The Union Forever: A TL
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Wouldn't the Ethiopians (the Christian, Amharic ones at any rate) be really pissed that the British stole the name of their ancient kingdom and bestowed it on a mostly Muslim territory?
I think there's a small typo. I think where it is Isais, it should be Isaías.
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Thanks for the support!
Tensions are running high between the Technocratic Union and other power blocs. Right now I would say the frontline in the Cold War is Manchuria followed by Burma and Siam. Technocracy has also been picking up steam in certain parts of Africa.
Not exactly. It was the French who named the region Aksum. Also Aksum (OTL Eritrea) is about 50/50 Christian and Muslim. However, even though they don't mind the name there is considerable bad blood between Abyssinia and Aksum. But more on that later.
So some Bear and the Dragon action between China and the IEF? That would be interesting. If one can avoid nuclear war, then I'd like to see how an information age Great War Two looks like. Maybe Japan could get back some of its Empire, like Formosa
It's not really colonialism though. Manchuria is a core province of the IEF; it's like Siberia and Central Asia, or Quebec in relation to Canada, more than it is a colonialism issue.
I doubt the migration of Han into North Eastern China has been butterflied away so "Manchuria" should be overwhelmingly Han Chinese, an extra layer of complexity.
Sure thing. Please keep in mind this is a very brief overview and is by no means comprehensive.
As you can see in the map below the world is largely divided into eight major power blocs, although many consider the Community of South Asian States (CSAS) a junior partner to the British Commonwealth as a number of states overlap. All blocs are nuclear powers except for CSAS.
League of American Republics (LAR): Democratic, anti-imperialist, mostly favors free market economies. Largest power bloc by combined GDP. Unofficially led by the United States. Currently engaged in a Cold War with the Technocratic Union. Friendliest towards British Commonwealth and Turin Pact.
British Commonwealth: Constitutional monarchies with British monarch as head of state. Has been losing members and influence since mid-century, a process accelerated after its hard fought victory in the Asia-Pacific War (1976-1980). Historically led by the United Kingdom but is increasingly governed by consensus amongst larger members.
Turin Pact: Democratic Republican. Heavily integrated economies. Mostly concerned with holding off German influence. The three members are official equal in all respects although the Republic of Spain often lags behind. Close relationship with Ghana and the Saharan Republic.
Persian Empire and allies: Authoritarian and imperialistic. Wants to be viewed as a great power and regional hegemon.
Association of European States (AES): Conservative. Heavily dominated by the German Empire. Some nations like Germany are constitutional monarchies while others are more repressive.
Orthodox Council: Conservative, often authoritarian. Controlled by the Imperial Eurasian Federation (IEF). Suffering from waves of growing nationalism and demands for greater democracy. Currently fighting against technocratic and separatist guerrillas in Manchuria.
Technocratic Union: Very authoritarian grouping of technocracies. Anti-religious. Favors reckless pursuit of technological advancement. Controlled by China. Backs antigovernment guerrillas in Manchuria, Burma, and Siam. Has poor relations with LAR, IEF, CSAS, and British Commonwealth.
Community of South Asian States (CSAS): Grouping of various monarchies, constitutional or otherwise. Strong ties to the British Commonwealth. Unofficially led by Madras. Formed in part to bock growing influence of the Technocratic Union.
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Questions time!
How did Mesopotamia fall in with Persia? It was a republic in the last map.
Kurdistan, should it still allied with the IEF? Last time we saw them they were still close. I could also see them joining Persia as it's an absolute monarchy.
I think it would be cool to see an African nationalist block led by West African federation that's somewhat close to China but not technocratic.
What happened to the Spanish colony in Soa Tome?
Will Canada and other American commonwealth's become associated States to the league of republics?
How's Japan? Indonesia?
Nepal with probably fall to technocracy if it doesn't ally with India or Russia.
Will the Sahara republics join the Turin pact?
Wasn't Brunei independent and not part of the commonwealth?
How did Mesopotamia fall in with Persia? It was a republic in the last map.
Kurdistan, should it still allied with the IEF? Last time we saw them they were still close. I could also see them joining Persia as it's an absolute monarchy.
I think it would be cool to see an African nationalist block led by West African federation that's somewhat close to China but not technocratic.
What happened to the Spanish colony in Soa Tome?
Will Canada and other American commonwealth's become associated States to the league of republics?
How's Japan? Indonesia?
Nepal with probably fall to technocracy if it doesn't ally with India or Russia.
Will the Sahara republics join the Turin pact?
Wasn't Brunei independent and not part of the commonwealth?
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Are the Saharan states still pretty reliant on France? (I don't quite remember.
The preferred term is "strong bilateral ties". But yes, Ghana and the Saharan Republic while independent are close to France and, by extension of the Turin Pact, Italy and Spain.