With Friends like these...
Generally speaking, we're not well liked by our neighbors. This is probably a result of our lack of embassies and our recent aggressive behavior towards Azteca.
Note: Who hired this advisor? Ask our soldiers on the front line about those Aztecs!
The Next Step
With the Aztec war winding down, and with the prospect of another war with either Japan or America, we should start considering the idea of establishing a few embassies with some key nations. For example, if Japan is our next target, then we may wish to get friendly with Russia. Similarly, if we are to go after America, then perhaps we should befriend England and France.
Code:
[u]Civ[/u] [u]Embassy[/u] [u]Diplomatic Status[/u]
England 40g Peace
France 55g Peace
Russia 71g Peace
Babylon 65g Peace
Persia 78g Peace
Zululand 68g Peace
Rome 56g Peace
Egypt 75g Peace
Greece 84g Peace
Azteca ~~~ [COLOR=red][b]WAR[/b][/COLOR]
America 38g Peace
Iriquois Nation 57g Peace
China 51g Peace
Japan 42g Peace
India 41g Peace
Japan
As we disovered recently, Japan's territory extends all the way to Azteca. However, it is now clear that they have at least two cities near the Aztec borders. Once the process of Aztec assimilation is complete, we will find ourselves with an unfriendly (and potentially aggressive) nation right on our borders!
America
While America may not appear to be as much of an immediate threat as the Japanese, we do know a good bit about them because of their territory map. As the image below indicates, they not only have access to
two sources of iron, but they also have access to horses as well.
