Political Events
Scenarios involving elections, revolutions, treaties, and political movements with alternate outcomes
What If Arizona Implemented Different Water Rights Policies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Arizona adopted a modified riparian rights system instead of prior appropriation, fundamentally altering the Southwest's water management, urban development, and environmental landscape.
What If Ashgabat Implemented Different Gas Revenue Policies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Turkmenistan pursued a resource management model similar to Norway, potentially transforming the isolated Central Asian nation into a regional economic powerhouse with greater political openness.
What If Asian Electronics Manufacturing Developed in Different Countries?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the global electronics manufacturing powerhouse emerged in Southeast Asia rather than East Asia, reshaping global economic power, technological development, and geopolitics.
What If Athens Preserved More of Its Ancient Heritage?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Athens managed to preserve significantly more of its ancient buildings, artwork, and cultural heritage, potentially transforming our understanding of classical civilization and modern Greece's position in the world.
What If Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Continued?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty was never signed, allowing atmospheric nuclear testing to continue throughout the Cold War and beyond, with profound environmental, geopolitical, and health consequences.
What If The Atomic Bombs Were Never Dropped on Japan?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the United States chose not to use atomic weapons against Japan in 1945, potentially changing the course of World War II's conclusion and the postwar world order.