Rise of the Statelets

The basic premise in this timelines the microstates and other geographical fragments play a greater role than in OTL - where their significance tends to be marginal (with the possible exception of the Vatican) and where many were incorporated into other states.

A few examples are listed below - which can be developed according to individual interest. .

Danzig remains independent of Poland - so the Solidarity trade union emerges elsewhere in Poland (and Lech Walesa does not become President)

D'Annunzio retains control of Fiume

Moresnet has already been described here.

The Orkneys and Shetland Islands – originally transferred to Scotland in lieu of an unpaid dowry – gain a degree of autonomy and provide a ‘leakage route’ across what are now EU borders.

Tannu Tuva is dexribed on that page.

Trieste and West Berlin develop as gateways between Eastern and Western Europe.

The Walled City between Hong Kong and China was in administrative no-man's-land: more of these come into existence.

Microstates exist in sufficient number (and at various levels of notability) to have their own wiki in OTL.. In this ATL a number become more prominent and achieve notability on the international stage. Rather than subject themselves to the full legal etc rigours of statehood, they develop the equivalent of commercial limited liability, cooperative societies and similar bodies.