Scenario: Eastern Alternative

Eastern Alternative is a timeline in progress, one in which the United States gradually loses prominence as a . Although it still posseses considerable strength, the American empire has receded from much of the world and is viewed as being in decline. Other countries rise to fill the void.
*The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is reformed into the Strategic Defense Initiative, founded by China with other countries in 2024 and is more integrated militarily.
*Japan removes Article 9 and begins rearming, forming the East Asia Treaty Organization to counter the power of China.
*North and South Korea reunify in 2020.
*Western European nationalist and identitarian movements see massive victories and gains throughout the early 2020s, with mass deportations of migrants being organized.
*The European Union ceases to exist in 2026. NATO becomes more and more irrelevant but does not formally dissolve.
*Russian nationalism rises and Russia annexed parts of the former Soviet Union, including large parts of Ukraine.
*Poland develops its own bloc of Eastern European allies, known as the Eastern European Cooperation Organization.
*Austria and Hungary form a new Austro-Hungarian Federation.
*Montenegro and Macedonia unite with Serbia to form a federation, with Serbia invading Kosovo in 2023.
*South American nations unite to form the Federation of the Americas in 2022. Central American countries and Caribbean islands form the Republic of Central America.
*Syria and Iraq form the United Arab Republic in 2021 after the wars there end completely, after their cooperation in defeating ISIS.
*The Libyan monarchy is restored under the Senussi, the country is stabilized by 2030, ending the mass migration to Europe.
*A war breaks out between Saudi Arabia and Iran; the U.S. does not get involved. The war sees Iran victorious over the Saudi attacks but ultimately internal unrest forces it to seek peace.
*The Islamic Republic is overthrown in Iran and the Iranian monarchy under the Pahlavi dynasty is restored.
*The UAE rises in power after Saudi Arabia is damaged by the Iranian war.
==Countries==
===Asia===
Flag	Name 	Capital
 	People's Republic of China 	Beijing
 	Republic of Indonesia 	Jakarta
 	Japan 	Tokyo
 	Republic of Korea 	Seoul
 	Malaysia Federation 	Kuala Lumpur
 	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 	Riyadh
 	United Arab Emirates 	Abu Dhabi
 	United Arab Republic 	Baghdad
 	Socialist Republic of Vietnam	Hanoi
===Europe===
Flag	Name 	Capital
 	Federation of Austria-Hungary 	Vienna
 	French Republic 	Paris
 	Federal Republic of Germany 	Berlin
 	Republic of Poland 	Warsaw
 	Russian Federation 	Moscow
 	Federation of Serbia and Montenegro 	Belgrade
 	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	London
 	Vatican City State 	Vatican City
===North, Central, and South America===
Flag	Name 	Capital
 	Federation of the Americas 	Santiago
 	United States of America 	Washington
 	United States of Mexico 	Mexico City
 	Republic of Central America	San Salvador
===Africa===
Flag	Name 	Capital
 	United Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa
 	Kingdom of Libya 	Tripoli
==Wars==
List of Wars
War 	Duration 	Combatants 	Combatants 	Concluding Treaty
• consequences
Syrian Civil War 	2011–2019	Syria Iran Russia 	Israel U.S.A. ISIS/Al Qaeda/FSA 	Bashar al-Assad remains in power
Iraqi Civil War 	2014–2019	Iraq NATO 	ISIS/Al Qaeda 	Iraqi government restores order
Yemeni Civil War 	2011–2022	Hadi Government 	Supreme Political Council 	Power-sharing agreement between Hadi faction and Houthis
Saudi-Iranian War 	2022 	Saudi Arabia U.A.E. Bahrain Kuwait Hadi Government	Iran Qatar Supreme Political Council	Status quo ante bellum
*Iranian government collapses
*Saudi Arabia severely damaged
Great American War	2030–2035	U.S.A. 	Federation Mexico U.S.C.A. 	U.S. cedes territory to opponents, remains occupied
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