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Senior producer Sam Ellis demonstrates where conflicts occur on a map and the ways in which foreign policy shapes a region.
Vox Atlas Season 1
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Vox Atlas
2017
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Senior producer Sam Ellis demonstrates where conflicts occur on a map and the ways in which foreign policy shapes a region.
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Vox Atlas Season 1 Full Episode Guide
The Saudis and Iranians have never actually declared war on each other. Instead, they fight indirectly by supporting opposing sides in other countries and inciting conflicts. This is known as proxy warfare. And it’s had a devastating effect on the region. Countries, especially poor ones, can’t function if there are larger countries pulling strings within their borders. And that’s exactly what's happening in the Middle East. The Saudi-Iranian rivalry has become a fight over influence, and the whole region is a battlefield.
Wars in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen are threatening to starve 20 million people...
China is building islands in the South China sea and its causing disputes among the other nations in the region; Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, and Indonesia. The US has many allies in the region and uses its massive Navy to patrol international waters, keeping shipping lanes open for trade.
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