can be implemented.. please donot underestimate turkic states, or everyone other will suffer yoday or tomorrow..example Han chinese will get heavy losses..today pr tomorrow..they will have to repay their sins..
@@AslamKhan-oj7ye
You got me wrong, it's not an underestimation, it's just a fact that Middle Corridor is one of the parts, nothing else. So, it's not an underestimation but on the flip side, let's not overestimate its value. All parts have their role and value.
Hope this clears things up. Cheers!
partly but most importantly bro because this path is the most economical in cost
Its nice to finally see a vid from you about the belt and road that addresses some of the concerns about the viability of the project, feels like whenever you bring the topic up you usually gloss over them.
The whole project has always felt like a house of cards to me, and between the number and instability of participating nations, the longevity of the infrastructure (even not considering the dubious reputation of chinese construction, land based transportation has way more upkeep than sea), and china's support being the linchpin, the cards themselves don't look sound.
This road is for transporting high-value goods. Cars and mobile phones produced in Chongqing, China, and computers are transported through this road. Because the value is high enough and the speed is very fast. So there can be huge profits
Have been following the channel. This report seems to be the most suitable to it title so far. Kudos, keep it up!
It's amazing how sometimes the worst solution can be the only one that everyone can agree on.
Great video. Azerbaijan has so much economic potential. I plan on going there to learn the language this summer.
Mostly in combination with Georgia
We will be glad to see you in our country
@@subutai999 it would be more correct to say Georgia has benefited enormously from Azerbaijan’s potential, in fact may owe its survival as a nation to their pipeline and gas
@@subutai999 all economics have potential when they cooperate with each other, so yea in some form you are right
@@JN-wr9he no, it wouldn't be more correct. Georgia links Azerbaijan to Europe and pulls it out of it's geographical position stranded on the Caspian Sea tied only to much bigger Russia or relatively poor Central Asia. Georgia can gain a lot just for having Batumi on the Black Sea that ties it through Constanta with the Danube-Rhine corridor.
These videos are always so interesting. Thank you! Could you consider doing a video covering the UK’s post-bee it management of N Ireland and Scotland, with the possibility of referendum coming up I think it would be an interesting topic for you
Translation: pariah states = sovereign states
Go Central Asia go ! Best regards from Europe !
this corridor dreams nato 😂
Iran and Russia will not allow the corridor
I am enjoying the veracity of your reports. If I wasn't financially useless I would definitely put up. Maybe if things change in the next few months..... keep up the great work.
Yeah, one of my favorite episodes of "Grand Tour" with Jeremy Clarkson & company was the road trip from Tibilisi to Baku. Plan to do it myself some day (I have Georgian heritage).
Could you start linking all your sources in the description, thanks!
They’re available in his patreon
We got a student here I see, or journalist
Admittedly I didn't learn about this until quite recently, but I think it would be fascinating if you did a video on the proposed East African Federation, a planned sovereign state composed of 7 African countries in 2023. It would be the world's fourth most populous country and has the potential to become a genuine African superpower, which would obviously have a huge impact on the geopolitics of the region and the world. There are tons of challenges, but it does seem like a genuine probability.
The EAF would be really cool to see happen IMHO
Pretty sure there's already been a video on the East African Federation on this channel. And I don't think there would be too much to say about the project that hasn't already been said in that video. To my knowledge (I periodically look up the topic to see if there's been any progress), the formation of the East African Federation is currently severely behind schedule. The draft for the new constitution was supposed to happen in like 2021. The implementation of a common market and a single currency also aren't going to meet their deadlines due to the member states of the East African Community not meeting various economic and fiscal criteria like low inflation. The EAC keeps growing, with Democratic Republic of Kongo joining in 2022 but the new member states will only make the process of forming a federation longer. That isn't to say that there has been no progress. Given time, I believe the EAF will eventually appear on the world map. And I'm really looking forward to that.
Caspian report, you accent makes you sound like the gamer, Nano's serious brother.
Love the content! Keep it coming❤️
Digging the Black Sea-Caspian Canal , Azerbaijan 、Kazakhstan connected to the sea！
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What do you know, CaspianReport making a report from the Caspian. Lovely 👍
I hadn't really thought about the two choke points of Iran and Russia that the Caspian Sea divides central Asia into in terms of East-West relations. It will be interesting to see how central Asia progresses in the coming years. Thank you for another excellent video!
God be with you out there. ✝️ :)
Personally, due to the complexities and uncertainties (as shown here) it is doubtful this would ever replace, or even be cheaper than direct sea trade. It is a great idea, and comes with benefits to all involved, but would cost a fortune in maintenance alone, we will see, I will plant a tree.
Agreed. It's just way, WAAAY cheaper to ship by sea and that's assuming there's no political issues with any of the countries through which the rail line traverses.
But didn't you listen to what he said... it will reduce shipping time from 2 month to 2 weeks.
@@nebyeelda5862 Its written in stone?
@@Ragerian ??? He stated that time for transport of goods will be reduced from 40 to 45 days to 10 to 15 days
and it never hurts to have multiple routes so you have bargaining power against all your neighbours
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A great video, loved the different dimensions and geo political insight
Georgia just winning just by being there
That's basically everyone on the Silk Road. The protagonists here are China and the EU.
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... not really... if you just look at the north...
for the time being
You forgot to say, the first train from London to China already used this route last year. Goods with train takes only 10 to 14 days to go from China to London. With ships its 45-60 days
The train goes through Black sea and Caspian sea? That's amazing
@@epicmissadventureiii423 Via Iran in South east Turkiye. But there is a plan for underwater railway to cross the Caspian sea.
Wow I just know about this
Peoples have always overlooked Turkey. Any country that loves cats is good by me😽
Love cats and hate minorites
Perception of Good and Bad is just an illusion caused by self-interests. It is subjective.
@@overlord165 Which minorities, beside the seperatist minded Kurdish part? I doubt that Laz, Albanians, Bosniaks, Arabs, Circassians and Pomaks are hated.
@@alpaslan4881 Oh the hate ones are in the mass graves lol. Except for the Pomaks.
@@overlord165 Do you have any sources or just cheap assumptions? There are thousands of archeological excavations every year in Turkey not a single "mass grave" found.
Finally !! something about CASPIAN Region form CASPIAN Report
Great video. One of the most informative I've seen.
The Middle Corridor and Caspian Sea may be key to the flourishing of trade in the region. As Caspian Reports points out, some old political rivalries need to be worked out to make this a viable route.
Still one of the best sources of unbiased geopolitical content out there. Thank you for covering more of the Belt and Road Initiative, I've liked seeing how its dynamics have shifted post Russia's invasion
Unbiased my ass lol
«Still one of the best sources of unbiased geopolitical content out there.»
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No. It is very biased, though in a subtle and perfidious way. But the bias is not against Russia, but it's subtle and perfidious bias pro clickbaiting of naif. Poor people are in search of a reference, and they finish baiting into shift-focus nonsense presented as balanced analyses. It is shifting in Russia's favour and, so, your judgment is a proof that the content served by this channel is misleading. The art of making you more ignorant while you get convinced that you are becoming more knowledgable.
The US should brutally prevent this.
The easiest thing would be to send money and weapons to the Armenians, declaring them allies of the US, to cut off this corridor. The EU will only trade with those its master, the US, designates.
I hope this brings peace to many! I like your channel.
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If all the countries between China and Turkey cooperate. And are not interfered with by their neighbors. Then it works. But everything needs to be aligned. Compare this to shipping by sea. Unless the United States steps in with it’s navy to block a sea route it stays open. Or the United States allows other countries to block trade. Which it never has
I am so proud for the Azerbaijanis for having a corridor going through their country that connects China to Europe while avoiding pariah states.
Hopefully Iran won't be a pariah state much longer. A Turkic union could be a great block that if strongly integrated could represent small states well in relations with large states.
What is Russia uses Armenian isolation to undermine the rail?
@@complexaltruistrussia is pushing multipolarity so why would it undermine ? Also why armenia ? They cant do anything for 10 years
I think the content of this video is especially important. As an economic advisor i would look into investing in south Italy, if (major) energy (sources) is / are supposed to be made available there. Also it came to mind that an opponent of Russia and China would benefit a lot from disturbances around the infrastructure project between Europe, Russia and China.
The traditional maritime route between China and Europe runs through the South China Sea, the Malacca Strait, the waters of the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal. This route from China usually takes in 30-48 days.
But I guess the above is best delivery durations.. with lots of weather, capacity, environmental issues.
excellent as always
I wonder how safe is the middle corridor. It seems like the cargo trains go through hundreds of kilometers traveling through empty land (which must be beautiful and untouched by construction). However, it could be very easy to steal whatever cargo is transported, so it seems. And at the same time it could be just as easy for nefarious characters to sabotage those trade routes with damaging the rail lines.
Most of the parts that railways going through is desert so ı don't think it would be worth it to steal a train full of products and move them with vehicles. Main reason of the project is lowering the cost in the first place
It seems that Azerbaijian cant stop getting all these geographic wins
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Like Israel, Azerbaijan's simply a winning nation.
Palestine and Armenia can just cope lol
This channel is Azerbaijani.
@@Anverse-14 Azerbaijan is literally a poor satellite state. Armenia (and Georgia) has the backing of the EU while Azerbaijan is just Turkey's little bitch.
Not even surprised they skipped Armenia. There's a lot tension over there and the Armenian genocide from 100 years ago doesn't help.
One of the best videos you've done yet.
Finally I see video actually about Caspian sea at the chanel CaspianReport
This is very interesting topic! I wonder if there are any plans to eliminate the break of gauge. It might be a viable long-term direction since Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan would likely want to stir away from Russia (and consequently it's 1520mm gauge).
This would be very costly. As far as I know, there are technologies that alleviate this issue to a large extent.
No, too costly and georgia is too poor to move away from it.
Look at georgian railway and u will know
Khazakstan enjoys the Russian benefits. Don't think they'll be moving away anytime soon.
@@vickomen333 Shirvan touched on this in the video, Russia is toast especially if this war in Ukraine goes badly. Central Asia will likely pivot towards China and the EU acting as a bridge if the circumstances call for it
Edit: They also haven't really enjoyed shit from Russia, if anything the Russians have acted as a noose around their necks that they'd be all too happy to wriggle away from. Getting rid of that constraint will probably do wonders for their economic development and ability to chart their own destinies, especially with how volatile Russia is at the moment.
@@honkhonk6359 I don't think that the EU are able to assert any influence over central Asia, they can't even find an agreement with their neighbour turkey.
If russia collapsed central Asia will either go to China or less likley turkey or even less likely Iran
As Azerbaijani I have been waiting for someone to make a video about this corridor as I believe one of the reasons for conflicts in our region is exactly to disrupt this project. Russia and Iran keep poking their nose on the region, trying their best to prolong the conflicts. Gotta keep Iran and Russia occupied with internal conflicts to make this project successful imo
That's not true
Russia and Iran I just the first to step out of doller trade .
The rest will join soon enough.
Becareful! My azari brothers,ilham aliov is the second zelensky that will destroy your small country to be ukraine of Iran ,The war is very Close to happen if you guys dont wake up
Türkiye ve Azerbaycan acilen güney Azerbaycan’ın bağımsızlığı desteklemeli ve İran’a darbe vurmalıdır. Yoksa ilerde bütün Batı’nın başı ağıracak.
Азербайджанцев всех когда из Москвы высылать тогда? Рынок приезжай сноси тогда и забирай своих. Конфликты он собирается внутри России поддерживать. Вот глупец.
شما در حدی نیستید که حتی اسم ایران رو به زبان بیارید.مغول ها
Baku probably likes not having rail go through Armenia so its more isolated. Armenia always getting the short end of the stick
So well edited, holy moly
Great & Informative Geopolitical Channel!
I always thought that a pipeline from Baku to Batumi and from there with ships to Odessa and Konstanza would be a great way of transporting oil and gas to Europe.
So did NATO but oil and gas are not the future so they gambled and lost.
The Inographics Show needs to learn from these people on how to cover serious geopolitical topics
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The infographic show covers lies and propoganda from the media. I unsubscribed from them long ago. They should cover the truth, not repeat the legacy media.
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Infographics is for mediocre people to get their information dopamine, not everyone is capable of thinking
Interesting subject. It will be intriguing to see how these plans pan out, especially seeing how many nations this corridoor goes across, the current growing instability of the Chinese economy, Russian reaction over losing out and, naturally, US geostrategic interventionism.
On a sidenote, I'm a bit confused on how you imply Russian actions as unpredictable; anyone with eyes and geopolitical experience had seen this war coming a long time ago. That country and corporate leaderships hadn't or did not perhaps expect open warfare speaks volumes over the quality of their leadership.
I agree with your side note. Talk of "rogue states" and "unpredictable actors" is just political spin. I fail to see Russia doing anything that it hadn't signaled a long time ago.
@@jakedee4117 On the contrary, you are just seeing this with insight dissonance. Pretty much everyone thought they would never invade Ukraine, mainly because of how stupid a move this is for the interests of Russia. And this video just shows another negative consequence of Putin's recklessness.
@@nicolas51489 This moves seem to be good by russia declaring special military operation in ukraine.
@@nishant54 I'm sure Germany felt just as good when they declared their special military operation in Poland, in 1939. And I am looking forward to Russia getting the same fate as Germany.
@@nicolas51489 Poland didn't have it own civil war back before Germany invade tho like Ukraine
Also polish didn't shoot its own people 8 years before german invade
Shirvan, your videos are super interesting and i always watch them, i watch you since middle 2021 now. Much love from ukraine