Term 2 - Nominations for Foreign Affairs Minister

[blackheart]

To all candidates for the Minister of Foreign Affairs :

1. What are your goals for the next term?

2. How do you plan to accomplish them?

3. Completely ignoring any previous polls, instructions, seeking of the WoTP, etc, describe how you would like to handle foreign incursions and demands.

4. Why should I vote for you?

-- Ravensfire

1) Gaining power, resources, territory for us

2) In the way the WOTP see fit, of course also aggressively

3) For foreign incursions I would tell them to get out and be shoved out, as for demands, it just depends on how ridiculous the demands are and our current status. If it is a minor demand I would probably agree and seek revenge later. If it were really major (tech, resources) I would have to ask people, but the answer would be a probable no

4) You should vote for who you think the best candidate is; you should vote for me because I was deputy in term 1 and I know our current state of affairs and have worked closely with Provolution (term 1 FA minister) on the plans and proposals. Basically, I know what's going on and will continue the course, with some alterations when they are needed.

 

[Furiey]

Thank you, but time is still too short for me to be actively involved as a Minister, so I must decline this nomination.

 

[Gregski]

Status of Foreign Affairs - 1250 BC

Nation: Zulu
Summary: A fiercely agressive race, Militaristic and Expansionist.
They need no provocation to fight. We must always be prepared for a
Zulu invasion.
Their UU, the Impi (1,2,2 r Spearmen) is not a dangerous offensive unit and
as such they pose little danger except to our workers should they decide to
sneak attack us. The unit is going out of fashion quickly and by the time the
Samurai arrive, we'll be delighted to fight them.
Resources: Horses, Iron and Wine.
Technology: Ahead of us! They have a tech we don't - Mathematics.
Military: Our equals.
Attitude: Polite - This does not mean much, they are very quick to change.
Cities: 5.
Overall. The Zulu pose the greatest threat to our nation (5/5).

Nation: Rome
Summary: An agressive race, Militaristic and Commercial.
More sedate than the Zulu, but nasty nontheless. We must be prepared to
counter a Roman invasion.
Their UU, the Legionary (3,3,1 r Swordsman) is a very tough opponent, but its
threat is lessened by the arrival of the Samurai. Currently, the Romans do not
appear to have iron so this could be a bit of relief, though I suspect only temporary.
Resources: Horses; Furs. Currently, appear to lack iron!
Technology: Our equals
Military: Our equals
Attitude: Annoyed.
Cities: 4.
Overall: The Romans pose a very serious threat to our nation (4/5).

Nation: Babylon
Summary: An agressive race, Scientific and Religious.
The Babylonians (or Babs) are very culture oriented. As such we must protect our
cities from 'culture flipping' to them. The invasion danger from the Babs is less
than Zulu and Rome. We need to be able to contain them with a small to medium sized
garrison to deter attacks.
Their UU, the Bowman (2,2,1 r Archer) is rapidly becoming obsolete. Even our
Swordsmen (I don't expect may of these) can take care of them.
Resources: Wines. Very little is known about their resourcefulness!
Technology: They are yet to research Writing.
Military: They are weaker. As such a massive onslaught from them can be ruled out.
Attitude: Annoyed - They used to be cautious, not a good development.
Cities: 5.
Overall: The Babs pose a lesser threat. (3/5).

Nation: Iroquis
Summary: A peace loving race, Expansionist and Religious.
Very sedate, unlikely to provoke a war with us especially as they are so far away.
An Iroquis invasion is most unlikely, but we must not sit on our laurels as their
UU, the Mounted Warrior (3,1,2 r Horsemen) can tear careless defenses to shreds.
We can contain them with a few horsemen units (until the Samurai show up).
Resources: Horses, Iron; Furs.
Technology: Our equals.
Military: Our equals.
Attitude: Polite.
Cities: 6 - This is some cause for concern as they are outpacing us in this field.
Overall: The Iroquis pose little threat. (2/5).

Nation: France
Summary: A docile race of Industrious and Commercial people.
The French will not attack unless provoked. Add onto that, that they are far away,
next to the Zulu and their UU, the Musketeers (3,4,1 - r Musketmen) will not be a
problem for us, we need not worry about the French.
Resources: Furs, Wine. Strategic resources unknown.
Technology: Well down: Lacking Iron Working, Mysticism and Horseback Riding.
Military: We are stronger.
Attitude: Polite.
Cities: 5 - Most of which have not yet been located.
Overall: The French pose very little threat (1/5).

Diplomacy:
No wars, alliances, ROPs that we know of.

Wonders of the World:
Oracle:
Rome (Rome)
Zimbabwe (Zulu)
Grand River (Iroquis)

Pyramids:
Salamanca (Iroquis)

Overall rating of civs:
The Iroquis enjoy a small lead ahead of the Zulu, French and ourselves.

 

[Gregski]

To all candidates for the Minister of Foreign Affairs :

1. What are your goals for the next term?

2. How do you plan to accomplish them?

3. Completely ignoring any previous polls, instructions, seeking of the WoTP, etc, describe how you would like to handle foreign incursions and demands.

4. Why should I vote for you?

-- Ravensfire

Thank you Ravensfire for these good questions.

1. My goals are to protect our nation from powerful foreign powers who wish to invade us and to exact revenge against any rogue states who dare to violate our sovereignty.
Specifically the following:

1. Maintain peace and a good relationship with our neighbours as much as possible.
2. Avoid engaging more than one enemy at a time in out and out war.
3. Develop strategic partners with other nations in association with our citizens to better protect our lands.
4. Cooperate with other ministries to enhance our power through trades, treaties and alliances.

2. I have graded the 5 nations we know wrt level of threat. I will dialogue regularly with the Military Advisor to establish the level of defence we need to deter and/or stop any attacks by these powers. Naturally the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would not dream of dictating a security policy to the Military Advisor, but provide the necessary intelligence as required. In a similar way, I will keep the Ministries of Trade, Science and Culture aware of any developments in foreign nations such as potential trades, technologies researched or wonders undertaken by a foreign nation, etc.
Provide information to the relevant ministries wrt the recommended balance of the empire:
Settling, warring, wonder building, general development, etc, based on intelligence gathered.
Provide frequent updates on the state of the known world to keep our citizens informed.
Provide polls as required to determine the view of the people for all relevant matters like declaring war, peace, signing alliances etc.

3. Peaceful incursions I can handle in the short term. In the long term I tell them to get out or else...
As such, I believe that we must maintain a good strong army to deter roguish behaviour and be able to punish anyone who dares to cross us. Until we build a very powerful army, I am willing to pay a small tribute once but only once if it appears that one of our cities is in grave danger from an attack.

4. Because I can offer you 1 Gold / turn. No, seriously if you believe that my policies are the way to go for term 2, please vote for me, otherwise, I thank you for taking the time to read my plans for the future and wish you good luck.

 

[DaveShack]

Status of Foreign Affairs - 1250 BC

Nice use of color, except that the zulu part doesn't really come out well, at least in the style I'm reading it in.

 

[Gregski]

For reference the latest map (1250BC) is available here. The image contains the entire known world in one jpg.

 

[Civman2004]

(Reserved)
I'll update when I'm home from work tonight with new intel on the French, and answers to Ravensfire's questions

 

[Gregski]

Nice use of color, except that the zulu part doesn't really come out well, at least in the style I'm reading it in.

Thanks, I'll try to darken it a bit more (the initial yellow was a disaster).