I wonder what Elias Disney (Walt Disney's father, born before the POD) was up to ITTL.
The Union Forever: A TL
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Only if they voted for independence (ironically they did around this time historically in OTL). Legally it would be pretty iffy to shed the crown and still be part of Canada unless there was an overhaul of how they were attacked to Canada (autonomous region?) so that's an issue.
Gentlemen, I tend to agree. I don't see Quebec staying in Canada if it loses the Monarchy. For now, its either Canada, the Monarchy, and the Commonwealth or a republic and the LAR. I think its possible though that the LAR may drop the no-monarchies rule. The republic/monarchy divide in the world has probably lessened lately.
Would Belize, Guyana, and the Caribbean want to join the LAR for commercial reasons? Or are they better of stating in the British Commonwealth.
TimTurner, thanks so much for the support! To answer your questions,
1) Yes, faster growing population in the non-Russian parts of the IEF are hurting the Motherland Party. This has been partially counteracted by growing support from an increasingly larger percentage of Russian voters. In other words, the Motherland Party does will inside Russia but in the other IEF regions it is often hated.
2) The Scottish nationalist movement is currently not as strong as in OTL. A more powerful Britain has given it more reason to want and stay. There is some growing support for more home rule but the TL's UK is already more decentralized than ours was.
3) Excellent question! The TL has two primary, some would say rival, alternate history sites on the globtrix. The more strict/realistic is speculativehistory.trix while the more outlandish one is pathsnottaken.trix
Please let me know if you have any more questions. Cheers!
I'm not sure. Perhaps rick007, or some else, wants to take a stab at it?
This kind of regional polarisation has a great risk of degenerating into civil war.
This is indeed worrying.
At worst, you see what happens in OTL happen to large extent, except in the manner of what happened in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, with some undertones from the Scottish independence campaign.
At best, this is little more than noise that quiets after Motherland loses 1998 in the large part.
I could see Canada and the Caribbean Commonwealth states pushing for some kind of free trade zone between the LAR and Commonwealth or similar arrangements. Possibly pressure for double memberships being allowed.
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Almost guaranteed since even in OTL the US is Canada's, and North America's in general, biggest trading partner and it would be even more overwhelmingly dominant with a larger internal market, not to mention the sheer size of a Pan American market
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I predict that they're not great because of their competing interests and historical rivalry in the Asia-Pacific, but with China on the rise I think they're trying to undergo a rapprochement to better contain it and secure themselves from technocracy making even further inroads.
I think that you could see things more sour after a likely war against Technocratic China than currently because Japan will likely be more militarily powerful.
Well allowing for dual membership would bring the best of both worlds for everyone I think. Less sticky issues on membership and increased economic benefits for the members of the Commonwealth in the western hemisphere.
As to whether Belize, Guyana, and the Caribbean islands want to join the LAR, I imagine it would have to do with the economic activity within the respective alliance. I'm not an economist but I'd be willing to put money on the idea that the LAR is much better off economically than the Commonwealth post Pacific War
Well allowing for dual membership would bring the best of both worlds for everyone I think. Less sticky issues on membership and increased economic benefits for the members of the Commonwealth in the western hemisphere.
As to whether Belize, Guyana, and the Caribbean islands want to join the LAR, I imagine it would have to do with the economic activity within the respective alliance. I'm not an economist but I'd be willing to put money on the idea that the LAR is much better off economically than the Commonwealth post Pacific War
It very much depends how good economies LAR nations have. But economically LAR might be better than Commonwealth.
That would be my guess. The US and various LAR countries probably have better economies and finances when it comes to lending and have been untouched by war for well over a century.
The latest advances in military technology at this point are unmanned aerial vehicles and stealth technology. Nations are also becoming aware of the threat of cyber attacks as the world is increasingly plugged in.
Would it be better for the IEF if the Motherland Party lost? That would depend on who you ask. According to many in the Motherland Party they are the only ones holding the country together. Its all about perspective.
Almost guaranteed since even in OTL the US is Canada's, and North America's in general, biggest trading partner and it would be even more overwhelmingly dominant with a larger internal market, not to mention the sheer size of a Pan American market
Well allowing for dual membership would bring the best of both worlds for everyone I think. Less sticky issues on membership and increased economic benefits for the members of the Commonwealth in the western hemisphere.
As to whether Belize, Guyana, and the Caribbean islands want to join the LAR, I imagine it would have to do with the economic activity within the respective alliance. I'm not an economist but I'd be willing to put money on the idea that the LAR is much better off economically than the Commonwealth post Pacific War
Excellent comments y'all! We will have to see what happens. The LAR and British Commonwealth have been growing closer together since the Asia-Pacific War.
Things are much better between Japan and the IEF following the Asia-Pacific War. Japan is no longer a military threat to IEF and they no longer share a common border along the Yalu River. Both are very concerned about China and the Technocratic Union.