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"When people are wealthier, they have more to lose, and thus, tend not to get into fights so quickly."

Yeah basically 1. Money 2. That iran dude looks scary

oh yes, the accuracy

This didn't age poorly. Those projects are crucial for the economic security and future of the arab states, once the dust settles, the recognition process will resume as before.

That ~30% of Saudis who declined to answer the survey though is very interesting

My smaller enemy is my friend compared to my bigger enemy.

This video doesn't age well

Great content. I really love learning about all of the subjects you cover.

2500 BC Egypt : I hate you. Assyria : I hate you too. Egypt : But that Persian dude looks scary. Assyria : So... friends 500BC Athens : I hate you Sparta : I hate you too Athens : But that Persian dude looks scary Sparta : So... friends 18th century Russia : I hate you Ottoman : I hate you too Russia : But that persian dude looks scary Ottoman : So... friends 2020 Israel : I hate you Arabs : I hate you too Israel : But that persian dude looks scary Arabs : So... friends

Summed up: The enemy of my enemy is my friend also money. It’s generally always mainly about money.

"There are no allies in statecraft, Ilsa. Only common interest." Mission Impossible

Great video. I extremely enjoy your videos. Even though I have lived in the region for a long time, I always learn something new from your videos.

I'm a subscriber from Jamaica and I would like to see a video on the geopolitics of the Caribbean. China has been making moves in the region in recent years much to the indignation of the United States.

Excellent video - finally someone who looks at this from an objective distance, without the emotional drama and driving an own agenda. I highly appreciate your content!

Am from Morocco and the opinion towards Israel has shifted tremendously after the normalization of relations with Israel not because of the normalization itself but duo to the recognition from the us of our sovereignty over western sahara and the upcoming investment so people are not stupid and they don't need campaigns to accept the recognition of israel all Israel have to do to win the peoples opinions is to show them the benifits of having them in their side because if it didn't happen all we gonna see is the rise of a government that opposes Israel and lose all the process that was achieved

It's interesting to learn about this given the current world events.

Lol I have to write a final paper on this for my Israeli-Palestinian conflict class by Sunday. Thank you Shirvan.

Next video: why caspian sea is not a sea?

Great content as usual. I wonder what Egypt's response might be in relation to these regional development projects, as the country is basically cut off of the trade routes boosted by the railways network underway.

Geopolitics of Morocco will be a great video to watch.

So in the end geopolitic pragmatism is stronger than any cultural, religious or historical conflicts. Countries don't have friends or ennemies they have interests will always ring true.

Aptly concluded, “The will of the public must be considered if _genuine_ normalisation is to succeed.”

I wonder if part of Palestine's problem has something to do with the extraordinary offer they got through negotiation with Israel under Arafat about 2000, and that they rejected. It indicated to me that they did not want peace.

Saudi wants to prepare itself for post oil era with the help of oil era capital, anything prosperous to public must always be government's agenda.

As a gulf Arab myself I applaud your thorough analysis (Oman/Saudi haven’t yet “officially” normalized ties) - one point to add here is that the Saudis are in a tougher position than their fellow gulf monarchies in that almost the entirety of their identity is based upon them being the guardians of the two holiest sites in Islam.This is a potential card Iran, or Turkey, even Pakistan may pull if the Saudis diverge far enough from their presumed stance on such a fundamental issue. Would be interesting to see where this’ll go.

"The post-oil era."

What a fantastic detailed & thorough analysis, love your work!

Not anymore!

As usual .... It was fantastic effort shirwan ... Covering such complex and historical relationship in such short clips is always your extra ordinary skill ♥️👏

I was waiting for this for a while. Amazing content, as always!

Excellent Analysis. Thank you.

Very good journalism. Keep up the good work.

Finally, long waited for this! Still COVID-19’s geopolitics is pending :3

Where is that footage of the desert railroad from? It's beautiful.

These agreements would never ever have happened without Trump and Jared. Why not recognize this?

Support to Israel from Pakistan!

as North African (Algerian) I don't really understand the position middle eastern countries are in, but I'm definitely glad that we don't have to make such decisions due to being far away from the conflict area. This vid really helped understand more the politics behind certain moves and although some of this moves go against public opinion, the decision makers are not to be blamed nor to be judged. But the same can't be said about morocco and I really wish if you can make a detailed video about their normalization deal.

thanks guy for the report: you fan from Morocco

Well, anyone here after today's GCC summit which ended saudi led three years long blockade imposed on Qatar? Now what remains to see is whether Qatar would be next to normalize with Israel or not.

Just a correction... Oman still hasn't officially normalized with Israel.

This is the third video regarding Israel within last month! Such great content!

10:49 That's way more serious than abandoning the Brexit vote results. Because it was a small majority of 52% that was in favor, unlike more than 90% on average, among the Arab world...

Excellent reporting. Love yur use of graphics/maps.👍👍🙂

I enjoy your balanced and thought-provoking commentary about world issues, and I really respect your English skills. You don't use a synthetic voice program: thank you! 👍

As always, very informative. Thank you!

for the algorithm

Excellent presentation, informative and eye opening! Everyone should watch this report and support it!!! Great Job...

Making enemies based on religious or sentimental values is political beneficial but not economical beneficial. Public opinion regarding Arab monarchs will go down if poverty prevails in post oil world hence it's worth a gamble to normalise ties with Israel

Love this channel. Keep up the good work.

I really appreciate your efforts and these videos, thank you.

Oof, aged like milk.

Not going so well with these new developments

One day future generation will read about these conflicts and be like "WTF was wrong with those people"

Pressure from the west & Iran that's about it. Other than that they would never ever do this.

I’ve now watched many of your videos and I’m totally hooked! Keep up the high quality and thanks for sharing this knowledge for free. BTW does anyone know where he’s from? Just wondering, can’t quite place the accent

Could we have an update on this after the recent events

Another important reason: Low oil price (due to hybrid cars and fracking). The cheap oil has deprived Saudi Arabia and the Gulf nations of political leverage and future income. They need to diversify their economy, and give way to new allies.

Excellent analysis! I love your channel Shirvan! I would love to interview you on my channel someday!

I'm not sold on Neom. Cities don't just form by throwing money at a vacant area, they grow organically around industries and sources of income

Thank You for this, very informative

The comparison to Brexit seems a bit weird considering Brexit was ~50% for each side while the recognition of Israel is ~90% opposed. In any case, it's not like dictators need to care too much about what the public thinks.

Peace from Israel Loved the video and I hope we can continue normalize relations with as many Arab states as possible

This is a brilliant analysis. Fall of Pan Arabism based on realities of trade has created a huge geopolitical and geoeceonomic opportunity based on realism

Would love to see an assessment of OPEC countries' ability to finance themselves as oil gets phased out of our energy mix, and how that might change geopolitics.

I'm sure you gave an in-depth answer but we all know what it is - money.

I learn so much from you bro. Thank you

This is really new information for me! Thank you.

I actually didn't start watching the video yet but I can say this. I have lived in UAE (specifically Dubai) almost all my life. This normalisation deal was definitely shocking. Cause only barely a decade back, my history and social studies' book from middle school were filled with propaganda about Zionism (and maybe even the Holocaust) or about how the Intifada was some Gandhian-style protest. It would be very difficult for an otherwise pro-Palestinian government to turn away than just Iran. Only a few months back, the UAE just relaxed what was once some very strict Islamic laws and since a year have been toying with this idea of religious and cultural tolerance. They invited the Pope (which as a Christian was pretty eventful I guess). They are making massive new temples, synagogues and churches. Since a few years, their outlook has changed. And unlike say a Saudi, the Emiratis are actually somewhat receptive to this. They plan to change themselves from an Islamic hub to a really global one and joining or appeasing the West becomes part of that. Israel then just becomes one of many goals that they wish to fulfill than some end-goal of sorts. In ways, its both to counter Iran, establish their power in the Gulf and to find an easier access to the US but its also to change their image and earn some money from the West esp. with the COVID pandemic almost ravaging Dubai's economy. This deal becomes almost a necessity than a luxury. The whole Palestinian-Israelis issue has drawn for so long that it has honestly made many in it weary and tired except for a certain few. I would like to think that the Arabs too want to accept that reality and approach practicality. The Israelis are too powerful to get rid off and being America's most important Middle East proxies impossible to defeat. Additionally, they are very lucrative and could open a plethora of opportunities esp. with the West and of course at least some normality in an otherwise war-torn Middle East. These are just my thoughts on this.

"Keep your friends close, your enemies, closer".

Interesting and informative. Good to hear the comment that normalization with Israel has ignored public opinion in many Arab countries.

I really like The Caspian and report very informative,smart and in depth

I am Tibetan and I love isreal and Arab world🥰🥰🥰🥰

Always very informative- Thank you, Shirvan

Respect from Egypt ❤🇪🇬

This didn’t age well

This is really informative as usual. Please make a video about Moroccan geopolitics , especially its role in Africa. Thanks you!

Seeing all of the progress we're making brings a smile to my face

It would be amazing for peace to succeed! The future generation deserves it! Israel always wanted peace, hope all Arabs will too, Jacob and Ishmael are family!

Some point in the near future: “Aaaand it’s gone”

Thank you. Excellent analysis. It is very rare to find an almost unbiased analysis of these issues.

*”The Enemy of my Enemy is My Friend”* ~Subash Chandra Bose

Peace is always better than war 🤷🏻‍♂️

Amazing as always

Turkey : you have just made my work easier

Did not think this kind of connecting, communicating, selecting, protecting, And projecting would happen so soon

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, even if they are also my enemy"

Well done and very informative. Thank you.

One belt One road: I am coming.

It’s kind of interesting that even though “Tracks for Peace” is an American-backed project, it seems to fit pretty comfortably with China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

awesome content, thank you

CaspianReport where do you get these beautiful maps on your videos it doesn't look like google map?

2:14 These countries never fought Israel, never had conflict, and never were a threat to Israel and vice versa

Sirvan - some constructive feedback on this video: a major gap in your analysis on normalization in the region that simply cannot be neglected is the major role that the United States has played in the process. This push for normalization has been part and parcel of US MENA region policy for decades. Further, it has provided the sticks and carrots to all actors to make it happen.

Germany and France were at each other's throat for centuries. The integration of their economies lead to partnership and friendship today.

Very good and informative video. Keep up the good work.

Arab world seems to understand that its time this conflict to be ended

Thank you for a very informal insightful and clear message post. Much appreciated :)

Always amazing analysis

Awesome .. Please .. how can you make this map graphics ? Is it a website or a program or an application ... ? Pleeeeease .. 😀