The most important country you’ve never heard about

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The country that is turning into one giant military base
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Djibouti is a tiny country with no resources except for one: its location. China, the United States, and France are just 3 of the powers vying for access to the vital choke point Djibouti borders.
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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 Intro
5:36 Geography makes history
8:50 Djibouti’s new reality
14:28 China builds a base
16:42 Local impacts
19:37 Geopolitics on steroids
22:58 Conclusion
About:
Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on RU-vid. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.
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@johnnyharris 20 дней назад

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@Mickey_Valentine 18 дней назад

I covered the 8 years of bombardments on yemen The way the UK/USA/NATO/UAE used Yemen as a testing ground to illegal munition like nukes , phosphurus and cluster bombs was sickening To this day youtube is still full of combat porn of civilian areas bombed in yemen is sickening Without Djabuti , NATO would have not be able to give the logistical help to UAE and Israel to bombard Yemen .... Our taxes paid for 8 years of the UAE and Israel to test illegal munition bombardments against Yemen as just the UK sold in one go 30 billion pounds in military equipment to the UAE

@Mickey_Valentine 18 дней назад

If by "police the area" you mean " use it to test military equipment " and "launch regional instability" i agree with it

@ingamgoduka57 18 дней назад

Important to whom ships can take a detour to South & dock to South Africa get suppliers & move on which is safer but little longer as they use to in the past.

@PrivateIndex 18 дней назад

I really love your channel can you do a series on China 🇨🇳 strategically buying farmland in the US (near military bases) and if this could be potential war on our territory??? Dr. phill did a show on it but I would love to get information from you

@daviddack951 18 дней назад

Exactly. Mr CIA is being cringey again

@zouzouarcenciel5928 16 дней назад

As a djiboutien citizen we don’t have a say about who coming to the land or leaving its all done behind closed doors. The population is not even aware what is going on around them.

@hokiep728 16 дней назад

That's because they are too worried about getting their Khat.

@GggG-tb1mx 15 дней назад

Tbh I don’t trust the west as far as I can throw them, never a good sign

@lukeedwards7677 15 дней назад

I can only apologise that we in the rest of the world have brought our geopolitical conflicts to your doorstep

@rewardharawa2680 15 дней назад

Hope one day your land can be free, see what Niger and Burkina Faso has done

@Petrzmolik 15 дней назад

@@rewardharawa2680I’d instead look at Singapore. This is literally the most comparable yet so different country there is. Singapore has so many similarities and was poor just few decades ago. Focusing on bringing investors instead of just foreign armies should be the goal. But it sadly does need the foreign armies as Djibouti’s army cannot fight off its neighbours and doesn’t have programs to train every citizen like Spore or Korea does.

@sickomode6440 18 дней назад

People often forget that more than 90% of all the foreign trade is through shipments. These routes and canals are literally what's connecting the world into one giant market.

@quentincollins2567 18 дней назад

People don't forget that's common sense lol

@skp8748 18 дней назад

Thats it was stolen from somalia 🇸🇴

@Ficmon 18 дней назад

@@quentincollins2567No its not cuz the "people" dont even think about it

@MomoMo-ym3bt 18 дней назад

@@Ficmon You mean western world. "Global trade" The houthis made their statement very clear they're stopping trade from western terror!sts. Stop the Genocide.

@arcaneisboring7675 18 дней назад

Wrong.

@medamin941 14 дней назад

I was born and raised in Djibouti . Growing up we were so used to Americans or French fighters jets taking off a couple of miles from our high school that the teachers had to pause the lesson for a couple of minutes because you couldn’t hear the person sitting next to you. I moved by myself to the US in my early 20’s and been losing sleep at night knowing that my loved ones are over there and if shit goes south tomorrow there is nothing I can do about it. Shoutout to you Johnny for shining some light on my home country. Appreciate it Sir

@signefurax933 9 дней назад

Il n'y aura rien à Djibouti crois moi...

@signefurax933 9 дней назад

C'est l'Érythrée qui doit avoir peur...

@akay435 7 дней назад

Why not try moving your family to states.

@haryomahamukti4205 5 дней назад

@@akay435Or take your loved one to the US

@medamin941 4 дня назад

@@akay435trust me I’ve been trying but the uscis is a fucking nightmare

@Ash_tommo 9 дней назад

Great analyzing! I’ve always thought ur videos are so fascinating. Greetings from Yemen 🇾🇪

@mohammadjarifbulbul7269 День назад

Salute to your support for 🇵🇸🍉

@h-361ad7 18 дней назад

As someone from Djibouti, if I give my thoughts on foreign military presence, it's quite intimidating seeing these military bases with their soldiers armed right on roads and along side beaches in the middle of the city, where we commute in our daily life. We do hear quite often jet fighters with their bursting sounds as well. But it seems that we've adapted to it.

@PsRohrbaugh 18 дней назад

Thank you for sharing! I hope you have a good day!

@ebenezermarboh5849 17 дней назад

How's education and hospitals over there??

@kuritheking 17 дней назад

I think yall deserve better that’s just my opinion America is dumb we can buy less shit sometimes

@joby10095 17 дней назад

@ebenezermarboh5849 well, since the huge rents that the Chinese, US, Italians, Japanese, and French pay goes directly into the pocket of the President, his family and friends, they're crap.

@ebenezermarboh5849 17 дней назад

@@joby10095 you from Djibouti??

@coolioflame 17 дней назад

Missed opportunity with the title name. You still have time to fix it, Johnny. Why everyone wants a piece of that Djibouti You’re welcome.

@dr.tichaona660 16 дней назад

Make your own video! I understand what you are saying but Johnny's name tag of the video is more interesting

@Ell-te7ix 16 дней назад

cos it's lame, not funny and literally the first dumb joke a bunch of plebs say to mock a countries name. Like haha turkey is a bird .....LAME

@maxwarboy3625 16 дней назад

based :P

@mohitrahaman 16 дней назад

I thought the video was about Eritrea, a cool name, less heard of

@abhinavgarg0077 16 дней назад

loved it

@Jericho642 15 дней назад

How am i only just finding this channel now? It’s awesome- great job!

@ryanv8135 13 дней назад

The graphics and animating is incredible. Great reporting as well. Big thumbs up

@phlezktravels 18 дней назад

It's the only country that rhymes with "booty", you'd better believe we've heard of it.

@luodeligesi7238 18 дней назад

I'm sure most Americans have heard the name, but couldn't find it on a map, and that's myself included before this video

@RG-rb6om 18 дней назад

Americans can’t find Utah on the map 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@LeonardGr 18 дней назад

I was thinking about Jaboody Show/Dubs

@BrandanLee 18 дней назад

Would you insert some great powers in Djibouti?

@user-agreement-disengaged 18 дней назад

As an American, there are places in America that I wouldn't even be able to find on a map. 😂🤦‍♂️ Let's not act like it's only an American thing though. It's a big ass planet! (I wonder how many places the North Koreans could find? 🤔) At least we still have our freedom for whatever that's worth.

@benevans5442 18 дней назад

How long do you spend making and looking at maps? Jonny: yes.

@RPDBY 18 дней назад

Johnny himself probably spent 5 minutes, the rest was done by his employees

@tom.mp4 18 дней назад

You know it's all for narrative show, right? He's not actually learning this shit for the first time on-camera. Sorry to ruin the movie magic for you 🤷‍♀️

@neanda 18 дней назад

@@tom.mp4 they didn't ask that. sorry to ruin your comment magic

@jerseyjoe82364 18 дней назад

He's a loner.

@tom.mp4 18 дней назад

@@neanda They did though, he doesn't spend that long looking at maps. You aren't seeing some sort of cutdown highlights reel of revelations he has while looking at maps. You are seeing him look at maps for the exact same number of seconds as he does in the real world. Are you dense???

@hokiep728 16 дней назад

I spent 15 months stationed in Djibouti on Camp Lemonier. We went into town all the time. There is a motorpool that you can just check out a vehicle to drive downtown.

@psiga 16 дней назад

Insightful and a visual feast to boot. I'm so happy to be subscribed!

@NawaabAbdul-jy8tw Час назад

Unlike American, China actually developed while America wanted to control total. After October 7, 2023, American politicians had been exposed as international terrorist....

@PhilipStruthers 18 дней назад

2:41 “it’s a lot. Djibouti is a lot. There’s a lot going on in Djibouti” 😏

@maviebaby 18 дней назад

Giggity

@exexalien 18 дней назад

Shake shake shake

@bobbydavy88 18 дней назад

Giggity giggity indeed

@Uchqunbekuz 18 дней назад

Jibouti's 90 percent of export is youtube videos

@maniac26able 18 дней назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@proftrees 18 дней назад

When I was in middle school I was in a soccer camp where we would pick a country to play as in a world cup tournament, I convinced my team to pick "Djibouti" and made shorts with "Djibouti" written across the butt of our shorts. Might have been a bit insensitive but I was in middle school and I stand by it was a funny gag.

@Black-Sun_Kaiser 17 дней назад

Harmless and hilarious

@soleilsalamanca7753 17 дней назад

That’s incredible

@saswatkumarpati6109 17 дней назад

Madman 😂

@felipetorelly18 17 дней назад

Dji🍑

@blackjed 17 дней назад

You win sir. You win

@jtrollman 13 дней назад

This was a fascinating JH video for sure. Wonderfully explanatory tool around crucial geopolitics with really beautiful map explainers. Looking forward to a future sequel where you actually go to Djibouti!

@JohnSmith-dt2yb 15 дней назад

Great job. Thank you for your hard work and research

@TheSJCieply 18 дней назад

Everyone's heard about Djibouti, but mostly because news anchors like to make fun of the name at the Olympics parade.

@Nelkboys397 18 дней назад

yooo

@OllieMissouri-is6ei 18 дней назад

I sat next to a gentleman from Djibouti 🇩🇯 ion British Airways. We had a lovely conversation.

@johnnyharris 18 дней назад

lolll

@Nelkboys397 18 дней назад

@@johnnyharris i love you johnny

@Lovehandels 18 дней назад

@@johnnyharris why is google translating a misspelling of laugh out loud? I fig you are going laugh out loud loud loud but google is like "want to see what this word is in English? I click on it and it's just LOL and I'm like "wait...what langue is lolll for lol?* did google stroke out?

@MelindaKucsera 18 дней назад

I hope you do go to Djibouti and talk to the people. I want to hear what they have to say about living so close to so many foreign bases.

@nerdculchie941 18 дней назад

omg thought the same... would honestly be so interesting! especially seeing how close people do actually live to them

@shafsteryellow 18 дней назад

Somalia didn't have a choice

@NoRockinMansLand 18 дней назад

The Djiboutian president is a dictator so from what I know it's not appreciated

@MansaMusa_ll_of_Timbuktu 18 дней назад

I’m sure they love their western overlords who they never interact with and only see in spacecraft 😂 especially since they became so rich from it! (sarcasm btw)

@ems4884 18 дней назад

@@MansaMusa_ll_of_Timbuktuokay "Mansa Muss". Since you obviously haven't made it out of Mali yet, let's help you out. China and Japan are in Asia - "the East". They aren't "Western.". As for your implication that they are being guverned by foreign powers, well ... No. They would be very weak and vulnerable without the partnerships with foreign powers. They have essentially no agricultural ability or natural resources. So, it's obviously a good deal for them. What is the alternative? Alliances with Arabia with it's political instability and Islamists? Warring Ethiopia and Eritrea? Somalia? The Sultan would be smart if he reinvested that foreign money to develop a modern economy in the style of the UAE or Singapore.

@HeisenBorgergt 15 дней назад

This reminded me of a joke my friend made which was ‘Djibouti so big, it’s a country in Africa’

@stewartmackay 12 дней назад

The wind whistles a forlorn tune as it blows across the dusty plain, the tumbleweed dancing as if making a last leap for freedom.

@stevedallas9529 12 дней назад

Keep your day job

@AliTanoli-cq3js 11 дней назад

lol

@rayray8016 7 дней назад

The joke is so bad it's good. Your friend is funny 😂

@HeisenBorgergt 7 дней назад

@@rayray8016 yeah lol

@JLocker 15 дней назад

Been through the canal a handful of times for work... I learned much from your video. Thank you.

@CozumelTy 18 дней назад

Thank you as always, didn't put much thought into Djibouti. This has opened my eyes.

@jonathonmcdavitt92 16 дней назад

😂😂😂

@yutagami1082 18 дней назад

One day I will be mature enough to say “Djibouti” without giggling

@MrOraas 15 дней назад

Just turned 30, bet your as I still giggle from it..

@noelgonzalez9549 14 дней назад

I’m 50 - sorry friend, it’s never going to happen.

@PoeticBiscuits 14 дней назад

He said there’s a lot going on in Djibouti lmao 😂😂 I’m glad I’m not alone though

@Rickuttto 14 дней назад

Me too😂 I’m 50 and clearly immature cuz the first thing within seconds of I sang out loud, “Get Djibouti on the dance floor”…and giggled 😂

@Pete_YT 14 дней назад

It’s a windy little choke point.

@fritzmoser394 14 дней назад

Hey Johnny, I just want to congratulate your and your team for doing such an incredible job. You explain complex topics with splendid visualizations. I just wish I had a geography teacher like you :) Thank you

@DoylesDigs 8 дней назад

Your videos are mesmerizing! Excellent journalism!

@showrovtowhid2811 18 дней назад

'HORN of Africa' is becoming more and more important because of Djibouti. And it also shows how important choke points are in critical geopolitics.

@skp8748 18 дней назад

Somali peninsula* Djibouti is part of somalia stolen

@VALLAERION 18 дней назад

Did you geography teacher ask you to write this for homework?

@jamescook9125 18 дней назад

@@VALLAERION I think he was making dirty puns

@zach-EchoesForAges 18 дней назад

Always*

@MrJM540 18 дней назад

@@skp8748 Somali Penisula is a small problem mate

@souravsamantara1712 17 дней назад

When I was in Merchant Navy, our company was chartered to supply raw materials to a small island right next to Yemen and beside Djibouti which is hardly 12 nautical Miles. Its called Mayyun Island. Back in 2017 it was bought out by Saudi and UAE to build a port and an Airforce base, so it all makes sense now. and that small portion of passage is called Chickens Neck.

@Alpharizzchad 16 дней назад

How about Mifia lsland? Small Little place that plays the whole world

@Bell_plejdo568p 15 дней назад

@@AbeTheFakeSagewho’s being monitored are u yemni and djoubti is a western puppet state and the destoyrd Somalia for a reason

@Bell_plejdo568p 15 дней назад

The island was stolen

@jeanbase9414 13 дней назад

Great stuff. Just subscribed. And many thanks for the tip about Ground News.

@Vandrade89 15 дней назад

Dude, your map animations are next level. The maps are super helpful for illustrations for understanding.

@Moses460 18 дней назад

Never thought i needed this explanation

@Booz2020 18 дней назад

Never Say NEVER 😎 Justin Bieber

@ThatDudeinBlue 18 дней назад

I had a friend who was stationed there years ago. I asked him “what was it like?” His response: “it was boring, but hey we needed to be there just incase things get crazy.”

@user-tb2ps1bm9o 18 дней назад

😅With the help of USA, the world get crazy

@johnnyharris 18 дней назад

i love it. I should have had your friend just say that instead of spending all this time making a fancy video that basically is saying the same thing🤣

@kushi1515 18 дней назад

Let‘s just hope it stays boring 🤞🏻

@Thinkaboutit897 18 дней назад

"It was boring. But hey! Now that we're here, hopefully, it gets interesting"

@Booz2020 18 дней назад

Never Say NEVER 😎 Justin Bieber

@rajatsingh1097 6 дней назад

Hey Jhonny! Love your videos! They are super informative and that's why I've been following your channel for a while now. I would love to see a video on India and how startegic is India in the geopolitics of the world just like you showed for Djibouti. Keep up the good work!

@debmckay1909 4 дня назад

Please, please please continue to educate me. I appreciate you so much. I try and go to all of your sponsors thank you

@aminhassan9712 18 дней назад

i m from djibouti... thank you for well explained

@yashwanthchoudary8302 18 дней назад

What can you say about the citizens’ thoughts on the foreign military presence in your country

@faizanzeya8261 18 дней назад

Do you guys have phones ?

@joshua_337 17 дней назад

@@faizanzeya8261 they do. It's serviced by Djibouti Telecom and when I was there I believe they were just starting to get 3G back in 2012 if I recall. They've got tons of shops in the markets with smart phones. I had a basic Nokia phone through them as well as an internet connection they ran on base that was terribly unreliable but greatly appreciated. Djibouti Telecom was getting some serious developments when I left, including their data center with a lot of new fiber networks.

@GamerZz-yk3mf 17 дней назад

@@faizanzeya8261what do you think he’s typing on

@Altioale 17 дней назад

@@yashwanthchoudary8302 we don’t benefit from it whatsoever. Only the president and his ppl take everything. If someone tries to overthrow the government the west will immediately come in and stop the ppl who want good for us. I left the country but I visit quite often. I believe if we get great relationship with Russia and China they will benefit us more than the west. The west influence in the world is reducing so I just hope we get rid of these greedy ppl including the current puppet government. We have the same puppet president since 1999 that says a lot about the situation

@J05H30H3 18 дней назад

That’s what I told my girlfriend “Djibouti is the most important country in the world.”

@ajarncraig2327 18 дней назад

She said. "Yemen... And don't you forget it."

@usual-suspect 18 дней назад

"Djibouti Call"

@Night.League 18 дней назад

Omg geography jokes are so cheesy like beyond

@Booz2020 18 дней назад

Singapore: hold our Laksa Noodle 🍜

@J05H30H3 18 дней назад

Oman this is getting out of control

@jameslong9921 14 дней назад

First "sponser section" in a video I didn't skip through, Ground News may even be the 1st recommended app I download, thx Johnny, your fast becoming my "Mark Felton" for contemporary events.

@TehMunkii 12 дней назад

first in a long time i havent also

@Thinkofabettername1 16 дней назад

The editing style was a lot more crisp and enjoyable this video. I appreciated it.

@swordain 18 дней назад

Here before this title and thumbnail changes like a million times.

@hsbswjwsb 18 дней назад

max ad revenue

@aerotheepic 18 дней назад

All the big RU-vidrs do this really, apparently it helps reach a larger audience

@mwafflz 18 дней назад

AB testing y'all :)

@piyushmate3837 18 дней назад

Many youtubers are doing this

@denverrsouthers5531 18 дней назад

Whatever it takes to make that money hoss

@techbasic1115 12 дней назад

damn, this is the best sponsored ad i've ever seen in a youtube clip. Finally something your audience/customers actually care about. Thank you!

@interdot 16 дней назад

Thank you, Johnny. This content is priceless.

@lukestardoinstuff1237 18 дней назад

Ground news is actually an excellent tool. Awesome sponsor for this channel

@justworship0570 18 дней назад

For sho?

@justworship0570 18 дней назад

Do they write truth about Palestine?

@TrueLunacy 5 дней назад

The only relevant promotion I'll agree with.

@HawrarLyrics 17 дней назад

What's even more interesting is When djibouti kick out the UAE, they moved to somaliland, then they formed an alliance with Ethiopia. Ethiopia signed an MoU to recognise somaliland. This created a political tension between Ethiopia and Somalia. Somalia called it's ally turkey to protect it's waters. Taiwan is also a friend of somaliland. There is too much going on in this area .

@TheCrowdsOpinion 14 дней назад

Its simple somalis are somaliland, somalia, djibouti. Afar are from eritrea they have nothing to do in djibouti. they were no majority until the french brought them in masses. and ethopia only cares for ethopia, not to mention ethopia has big internal issues itself. somalis need to unite and beat the terrorists only then will the horn of Africa be a new African superpower who can protect its border against forgein influence.

@DrillWill 13 дней назад

Djibouti moved to somaliland? You're clueless lol

@oih.1 13 дней назад

A lot! I see the Russians have a piece soon in the region!

@DrillWill 13 дней назад

@@RobertECheck somali has always been a failed state since you were practicing voodoo lol

@DrillWill 13 дней назад

@@oih.1 wrong. Russia most likely will build a base in Sudan

@IbrahimKaisyVlogs 16 дней назад

Not that easy to do this video . Thanks Harris. We are learning more

@nowweknow. 6 дней назад

Stunning video Johnny, a treat as always.

@Snipersounds 17 дней назад

I have been watching for several years, and this is my new favourite video of yours Johnny! Thanks for sharing.

@olkatech27 18 дней назад

I’m from that little tiny country ,proud for the achievements we made it. In 2000’s,Being young i didn’t know how important my country is when nobody knows it. I was just waiting you to give a look at the most geostrategical land .we need to be smart in this geopolitical complex thing.

@ahmedguled7828 16 дней назад

Man I love watching your videos. So informing

@ignacioelias4962 12 дней назад

what a way to do great journalism, love this

@themagician2062 18 дней назад

I’m from Djibouti, my grandfathers family owned many plots of land that the current US Military Base sits on. The government in Djibouti forced us to sell it. Since many of you can’t comprehend an extension of the base let me explain, Camp Lemonnier was always there. There was an expansion in 2006 that lead many civilians selling their land back to the Djibouti Government so they can lease it to the Americans. Crazy how a concept of expansion of a military base is hard to believe. Djibouti is about the size of New Jersey, with about 3/4ths of that being habitable and suitable for human life. It’s the lowest point in Africa and one of the lowest in the world, yet a commentator wants to believe that Djibouti is a Greenland, which is comical as hell. I have notarized documents of the sale from 2006. I also find it hilarious that the other Somalis in the comments have no issue with this statement because is known amongst our people. Some random buttfock in Arkansas wants to tell me the story of grandfathers inherited land is quite hilarious.

@NoRockinMansLand 18 дней назад

Interesting, my family owns land in Borama right next to Djibouti

@skp8748 18 дней назад

@@NoRockinMansLand saylac here

@DrIstoris 18 дней назад

But I bet it was for more money than it would regulary sell. It is the same every where. Government want to build new road ? Someone will be forced to sell some land

@dawn_alex 18 дней назад

Bro hows life in Djibouti?

@chillin5703 18 дней назад

@@DrIstoriswhich means what? "Oh, well you got money out of it," but you've also lost all your productive ability that was tied to that land. Can't use it for herding, can't use it for farming. Sustained revenues? Gone. Supporting ones self? Not anymore.

@towelie374 17 дней назад

Djibouti has to remember that with great powers come great responsibilities

@robertmurphy6566 13 дней назад

Great statement! That should be used in a movie or something.

@ramelep 15 дней назад

Thank you 🙏🏽 for this awareness

@koskeisonoya 18 дней назад

Asia's chockpoint (singapore) became urbanized while Africa's chockpoint is becoming militarized, WTF

@tstcikhthys 17 дней назад

Because they both had dictators, but one was benevolent and the other one not.

@PeterLamin-pi6rv 17 дней назад

Geopolitics.

@mb-mj1ue 17 дней назад

culture

@charlesscott4722 17 дней назад

Different types of leadership. One cared about its country, and the other one only cared about filling their pockets and family members'

@wuhaninstituteofvirology 17 дней назад

*africa has more than 1 choke-point: -djibouti -(suez canal) -(straight of) gibraltar

@Sam.Wallas 18 дней назад

Why Every Country Has Military Base in Djibouti - Reallifelore

@stevenm732 18 дней назад

Yep. One of the best channels on RU-vid. The Saudi Arabia video was quite interesting.

@johnnyharris 18 дней назад

that's a great vid! such excellent mapping and analysis. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1S3PhfNHclU.html

@denverrsouthers5531 18 дней назад

@@johnnyharrisyou’re a vastly better RU-vidr Johnny

@brianjackson2272 18 дней назад

Djibouti has the best House Negro president 😂

@junkybastrd9297 18 дней назад

Everyone seems to have an interest in Yabooty

@Wakeupandsniffthecoffee 16 дней назад

Excellent video. Almost everything I learned today, I had no clue of before.

@dyptique 4 дня назад

Very nicely told thank you

@Hashira388 18 дней назад

your videos are great, love the effort and dedication you guys put in the videos.

@playcrewland 17 дней назад

Very Interesting and informative. Never realized the importance of Djibouti. Great job and visually attractive maps.

@bjados6 8 дней назад

Great content and beautifully and accurately captured. Learnt some new things and got confirmation on others.

@gracestewart5402 15 дней назад

Oh my goodness!! It’s like you are in the Utah national guard. Right before we went out to Morocco you did a video on borders. My friends two months ago just went to deployment to Djibouti! Thank you, you help me to make more informed decisions

@CabelCabelCabel 17 дней назад

Loving the new edit style where u add short half quiet comments in between! It really works. 👌👌👌

@tylerwood9585 18 дней назад

Ground news looks amazing!! Great sponsor!! 🎉🎉🎉

@jlasa5453 9 дней назад

I never knew of this place. Thanks for sharing and making it so interesting. It truly is.

@toloveandrestore2472 11 дней назад

You make this stuff super interesting!

@lahmerali7652 18 дней назад

many thanks for your professional work ❤ this is the new media which we looking for (outstanding)

@AssurahOdinga 16 дней назад

oh lord, you really presented this one so well Harris, having come from kenya i know even understood into grain detail and imortance of this nation Djbouti

@Gurpreetkang95 12 дней назад

I really appreciate you're hard research...

@KeepItLwky 14 дней назад

Off topic: u look fresh today Johnny! Been a while since I saw ur last vid. Always learning new things from your stuff. Keep it up!

@Angelgrl 18 дней назад

Hi, thank you for the knowledge ❤😊

@metromlv 18 дней назад

Great video - thank you. The tension between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti over access to Red Sea ports is interesting and scary in itself. A video dedicated to that would be great before any sort of conflict breaks out.

@rebbybam230 2 дня назад

Truth be told ethiopia deserves a port , Eritrea took all the port and blocked ethiopia from getting anything for decades , and Djibouti charges extreme tax , When there is a literal agreement signed between french n Italian colonisers to lease a port from ethiopian kingdom 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 we hv like documents to prove that

@user-pf7zb1fw3h 4 дня назад

Great video. Very informative. I always learn so much. Thank you Johnny

@Mr.Anonymous-gg5kj 12 дней назад

thanks for this video i learned a lot

@Mark-pt6nx 6 дней назад

Honestly love all the videos you do. To see what these powerful countries are doing in this current hostile time in a well put together documentary is so refreshing and informative. Amazing stuff and love the work 👏

@RafaelW8 17 дней назад

Thank you for this!! I was thinking lately about Djibouti and wanted to learn more about it

@jonathonmcdavitt92 16 дней назад

😂😂😂

@zaraf 18 дней назад

This video was exceptionally well produced. I especially like the subtle half tone effect on the vintage map.

@johnnyharris 17 дней назад

We worked really hard on that specifically. My team is the best. Glad you appreciated it

@florinareview2346 17 дней назад

It's not subjective.... He ignored many facts regarding the reasons and what's really happening. I think he ignored many facts intentionaly to avoid Zionist attacks and censorship by Zionists lobby. Or maybe he is just a Zionist )

@florinareview2346 17 дней назад

Why you deleted my replay 😂

@florinareview2346 17 дней назад

It's not objective, he ignored many facts regarding the reason behind what's happening and what's really happening.. Afraid of Ziоnisт attacks and censorship on his channel.... But I've feeling he's a Ziоnisт)

@ashyou_dvo 14 дней назад

Another knowledgable content . AWESOME!! PEACE ON EARTH,

@gordoncollier4988 11 дней назад

Fantastic video thankyou!

@aidendaniel9812 18 дней назад

This is the high quality editing style that are synonymous with your videos, a night and day difference from the last video with all that distracting clicking asmr. Well done

@Whyiseverythingthesame 18 дней назад

I've known about Djibouti for a long time. It's a fun word to say. Djibouti. I've known about this since high school. Damn near 20 years now.

@rachelclare1398 18 дней назад

Same, I knew it was Djibouti when I looked at the map 💃🏻 just to toot my own horn for a sec lol

@chrishackney9512 18 дней назад

Wow, look at you. Enjoy those anonymous thumbs.

@Tigerclaw1760 18 дней назад

My father and grandfather are from there, I've never been though, might make a trip soon

@theviewfinderza 15 дней назад

i absolutely love your videos dude

@karanpandya2049 16 дней назад

@johnnyharris I have been following your content from a long time , thank you for the knowledge that you share with the insights . Request you to make a video on indian independence and events like partition and jallianwala bagh .

@gamereditor59ner22 18 дней назад

I heard of it, but thank you for the information.

@benjaminwinchester3408 18 дней назад

The title was heard about not heard of

@vicfontaine5130 18 дней назад

@@benjaminwinchester3408Real Life Lore did a video on the country

@strongallalong89 18 дней назад

My buddy in the national guard just got sent to Djibouti for a year. At first I thought it seemed kinda random, but now makes a lot of sense.

@ratchet2505 15 дней назад

Amazing work

@ayamoukadem21 14 дней назад

Love the info in this video

@Bluefalcon6154 18 дней назад

As a veteran I know of Djibouti well

@Puddlef1sh 17 дней назад

From going off base? 😅

@noahzeff624 18 дней назад

I love your documentaries keep it up

@joshuatalks6213 16 дней назад

Went through this area when I was 21 in the usmc, and we did training in both Yemen and Djibouti. I found it so interesting that on our way sailing to this area on ship, they told us the history and background of the area. Awesome video. “Gulf of Aden”

@iyoppotv 18 дней назад

Keep up the good work Johnny

@jdotsalter910 18 дней назад

I'm surprised Johnny didn't mention the Somalia/Somaliland/Ethiopia tensions directly related to their landlocked problem. Somaliland is granting sea access and a land corridor to Ethiopia in exchange for a piece of Ethiopian Airlines and recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. This pissed off Somalia because it doesn't recognize Somaliland as independent. It's big deal and involves UAE and Eretria. He should have at least mentioned it.

@fh511 7 дней назад

Ethiopia is clearly in the wrong and they are exploiting Somalia’s weakness. When somalia gets its shit together the first thing they will do is march to somaliland and start putting people against the wall

@Eracil 15 дней назад

Thank you for sharing this. I don't know Djibouti until this day and it's importance to the global scene. This opens up my mind to different perspective. :)

@brandonsager509 11 дней назад

You make learning fun and interesting sir

@jkyet 18 дней назад

FYI the film "Beau Travail" takes place in Djibouti from the perspective of a French légionnaire. It's not about the geopolitics but it gives a closer look. Check out the trailer.