Scenarios about 'warfare'
The organized armed conflict between states, nations, or distinct groups pursuing political, economic, or ideological objectives. Warfare has evolved throughout history from primitive tribal conflicts to complex modern engagements involving sophisticated weapons systems, strategies, and international laws. In alternate history scenarios, different outcomes of key battles, technological developments, or military doctrines often serve as critical divergence points that reshape political boundaries and civilizational trajectories.
What If The Chemical Weapons Convention Never Existed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention was never ratified, resulting in a world where chemical weapons remained more prevalent in military arsenals and international relations.
What If The Geneva Conventions Never Existed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the international community never established the Geneva Conventions, leading to a world without standardized humanitarian protections during wartime.
What If The Hague Conventions Never Existed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the international peace conferences of 1899 and 1907 never occurred, potentially altering the conduct of warfare, international humanitarian law, and global governance throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
What If The Laws of War Were Never Codified?
Exploring the alternate timeline where international humanitarian law never emerged, resulting in a world without Geneva Conventions, Hague Regulations, or formal restrictions on warfare.
What If The Napoleonic Wars Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Napoleon Bonaparte never rose to power, preventing the decade-long conflicts that reshaped Europe and the world in the early 19th century.
What If The Vikings Never Raided Europe?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Norse societies developed peaceful trading networks instead of launching the raids that terrorized Europe for centuries, fundamentally altering the development of medieval Europe and beyond.