Geopolitics & Foreign Policy Videos Hacker News Recommends
Geopolitics & foreign policy videos on HackerTube: the talks, lectures and explainers Hacker News commenters keep sharing, covering foreign policy, China, Russia, Ukraine, Middle East, Israel and Palestine, NATO, sanctions, diplomacy, Taiwan, wars and interventions, international organizations.
72 videos · ranked by HN recommendations · showing 1–48
Most recommended geopolitics & foreign policy videos
The ones HN returns to most often when a thread turns to this topic.
documentary#214This Is What Winning Looks Like (Full Length)
VICE
“I highly recommend the 2013 documentary”
7 HN recommenders · 2014–2023
lecture#257Tiedustelueverstin arvio Venäjästä | 3.12.2018
fin_topsu
“is fantastic since its from 2018 but still 100% valid”
14 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
explainer#359The EU Has Orbits, and the UK Fell Out of All of Them
CGP Grey
“taking from the amazing short overview here”
7 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
lecture#402Gwynne Dyer -- Geopolitics in a Hotter World
The University of British Columbia
“This is a great dissertation on how the GeoPolitics will play this little game out”
4 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
lecture#453Vladimir Pozner: How the United States Created Vladimir Putin
Yale University
“I strongly recommend to watch this talk”
10 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
talk#488Dr Shashi Tharoor MP - Britain Does Owe Reparations
OxfordUnion
“This talk has many facts not even commonly known to Indians.”
8 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
talk#56338C3 - From Silicon to Sovereignty: How Advanced Chips are Redefining Global Dominance
media.ccc.de
“I can highly recommend this to everybody who is "somehow in tech or IT”
5 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
lecture#580Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 1: Ukrainian Questions Posed by Russian Invasion
YaleCourses
“gives you invaluable understanding about much more than just Ukraine.”
6 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
explainer#682Propaganda Games: Sesame Credit - The True Danger of Gamification - Extra Credits
Extra Credits
“It's 7.5 minutes long, and well worth the watch”
7 HN recommenders · 2015–2018
interview#819KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov 1985 Interview. Explains KGB Manipulation of US Public Opinion
20th Century Time Machine
“I feel like everyone should watch this 1985 interview of an ex-KGB agent[1]. It's more relevant today than ever before”
4 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
interview#841FULL INTERVIEW with Yuri Bezmenov: The Four Stages of Ideological Subversion (1984)
Nicholas Marshall
“It is worth watching the whole interview”
4 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
documentary#974Operation InfeKtion: How Russia Perfected the Art of War | NYT Opinion
New York Times Opinion
“This New York Times video explains it very well”
3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
documentary#1195From the DMZ Into the Hermit Kingdom - Inside North Korea (Part 1/3)
VICE
“Vice has a three-part 1-hour-total documentary on North Korea with footage from the country.”
3 HN recommenders · 2013–2023
lecture#1266Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer
The University of Chicago
“I find his viewpoint helpful as it’s very much Machiavellian and not focused on demonizing the Other.”
9 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
explainer#1278China is erasing its border with Hong Kong
Vox
“At 15 minutes, it's a captivating introduction to the conflict.”
4 HN recommenders · 2018–2019
news#1371Call Between Alexey Navalny and FSB Officer Konstantin Kudryavtsev [English Subtitles]
Bellingcat
“But the best part is how he did it: caller ID spoof + social engineering.”
3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
interview#1377Я позвонил своему убийце. Он признался
Алексей Навальный
“But the best part is how he did it: caller ID spoof + social engineering.”
3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
explainer#1464Why China Is so Good at Building Railways
Wendover Productions
“Please, I urge you to watch this.”
4 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
commentary#1470China & Uighurs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
“John Oliver did an excellent piece on the situation of the uighur last week”
3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
lecture#1514Yuri Bezmenov: Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society (Complete)
GBPPR2
“One of the most important videos on the entire Internet”
3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024
interview#1543CIA Officer in Charge of Taking Down the AQ Khan Network | James Lawler | Ep. 125
The Team House
“if you want to hear someone who actively ran another incredibly successful nuclear non proliferation operation inside of CIA”
2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
documentary#1659Chai Jing's review: Under the Dome – Investigating China’s Smog 柴静雾霾调查：穹顶之下 (full translation)
Christopher He
“I highly recommend the documentary Under the Dome , released earlier this year and later banned in China”
3 HN recommenders · 2015–2018
commentary#1934The Secret Chinese War for Your Opinion!
serpentza
“This was an interesting video by a westerner who is in China (often)”
3 HN recommenders · 2018–2019
talk#1973Black Hat USA 2013 - OPSEC failures of spies
Black Hat
“The whole talk is worth watching.”
3 HN recommenders · 2016–2019
documentary#2126The KGB, The Computer and Me - The Cuckoo’s Egg Story
Australian Phoenix CyberOps
“It's quite amazing to see the original people involved recreating events just a few years after they took place”
3 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
explainer#2185The Origins of Russian Authoritarianism
Kraut
“this video gives a good introduction to the origins of Russian Authoritarianism”
3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
documentary#2200Pandora's Box, E1: The Engineers' Plot
nagualdesign
“I recommend watching Pandora's Box documentary. It is fun and pretty well made”
3 HN recommenders · 2014–2025
explainer#2201Is the EU Democratic? Does Your Vote Matter?
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
“Here is a quick video explaining how it works”
3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
talk#2210Understanding the rise of China | Martin Jacques
TED
“I highly recommend Martin Jacques' Ted talk [0] on this very subject from over 7 years ago.”
1 HN recommenders · 2018–2019
explainer#2269The US-Canada Border Is 5,500 Miles of Pure Nonsense
CGP Grey
“There's a great CGP Grey video on the Canada-US border well worth watching if this interests you”
3 HN recommenders · 2016–2020
interview#2290Yanis Varoufakis with Professor Noam Chomsky at NYPL, April 16, 2016 | DiEM25
DiEM25
“Yanis in conversation with Chomsky, long but insightful.”
3 HN recommenders · 2016–2024
explainer#2297The Five Freedoms of Aviation
Wendover Productions
“This video has a lot of good info on it”
3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
documentary#2307China’s Vanishing Muslims: Undercover In The Most Dystopian Place In The World
VICE News
“here's a very thorough look from an established news source”
3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
commentary#2326Bitcoin Is Protecting Human Rights Around the World
ReasonTV
“Actually it's pretty important for many”
3 HN recommenders · 2021
comedy#2367Yes Minister — Why Britain Joined the European Union
Hostis Humani Generis
“The best explanation of this”
2 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
talk#2538Iowa Swine Day 2022: Agriculture at the End of the World
Iowa Pork Industry Center
“The audio is a little rough, but it's worth the watch (in my opinion).”
2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
explainer#2571The Chinese Student Crisis
PolyMatter
“Polymatter recently had a great video on the way the college ranking system is a hustle for foreign student money”
2 HN recommenders · 2022
commentary#2601Trump's Biggest Failure
Kraut
“Kraut has a fantastic video on the topic”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
explainer#2604How Corruption Destroys Armies - Theft, Graft, and Russian failure in Ukraine
Perun
“Both these videos are long, but they had a lot of interesting ideas and insight on this topic”
2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
talk#2621DEF CON 24 - Chris Rock - How to Overthrow a Government
DEFCONConference
“If you've not seen this amazing talk I can't recommend it enough.”
2 HN recommenders · 2017–2019
documentary#2678The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK | FT Film
Financial Times
“watch this excellent documentary from the Financial Times (FT)”
3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
news#2727TikTok in China versus the United States | 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
“tl;dw: Chinese users get more wholesome content, particularly children, along with usage limits.”
2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
talk#2889Ralph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon
TED
“The Stuxnet TED talk [0] was really interesting”
2 HN recommenders · 2011–2021
explainer#2953Understanding the Russian mindset
CaspianReport
“has a few errors but is overall a good summary.”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
talk#3087George Friedman, "Europe: Destined for Conflict?"
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
“I recommend to watch George Friedman's talk”
2 HN recommenders · 2015–2022
documentary#3171Are NEW Chinese buildings really FALLING DOWN?
ADVChina
“This video from last year was pretty eye opening to me.”
2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
documentary#3245How Semiconductors Ruined East Germany
Asianometry
“this is a well researched video by Asianometry, which actually contains a couple of details (unlike the Politico article) about the spycraft involved”
2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
explainer#3248China's 7nm Chips: SMIC N+2
Asianometry
“Probably one of the best high level insights into tech mfg in Asia.”
2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
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