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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 India and China Formed a Strategic Alliance?

Exploring how global geopolitics would transform if Asia's two giants overcame their historical tensions to form a comprehensive strategic partnership, challenging Western dominance and reshaping the international order.

What If New Zealand Became China's Closest Western Ally?

Exploring the geopolitical, economic, and social consequences if New Zealand pivoted away from its traditional Western alliances to become China's primary partner among developed nations, reshaping Pacific power dynamics.

What If New Zealand Joined AUKUS?

Exploring how New Zealand's entry into the AUKUS security pact would reshape Pacific geopolitics, transform its nuclear-free stance, and fundamentally alter its relationships with China, Australia, and the United States.

What If New Zealand Discovered Oil Reserves Rivaling Saudi Arabia?

Exploring how New Zealand's economy, society, and global standing would have transformed if vast oil reserves had been discovered in its territorial waters, creating a South Pacific energy superpower with profound implications for regional geopolitics.

What If Renewable Energy Replaced Fossil Fuels in the 1980s?

Exploring how an early transition to renewable energy in the 1980s would have transformed global geopolitics, economics, urban development, and the environment, averting the climate crisis while reshaping modern society.

What If The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Failed?

Exploring how the 20th century might have unfolded if the assassination that triggered World War I had been prevented, potentially averting or delaying the global conflict that reshaped modern history.