Felt like cross-posting this, considering the time that went into it. General foreign policy polarization of my The Fifty First State Timeline (see sig) on January 1, 2001. It's minor-ASB, but less so than some maps in this thread.
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For those who haven't read it, here's some of the cool things that happened (spoilers):
- Multiple nations (Japan, the UK, Poland, etc.) are peaceably annexed into the United States after extended negotiations.
- Chinese-Allied War in 1992 over the formal independence of Taiwan, culminating in a costly Allied Victory.
- No Rwandan genocide, MPLA victory in Angola, no democratization of Nigeria in the 1990s.
- Sadam Hussein and Castro deposed in popular coups.
- Different breakup of Yugoslavia, no Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The map outlines the current
de facto and
de jure foreign policy alignments of the nations of the world. A nation which is outlined as an ally of a major power is less of an ally than one which is filled in (e.g., Vietnam is less of an ally of the United States than Indonesia is, which is less of an ally than major non-NATO ally Thailand). Sicily, Israel, Liberia, and Cuba are all extremely close to the United States and thus are filled in with the US color to indicate that relationship.
The EU and East African Community are both outlined thanks to their mutual defense agreements. Both are relatively neutral with respect to the rising polarization of the globe.
