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 The Shale Revolution Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling technologies failed to unlock vast reserves of shale oil and gas, dramatically altering global energy markets, geopolitics, and climate policy in the 21st century.
What If The Soviet Union Collapsed in World War II?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Soviet Union disintegrated during the Nazi invasion, fundamentally altering the course of World War II and the subsequent global order.
What If The Soviet Union Never Collapsed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the USSR survived the tumultuous events of 1991, continuing as a global superpower and fundamentally altering the post-Cold War international order.
What If The Soviet Union Never Dissolved?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Soviet Union survived the crises of the late 1980s and early 1990s, continuing as a global superpower into the 21st century.
What If The Syrian Civil War Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 2011 Syrian uprising didn't escalate into a devastating civil war, potentially altering Middle Eastern geopolitics, refugee crises, and the rise of ISIS.
What If Underground Nuclear Testing Never Stopped?
Exploring the alternate timeline where international efforts to ban nuclear testing failed, allowing underground nuclear detonations to continue into the 21st century with profound implications for global politics, the environment, and nuclear proliferation.