Scenarios about 'geopolitics'
Geopolitics refers to the study of how geographical factors influence international relations, political power, and state behavior. It examines how natural resources, territorial control, strategic locations, and physical geography shape diplomatic strategies, military decisions, and economic policies of nations. In alternate history scenarios, geopolitical analysis helps understand how different geographical realities or resource distributions might have altered the balance of power between nations and reshaped global conflicts and alliances.
What If China Democratized in the 1990s?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests led to successful democratic reforms in China, fundamentally altering the global economic and geopolitical landscape of the 21st century.
What If China's Economic Rise Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where China failed to implement successful economic reforms in the late 1970s, preventing its transformation into a global economic superpower.
What If Fossil Fuels Were Abandoned Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where humanity transitioned away from fossil fuels decades before our current efforts, potentially avoiding the worst impacts of climate change while reshaping global economies, geopolitics, and technological development.
What If Hitler Never Invaded The Soviet Union?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Nazi Germany maintained the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact rather than launching Operation Barbarossa, potentially altering the entire course of World War II and subsequent global power dynamics.
What If Kurdistan Became an Independent State?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Kurdish independence efforts succeeded, creating a sovereign Kurdistan and fundamentally altering Middle Eastern geopolitics, regional alliances, and global power dynamics.
What If Mexico Joined The United States?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Mexico became integrated into the United States, fundamentally reshaping North American geopolitics, culture, and economic development.