Seasons & Episodes
The Israel-Palestine Border
There's a lot of messy and complicated borders in the world. But all of them pale in comparison to the world's most cont
The 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan War
For 6 weeks in 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan went to war over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. The war saw the
Ukraine and Russia Before 2022
For the past 7 years, the deadliest war in Europe of the 21st century century has been raging in Eastern Ukraine. The wa
Israel and Gaza
For the past 14 years, Israel has maintained a complete land, air and sea blockade over the Gaza Strip and the 2 million
Afghanistan Before 2001
The modern war in Afghanistan didn't begin with the American and allied invasion of 2001. Its origins are significantly
North Korea Since 2000
The conflict between North and South Korea has been raging for more than 7 decades now. The Korean War fought in the 195
US-Iran
The United States and Iran have one of the most controversial, important and dangerous relationships in the world. The 2
The Wars of Saddam
Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq for nearly a quarter of a century and throughout that time, he initiated 2 enormous wars that
The Greco-Turkish Cold War
Greece and Turkey have one of the world's most ancient and bitter geopolitical rivalries that stretches back nearly 1,00
Episode 1: Syria's Stalingrad, Aleppo
For 4 long years, the largest city in Syria was torn apart in one of the largest and most ferocious battles of the 21st
Episode 2: The Russian Invasion of Georgia
In 2008, Russia initiated a full-scale invasion into Georgia in what became the first European war of the 21st century.
Episode 3: The Chechen Wars
Across the 1990's and early 2000's, the Republic of Chechnya attempted to secede from Russia and achieve independence.
Episode 4: The US Invasion of Iraq
In 2003 the US and its allies invaded Iraq under the pretext of dismantling Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction
Episode 5: The Russian Intervention in Syria
Russia’s intervention in the Syrian Civil War to assist Assad’s regime lead to a triumph in geopolitics for the Krem
Episode 6: The Transnistria War
The war fought between Moldova, the breakaway state of Transnistria, and Russia.
Episode 7: Xinjiang & The Uyghur Genocide
Since 2017, China has been carrying out the largest genocide of the 21st century, targeting the Uyghur people East Turke
Episode 8: America's Longest War
The longest war in American history was the one fought for nearly 20 years in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021.
Episode 9: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Phase 1
The first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine from the February 24 when the Russians first attacked to the April 7,
Episode 10: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine, Phase 2
After failing to capture Kyiv the Russian army began to refocus everything on the eastern front and the battle for the D
Episode 11: The Yemen Civil War
In 2014, Yemen descended into an initially two-sided civil war between the Shia-adjacent Houthis & the largely Sunni gov
Episode 12: The Libyan Civil Wars
Libya was once among Africa's most prosperous nations until 2011 when the country descended into chaos and instability.
Episode 1: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Phase 3
How the Ukrainian Army decisively pushed back against the Russians at the end of 2022.
Episode 2: The Tigray War
Why the Tigray War in Ethiopia, which only ended in 2022, remains the 21st-century's deadliest conflict.
Episode 3: The Syrian Civil War
What initially began as protests against the country's regime steadily morphed into a civil war lasting for more than a
Episode 4: The Rise of ISIS
How ISIS managed to quickly rise to the apex of their power across Iraq and Syria by 2015.
Episode 5: The Fall of ISIS
How an unprecedented coalition of nations and organizations from all around the world destroyed ISIS between 2014 and 20
Episode 6: The Battle of Bakhmut
How the fighting for control over the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut evolved into Europe's most catastrophic battle since WWI
Episode 7: The Turkish-Kurdish Conflict
The War between the Turkish government and the PKK from its origins in the 1980s into the present day.
Episode 8: Myanmar & The Rohingya Genocide
How Myanmar became Southeast Asia's only failed state.
Episode 9: Israel & Gaza Before 2023
The history of the conflict between Israel and Gaza between 1987 and 2023.
Episode 10: The Lebanese Civil War
How the Lebanon Civil War produced Hezbollah.
Episode 1: The Yugoslav Wars
Throughout the 1990s a series of wars were waged across the Western Balkans as the former state of Yugoslavia collapsed.
Episode 2: The Darfur Genocide
From 2003 through 2005, the first legally defined genocide of the 21st-century took place in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Episode 3: French Intervention in Mali
The 2013 French military intervention into Mali, and the ensuing decade-long counterinsurgency operation.
Episode 4: The 2023 Ukraine Counteroffensive
Analysis of the 2023 Ukraine counteroffensive and what went wrong for the Ukrainian side.
Episode 5: The India-China Border Battles
In 2020 & 2021, thousands of Indian & Chinese troops engaged in fights along the disputed border in Jammu & Kashmir.
Episode 6: The Return of the Taliban
How the Taliban shocked the world by re-conquering Afghanistan in only a matter of months over the summer of 2021.
Episode 7: Origins of al-Qaeda & the Road to 9/11
Al-Qaeda's evolving strategy fighting the US from the 1980's up until 9/11.
Episode 8: The War on Terror & bin Laden Manhunt
America's Global War on Terror, and the manhunt for al-Qaeda's leadership.
Episode 9: The October 7th Attacks
Hamas’s attack on October 7 and Israel’s intelligence failure in preventing it.
Episode 10: The Troubles
The Troubles in Northern Ireland, the peace process, and questions in the present day.
Episode 11: The Rwandan Genocide
The origins of Rwanda’s ethnic conflict and the genocide that occurred from April to June 1994 and what followed after
Episode 12: The Battle of Avdiivka
After unsuccessful attempts to break through Avdiivka’s powerful, fortress of defenses, Russia tried again in October
Episode 1: The Overthrow of Assad
On November 27, 2024, an offensive would begin that would bring the Assad regime in Syria to a stunning end in just 11 d
Episode 2: Israel’s Invasion of Gaza
Israel’s invasion of Gaza, the ICJ’s court case, and accusations of genocide.
Episode 3: The 21st-Century Kursk Offensive
Ukraine’s 2024 incursion into the Russian Kursk Oblast from August to October.
Episode 4: The Manhunt for El Chapo
The story of Joaquín Guzmán’s empire, his escapes, recaptures, and eventual extradition.
Episode 5: The Benghazi Embassy Attack
On the ten year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the US suffered another attack, this time abroad.
The Black Hawk Down Incident
In October of 1993, the US military attempted to use helicopters to conduct a raid in Somalia to capture two wanted mili
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