Japan's role in World Wars. It's circumstances in the interwar years. Pearl Harbour and defeat in World War II. Rise of an economic power and loss of political and military power

Samurai, Lords, Ninjas... The return of the Emperor and the beginnings of an Empere

The beginning of human inhabitation of Japan. First ruler, emperors and oligarchs. The Yayoi subdue the Jomon and Emishi people. To defeat the Emeshi , they create the Samurai, a class of soldiers and knights.

QnA session on US Iran Confrontation

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A round of questions and my attempts and struggles to answer a few

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A few questions and attempts to answer them

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Israel Syria Contention from an Israeli perspective

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There were many actors within Lebanon but many foreign actors like US, Syria, Israel, Palestinians had a lot at stake. With a change in allies there would be a change of narrative. But the War went on. Till Taif agreement of 1989 should some results in 1991. Edit in this episode: Hezbollah was born in post 1980 era, I erroneously mention the founding in 1974, my mistake.

All about the Lebanese Civil War. With its myriad of characters, militias and massacres, it has been one of the longest civil wars. It involved three foreign actors with several instances of occupations: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Syria and Israel. PLO didn't have a state of its own but was able to take over chunks of Lebanon. Civil War (first) begins in 1958. Civil War (second) begins in 1975. Civil War (third) begins in 1982. During 1985-1989, the Fourth Civil War Begins, which we will discuss in the next episode.

Lebanon from its earliest days till 1975. The Rise of the Phoenicians and being a Roman and Ottoman Colony. From the days of crusades to the formation of a Democratic country, albeit a confessional one. In 1975 the Civil War in Lebanon begins. We shall discuss the Civil War in our next episode.