“Ever wondered what would happen if Oceania united? This Outer Side video dives deep into the potential unification of the Pacific islands, exploring the geopolitical and power a unified Oceania could hold. This video covers the cultural, geographical challenges and benefits to climate change of creating a single country from this vast and diverse region. Imagine a world where the vast, scattered islands of Oceania, from the oceanic coastlines, remote coastlines to the notable countries, are no longer separate entities. A world where a single flag flies over a united continent, stretching across the Pacific. What kind of power would emerge from such a union today? Join Outer Side as we journey through this captivating ‘what if’ scenario, exploring the untold story of a unified Oceania. What if, one day, the people of Oceania decided to become one?” SOURCE: Outer Side

People love counterfactual histories. What if Europeans didn’t find the New World? What if the U.S. didn’t drop the bomb to end WWII? What if the South won the Civil War? These counterfactual histories force of to consider plausible scenarios, consider how connections and networks would be different if a single detail were different. I think counterfactual geographies is also a help us to reconsider why things are the way they are.

Oceania is an incredibly vast and diverse region, with four main regions and thousands of islands across the Central and South Pacific Oceans. Understanding the complexity and many different parts that make up Oceania is necessary to successfully complete the related coursework. If all these smaller parts united into one, it would become the most powerful multi-cultural region in the world.

Questions to Ponder: What advantages for some island nations would there be to be a part of a larger Oceania? What geographic forces have prevented something like this from happening in the past?

Tags: supranationalism, Oceania.