At first glance, history seems like a fixed narrative—a series of inevitable events unfolding one after another.

But what if things had turned out differently?

What if a single decision, a chance encounter, or a missed opportunity had altered the nations' course?

Counterfactual history, the study of "what might have been," invites us to re-examine the past, not as a predetermined path, but as a fragile web of possibilities.

By exploring some of these alternate histories in the Maltese context, Prof. Emmanuel Buttigieg from the Department of History, helps us gain deeper insight into the forces that shaped the world as we know it—and a sharper understanding of how contingency, choice, and chance have always played pivotal roles in human affairs.

Watch the entire video above.