Real Life Lore - Season 2024 (2024)

How Yemen is managing to severely disrupt the entire global economy.

Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the most cataclysmic war that rocked Europe took place in the Western Balkans across the 1990's as the former state of Yugoslavia collapsed. Now, 30 years later after those devastating wars, there are risks of another. This video attempts to explain what contributes to modern instability in the Western Balkans, and what the risks of conflict in the future are.

The Panama Canal is running dry and is currently at half capacity, while emerging competitors stand to seriously disrupt the canal's future market share.

How Norway is adopting strategic policies and taking advantage of its geographic advantages to become the world's wealthiest country.

Since Sudan's independence in 1956, the country has been trapped in various civil wars for most of its history that have collectively killed millions of people - making Sudan's civil wars among the bloodiest conflicts fought worldwide since WW2. And in 2023, Sudan entered into its 3rd civil war since independence. This is why.

How Phoenix, the hottest major city in America by far, managed to become America's 5th-largest city.

How Ukraine, a country that doesn't even have a navy, managed to checkmate the Russian Navy in the Black Sea.

For the last few years, the French and the Russians have been fighting a proxy war against each other across the Sahel region of Africa - a quiet war that has attracted little global attention in comparison to other major conflicts. This is an explanation into what has been going on here.

In 2015, Egypt announced that it would be constructing a brand new capital city for itself in the empty desert due east of Cairo. Nearly a decade later, the project is far behind schedule and far over budget, and there are concerns that the project is contributing to the bankruptcy of the country. Here's what's going on.

Yemen and Oman appear to be almost twin-like countries in many ways, and yet they are among the most wildly different countries on the face of the planet. These are the reasons why.

How NATO and Russia are each preparing to fight a potential conflict between them within the next decade.

The 12 most likely new countries that might exist soon in your lifetime.

Kazakhstan is one of the emptiest countries in the world, and here's why.

The China-India border is the longest disputed border in the world. There is no single part of it that is legally agreed upon by both sides, and this video seeks to explore why.

Throughout history, Russia has always sought to control Georgia. These are the reasons why.

Saudi Arabia has spent years attempting to build a linear city through their desert. These are the many, many reasons why they are struggling.

There are so many potential conflicts emanating out from Afghanistan today, any one of them could potentially trigger a major conflict with any of the country's neighbors. Here's what's going on in Afghanistan today in 2024, 3 years after the Taliban took back control of the country.

In 2013, South Korea's fertility rate became the lowest in the entire world when it reached 1.3 children per woman in the country, and then it got even worse. Today in 2024, South Korea's fertility rate is only 0.68 children per woman - the lowest ever measured in a human society outside of major wars/genocides/plagues/famines. What's going on in South Korea, and what might the country's future look like?

For centuries, human eyes have never been able to observe the real Antarctica beneath the multi-kilometer thick ice sheet that lies above it. Using modern technology however, we've begun to be able to peer beneath the ice and see some of Antarctica for what it truly is. This is what we so far know is hidden beneath the ice on the frozen continent.

How the assassination attempt on Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, played out.

How the Netherlands spent centuries carefully crafting itself to become the most overpowered country in Europe.

How the US made itself the most difficult country in the world to invade.

Why the Ukrainian Army decided to launch an unexpected invasion into Russia-proper.

Since 2020, no other state in America has lost a larger amount of its population since New York. In this video, we'll be exploring why and what's been going on here.

How Russia is attempting to build up a new coalition of anti-western states like Iran, North Korea, and potentially China.

Modern Europe is home to dozens of active border disputes, ranging from minor squabbles to massive swaths of territory home to millions of people. Here in this video, we'll cover through every single one of them.

An analysis into the recent heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and the elevated risk of a major North Korean attack on the South in the not-too distant future.

Where there aren't any ferry services between any of the main Hawaiian Islands.

How geography has kept the African continent nerfed.