Greetings Citizens,
I am running for the position of Foreign Affairs advisor. First I would like to apologies for the lateness of my election campaign. I totally agree with Icmancin first hear the policies I have always tried to convince the voters to read the candidates policies before deciding on there vote. I also ask the people dont vote for Icmancin simply because they saw what he said first. As I see it there are three major policy areas for the ancient age foreign affairs. First there is expansion and exploration. Next there is protecting the nation and finally creating a good working relationship with the foreign nations.
Expansion and Exploration
In a regular civilizations game exploration and expansion and very important because the first thing you need to do is build as many cities as possible. In a Five city challenge expansion and exploration are even more important. In a normal game a few missed place cities is a problem but in a game with only five productive cities a badly placed city is a catastrophe. So from the being we need to explore the local area and find out where optimal city sites are. Also in a normal game you can build lots of cities, from which you gain tax and shields but with only five cities you can not make a huge amount of gold and beakers so we must trade with our neighbours to get these things. Because of this we must explore fast so we meet the rest of the world quickly.
The foreign ministry does not have a direct effect on expansion and exploration, so I will not make outlandish promises like my rival to explore to the sea with military units what I will do is quickly establish embassies we can see our neighbours and create trade routes to them. And although it might not fall within my first term I will trade maps and contacts so we can create a global trade network as fast as possible. Also I lead discussions on Right of Passage agreements which allow faster exploration. I discuss Right of Passage agreements in more detail below.
Protecting the Nation
The most important duty of any government is citizens with in it. And the two parts of our government that do this are the Military Advisor and the Foreign Affairs Advisor. The Military Advisor physically protects the citizens and property of Fantikos from those who wish to do it harm. I will leave the Military to fight the wars as they see fit I wish to have no control over military operations other than to state rules of engagement, for example to allow the enemy to trigger the MPP web first.
Foreign Affairs Advisor protects the nation by eliminating the reasons for people to do us harm. If elected I will do this by creating a stable international environment where we will be surrounded by polite neighbours interested in trade rather than war. Unfortunately the A.I. is not always reasonable and no matter how they are treated they will have aggressive ambitions. I reduce these I will immediately begin discussions on Foreign Demands and border incursions so we have national policy on how to react to these situations. If we can not persuade the A.I. to take a diplomatic route and our nation is plunged into war I will lead discussions on military alliances and Trade embargos to help fight the war, and I will lead discussion on our war goals.
Also I would not totally rule out offensive wars if they are needed to achieve our long term goals. These are a useful tool in foreign affairs and unlike my rival I will not make silly promises to keep the peace. It goes without saying that any declaration of war would need proper discussion and polling as would signing any diplomatic agreement.
Foreign Relations
Trade is the life blood of our nation. If we want to win we need to trade. If we want to make the most profitable trades possible we need to have friendly relations with out neighbours. If elected I will create good relations with all our neighbours so trade may flourish. If you look back over the last two demo games the only long period of Friendly public relations was while I was Foreign Affairs minister. There are many ways to build friend ships I will discuss now. "I have always believed helping your fellow man is profitable in every sense, personally and bottom-line." Gifts are one very good way to create friendly relations. It costs at first but good relations increase the profitability of trade so it is profitable both in attitude and bottom line. Right of Passage Agreements and Mutual Protection Pacts give a tremendous boast the A.I. attitudes but also come with a security threat which must be weighed up. Also at times fighting a war against another nation can help build relationships. If elected to this office I will attempt to secure a good foreign relationship with every nation.
Honour
The fourth leg of my platform is honour; I did not mention this at the start because this is the most important part. This is normally the unwritten part but I think it needs to be said. Although the above things are important to wining the game of civilization this part is important to wining the Demo game. If I am elected we will not break treaties, we will not abandon allies and we most certainly wont allow aggressive nations to attack our cities can get out of it scot free. I will take all reasonable steps to keep the peace even paying a foreign nation tribute but if they attack us we will strike back. I also believe what I say here is what I do. That is the way things work. Our nation will be proud.
So if elected I will encourage our nation to grow while defending our people and creating peaceful foreign relations so trade can flourish. So basically you could say my policy is to create a situation where we can profitably trade while not abandoning our honour. For what have we profited if we gain the world and lose our soul. This is not the end of my campaign. Still to come: Brief Summary of policy, Rebuttal of Icmancin and answering your questions. Also I have to say vote nobody like a million more times so well vote nobody vote nobody vote nobody.
