Alternate Timelines

Contemporary History

Scenarios from 1945 CE to present day

What If The Breakup of Yugoslavia Never Happened?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Yugoslavia remains intact after 1991, avoiding the devastating wars and transforming into a multiethnic federal democracy in Southeastern Europe.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Bretton Woods System Never Collapsed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the international monetary system established at Bretton Woods in 1944 continued to function, maintaining fixed exchange rates and the gold standard into the 21st century.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The BRICS Nations Never Developed?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa failed to emerge as major economic powers, dramatically altering the global economic balance of the 21st century.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Caribbean Community Implemented a Single Market Earlier?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the CARICOM Single Market and Economy was fully implemented in the 1990s, potentially transforming the economic landscape and global influence of the Caribbean region.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Catalonian Independence Movement Succeeded?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Catalonia successfully broke away from Spain in 2017, creating a new independent nation in Western Europe and potentially inspiring other separatist movements across the continent.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If The Caucasus Developed Different Regional Cooperation?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the South Caucasus nations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia established lasting cooperative frameworks, transforming regional politics, economy, and security in this geopolitical crossroads.

March 22, 2025 Read More →