Contemporary History
Scenarios from 1945 CE to present day
What If Academic Publishing Took a Different Path?
Exploring the alternate timeline where academic publishing evolved without commercial publishers dominating the field, fundamentally altering how research is shared, evaluated, and accessed worldwide.
What If Accra Developed Different Financial Services?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Ghana's capital developed a distinct financial services ecosystem in the 1990s, potentially transforming West Africa's economic landscape and positioning Accra as a global financial hub.
What If Aceh Gained Independence from Indonesia?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Aceh successfully seceded from Indonesia, creating a new sovereign state in Southeast Asia with far-reaching geopolitical implications.
What If Addis Ababa Implemented Different Development Approaches?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Ethiopia's capital pursued alternative urban development strategies, potentially transforming it into a different kind of African metropolis.
What If Affirmative Action Never Existed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where affirmative action policies were never implemented in the United States, and how this absence would have affected racial equality, educational institutions, and American society.
What If Affirmative Action Was Never Implemented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where affirmative action policies were never adopted in the United States, drastically altering the course of civil rights progress and institutional diversity.