Scenarios about 'OPEC'
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, a permanent intergovernmental organization formed in 1960 by oil-producing nations to coordinate petroleum policies and stabilize oil markets. OPEC gained significant geopolitical influence during the 1973 oil crisis when it demonstrated its ability to affect global economics through production quotas and price setting. In alternate history scenarios, OPEC's decisions often serve as pivotal points for divergent economic developments, energy transitions, or shifts in international power dynamics.
What If OPEC Was Never Formed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where oil-producing nations failed to unite in 1960, dramatically reshaping global energy politics, economic development, and international relations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
What If The Iranian Revolution Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1979 Iranian Revolution failed to materialize, potentially reshaping Middle Eastern geopolitics, global oil markets, and the course of Islamic politics in the modern era.
What If The Oil Crisis of 1973 Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1973 oil embargo never occurred, potentially altering the trajectory of global energy policies, economic development, and geopolitical power balances over the next fifty years.
What If The Oil Crisis of 1979 Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1979 oil crisis never happened, potentially transforming global energy politics, economic development, and technological innovation in the late 20th century.