Alright, I'm going to ask for a pretty big handwave here (though if someone can actually think of a realistic POD to make this happen, please do tell), and say that, sometime in the late 1950s to 1960s, the government of the United Kingdom commits to a policy of holding onto what remains of their empire, or at the very least the most strategically important bits and the settler colonies (Kenya, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, etc) for as long as they can. Essentially, they act like Portugal did in this regard.
How long could the UK keep the status quo? How badly would the United States react to such a policy? What would the more general international situation look like? Would there be any way to avert massive insurgencies, or would they be inevitable?
How long could the UK keep the status quo? How badly would the United States react to such a policy? What would the more general international situation look like? Would there be any way to avert massive insurgencies, or would they be inevitable?