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Inspired by the Suez thread where somone said in 1950 the British and French had a GDP of $121 billion and the USA 381 billion. But of course there are 2 seperate countires generating no economic synergies.
So WI after a CP victory in WW1, (The Germans win the Race to the Sea which gives them the edge in the long war resulting in a 1917 victory with small gains in the west) the British and the French made specific arrangements to cover each others strategic weaknesses. For example France could dirtect food to Britain first to give uboats a touch time and Britain could direct coal to France to cover the threat of occupation of the coalfields.
Bear in mind that this is primarily a strategic arrangement to ensure the best possible resources security in the face of invasion and air and sea interdiction. Could it be made to work? Could taxes, duties and currency exchanges be organised in such a way that goods flow in ways that suit strategic needs to a worthwhile extent?