Alternate Timelines

Political Events

Scenarios involving elections, revolutions, treaties, and political movements with alternate outcomes

What If Yokohama Developed Different Port Strategies?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Yokohama pursued alternative development approaches for its port, potentially reshaping Japan's economic trajectory and international trade relationships in Asia.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If Yukon Developed Different Relationships with First Nations?

Exploring the alternate timeline where colonial authorities and later Canadian governments established more equitable partnerships with Yukon First Nations, dramatically altering the territory's development, governance structures, and Indigenous rights across Canada.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If Zurich Implemented Different Financial Regulations?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Switzerland and specifically Zurich adopted more transparent banking regulations in the 1930s, dramatically altering the global financial landscape and Switzerland's role in it.

March 22, 2025 Read More →

What If Detroit Had Avoided Bankruptcy Through Regional Cooperation?

Exploring how Detroit might have developed if it had established a regional revenue sharing and governance system in the 1990s, preventing its 2013 bankruptcy and creating a more equitable metropolitan region.

March 18, 2025 Read More →

What If Minneapolis Had Reimagined Public Safety a Decade Before 2020?

Exploring how Minneapolis might have developed if it had implemented comprehensive public safety reforms and community-led alternatives to traditional policing in 2010 rather than after the events of 2020.

March 15, 2025 Read More →

What If the Mongols Had Conquered Europe?

Exploring how European and world history would have unfolded if the Mongol Empire had extended its conquests throughout Europe in the 13th century.

March 14, 2025 Read More →