Why the Middle Corridor is a geopolitical game-changer 

Are you forgetting Armenian disputes & the fergana valley & what zhirinovsky said ?

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--Railways --Caspian sea --Black sea Your Corridor sucks.

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small correction in the title: "revolutionize" with a z

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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"His actions may have been worse than a crime. They might have been a mistake." - Tallyrand

In the timescales that this project would operate on and provide economic benefit, predictability is unpredictable. 40 years ago, both China and Russia were economically separate from the remainder of the world and the map of the Central Asian region was completely different.

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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.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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!

@@thomaswade3072 yters gotta make income off their work somehow

@@quentindaugherty4926 By scamming people? That's not earning money, that's conman work.

Its cringey

@@Lovric_F Scarface and cringe don't fit in the same sentence bro

@@DanielVCOliveira l didnt mean Scarface is cringe

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.

@@flagellvm_dei From Turkey i agree with that. But a lot stress, wars, coups in and from outside and inside sources, ideologies, organisations and religions made this unlike after the global political turmoil and post-endustry revolution of 80's. Not just Turkey but surrounding countries which also include Balkan, Caucaus and Middle Eastern countries gone through a lot for 50 years, belief in peace and prosperity is weakened.

Erdogan keeps everyone enemy.

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...

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

Pity they invented ships, right?

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

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

@@minastirith997 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

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

@@yeetyeet5079 Like Russia, under Putin's regime, is gonna allow Kazakhstan to develop. For Russia, they see Kazakhstan as a geopolitical check piece that should be occupying a certain space and can be moved to enhance Russia's position when time is right.They definitely don't want Kazakhstan to gain autonomy where they start to make it's own decisions, which would happen if Kazakhstan started develop and gain it's own influence.

​@@RobespierreThePoofIt'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.

@@botadesu5748 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.

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.

new investing scam dropped, awesome, scam me some more Caspian!

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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😅😅

CaspianReport posts are few and far between but they are good.

Something else you should learn; masterworks is a scam

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..

One Beld and one Road Project through middle corridor isn't new. This Project existing since 13-14 century, it calls "Silk Road". Just during Western dominance (Russia, UK,USA) was stopped. Now the idiots are slowly dying and old Road will renewal whit Railway.

@@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

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 😂

I hope my Kazakh government not gonna ruin it by corruption

*the writer of this video's script Anton Murell

@@jezusbloodie Not necessarily the person thinking this quote.

@@nishant54 also true

A Greek proverb apparently.

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

@@ryansiam9557 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.

But what is the transport COST? The corridor is more secure but still relies on vulnerability from the sea.

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

Mostly in combination with Georgia

We will be glad to see you in our country

@@subutai999 all economics have potential when they cooperate with each other, so yea in some form you are right

@J N 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.

Arran is a part of Iran

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

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...

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.

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 .

They’re available in his patreon

We got a student here I see, or journalist

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

So we can have silk scarf 🧣

Not just Russia and Iran ,also china no matter how much smart you are if CCP wants you to fail you fail like jack ma and many other

You know that Gulag is watching you?

What actions?

@@TheBobVova the ones on the news over the past year.

@@nikolavideomaker always watching.

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.

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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.

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

What is Russia uses Armenian isolation to undermine the rail?