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Originally Posted by Icelander
In an alternate world, having the unit be military and under NATO would probably be the least change from our world. Many nations have used military force against terrorists, even inside their borders, and it's at the very least not impossible that in a world where international cooperation in this area was greater, NATO would have a dedicated joint, multi-national unit for this.
HQ could be in any NATO country, with Germany and Great Britain both being very plausible.
A greater change would be to have the European Union have either a joint military or an actual police force in the place of Europol. The unit could then fall under either one, depending on whether you want a military or police force.
These could be stationed anywhere in the EU. Brussels would be a symbolic choice, but any big military base in an EU country might be a contender. If under Europol, The Hague would probably be most appropriate.
Probably the most far-reaching departure from our world would be to have the United Nations or Interpol have agencies with actual authority to carry out operations and making your unit fall under such an agency.
These might be headquartered in one or more of New York, Geneva, Nairobi or Vienna, possibly with operational bases located on the basis of high-risk areas or access to training sites. If under Interpol, consideration would be given to placing it in or near Lyon.
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So given what you provided me in regards to an alternate timeline, I would have to say that the Prism International organization is in fact a police force, but a specialized one; sort of like SFOD-Delta but in the realm of SWAT/GIGN and other specialized agencies.
Would it be plausible in an alternate timeline that NATO/UN/EU doesn't exist but have different agencies dealing with specific things? What if the countries are bordered but over 200 countries were following a specific UN that doesn't do diplomatic peacekeeping. Rather it helps smooth out the bureaucracy between countries, engage in diplomacy, and bridge cooperation and mutual understanding? What if the embassy buildings aren't country-specific but are neutral grounds with a specialized private security force dealing with a country's locals stepping out of line?
Also, what if Prism International is not a corporation but an actual agency that falls under the UN-type agency, sort of like a section (MI-6, Residency 9, Costa Rica Foreign Desk, etc.) and does operate with diplomatic immunity across over 200 countries? What they cannot do is engage in other countries' borders that have no connection, membership to the UN-type agency.
Would all of this be plausible in a different timeline, resulting in a similar but different Earth?