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Let’s say that in the near future, under the umbrella of a much centralized EU, several regions are able to achieve forma separation from their actual nation-states. Several examples come to mind: Spain – Euskadi and Catalunia France – Isle of Corse United Kingdom – Scotland Belgium –...

Let’s imagine that Barbarossa succeeds but Nazi Germany is still defeated by the Western allies. Let’s say that the British and American march into Berlin like the Soviets did in OTL, while most of European Russia is still occupied by the Reich’s eastern armies. How will the post-war Europe...

What if following the Napoleonic invasion the Portuguese Royal Family escapedto London and not to Brazil. How would Brazil develop? And the nationhood of Brazil?

On the 1st and 2nd July 1942 Rommel’s Afrika Corps succeeds in blowing a devastating defeat on the Commonwealth forces in Egypt (POD) effectively ending the British VIII Army as a coherent fighting force. The details of the POD (Additional German and/or Italian reinforcements and /or better...

I’m thinking about a TL where the Spanish civil war ends in a stalemate. Following the peace conference in Lisbon sponsored by the British and French (which support the democratic forces), the Germans and Italians (which support Franco and its allies) and the Russians (which support the...

POD: The Germans smash the resistance in the Dunkirk pocket not allowing the withdrawal of the BEF. POD: After beating France, Germany declares a unilateral cease-fire, thus effectively ending the war in the West. POD: he Germans break the alliance with Italy, not getting involved in North...

What if, instead of marching east to try to get the Chat el-Arab region from Iran, Saddam Hussein had decided to head South. Invading Saudi Arabia, Kwait and the other Golf States? Would he be abble to get a hold of the entire Arabian Peninsula before the world reacted? And if so, with...

WI the Scandinavian countries predicting the danger ahead joined up in a defensive alliance on the eve of WWII? Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, a few weeks before the German attack on Poland, declare a defensive agreement with a special warning to Germany and to the SU. They declare they’re...

OTL: 23rd August 1939 – Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact is signed. 1st September 1939 – The invasion of Poland begins. What would happen if, between these two dates, a coup (may led by Admiral Canaris) by the German Army topples the Nazis off the power sit. What is most likely to follow? Would...

I would like to invite any interests in developing a TL where Franco dos not win the Spanish Civil war. The idea woul be te each participant to writte its suggestions at a time (kind of turns) and so build a TL where every participant does participate in building the events. Would Spain turn...

WI the Spanish lost the Battle of Alcântara in 1580 thus not uniting Portugal and Spain in a Personal Union under King Philip II of Spain? Would he still try to invade England using the “Grande Armada”? Would the Netherlands have an easier task gaining independence from Spain? How would...

How can we have a world that after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 is basically the same, except that there is another super power around: The British Empire? Basically it includes the following nations: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New...

Moscow falls to German forces in 1941, resulting on the end of the war in the east. Germany becomes the continental power in Europe, heading a coalition of fascist states: Portugal, Spain, Vichy France (with its territory fully restored), Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Norway, Denmark, Holland and so...

Hitler was the target of numerous assassination attempts. Let’s imagine that on the 22nd June 1941, two days after the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, on of those attempts is successful. What would be the consequences on the military operations without the interference of Hitler (that’s...

I don't know if this was ever addressed (didn't find any post on it). Suppose the US manage to win the 1812 war with the UK and, thus, obtaining what is today Canada into the Union?

I’ve been reading all the alternative TL for wwii posted here. Most of them postulate about a possible victory for Germany or for a somewhat longer, and harder, war. Basically we know that the axis powers were no match for the allies in long war due to the differences in industrial output...

What if Saddam, instead of attacking Iran in 1980, turned to its Arab neighbours? Let’s say Iraq would unleash a simultanious invasion of Siria, Jordan, Kwait, Saudi Arabia and the other smaller Gulf states? Under the pretext of liberating the Arab masses of corrupt (The Gulf Monarchies)...

Does anyone know good Geostrategical/Political On-line games that are not forum based?

The threads of possible alternate scenarios for WWII caught my interest and I’m thinking about developing an alternate TL. So far I came up with the following changes to include in the TL from several posts in the forum: - No Nazi Germany – Germany status to be decided. - A much more...

Imagine that for a certain number of reasons (poor planing, bad weather, bad luck) the Allied forces that disembarked on the French shores in D-Day were defeated by the German army. Let's say that the defeat was such that the allies don't try it again. What short/long terms consequences would...