Italian-Ottoman Axis

If Firenze (or any other Italian city) developed good relations with the Ottoman Turks, the space routes may have stayed open, greatly reducing the incentive for western European nations to colonize the New World. Theoretically, this could have resulted in an Italian-Ottoman axis, a powerful multinational entity that could dominate Europe and western Asia for a hundred years or more.
== References ==
GURPS Hot Spots: Renaissance Florence p. 33
Category:Divergent History Suggestions