Bro History

Alexander Lukashenko has been President of Belarus since 1994. This is the longest tenure as head of state in the former Soviet Union. Lukashenko consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system very similar to the former Soviet Union. Presidential elections were held in Belarus on Sunday, August 9th. SPOILER ALERT – Lukashenko won with over 80% of the vote. Now protesters are taking the street and calling the election illegitimate, however, Belarus and Russia are claiming that these protests are directed by foreign actors. On today’s episode we discuss the protests, the geopolitical implications and history of Belarus.IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #158 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There have been a number of mysterious explosions in Iran. These incidents have been way too frequent to be considered random accidents. Therefore, they smell of active sabotage. In addition, it was revealed that Trump authorized the CIA to wage Cyberwar on Iran back 2018. So the questions is, are these events all related?IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #153 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did the Russians pay Afghan militants to kill American troops in Afghanistan? According to reports published by the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal they did…. well maybe the did. Today we discuss if we have reason to believe that there was a Russian bounty program targeting US troops.IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #152 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was slavery the primary cause for the Civil War? Was the war for states rights? How big of a role did tariffs play in Southern Succession movements?Today we go over the causes that led to Southern Succession and why the Lincoln invaded the South.IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #151 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America is burning and the country seems more divided than ever. Danny and Henry – despite having different world views – discuss, debate and find common ground on some sensitive issues.IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #148 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S and China seem to be embarking on some sort of neo-island hopping campaign in the South Pacific. They’re both scrambling around for land masses to situate missile systems. Also, from a birds-eye view, it looks like the U.S is diverting weapons from Saudi Arabia and sending them to the South China Sea. Today we give a quick Middle East Update talk about the possibility of war with China.IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #144 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Thirty Year’s War was one of most destructive conflicts in human history. The population of Germany fell from 21 million to 13 million between 1618 – 1648. It has been called “The Outstanding Example of Meaningless conflict”. Today we talk about the religious and political factors that led up to war in Central Europe – along with the overall global consequences. IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #135 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Horton comes on to discuss the Taliban, Nuclear War, the MIC and much more. As always, Scott provides a wealth of knowledge on a variety of subjects relating to history and US foreign policy. IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #134 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maj. Danny Sjursen (ret.) shares his experience as a young 1st Lieutenant in the Shia-majority East Baghdad in 2007 – a very dangerous time, with upwards of 100 U.S soldiers being killed each month. Danny reflects on the loss of soldiers under his command by a deadly improvised explosive device and the political conditions that led to it all.Danny Sjursen is a retired US Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has written a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War, Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge.IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #130 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some people believe that WW3 looms over us like an ominous black cloud. If that’s true, we should at the very least have a basic understanding of how other world conflicts started. Today we talk about the twisted politics of Europe that led to one of the most horrific events human history.IMPORTANT MESSAGE - please complete this survey. Don't miss out on a chance to win $500. It will also help out your pals Henry and Danny.www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave.https://www.patreon.com/brohistoryEpisode #128 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices