Contemporary History
Scenarios from 1945 CE to present day
What If The Americans with Disabilities Act Never Passed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 failed to become law, profoundly altering accessibility rights and disability advocacy in the United States.
What If The Andean Community Developed Stronger Integration?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Andean Community achieved European Union-like integration, transforming South America's economic landscape and geopolitical influence.
What If The Arab Spring Led to Stable Democracies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the popular uprisings of 2010-2012 successfully transformed the Middle East and North Africa into a region of stable democratic states, fundamentally altering global geopolitics and regional development.
What If The Arab Spring Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the wave of pro-democracy protests that swept the Middle East and North Africa in 2010-2011 never materialized, dramatically altering the region's political landscape and global geopolitics.
What If The Arecibo Observatory Never Collapsed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico was repaired rather than decommissioned, preserving a unique scientific instrument that might have continued making astronomical discoveries into the 2020s and beyond.
What If The Arms Race Led to Nuclear War?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Cold War tensions escalated to actual nuclear conflict between superpowers, forever altering human civilization's trajectory.