THE XXI CENTURY: TOTAL WAR

STARTING DATE: 9/11, 2001.

STARTING PLAYABLE FACTIONS:

1. USA
2. Russia
3. UK
4. France
5. China
6. India
7. Iran

PLAYABLE FACTIONS TO UNLOCK (BY DEFEATING THEM):​

1. Ukraine
2. Poland
   
3. Germany
4. Italy
   
5. Spain
6. Israel
   
7. Pakistan
8. Saudi Arabia
9. Turkey
10. Syria
11. Afghanistan
12. Irak
13. Japan
    
14. South Korea
    
15. North Korea
16. Vietnam
17. Indonesia
18. Mexico
    
19. Cuba
20. Egypt
21. Algeria
22. Morocco
23. Nigeria
24. South Africa
    
25. Australia
26. Colombia
27. Venezuela
28. Brazil
    
29. Argentina
30. Chile

NON-PLAYABLE FACTIONS:

1. Rest of the World.

PLAYABLE FACTIONS TO UNLOCK (BY DEFEATING THEM):​

- Afghanistan

So basically unplayable?

we don't really do "PLAYABLE FACTIONS TO UNLOCK (BY DEFEATING THEM):"

since medieval 2

and no mention of DLC factions?

I'm afraid OP hasn't played any of the more modern titles

While I think that a modern, Cold War or WW3 TW could be in the future, I doubt that take 9/11 as starting time.

Gotta wait until ww3 actually happens first, then the game will be made by winning countries. That's if there's still any remnants left in them :D