• Video: Boko Haram: Journey From Evil (2017)
• Video: Boko Haram Special Documentary (2017)

• Video:  Al Shabaab and the Rise of Jihad in Kenya (VICE, 2014)

Djibouti

• Video: 2019 Camp Lemonnier Djibouti Welcome Aboard

Eritrea

• Video: Behind the Crisis: Eritrea's Struggle to Survive (PBS, 2014)

Ethiopia

• Video: Ethiopia: Racing to Reform (BBC Our World, 2019)

Kenya

• Video:  Kenya's Enemy Within(Al Jazeera, 2015)
• Video: Kenya! A beautiful place. The people, food, culture, music and more (2015)

Rwanda

• Video:  Rwandan Genocide-The Slaughter of 800,000 People

Somalia

• Video: Captain Philips: Somali Pirates Inside Story
• Video: The True Story of Black Hawk Down

South Sudan

• Video: South Sudan: Friendship Over Fear
• Now We Are Zero: South Sudanese Chiefs and Elders Discuss Their Roles in Peace and Conflict (Rift Valley Institute, 2016)

Sudan

• Video: Sudan: Fight for the Soul of the North (Al Jazeera, 2011)
• Video: Sudan: History of a Broken Land (Al Jazeera, 2011)

Tanzania

• Video:  Tanzania Documentary (Gemporia, 2017)
• Audio: History of Tanzania (FrogCast, 2017)

Uganda

• Video: 2 Lost Kingdoms of Africa Bunyoro and Buganda aka Uganda (BBC Series)
• Video: The Brutal Rise of Idi Amin

• Video: Europe's Migration Tragedy: Life and Death in the Mediterranean (Sky News, 2016)
• Video: Battlefield: The Battle for the Mediterranean (2012)

• Who are the Amazigh of North Africa? (TRT World, 2018)
• Video: The Sahara(2016)

Algeria

• Video:  Heartbreaking History of Algeria ¦ French Occupation - Extremism and State Terrorism
• Video: Algeria Test of Power - An Authoritarian Era (Al Jazeera)(1 of 2)
• Video: Algeria Test of Power - An Era of Tempests (Al Jazeera)(2 of 2)

Egypt

Libya

• Video: Along Gaddafi's Road (Libya Documentary)(Real Stories, 2016)
• Video: The Lust for Libya: How a Nation was Torn Apart (Al Jazeera, 2018)

Morocco

• Video: King Hassan II - Building Morocco (CGTN, 2015)
• Video: The Kingdom of Morocco Documentary (BBC, 2013)

Tunisia

• Video: The Battle for Bizerte: Tunisia's War With Islamists (Full Documentary)
• Video: Ben Ali: The Black Books (Documentary)

Tunisia - Gafsa District

• Video:  The Amazigh of Gafsa (2017)

Western Sahara

• Video:  Understanding Western Sahara (2014)
• Video:  1982 Sahara War Documentary (2017)

Chad

• Video:  Chad's Fight Against Boko Haram (2015)
• Video:  Destination Chad - English Documentary (2016)

Mali

• Video:  The Changing Face of Terror in Mali (2013)
• Video:  French Military - Operation Serval (2013-2014)
• Video:  Mali, in the Line of Fire (2013)

Niger

• Video:  Niger: Europe Migration | People and Power (2019)
• Video:  Niger: The Land of Fear (2019)

Nigeria

Burundi

• Video: Is there a threat of genocide in Burundi? (Inside Story, 2016)
• Video: In the Wake of War (IFAD, 2014)

Cameroon

• Video: Cameroon: Anatomy of a Killing (BBC Africa Eye,2018)
• Video: History of Cameroon (FrogCast, 2017)

Central African Republic (CAR)

• Video: Central African Republic: The way of the warlord (France24, 2018)
• Video: War in the Central African Republic (Vice News, 2014)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

• Video: Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo (Vice, 2012)
• Video: Kony, M23, and the Real Rebels of Congo (Vice, 2012)
• Video: Belgian Congo History – Documentary (BBC, 2016)

Equatorial Guinea

• Video: Equatorial Guinea: Triumph Over Adversity in Africa (Embassy, 2018)
• Video: on the Road in Equatorial Guinea - Chinese influence included (BBC, 2015)

Gabon

Angola

Botswana

Comoros

Lesotho

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia

Reunion

Seychelles

South Africa

Swaziland

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Benin

Burkino Faso

Cote d’Ivoire

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mauritania

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

• YouTube Channel:  Reactistan Presents: Tribal People Try

Pakistan

• Video:  Pakistan-India Wagah Gate ceremony
• Video:  Pakistan (Pushtun) village life, in Frontier area
• Video:  Pakistan (Punjabi) village life, in Punjab
• Video:  Pakistan village wedding
• Video:  Pakistan Intelligence is watching me!
• Book:  Book on Pakistan, recommended

Afghanistan

• Video:  2017 Helmand life under Taliban
• Video:  Afghan village economic projects in Nangarhar area
• Video:  Afghanistan street food
• Book:  Afghanistan book, recommended

Bahrain

Egypt

Iraq

Iran

Iran Cognitive Dimension

Kuwait

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Yemen

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Israel

Jordan

Lebanon

Syria

• Video: What is the Schengen Agreement?
• The Washington Treaty (1949)
• Article: How to Enlarge NATO: The debate inside the Clinton Administration, 1993-95 (M.E. Sarotte, 2019)
• Website: Mediterranean Refugee Situation Portal
• Website: European Union Website
• Slide Presentation: The U.S., NATO, and the Defense of Europe (Anthony Cordesman, 2018)
• Movie: Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (Tony Judt, 2006)

• Video: Profiting From Misery - How Smugglers Bring People to Europe
• Website: Mediterranean Refugee Situation Portal

• The Black Sea: A History (Charles King, 2005)
• Sailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World (Colin Wells, 2007)

• Policy Paper: The Western Balkans between the EU, NATO, Russia and China (Henrik Larsen, 2020)
• The Balkans: Nationalism, War & The Great Powers, 1804-1999 (Misha Glenny, 2001)
• Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Rebecca West, 2007)
• To End a War (Richard Holbrooke, 1999)
• Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation (Laura Silber, 1997)
• The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans (Hupchick & Cox, 2001)
• Conversations with Stalin first edition (Milovan Djilas, 1963)

Albania

• Video:  Foreigner REACTS to Albanian lifestyle
• Video: Living in Albania as an American
• Video: Republic of Albania Armed Forces News

Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Movie (free online): "No Man's Land" (Danis Tanovic, 2001)
• The Bridge on the Drina (Ivo Andric, 1977)
• Netflix Movie: My Mother's Wound

Bulgaria

• Video:  Bulgaria Guide - Europe's Underrated Gem
• Video:  Bulgaria
• Bulletin:  Bulgaria’s Threat to Block North Macedonia’s European Integration (Nov. 2020)

Croatia

• Video:  Visit Croatia - What to Know Before You Visit Croatia
• Article:  The Republic of Croatia National Security Study (2017)

Cyprus

• Video:  CYPRUS, the IRELAND of the MEDITERRANEAN?
• Article:  The Brief History of the National Guard

Greece

• Video: Greece's Geographic Challenge
• Video:  Is Greece’s economic nightmare over?
• Movie:  Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Greek Subs)
• Video:  Want to be an Air Force Pilot? This is How You Do It
• Secretary General thanks Greece for its important contributions to NATO

Kosovo

• Video: The Truth About Living in Kosovo: Kosovo is...Incredible!
• Kosovo: A Short History (Noel Malcolm, 1999)
• Article: Kosovo: Background and U.S. Policy (2020)

Macedonia

• Article:  Strategic Defence Review 2018 of the Republic of Macedonia (2018)

Montenegro

• Video: Defence Strategy of Montenegro (2017)
• Article: Visit Montenegro - Tipping & the Currency in Montenegro

Romania

• Video:  BSRF-14 Marines, Sailors Build Long-lasting Relationship
• Movie:  Philanthrophy (2002)
• TV Series: Comrade Detective (2017)

Serbia

• Movie:  Tito and Me (Goran Markovic, 2012)
• The Serbs: History, Myth, and the Destruction of Yugoslavia (Tim Judah, 2000)

Slovenia

• Movie:  Meet Ljubljana
• Video:  WOW! Slovenia First Impressions
• White Paper:  Defence White Paper of the Republic of Slovenia

Turkey

• Blue Homeland the Heated Politics Behind Turkeys New Maritime Strategy (Ryan Gingeras, 2020)
• Pdf: Montreux Convention of 1936
• Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul (Charles King, 2015)

• Video: The Singing Revolution - Official Trailer
• Article:  Baltics Way: History
• Video:  Baltic Region Security: How to Avoid Conflict and Manage Adversity Between Russia and Its Northern Neighbors
• Video:  Towards #NATO2030: The Regional Perspective of the Baltic States and Poland

Estonia

• Article:  Baltic Defence: Estonia's Volunteer Army
• Video:  ​​A Country Created Through Music
• Website:  NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
• Pdf: Estonian Intelligence Services 2019 Security Estimate

Latvia

• Bulletin:  Latvia's New State Defense Concept (Lukas Milevski, June 2020)
• Video:  KGB, Torture and Soviet terror: why Latvia worries about today's Russia (NATO Review)
• Blood in the Forest (Vincent Hunt, 2017)

Lithuania

• Website:  Lithuania Defence System: Facts and Trends
• Video:  Lithuania issues manual on what to do if Russia invades (CNN)
• Video:  Lithuania Takes Steps to Assure Sovereignty Through Energy Independence
• Video:  Lithuania's efforts to reduce its reliance on Russia for natural gas

Austria

• Video:  Defending the east of the Alliance - NATO's enhanced Forward Presence
• Article:  The Baltic Region’s Security Gap: Understanding Why U.S.-Swedish Military Cooperation is Key
• News:  The Baltic Times
• Assessing the Conventional Force Imbalance in Europe: Implications for Countering Russian Local Superiority
• Total Defense: How the Baltic States Are Integrating Citizenry Into Their National Security Strategies
• Securing the Nordic-Baltic Region
• Research Report:  NATO's Northeastern Flank Emerging Opportunities for Engagement
• Policy Paper:  Austria's Modus Operandi: Variable Neutrality in Action (Oct. 2020)

Czech Republic

• Video:  10 Shocks of Visiting The Czech Republic
• Book Review:  Czech democracy in the eyes of Czech political scientists (Andrew Roberts, 2017.)

Germany

• Film:  Deutschland 83( IMDB
• Film:  Deutschland 86( IMDB
• Film:  Deutschland 89( IMDB
• Film:  “Good Bye Lenin!”
• Video:  Against the Law in Germany!
• Video:  German Language Idioms

Hungary

• Video:  Living in Hungary as Americans
• Article:  Why Hungary’s Democratic Backsliding Should Prompt NATO To Act (Max Bergmann and Siena Cicarell 2020)

Liechtenstein

• Video:  8 Things to Do in Liechtenstein
• Essay:  In Liechtenstein, Power to the People - and the Prince (Wilfried Marxer September 2020)

Slovakia

• Video:  Slovak Culture: Top 5 Values in Slovakia

Poland

• Video/Article:  Why Poland’s conservative government is causing alarm at the EU (2019)
• Video:  Poland: The Road of Revival (2016)
• Video:  Officer Class: Poland's Military University (2018)
• Movie: Cold War (2018)
• Video:  Towards #NATO2030: The Regional Perspective of the Baltic States and Poland

• Film: "Leviathan"
• Book: Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin (Timothy Snyder, 2012)
• Book: Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II, 4th edition (Rothschild & Wingfield, 2007)
• Book: Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century and After (R.J. Crampton, 1997)
• The Russian Primary Chronicle

Belarus

• Belarus-Russia relations after the Ukraine conflict
• Belarusian Army: Capacity and its Role in the Region
• Belarusian Identity – The Impact of Lukashenka’s Rule

Moldova

• Video: The Struggle for National Identity in the Republic of Moldova (2013)
• Video: On the Road to Moldova (BBC Hard Talk, 2015)
• Article: Moldova-US Relation and the National Guard's State Partnership Programme (2019)
• Visiting Transnistria?
• Cultural of Moldova

Russia Cognitive Dimension

• Video: The Cognitive Dimension - Making Sense of Russia's Information Warfare
• Video: Russian Occupier
• Video: Russia's (dis)information warfare - BBC News
• Video: Info Warfare: Russians do not believe in objective truth
• Podcast: Russian Culture and the Cognitive Dimension
• Russia's Information Warfare: Exploring the Cognitive Dimension (MCU Journal, 2019)

Russia

• Policy Paper: Department of Defense Arctic Strategy. (2019)
• Report: America's Arctic Moment: Great Power Competition in the Arctic TO 2050. (Heather A. Conley, Matthew Melino, Nikos Tsafos, Ian Williams 2020)
• Video: What is Russia's Wagner Group?
• Video: Timothy Snyder: The Russian Military Tactic of 'Reverse Asymmetrical Warfare' in Ukraine
• Article: US Navy Arctic Strategy: New Challenges in a "Blue" Arctic

Ukraine

• Video: Mr. Jones
• Video: Breaking Point: Fight for Democracy in Ukraine
• Video: Language -- How different are Ukrainian and Russian?
• Miniseries: Chernobyl
• Artist: Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation - Ukraine's Got Talent 2009 Winner
• Article: Ukraine’s Toughest Fight: The Challenge of Military Reform
• Budapest Memorandum of 1994 (pdf)
• Ukraine & Russia: A Fraternal Rivalry (Anatol Lieven, 1999)
• Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams (Charles King, 2012)
• Video: The Changing Story Of Russia's 'Little Green Men' Invasion(Charles King, 2012)

Andorra

• Documents:  History of Andorra: Primary Documents
• Video:  Things You Should know before visiting Andorra

Portugal

• Video:  Visit Portugal - What to Know Before You Visit Portugal

Spain

• Video: U.S. Marines Train with Spanish Marines
• Report: Spain and Its Relations with the United States: In Brief (Aug. 2020)

• The Perils of Playing Footsie in Military Boots: Trident Juncture and NATO's Nordic Front (Azita Raji, 2018)
• Caution in the High North: Geopolitical and Economic Challenges of the Arctic Maritime Environment (Rachael Gosnell, 2018)
• The Trump-Puting Relationship and the Implications for the Nordic-Baltic Region
• Russian Policies Toward the Nordic-Baltic Region (Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Endowment)
• Security in Northern Europe and the Road to the 2018 NATO Summit (Jeffrey Rathke, CSIS, 2017)
• The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia (Michael Booth, 2016)
• >Video: How Powerful Are The Nordic Countries?
• >Video: Forget hygge: The laws that really rule in Scandinavia
• >Article: The Norwegian TV series that’s enraged the Kremlin:And why you should watch it.

Denmark

• Pdf: The Nordic Countries and U.S. Relations
• Video:  Borgen (a Netflix series)

Finland

• Video:  The Finnish Navy
• Pdf:  The deepening Finnish-Swedish security and defence relationship: From operative cooperation to ‘strategic interoperability’?

Iceland

• Video:  Icelandic Food: What to Eat & Drink in Iceland
• Video:  Visit Iceland - 10 Things That Will Shock You About Iceland
• Article:  Government of Iceland Foreign Affairs
• Video:  Iceland Travel Guide - How to travel Iceland | Ring Road Trip (Allan Su, Oct. 2019)

Norway

• Video:  The King’s Choice
• Video:  The King’s Choice
• Video:  The Twelfth Man
• Video:  Facts About Working in Norway
• Video of Royal Marines & U.S. Marines Train in Norway:  Fighting in the Freezer (BBC, 2016)
• Norwegian TV Series: Occupied (Netflix, 2017)
• Norwegian Key Phrases (Norwegian Armed Forces Website)
• Cold Weather Training Materials (Norwegian Armed Forces Website)
• The Social Guidebook to Norway: An Illustrated Introduction (Bourrelle & Lund, 2015)
• USMC Concepts and Programs: Marine Corps Prepositioning Program Norway (MCPP-N)
• Event: Global Perspectives | Norwegian-Russian Relations

Sweden

• Video:  Visit Sweden - The Don'ts of Sweden
• Video:  Military Reinforcements on Gotland Island
• Pdf:  The deepening Finnish-Swedish security and defence relationship: From operative cooperation to ‘strategic interoperability’?
• Video:  Sweden - Nation States of Earth #1

Italy

• Video:  Italian Hand Gestures: a short history
• Video:  14 Things you should Never Do in Italy

Malta

• Video:  Malta Travel Guide
• Video:  10 Things Not to do in Malta

San Marino

• Video: San Marino: The Oldest Republic in the World

• The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus (Charles King, 2008)

Armenia

• Video: Armenia--Off the beaten path
• Britannica, Armenia Genocide
• Concept of the Armenian Armed Forces
• Article:  Renewed fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan: what makes it different this time? (Alexander Stronell 2020)
• Podcast:  Nagorno Karabakh

Azerbaijan

• Video:  Economics and Corruption in Azerbaijan
• Article:  Renewed fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan: what makes it different this time? (Alexander Stronell 2020)
• Podcast:  Nagorno Karabakh

Georgia

• Policy Paper:  GAME OF (OPEN) DOORS: NATO-Georgian Relations and Challenges for Sustainable Partnership (Kornely Kakachia, Bidzina Lebanidze, Shalva Dzebisashvili 2020)
• Podcast:  End the Russian veto on Georgian accession: NATO 20/2020 Transatlantic Security Initiative podcast

• Video:  The Loss of Life in WWI Visualized
• Video:  The Fallen of WWII

Belgium

• Video:  Belgium: Bruges and Brussels

France

• Video: What not to do in France: Avoid These Faux Pas in France!

Ireland

• Video:  Rebellion—a Netflix series
• Video:  Fauda –a Netflix series
• Video:  The Spy –a Netflix series

Luxembourg

• Video:  Cultural Luxembourg

Monaco

• Video:  Travel Monaco: How much does it cost to visit?

Netherlands

• Ministry of Defence
• Ministry of Defence (English)
• Video:  Dutch culture shock
• Video:  Dutch Women and culture

Switzerland

• Top 10 Places To Visit In Switzerland

United Kingdom

• Congressional Report:  The United Kingdom: Background, Brexit, and Relations with the United States
• Congressional Report:  Brexit going forward: Who are the winners and losers?

China

• Article:  China profile - Timeline
• Video:  How Powerful Is China?

China’s Cognitive Dimension

• Article:  China’s President Xi Jinping is pushing a Marxist revival-but how communist is it really? (Bill Birtles, May 2018)
• Video:  China opposes US infringement of territorial sovereignty in South China Sea

Hong Kong

• Article:  Protesters celebrate a victory after Trump signs Hong Kong human rights act (Joshua Berlinger, Nov. 2019)
• Video:  Massive police presence blunts Hong Kong protests on China’s National Day

Japan

• Article:  The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance
• Video:  World War II in HD: Okinawa | History

Mongolia

• Video:  Introducing Mongolia

North Korea

• Article:  Why North Korea Is Destined to Collapse (Jamie Metzl, Sept 2017)
• Video:  The North Korean Government Explained

North Korea Cognitive Dimension

• Video:  Life in North Korea: One Woman’s Story

South Korea

• Article:   Why Does It Matter? Why Can’t north Korea Have Nukes?
• Video:  Korea Overview

Taiwan

• Article:   Taiwan History
• Video:  Why China and Taiwan Hate Each Other

Brunei

• Video:  02 Asean Way: The Birth of Brunei

Cambodia

• Video:   Cambodia - Country Overview

Indonesia

• Article:  Indonesia profile -Timeline
• Video:  Deadly protests continue in Indonesia after Jokowi’s election win

Laos

• Video:  Do You Know Laos?

Malaysia

• Video:  Malaysia Vacation Travel Guide

Myanmar

• Video:  The "ethnic cleansing" of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, explained

Philippines

• Article:  These are the bases the U.S. will use near the South China Sea. China isn’t impressed.
• Video:  The Battle of Marawi - Special Operations

Singapore

• Article:  Singapore profile – Timeline
• Video:  Singapore - City Video Guide

Thailand

• Article:  Timeline: Thailand’s Modern History
• Video:  Thailand Protests! What’s happening in Thailand!

Timor-Leste

• Video:  Timor Leste Overview

Vietnam

• Article:  Border war with Vietnam a lingering wound for China’s forgotten soldiers
• Video:  Vietnam. Interesting Facts About Vietnam

Bangladesh

• Video:  Why is Bangladesh’s economy booming?

India

• Article:  India profile – Timeline
• Video:  India’s Geographic Challenge

Nepal

• Video:  Overview of Nepal

Sri Lanka

• Video:  Sri Lanka’s Geographic Challenge

Australia

• Article:  When did Australia become a penal colony?
• Video:  Three Chinese warships make surprise entrance into Sydney

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Mexico (NORTHCOM)

• Article:  Mexico’s Fight against Transnational Organized Crime (Dr. R. Evan Ellis, May 2018)

Paraguay

Peru

3 Part Editorial Series(By Evan Ellis, November 2020)

• Part 1:  Peru's Multidimensional Challenge-Part 1: the political crisis
• Part 2:  Peru's Multidimensional Challenge-Part 2: the economic crisis, public insecurity, and organized crime
• Part 3:  Peru's Multidimensional Challenge-Part 3: engagement with China

Uruguay

Venezuela

Dominican Republic

Guatemala

Haiti

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama