DWBI: Fracture Arabia

Bulldoggus

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Well guys, given that it is close to the 100th anniversary of the Kingdom of Arabia, I have a challenge for you. How would you guys fracture the Kingdom, with a PoD near the end of WWI? Would any of the states have something resembling the unique (except, arguably for Britain) form of Constitutional Monarchy? Would the Alawites, Palestinian Jews, or Druze have independent nations like the Kurds?
 

Wallet

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The west needs stability, at least in the oil producing regions, to maintain the flow. The easiest way is to have a single state in central Arabia.

Also, the biggest oil producing regions in Arabia are in eastern Arab near the Persian gulf, which is very sparsely populated and mostly Arab Sunni muslims.

The alawites, Jews, and Druze can have states. But they are more on the Mediterranean coast and in the Levant, not OTL Saudi Arabia
 

Bulldoggus

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The alawites, Jews, and Druze can have states. But they are more on the Mediterranean coast and in the Levant, not OTL Saudi Arabia
Didn't you take geography in 6th grade? The Kingdom stretches from the Levant and Inner Mesopotamia to Aden. ;)
 
Turkey would probably be better off, the Greco-Arabian alliance has made it basically impossible for them to project any kind of power even after the alliance with Iran and they are still quite upset about thrace and Constantinople/Istanbul
 

Bulldoggus

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Turkey would probably be better off, the Greco-Arabian alliance has made it basically impossible for them to project any kind of power even after the alliance with Iran and they are still quite upset about thrace and Constantinople/Istanbul
Yep. Of course, given the alliance with Kurdistan and the fact that Bulgaria and Romania have become Turkish satellite states, I bet they'll try to make a move for that soon. They almost beat Greece back in the 70's, and since the Arabs are more concerned about influence in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean these days, they may not have an enemy behind.
 
There were several revolts against the Hashemites from all corners of the kingdom, but they managed to put them down with foreign support. Perhaps if Britain and France decided not to back the Hashemites, some of these revolts could be successful. Though I imagine that the UK and France would try to carve valuable areas away - areas which were OTL in their spheres of influence might be directly annexed.
 
Yep. Of course, given the alliance with Kurdistan and the fact that Bulgaria and Romania have become Turkish satellite states, I bet they'll try to make a move for that soon. They almost beat Greece back in the 70's, and since the Arabs are more concerned about influence in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean these days, they may not have an enemy behind.
Calling Bulgaria and Romania satellites is pushing it I think, Romania I don't think would help out anyway for them the Alliance with Turkey is specifically Anti-Russian in Nature, Bulgaria on the other hand allied Turkey specifically to counter the Greco-Serbian alliance, so I wouldn't be remotely surprised if they got involved.
 
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