Imperium OffTopicum XIV

[KaiserElectric]

I'm fairly certain the Oceanic-Australian merge renders your little Imperialist Club null and void.

 

[eduhum]

This is for roleplaying purposes only. In theory, nothing of all the diplomatic conflict and later unification with Australia into Pacifica has happened yet. For the moment, everybody is 'unaware' of it. Oceania joins the reestablished UN.

 

[Sonereal]

I'm fairly certain the Oceanic-Australian merge renders your little Imperialist Club null and void.

You would think that, but since there is no Oceanic government that is capable of merging itself, nope.

Gotta read the fine print in the propaganda, Austria.

 

[Robert Can't]

'Ard Lock

Wars in the time skip:

The Winter War: Autumn 2106- November 2107
Belligerents: PAU and NWAU/UAR
Outcome: After a long and drawn out offensive into the souther territories of the NWAU the PAU manages to capture Washington however counter offences assisted by the UAR lead to a cease fire and the establishment of a demilitarized strip along the 49th parallel.
The war was so named for the early unsuccessful PAU invasion.

The Oceania Conflict: September 2108-February 2110
Belligerents: Oceania and PAU/GEAR/Australia-New Zealand
Outcome: Annexation of many groups of islands, division of the Pacific into Naval Patrol Zones, Previous Oceania Government is reconstituted as a Dependency of Australia-New Zealand, PAU faces internal pressures to calm its foreign policy, leads to the end of the Mexican War.

The Mexican War: 2105-March 2110
Belligerents: Texarkana (Later PAU) and Mexico
Outcome: Mexico's power vastly reduced many territories annexed by the PAU, internal pressure forced war to an early close.

Indonesian Civil War: June 2108-October 2108
Belligerents: Indonesian Loyalists and Indonesian Feminists
Outcome: Establishment of the Feminist regime in Indonesia

 

[Sonereal]

:bows:

From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Oceania....

 

[e350tb]

:bows:

From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Oceania....

...but you still couldn't take Vancouver.

 

[KaiserElectric]

OR Montezuma

 

[Robert Can't]

Autumn 2112
Turn 15
​

Spoiler :

World News!

Editors Note:
The recent loss the world has suffered will be forever remembered. Xylon Toto was a great man, he started his rise into public knowledge as a general of the Platonic Republic. He was injured by terrorists while under the command of the Emperor of Byzantium and then retired to a hospital in Maputo. As a state guest of the African Federation he soon became increasingly involved in the the country he was staying in. Over the next six years he would come to be known as a great philanthropist and orator. He did more to improve living conditions for Africans than any before him and he became a key instigator of the Cape to Cairo project and ended up as head of its board of directors before compilations arose due to his near fatal injury from years earlier and he died in St Joan's Hospital this August.
Xylon will be greatly missed, the many times I was lucky enough to interview him he was revealed as a wonderful man of uncompromising character and integrity. I feel honored to have met him, among his other achievements he pioneered the reopening of the UN as well as in his philanthropic work donated greatly to World News! allowing us to open up new facilities within Bermudia an open an office on Antarctica.

- Nathaniel Harcourt

The Measure of a Man

The question continues to rage in the courts of the United Nations and elsewhere as to whether the cannibalistic Kravyad mutants of India should be considered truly human. After the Black Guard was formed in Egypt many other mutant issues have been brought to light but nothing as truly incredible or grotesque as what the Australian Colonial Authority found in the toxic wastelands of India. Unlike humans these creatures can survive in the inhospitable environments of the subcontinent they do not require protective clothing and it seems that their skin is adapted to remain intact in contact with the air where human skin would rapidly decay and dry up causing a quick but painful death. Similarly they can breath the atmosphere there which is poisonous to humans. However they are no limited to these environments and though they seem less conformable in Normal-habitable regions they can survive indefinably. Initiatives by the Australians see the idea of using them as a workforce in normal-uninhabitable regions. This however sparked a human rights controversy which continues to be debated in the UN. Currently only Normals have been ruled to have Human Rights the debate as to whether the Kravyads and other Non-Normals such as the residents of Cairo should receive human rights continues to be a matter for debate.

Cape to Cairo Bombings

A small terror attack occurred on one of the trans-African trains on the 8th of July the bombers are of a yet unknown source and the train line was back running within 8 hours however 17 people died and investigations are ongoing. This is the latest in continuing terror attacks up and down the African Federation with similar incidents having occurred this year in Mutapo, Cape Town, Cairo and Dodoma. This attack brings the death toll up to 89.

Stats


Rules Changes:

Since the world is pretty much claimed the old claims system is going to be replaced with the national focus system.

Every turn each nation can set its national focus to be one thing:
Expansion -Claim 1 Colonial Territory
Education (Lower) -Improves Literacy
Education (Higher) -Assign to a specific area of science, this includes Nuclear programs
Espionage -Increases the chances of mission success
Engineering -Improves public sector infrastructure
Ecology -Reduces Environmental Damage

You can of course use your National Focus on another nation all humanitarian like.

National Focus has to be stated every turn otherwise if you do not post anything else of value you will accrue a shame point.

Each concurrent turn with the same National Focus increases the benefits.
e.g If I have Education (lower) for 1 turn I might get +1% literacy, in the second turn I might get +2% if I keep that as my nation focus and so on.

As claims numbers now vary be sure to check the Claims column of the stats.

 

[Robert Can't]

United Nations Key Statistics

Most Impoverished Nations -UNHDC United Nations Human Development Committee

Spoiler :

Nation GDP/Capita
Congo 21
Kingston Mayornate 28
Equatoria 34
South Africa 34
Indonesia 35

Most Polluting Nations - UNEC United Nations Environmental Council

Spoiler :

Sìchuān
Indonesia
Red Russia
Indo-Persia
Germany

Largest Non-Normal Populations - UNNNC United Nations Non-Normal Commission

Spoiler :

Australian Mandate for India
Thai India
Indo-Persia
Thailand
UAR

Lowest Literacy Rates - UNHDC United Nations Human Development Committee

Spoiler :

Laos 6%
Congo 7%
Sichuan 8%
WAC 8%
Equatoria 12%

 

[Robert Can't]

Other UN Business:

The New UN Charter can be found here.

Current UN members:
UAR
WAC
Germany
Rome
Indo-Persia
NWU
Australia-New Zealand

Any further memberships will require a vote as stipulated in the UN Charter. However to make this easier we'll have 1 big vote this turn that account for all nations wanting to join unless there is some controversy.

 

[WhiteRobber]

GEAR's national focus is a mix of Enginnering, Education, and Ecology.

Since we've spent a lot on both infrastructure and education , it's time to improve our ecology. Research in biology, alternative energy sources, production efficiency, and of course, hygiene, will be carried out.
We've never abused our environment, but we also did little to improve it thus far. This is going to change. As always, any and all who work towards our goal of a better place to live in will be rewarded by the government, and all who deface, defile or destroy the environment in any way will be punished accordingly.

For a better world.
For a greater future.
For our planet.

 

[Tyo]

Restoring order to white Russia for real this time.

 

[Robert Can't]

GEAR's national focus is a mix of Enginnering, Education, and Ecology.

Sadly, you only get 1 per turn all officially like.

 

[Ailedhoo]

The War Against Illiteracy: the Special Focus of the West African Confederation's Goverment

By Yeah Brooks​

“The War against Illiteracy” has been declared by President Idowu Saro-Wiwa this morning over the disappointing high illiteracy rates the W.A.C has. This focus by the President comes after a report by Mimi Dia, leader of the Party for One Africa, stating that “all citizens of the West African Confederation must have access to reading and writing skills, in order to benefit the whole of the Confederation and its citizens, so that our people may grow strong.” Furthermore a joint commission has been ordered by President Idowu Saro-Wiwa to consider the necessity of the illiteracy programme and on how to bring this to the UN so that a global educational reach can be set up to ensure global access to literacy skills. It is argued that taking this globally will aid internal literacy rates by, to quote Idowu Saro-Wiwa, “a common goal which comrades can take part in to do battle against the great beast that we face together” end quote. Senaters and representatives are to be summoned for a special vote to decide who should lead the new “West African Literacy Army” to help, once again to quote the President, “train our citizens to the art of literacy” unquote.

Notably the comedian, novelist and leader of the Pan-African Party of Hyenas Okot Takana has volunteered to write a series of books for adults learning to read, arguing that “practice is the best medicine. Okot Takana, whom has gained additional fame for his children novel “Yeah goes on a cold holiday,” feel its is important that material is out there for the benefit of the population. He is encouraging other authors to “take the pen or keyboard and do your best… or fail funnily if you must.” Such a move to encourage a novel industry may be joined by efforts to increase internet access by the West African Internet Deployment and Development Agency to “give more ways to practice” This campaign may be the final legacy of what is likely to be Idowu Saro-Wiwa’s last term in office.

 

[TheGryphonPrince]

Engineering works in the Indo-Persian Empire​

Due to the wide acceptance of The Asian Road, the Indo-Persian Empire began working on the road. The engineers already are coming from all the corners of the empire and they are already beggining to work on the Tehran road that will eventually connect the city to the road itself. In additions, chunks of the road are being worked on Persepolis and Delhi, and an alternate road (which will not be part of the asian road) is planned to connect Tehran and Persepolis. The Shahbanu appeared on television nearby a construction area. While she was on air, she walked a kilometer and talked about how the road "will explode Asia from the inside out" as well as showing off the diversity of the Indo-Persian culture as she showed off a quickly-built mosque.

By the week, a journalist from The Persian Rationalist, a channel funded by the social-democrat party, interviewed the workers of the area and he quickly showed off how a large portion of the workers on the project could barely read or write and showed the miserable conditions that islamic workers lived on, compared to zoroastrian and hindu workers. He later claimed that the whole asian road was merely a cover-up to hide the marginalization of the islamic and hindu religions.

 

[Mosher]

...but you still couldn't take Vancouver.

The Pan-American Union declares war on the Northwestern Union.

Justice will be served to the NWU's corrupt and immoral national government.

 

[Civ'ed]

Since the world is pretty much claimed the old claims system is going to be replaced with the national focus system.

OOC:
;_;
RIP African Sovereignity, 2000-2112
also are Springheel Jacks still human?
IC:
Shocked at the Death of Xylon Toto as well as innocent civilians on the Railway, we announce the following:
The Creation of the Xylon Toto military academy in St. Joan, Rhodesia
The Reassignment of 2 Springheel Jack Squadrons to help guard the railway, with potential cooperation from the UAR. If we suspect the former United Kingdom of God to be behind this then we shall do everything in our capability to discredit them.
The continuation of the Seawing Project (Robert you know what this is: national focus into higher education)

 

[christos200]

Thailand would like to state that it is very displeased with PAU aggression. We hope that both sides can negotiate a lasting peace. In fact, we offer to organize such a conference, to discuss about how to achieved lasting peace.

 

[Terran Empress]

RC I have to ask, The Australian Mandate for India, do they get their own national focuses? and if so who controls them?

Considering they don't control all of the subcontinent that i wanted.

 

[Thorvald of Lym]

The Pan-American Union declares war on the Northwestern Union.

United Arab armed forces are still patrolling the DMZ. Further PAU aggression will be treated as an act of war against the United Arab Republic.


EDIT: Also, dude, where's my UNJARMIS???

Vietnam should be an independent state. Laos is in charge of UNVIFOR but UNVIFOR is not Laos.