cold war

Recent events in Haiti have made me take a closer look at the history of this small Caribbean nation, and while I'm far from any sort of expert on Haitian history, I would consider myself decently well read. In particular I've spent a lot of time studying François Duvalier aka "Papa Doc" the...

Let's say that during the war, the Western part of Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia) was liberated by the Western Allies and non-Communist partisans, while the Eastern part (Serbia, Montenegro, etc.) was liberated by Tito's partisans and the Soviets. Both sides set up their own...

Top-of-the-line Chinese weaponry as of 1978: Service Rifle: Type 59 Rifle (License produced Colt M16A1) The Type 59 is a variant of the M16A1 rifle that was adopted by the R.O.C. Armed Forces in January 1970. Here are the specifications for the Type 59: Select-Fire License-produced variant of...

Hi. I am currently writing a story set in an alternate timeline in which China remains under KMT rule. These are my notes about this alternate timeline. Please review my notes, analyze them, and correct anything if I wrote something wrong or inaccurate. Sorry if the notes are a bit too...

For those unaware, Goa refers to a Portuguese possession on the coast of India from 1505 onwards. Its population converted to Christianity as a result of Portuguese colonialism. After India became independent in 1947, they demanded that Portugal turn over Goa to them, but Portugal (then under a...

You know, the US has had a history of overthrowing lots of Latin American governments if they looked even vaguely left-leaning, but as I understand it, in the aftermath of the Soviet collapse the US mostly stepped back from this policy, allowing popular discontent against neoliberalism to...

Edifice: A History of the National Redoubt By JessAH The concept of the national redoubt was formulated long before the advent of nuclear weapons, but it has only become relevant since the widespread proliferation and escalating use of weapons of mass destruction. To understand the national...

Before We Begin, Please Rise for the National Anthem of the Great Qing: The Ninth Lunar New Year Festival of the Current Era as covered by the BBC: CARRIE: Over two billion people around the world are welcoming in the Year of the Dragon as the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations begin. This...

This question is partially inspired by Maponus's The Way The Wind Blows TL (There, the only hard POD is that De Gaulle dies just before May 58' kicks off, so the generals establish an authoritarian regime in France, but that's about it). Basically, would it be possible for the core powers of the...

Okay fine, clickbait title, I know. (This is more about the developing world than taking down the Soviets.) But more specifically, what I'm asking about is the plausibility of a strategy where the US cuts back on the military interventions and coups in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and...

I'm sure some here will remember For All Time; a super-dystopian but fairly realistic work from 2001. For those that don't, it can be downloaded here. A map at the conclusion can be found here. The North American Confederation (NAC) is the most obvious oddity, and it's existence is not well...

In from the late 70s to the late 80s there was conlifct in africa between Chad and Libya. In the end Libya lose but it was also known as the Toyota War. So let's say that the Soviets and the Eastern Bloc decide to give more weapons, supplies and even soldiers to help Gaddafi and defeat Chad...

I don’t know where I would find this so sorry I don’t have a good source for the event. But according (some guy) during his time in Korea with the US military. South Korean I Corps commander had had enough of the provocation and prepared to march north. Without telling anybody. As you know...

Fair warning, my knowledge of this subject is fairly limited. While the overthrow of Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh is seen primarily as an American operation, the country whose government was most invested in his demise was actually Great Britain - the main target of Mossadegh's...

MOD EDIT This is my second timeline although it can be very unrealistic or full of holes. This story is basically a Cold War story where Britain joins the Cold War on their own side under Republicism and Libertarian Socialism. This is a spin on "British supremacy" and "Red Scare" aesthetic.

So I found out about this guy after a cursory look at Wikipedia and the Filipino politics thread in Chat, and he's definitely a character who deserves more attention in this site. Arsenio Lacson was mayor of Manila from 1952 until his death, and during this time he cultivated the image of a...

I’m not decided on a particular TL but the something in the 60s could be interesting. My best guess would be fighting would would be funneled into Korea due to it “sore thumb” like nature for both sides. Beyond that IDK. Let me know if this has been discussed before. Also please let me know if...

Curtis LeMay is one of my favorite generals in history due to his boldness and revolutionary aviation strategy. If Douglas MacArthur was the American Caesar then LeMay was the American Sciprio. But what would happen if LeMay became president? For one he’d probably be the most badass looking...

The Red Sun Rising Wel...Wel...Welcome to 1987, a new year! It is a tumultuous and adventurous time for humanity as we look towards the stars with the new Ares program! President Larry McDonald has met with Nippon Foundation's President Ryōichi Sasakawa! Marking a landmark step in...

This may come across as naive, but when thinking of all the close calls in the Cold War, it was soldiers refusing to give the order that saved humanity. The reason they didn’t give orders was of course because they couldn’t say for sure that they were being attacked. But what if a nuclear...