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Hi friends, 

Making this video was an exciting experiment for us. From trying out different storytelling formats to collaborating with Search Party, we wanted to bring something as abstract and complicated as the arms trade to life and document the whole journey. 

I also wanted to share still images for you all of the beautiful maps created for this video. They are below. 

I hope you all enjoy,
- Johnny 



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Why the US Sells Weapons to 103 Countries

The Global Arms Trade, Mapped Watch my videos ad-free on Nebula (along with tons of other exclusive videos from fascinating creators). Sign up & get a 40% discount HERE: https://nebula.tv/johnnyharris For more context on how the arms trade affects conflicts worldwide, watch this Modern Conflicts episode exclusively on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/reallifelore-modern-conflicts-the-yemen-civil-war Check out SEARCH PARTY with Sam Ellis: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party WATCH PART 1: https://youtu.be/d-gjsTh4cQg?si=jtw08CoBDCGOA_hm Download the final high-res map here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/unmamivuvd4syaoq41gtl/ARMS-TRADE-ORANGE.pdf?rlkey=j9c7jozzkdmxxac8ibonjnmbz&e=1&dl=0 Thanks for SIPRI for all this thorough data: https://www.sipri.org/databases/armstransfers The United States sends weapons to over 100 countries as a way of wielding influence over global affairs today. Those countries rely on the arms trade to help prevent conflicts - but it can just as easily fuel them. My videos go live early on Nebula. Sign up now and get my next video before everyone else: https://www.nebula.com/johnnyharris Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uTuYf43hx43Bf3GxUNWzVtHa7olCm0UNptVEHb4_oso/edit -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 Intro 4:29 Search Party to the rescue 10:53 Does the arms trade work? 16:44 The profit motive Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling

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@DaveRizz

Top notch as always. An impressive distillation of the incredibly complex, down to something understandable and elegant. Thanks for sharing the maps btw! Also, I wonder if any military orgs might be watching? One would hope there's at least some US intelligence eyes watching, and maybe communicating back up the chain, that using weapons to force non-allied countries to do what America wants, is truly fruitless.