After a global war, the Western Hemisphere seals itself off from the Eastern for over a century, and when an explorer finally crosses the barrier, the isolated civilization has evolved in radically different directions.
Models long-term isolation effects: relevant to North Korea, Cold War Berlin, and how civilizations diverge when they lose contact.
Domains: Governance and Political SystemsWarfare and Weapons Technology
Scenario Types: Thought experiment / What-ifPrediction / Extrapolation
Outcomes: Ambiguous / Mixed