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It’s pretty hard, because Madagascar is one of the last settled places on the planet. Omani influence in east Africa is pretty high because there’s been a long history between Iran/Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, and East Africa, with trade ties possibly going back further than 1000 BC. There was...

1) international zone Tangier 2) the free city of Danzig 3) historically dejima in Japan 4) free territory of trieste 5) Vienna when it was divided into four post ww-2

Almost all “international zones” fall into this eventually, so all you would need to do is make sure that they survive as independent units.

Essentially, the political instability of the Roman Empire causes the financial instability. Check this out (Tiberias handling debt crisis of 33AD ) as for the early competence Points to relatively well developed understanding of banking and the economy...

It would make her son Jewish in Jewish tradition, Judaism doesn't acknowledge conversion to other religions. I'd like to note that A jewish Bulgaria and a wanked Khazaria would solidify the entire northern coast of the black sea as jewish. The Rus also converted to Christianity during this...

Not true. The Romans historically actually had a fairly advanced understanding of economics. The thing is that they didn't at the time of the Monetary Crisis of the Third century because the parts of Roman government that dealt with monetary administration had been eroded by years of monarchical...

TBH, this is essentially gnosticism

I can imagine a somewhat much more active cold war in the Middle East. Maybe more civil wars, Soviet and US backed coups, excetera. Maybe Soviet Union forments groups in Kurdistan and supports them against Iraq? US is likely to support : Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen...

Very important thing would have been Rus state relations with radhanite traders. If done correctly, russia can early implement a Eurasian focus. Russia could possibly be an European gunpowder state later on. If this happens, expect Russia to possibly take up the slack if Christian states refuse...

The thread at this point is largely not about whether an industrial revolution would have helped (the consensus here seems to be that it would have) but whether the social environment of imperial China even allows for the possibility of an industrial revolution to take place. So far, it seems...

The issue is that Europe develops systems to properly control the economy and develops systems of law that allow for the development and flourishing of corporations and capitalism, and encourages growth into global trading system over this time period, while China does not. The primary reason...

Important to remember that this is how Arab traders got started there, and they eventually formed the sultanate of Zanzibar

1500 might be too late. You're better likely to achive this during the late Song. Europe used wealth from the americas to fund tremendous advancement and control over global trade. It only really surpassed China in the 1700s. But on a social and institutional level, Europe was ahead of China in...

There are social and political reasons why Protestantism closely aligns with modern society, but your insistence that it "is better" than other versions of Christianity because of this, or arguing that Protestantism proceeds some kind of progress is wrong. Protestantism is indicative of social...

It only greatly feasible if you move back the PoD by a lot. I think earlier Slavic dominance in trade and exploration is possible, but it would have to be near the turn of the millennium to have the most impact.

The US not being racist and the US not being a slave society until the 1860s. I'd look along the lines of Ameriwanks, because the US not being racist means its much more likely to keep the Phillipines, annex parts of Mexico, etc. I think it ultimately requires colonization by someone other...

Likely requires a massive POD likely going back to establishment of the US, plus different US latin American relations, and different latin American politics. It's doable, but a dream scenario. I can sort of imagine it happening if thing get really weird in 1800s latin america. Ironically...

True, but doesn't particularly speak towards the current scenario I was referring to. Current consensus among most governments is that the nature of international governance needs to change. There are certain ongoing processes that lead to better consolidation of UN and various other large...

Maybe, but the thing that made him lose in the first place, lack of support by an established party apparatus, makes him weak against the Muslim Brotherhood, which has a long history of organizing in Egypt. I doubt he beats Morsi in the second round. If he wins, the military will maybe overthrow...

We're sort've on the way to a one world government, but it will take a more intergrated UN, with better accordance between seucirty council powers. to do such a thing. Wouldn't be accomplished any other way. Need a US-Europe-Chinese-Russian agreement on standards, following that, greater...