ash88
Hail to the King Baby -DN
This is not true though. What exactly is the benefit? What can we offer CDZ? Nothing. All we can offer is peace.
The point is for them to realize that there is an alliance within the alliance and by themsleves realize that they need us as a meatshield against the others.
The best diplomacy is the one that makes others think that they are taking decisions on their own, when the information you seeded caused that decision.
Things we can offer now/shortly:
- Settlement location issues resolved peacefully (!!!)
- Map and scout information (written)
- Not building up forces along our borders
- Using our influence and diplomacy in their best interests (with the Mavericks, for example?)
Things we can commit to in this arrangment even though we don't have them:
- Wine
- Open borders
Off the top of my head. The key here is to establish a relationship we can build on. We aren't going to convince them to forsake their existing alliance for us at this point, so we need to lay the groundwork. To do that any arrangement is better than no arrangement.