Scenarios about 'national self-determination'

National self-determination refers to the principle that nations have the right to freely determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development without external interference. This concept gained prominence following World War I with Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points and has been central to decolonization movements, the formation of new states, and numerous territorial disputes. In alternate history scenarios, different applications of national self-determination often serve as critical divergence points, reshaping borders, preventing or causing conflicts, and fundamentally altering the global political landscape.