User blog comment:Jeremiah Garland/World War III?/@comment-2040576-20121211230720/@comment-3112181-20121211232528

Hmmm.

The only East Asian republic you could be refering to is the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. You see, - puts on glasses - after the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of China (what we modernly call "China") in 1949, in which a communist government was set up by chairman Mao Tse'dong, the seat of the previous Chinese government, one that had supported capitalism and a republic, fled to the island of Taiwan. There, they set up their own government, called the Republic of China. Tension between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China has decreased over the years, but even still neither recognises the other as an official country, and both claim ownership over each other's territory.

If that isn't what you were referring to, then perhaps you were referring to the establishment of the People's Republic of Thailand. If so, then yes, I sort of weakly touched up on that part. Thailand today is one of the last existing monarchies in Asia (and in the world, for that matter), and is obviously located in a region where communism is eminent. Needless to say, there is also strong communist influence in the nation today, threatening the current monarch. Before WWIII, I predict that revolutions will build up in Thailand led by communist reformers. It will be during WWIII that the revolution will ultimately end, and a loosely-based communist government will be established, perhaps a puppet government of Cambodia/Laos/Vietnam, who have strong influence over Thailand. But yes, I see your point in that during the midst of war it is unlikely new governments will emerge.

As for the Africa issue, I must admit I am not too confident on my central-southern African military knowledge :P. While South Africa is today the dominant nation in that region, they will withhold their territorial power up until WWIII, providing strong resistance against the combined Ugandan-Congese Empires who, as you said, favour guerilla and jungle warfare. Whether South Africa and the other mentioned nations of that region could resist the Ugandans and Congese is indeed a good question, and I'll have to think more on that as well. However, you must remember that when it comes to foreign policy and overall national development, South Africa is aeons ahead of the Congese and Ugandans. While the latter two are made up of practically warring tribes fighting in the after effects of European imperialism of the 20th century, South Africa, on the other hand, has developed quite nicely. They have more allies outside of Africa, likely stronger militaries, obviously a navy (as both Uganda and the Congo are pretty much landlocked), and a better overall functioning central government. With the exception of perhaps Morocco, South Africa is (ironically, given the long distance) the most European nation in Africa. So, when WWIII comes around, South Africa will have certain advantages over the Congese and Ugandans, such as ties with the outside world, especially the EU and the USA.