It’s an unlikely place for a democratic revolution. The headline for this video has been updated. The previous version was: How Syria’s Kurds are trying to create a democracy. Watch more Vox Atlas: http://bit.ly/2DeS9Gk Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Since the start of the Syrian civil war, Kurdish people in […]
The belt of volcanic activity is called the Ring of Fire. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Ring of Fire is a band of volcanoes and frequent earthquakes that runs from New Zealand, up through Eastern Asia, across the Bering Strait and all the way down to the Southern tip […]
And possibly the whole world. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 2014, the largest corruption scandal in Latin America’s history erupted in Brazil. It involved bribes between Petrobras, the largest state-owned oil company on the continent, and dozens of engineering firms. It also involved politicians, including three Brazilian presidents, Lula, […]
Why Kashmir remains one of the most militarized regions in the world. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab The dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir is one of the longest running conflicts. Ever since Britain left India in 1947 and hastily drew borders demarcating a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority […]
And the timing couldn’t be worse. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Iraq gets almost all of its water from two rivers: The Tigris and the Euphrates. Both begin in Turkey and make their way down the entire length of the country, before emptying into the Persian Gulf. The problem […]
The Strait of Hormuz, “the jugular of the global economy,” has become a useful bargaining chip for Iran. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway that lies between Iran and Oman. This 21 mile-wide passage supports 20% of the world’s oil supply. A […]
The 2019 fires were just the tip of the iceberg. This is Part 1 of Vox Atlas: The Amazon, a three-part series about the world’s largest rainforest, why it’s in jeopardy, and the people trying to save it. Watch all three parts right here on YouTube. Part 1: https://youtu.be/SAZAKPUQMw0 Part […]
And why the disease first appeared in China. NOTE: As our expert Peter Li points out in the video, “The majority of the people in China do not eat wildlife animals. Those people who consume these wildlife animals are the rich and the powerful –a small minority.” This video explains […]
The country’s leader won the Nobel Peace Prize. Then he went to war. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 2019, after ending Ethiopia’s decades-long war with its neighbor, Eritrea, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. It seemed like a new beginning for Ethiopia. After decades of […]
Ukraine is under attack. Follow Vox for the latest: https://bit.ly/3Kcg9Nb Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO On February 24th, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a “special military operation,” but the scale of the attack shows […]
