The commonwealth of nations is a certain anomaly within the landscape of decolonisation and marks a vital difference between how the British Empire decolonised to how the other European powers did so, though I think it could have be replicated. I think the Russian and French empires had the most potential to do so but the issue would be in the French case the lack of monarchy which seems to have been an integral part of the commonwealth surviving and in the Russian case if the Russian Empire survives then why would they relinquish control over the non Russian territories and favour 'decolonisation' of lands that they neighbour and view as having fought for. The Ottoman Empire may have also had potential to do so aswell.
For some of these European powers to have these institutions would certainly require a pre-1900 POD like the Spanish for instance retaining the American colonies as a Spanish commonwealth only consisting of Cuba, Equitorial Guinea and the Philippines is not particularily interesting.
For some of these European powers to have these institutions would certainly require a pre-1900 POD like the Spanish for instance retaining the American colonies as a Spanish commonwealth only consisting of Cuba, Equitorial Guinea and the Philippines is not particularily interesting.
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