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What do you all think is the maximum territorial extent that Italy could have achieved if it had stayed neutral, or largely neutral, in World War 2? I imagine in such a situation that Italy would be courted by both Allied and German diplomatic efforts who would want to secure economic and military agreements with the large, neutral state, as was the case with smaller countries such as those in Iberia. Could Italy have given favorable economic status to the UK and the French government in exile in exchange for colonies in Africa? Italy could sell the British or French some amount of weapons or supplies in exchange for the French colony in Djibouti, and the British one in Somaliland. Tunisia and Malta are also potential Italian asks at the negotiating table, but their strategic importance in the war I imagine would keep any talk of transfer or sale to Italy virtually a nonstarter.

There's also the matter of Yugoslavia, could Italy have extracted territorial concessions from the Kingdom without joining the wider war? If so, what's the most they could get and keep post war?
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