Topic for the week
Added 2023-10-31 07:08:22 +0000 UTCG'day all.
As noted, I haven't been feeling great but am going in the right direction and should be good to finalise the episode this week as planned.
I have two topics that are close to completion so am putting them to a vote here.
The Indian episode should also release in November if all goes well (I'll include more details in the channel update) which I am both excited and nervous about given it's taken more reading and work than any other episode I've done to date.
I also want to give a broader update on a bunch of stuff for Patrons at the start of each month, but given I'm not feeling great I hope you understand if I post that in week 2 of November rather than week1.
Many thanks to all of you for your support, and look forward to seeing what you think (noting I may abandon democracy as always if I have a compelling reason to do so)
Comments
https://youtu.be/iiQZxJu9UcM?si=446n3Iyseplf0DvH
LX
2023-12-06 18:29:56 +0000 UTCCheck your email I sent you some data, and use the official NATO webpage. https://www.nato.int/nato-on-the-map
LX
2023-12-06 18:27:44 +0000 UTCHow should we deal with the russia loving Hungary and Turkey?
Jim Kunkel
2023-12-05 12:42:32 +0000 UTCVenezuela and Guyana conflict would be very interesting. It is a bit of a black swan for me, and I know nothing about the Guyana military, and how the conflict might progress.
Seth Turnlund
2023-12-04 21:22:59 +0000 UTCNagorno-Karabakh and the Future of the Armenian Military
Oliver
2023-11-15 00:47:18 +0000 UTCListening to The Red Line - 106 - Wargaming: Moldova vs Transnistria. Perhaps something for a future episode
Niclas Hansemark
2023-11-07 16:26:02 +0000 UTC(suggestion from a friend - he wants it to go deeper :3) / deep-dive into russian railway troops
Typowy Laman
2023-11-07 16:20:52 +0000 UTCSuggestion for a topic, if it hasn't been covered yet: Railway logistics and its military application during the Ukraine-Russia war
Typowy Laman
2023-11-07 16:19:17 +0000 UTCHow could Israel and it's Defence production base could adapt to Apartheid style embargos form the west
Luna Amy Swan
2023-11-07 00:24:35 +0000 UTCNorth Korea would be a fun topic, but not sure if there's enough concrete information to avoid speculation and counting platforms
DuckHunter
2023-11-05 21:48:16 +0000 UTCPerun, you produce the only PowerPoint presentations I can pay attention to throughout. Therefore, you are the pioneer of Less than Lethal PowerPoint. Hopefully, you bring about non proliferation, sanctioning and eventual ban of death by PowerPoint by Geneva and the Hague, but time will tell.
Joel Toomay
2023-11-05 17:13:41 +0000 UTCI echo the calls for rest. I recently went back and watched some old videos, and learned even more. The community can rewatch while you recharge.
Richard Owen
2023-11-02 17:55:25 +0000 UTCI'm also voting for you to take a break if you need it.
Richard Gemmell
2023-11-02 07:02:20 +0000 UTCTake you time to rest We will still wait for the next installment Relax 👍
Rui Palhares
2023-11-01 22:39:09 +0000 UTCPlease rest and get well. Then we can consider future topics.
Spud
2023-11-01 19:53:30 +0000 UTCHave to say Iran is rather topical at this time. But I can wait, get some rest and get well. Your not the only YT content creator, we'll cope.
Harold Robinson
2023-11-01 04:30:02 +0000 UTCYour health is more important that the schedule. The video can wait.
Frits Spits
2023-11-01 03:32:37 +0000 UTCI might just be lazy, but is there a podcast version I can listen to?
Dan G
2023-11-01 01:03:07 +0000 UTCDitto, take care
B v
2023-10-31 23:12:11 +0000 UTCThirded.
Teresa Benson
2023-10-31 23:03:21 +0000 UTCYes, 1,000 times yes!
Teresa Benson
2023-10-31 23:00:37 +0000 UTCYes, well said!
Teresa Benson
2023-10-31 22:59:20 +0000 UTCTake a week off and rest, seriously! Everyone needs some vacation time, even if it's spent sleeping off the flu. We patrons aren't going anywhere.
Teresa Benson
2023-10-31 22:56:10 +0000 UTCGet some rest it is well deserved and long overdue. We will all be here and we know the content you publish is solid so its always worth the wait for quality info.
Tony G
2023-10-31 21:57:13 +0000 UTCI’m adding my vote for you to rest and get us a video late. Then you will have proof that the world doesn’t fall apart if there’s a couple day delay, and your Patrons will be thrilled that you leaned on us!
Julia Haynie
2023-10-31 18:58:50 +0000 UTCTake care of #1. Prioritize getting well. The videos can wait.
Hollywood Outsider
2023-10-31 18:30:43 +0000 UTCLooking forward to it whatever comes next :)
Bjarne Damgaard Pedersen
2023-10-31 18:17:31 +0000 UTCThis is a though call! I really want both. So for the first time have used the no-option button.
Stephan Krul
2023-10-31 17:44:42 +0000 UTCGet Well We need your unique brand of content
David McKee
2023-10-31 17:00:18 +0000 UTCI love my powerpoint presentation every sunday, but everybody needs breaks and vacations. Get well, take a break when you need to.
Luís Queirós
2023-10-31 16:05:06 +0000 UTCI agree with your basic point, but would hesitate to include Israel in that group. This is not a 'political' opinion, but pity based on their behaviour towards Palestinians over the last 75 years. I wouldn't support any other country that behaved like that, just because they were nominally 'western' and 'democratic'.
Paul Haynes
2023-10-31 15:46:50 +0000 UTCPlease don't worry about us Patreons! I'm sure I speak for most of us when I say that I became a Patreon to support your work, not in expectation if any 'goodies'.
Paul Haynes
2023-10-31 15:38:08 +0000 UTCUnder the current circumstances, I vote for number two. Please, stay safe and get healthy, so you can continue our incredible education.
Erik Stubblebine
2023-10-31 15:37:42 +0000 UTCI voted for the Iranian one, but, had it been multiple options, I'd have voted for the ex-Warsaw Pact one as well.
Paul Haynes
2023-10-31 15:36:07 +0000 UTCSeriously take a break man! Get well. I have a hard time just fitting in the time and energy to consume your content every week. I can't imagine what it must take to keep developing it at that pace.
Player1st
2023-10-31 15:35:08 +0000 UTCGet well soon Perun!
alexander gaitan
2023-10-31 15:05:54 +0000 UTCSorry, hit enter by mistake. Do they have a constructive rather than disruptive agenda that isn't obvious? Anyway, thank you. Be well.
William Comars
2023-10-31 14:39:08 +0000 UTCThat being said, it seems like crisis are like other forms of pain, you only feel it in one place at a time. The backstory and potential evolution of the various former SSR's would be interesting and germane, especially as, counterintuitively, the tend to the right seems to be softening support for Ukraine. However, I still vote for the Iran option. Unfortunately, the capabilities I would be most interested in would also be the ones that would be hardest to research and quantify. How effective are their Intelligence and Counter Intelligence Agencies. What levers do they have in exercising soft power? Does the ability to provide finance and logistics map congruently onto their ability to influence the recipients? What is their long term strategic goal and do they have
William Comars
2023-10-31 14:37:16 +0000 UTCGet some rest. If you haven't got your health, then you haven't got anything.
Brandon Figueroa
2023-10-31 14:35:59 +0000 UTCNo worries mate. Take care of yourself.
Ol Retired Fed
2023-10-31 14:34:56 +0000 UTCI agree with those who encourage you to rejuvenate and regain your energy. Your analysis has always come with a personal spark. Keep that. Stay well.
Rob Tai
2023-10-31 14:33:07 +0000 UTCFirst and foremost, don't push too hard. If you have to take time to heal and recharge, do it.
William Comars
2023-10-31 14:24:55 +0000 UTCP.S. If you are tired, take a break. And don't give into the weekly demand for content and feel forced to make second rate videos. quality trumps quantity, especially on YouTube.
David Gellatly
2023-10-31 14:17:43 +0000 UTCWhile there has been a lot of talk about "technical" asymetric warfare: drones vs. tanks and ships, guerrillas vs. conventional forces; there has been almost no discussion of the more fundamental emerging symmetry of values and regimes. That is how do democracies committed to a Western set of values (such as Israel) deal with opponents who reject those values and actually use them to degrade the effectiveness of Western democracies. Whether it is hiding behind civilians, using hospitals and schools as bases or funding or arming proxies to do their dirty work while giving themselves deniability. This clash of values (the Clash of Civilizations as Samuel Huntington described it) is the real and present asymetrical warfare and needs to be directly addressed.
David Gellatly
2023-10-31 14:15:51 +0000 UTCExtremely well said!
qbNone
2023-10-31 14:11:22 +0000 UTCTake a break! Who are you pushing yourself for? I've been in this community for a while now and we've consistently said we want you healthy and not burned out. Take a month if you need it! The one video I never want to see is the classic, "I've burned out, my workload has harmed my mental health and relationships, and I'm quitting YouTube."
qbNone
2023-10-31 14:10:21 +0000 UTCSpace battleships!
Jeremy L
2023-10-31 14:06:51 +0000 UTCIf you are not feeling well, take a break! If you don't your body will force you to.
Al McKague
2023-10-31 14:05:02 +0000 UTCWhat he said!
Tom Joyce
2023-10-31 13:58:54 +0000 UTCTake a break!! Be Told!!
Tom Joyce
2023-10-31 13:44:40 +0000 UTCBro, your health takes priority.
Ivan
2023-10-31 13:42:58 +0000 UTCHopefully Iran is not too touchy for YouTube as it is certainly current..
Kerry L Werry
2023-10-31 13:29:57 +0000 UTCI voted for Iran but get some rest. If the video this week comes out a bit late so be it.
LeaderTitan
2023-10-31 12:52:04 +0000 UTCThere's a history of talented, brilliant YouTube creators such as yourself getting swept up in their creative success and losing the vital importance of self care. This has sometimes resulted in severe creative burnout and the loss to us of their genius spirits. You do what you need to do to take care of yourself, including taking breaks to renew and restore yourself. We would much rather wait some weeks or even a month or two rather than to lose your creativity entirely. You and your work are entirely unique in my experience and we greatly benefit from what you do. The internet, the world is in great need of the information and objectivity you provide. And we can wait while you lie in the sun or go surfing or hang gliding or whatever renews your spirit and energy. Take care. Erica
Erica Peterson
2023-10-31 12:41:41 +0000 UTCThe shared experiences due to the Soviets are deeply embedded with the East Block countries and they are mostly unhappy ones. Without these countries, Russia has little geographical depth and much less industrial capacity.
Michael Waldmeier
2023-10-31 12:27:46 +0000 UTCI'm voting for Perun to take a nap and get some rest. I'm exhausted and I'm not even the one doing all the research.
Jeff Hoffman
2023-10-31 12:26:50 +0000 UTCand for how long. What activities are occurring beneath the surface?
Michael Waldmeier
2023-10-31 12:24:43 +0000 UTCWhile Iran is very interesting and germane vis-a-vie the Israel-Palestine conflict for one thing, the most important current issue is Russia’s aggression against its neighbors. Therefore, the status of the former WP countries is more pressing. Get well!
Chuck Collins
2023-10-31 12:09:44 +0000 UTCDitto what everyone is saying, health first! Then Iran. I’ve not seen a good rundown of their true abilities and I’m eager to hear your take. Be well!
Joe Trouba
2023-10-31 12:06:18 +0000 UTCGet well sir, I subscribed with the hope that I’d be able to secure my supply chain of defense economics PowerPoints for the long term, so minor delays aren’t of concern to me personally. Completely unrelated to the above or to the poll, but something I’ve just been thinking about recently: please don’t forget about the space warfare topic moving forward. I don’t believe it got a lot of love here on Patreon or on YouTube, but it’s easily one of my favorite topics and I’d love to see you follow it up if you care to do so.
Oxide
2023-10-31 11:26:52 +0000 UTCAgreed
Jessica Fields
2023-10-31 11:26:19 +0000 UTCTake some time off, we need you and your expertise - then Iran
Mary E Doolan
2023-10-31 11:08:57 +0000 UTCRest if you need it. Both topics sound fascinating; it just depends on how much you want to get wrapped up in current, fast moving events. Re former Pact nations: Personally I'd rather see a deep dive on a single nation as a case study, rather than a broad tour of the whole Pact. They're not Pact, but I have a personal curiosity about the Croatians. I've done some business with them and, from talking to my contacts I gather their military was in need of reform, (at least a few years ago).
RitalinGamer
2023-10-31 10:33:14 +0000 UTCSeconded
Minion
2023-10-31 10:32:26 +0000 UTCYour health comes before anything YouTube related
Tetaredon
2023-10-31 10:10:53 +0000 UTCour health comes first, suggestion first do Geo-political background. Who runs Iran these days and how? Question how do they pay for their Nuclear "program" and military?
Janus_past
2023-10-31 09:06:19 +0000 UTCThe most important thing regardless of your 'obligations' to the Patreon or the channel is your health and well-being. Videos can wait, your health can't. As someone who works in a hospital, Burnout is a real thing. The topics you cover are very eye-opening and have helped me see the world and thr organisations within in whole new light. What I learn from you, helps me understand why countries behave the way that they do, why system(s) procurement is such a long & arduous process amongst other things. What I'm trying to say is that you make topics that on the surface could be considered 'dry' and 'boring'' genuinely interesting and quite fascinating. Whatever topic you choose to talk about, I know I'll learn something new. But if I had to pick.. Definitely Iran. Given it's history; from being a staunch US ally under the Shah in the mid 20th century to absolutely hating its guts post Revolution (I mean they call the US the 'Great Satan' for Gods sake) and its complicated & antagonistic 'Cold War' with Saudi Arabia . It would fascinating to get a in-depth analysis on why Iran behaves the way that it does from a cultural & geopolitical perspective. BUT before you do that, please rest and take care of yourself.
Flavio Briatore
2023-10-31 08:23:36 +0000 UTCYour health comes first, YT a distant second in my book.
Charles May
2023-10-31 08:22:42 +0000 UTCTake care :)
Cosma Nicolau
2023-10-31 08:07:11 +0000 UTCPerun: if was preferenial voting: 1) take rest 2) Iran. Take good care of yourself, your wellbeing comes first. Look forward when your back.
Russell Davie
2023-10-31 08:05:49 +0000 UTCBinkov did a good video on a US-Iran war being sort of a airborne siege of Iran, as the typography makes an invasion almost impossible against a mobilised and motivated force (Iraq x3-4 with more mountains). However that video was in narrow focus, as I believe Iran would likely also use ballistic missiles against Europe and Israel along with sleeper terrorists attacks inside the West (and around the world against Western interests) to fight back, and it all become one giant asymmetric mess. So I am very interested in getting some depth in terms of what IRGC, Quds Force (separating external from internal IRGC), Military, Intel, and Missile Forces (WMD?) can do if it came to war with the West and friends (as nobody else can logistically even hope to project power to invade Iran), and also what they are already doing in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank, Yemen etc. The IRGC seems to be a very motivated fighting force, but how is the regular military compared to something like Saudi Arabia (expected low quality) and Egypt (expected high quality)? I would even go as far as asking, how many Sunni Arab countries could Iran take in a fight? If neither side got outside help.
Alec Pearson
2023-10-31 07:54:59 +0000 UTCTake care of #1 first. Have a break possibly? We aren't going anywhere.
Pat
2023-10-31 07:47:08 +0000 UTCBoth topics are interesting, but given my heritage and the situation in Ukraine I opt for the former Warsaw Pact. That said, I'm interested in Iran as well : how does a heavily sanction, poorly functioning petroeconomy build a military-industrial complex ?
Hanno Jaan Niidas
2023-10-31 07:46:54 +0000 UTCIf you do Iran you should definitely cover the terror proxies. And why they resort to them to cover for their inadequate defence.
Ryan Lake
2023-10-31 07:39:57 +0000 UTCPerun suffers from that rare disease “Making all subjects interesting”. I’ve chosen Iran but Warsaw Pact is also very topical, with more countries swinging back in the direction of Moscow. Do think of your health, dear Perun. We will always be here.
Johan Molendijk
2023-10-31 07:38:13 +0000 UTCTake good care of yourself first and foremost! <3
Alexis Jouanneaux
2023-10-31 07:33:34 +0000 UTCPresumably a lot of Iran's export capacity is specifically designed to evade sanctions.
Guy Dudley
2023-10-31 07:32:48 +0000 UTCHope you’re on the mend.
Annag Chandler
2023-10-31 07:23:26 +0000 UTCBetter still, landmines, drones, AI and their convergence towards autonomous weapons. Isn’t the switchblade a flying anti tank mine, for example?
Chariton Iosifides
2023-10-31 07:18:37 +0000 UTCIran is topical, plus it also ties into India, considering the history of the countries, so that's an added reason
Seidmadr
2023-10-31 07:18:36 +0000 UTCIt's a coin toss for me, so no vote option.
T.F.S.
2023-10-31 07:16:54 +0000 UTCIran is currently the hinge between the Ukraine and Middle East conflict and a very interesting topic therefore.
Martin Seeger
2023-10-31 07:14:24 +0000 UTCTough one to decide. But, as you have already touched on the former Warsaw Pact states in previous videos and in view of the current situation for me it’s Iran. Hope you get better soon!
Chariton Iosifides
2023-10-31 07:12:22 +0000 UTCDo you have anything in the works on landmines? I know you've touched on parts of it in some of your videos but I feel like the topic could make a full video of its own with history, strategy, controversy, and lessons learned.
Powernap
2023-10-31 07:11:40 +0000 UTCBoth are really worthwhile admittedly.
Bernhard Rohrer
2023-10-31 07:10:05 +0000 UTC
