Scenarios about 'resource dependency'
Resource dependency describes the condition where a nation, region, or economy relies heavily on specific natural resources or commodities for economic stability and development. This relationship often creates vulnerabilities to market fluctuations, geopolitical pressures, and environmental constraints, particularly in states dependent on single exports like oil or minerals. In alternate history scenarios, shifts in resource dependency can dramatically alter power balances, colonial relationships, and technological development paths.
What If Anchorage Diversified Beyond Oil Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Alaska's largest city developed a more diverse economic foundation in the 1980s, potentially creating a more resilient urban center less vulnerable to oil price volatility.
What If Baku Diversified Beyond Oil Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Azerbaijan's capital city developed a more diverse economic foundation before the post-Soviet transition, potentially transforming the economic and geopolitical landscape of the Caucasus region.
What If St. John's Diversified Beyond Fishing and Oil Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where St. John's, Newfoundland developed a more diverse economic base decades before the cod moratorium and oil boom, potentially transforming the capital into a more resilient Atlantic Canadian powerhouse.