gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Wouldn't a one-world government fit within the definition of an utopia? A bright new future for all of humanity? The world will go towards the 22nd century, kicking and straggling!
Terminal Velocity: The Moonage Daydream
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Seon
Not An Evil Liar
While UK is reluctant about supporting a UN with an actual armed forces of its own, as we fear that the soldiers trained for such an organization may have loyalties separate from the cause of a true united nations, we would not refuse to support it if it does go through.
However, we would instead push for this successor to UN having its own judicial and investigative bureau for continuously investigating international crimes, with powers to seize and freeze national assets for violations of international resolutions.
However, we would instead push for this successor to UN having its own judicial and investigative bureau for continuously investigating international crimes, with powers to seize and freeze national assets for violations of international resolutions.
Traveller76
Prince
Each of the members of the Community will retain its own internal autonomy, Armed Forces and Law Enforcement powers. We support the British proposal of a investigation and judicial bureau. We also support the Indian proposal of an international military force that has its own resources.
Bozena Terranova, Secretary of State, United States of America
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
If there's the biggest army ensembled in UN, your internal autonomy won't matter because you'll be standing at the point of a gun. Do something wrong that angers the UN...and you'll pay.
tobiisagoodboy
Prince
The Ambassador of Ghana offers popcorn to everybody who wants to enjoy this scene.
SouthernKing
crickety cricket
In the interests of global peace and stability Brazil supports this new global organisation and commits military resources to it should that be necessary.
thomas.berubeg
Wandering the World
Argentina speaks as if the Commonwealth will serve the interests of particular parties. However, since all member states have an equal voice, the only guns you'll be under will be your own.
Zappericus
Euro scumbag
To Jonas Grauinienė of Lithuania,
From President Khitruk of the EAU,
The Union is absolutely willing to establish an energy security contract with the great nation of Lithuania, provided that earlier offers are agreed upon.
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Global
The Eurasian Union supports the Canadians' concept of a Commonwealth of Nations, and as a show-of-good will and future cooperation with the global community, sincerely apologizes for its aggressive approach in dealing with the North Sea- and Arctic fossil fuel reserves, ready to re-negotiate the matter properly between the involved parties.
Traveller76
Prince
Nooiome Cast from Whitehouse.gov.US dated FEB-12-2045
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States"
Good Evening. A week ago I instructed our State Department to contact the representatives of the American Republic and the United States of Mexico in order to end this long war that we have all suffered through. We owe these representatives our thanks for their hard work and selfless dedication to the cause of peace. Yesterday, all three parties agreed to the Treaty of Bern and have signed this agreement. A ceasefire and withdrawal of military forces started at Midnight today. We shall submit this treaty to the Provisional Congress and expect its ratification by the end of the week. In short, the war is over and peace has returned to our country.
Over one hundred fifty years ago President Abraham Lincoln faced a similar situation with the end of the first Civil War. The nation faced a massive loss of life, the destruction of much of the country and political and social unrest. Even then President Lincoln worked to mend the deep scars of the country, scars which lasted for centuries. Like Lincoln we face a divided country that has suffered massive loss of life and we must begin to rebuild and mend the fabric of our country.
Now that the war has ended we begin a new struggle to repair our economy, our cities and our country. Our country and every community no matter how large or small needs every man and every woman, no matter what age, religion, origin or race to work together. Now is not the time to resurrect old hatreds or grievances, we must honor those who have fallen and make sure their sacrifices are not in vain. I ask our countrymen overseas to come home, your country needs your skills and talents. To our international friends and neighbors, we ask for your aid and support so we can restore our economy not just for us but for the world.
My final wish is to remind all Americans that we are still Americans no matter where we live. We believe in the rule of law, of liberty and justice for all and that a government for, by and of the people shall not perish from this earth.
Thank you and Good Night.
END CAST
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States"
Good Evening. A week ago I instructed our State Department to contact the representatives of the American Republic and the United States of Mexico in order to end this long war that we have all suffered through. We owe these representatives our thanks for their hard work and selfless dedication to the cause of peace. Yesterday, all three parties agreed to the Treaty of Bern and have signed this agreement. A ceasefire and withdrawal of military forces started at Midnight today. We shall submit this treaty to the Provisional Congress and expect its ratification by the end of the week. In short, the war is over and peace has returned to our country.
Over one hundred fifty years ago President Abraham Lincoln faced a similar situation with the end of the first Civil War. The nation faced a massive loss of life, the destruction of much of the country and political and social unrest. Even then President Lincoln worked to mend the deep scars of the country, scars which lasted for centuries. Like Lincoln we face a divided country that has suffered massive loss of life and we must begin to rebuild and mend the fabric of our country.
Now that the war has ended we begin a new struggle to repair our economy, our cities and our country. Our country and every community no matter how large or small needs every man and every woman, no matter what age, religion, origin or race to work together. Now is not the time to resurrect old hatreds or grievances, we must honor those who have fallen and make sure their sacrifices are not in vain. I ask our countrymen overseas to come home, your country needs your skills and talents. To our international friends and neighbors, we ask for your aid and support so we can restore our economy not just for us but for the world.
My final wish is to remind all Americans that we are still Americans no matter where we live. We believe in the rule of law, of liberty and justice for all and that a government for, by and of the people shall not perish from this earth.
Thank you and Good Night.
END CAST
thomas.berubeg
Wandering the World
Canaada congratulates the parties involved in the treaty of Been, and offers what aid it can towards reconstruction.
Zappericus
Euro scumbag
As requested by the nation of Poland, the Eurasian Union announces that it will respect and adhere to the sovereignty of both it, and all nations encompassing the geographical areas of Eastern Europe. In addition, it promises to condemn any and all violations of these nation's sovereign rights at the hands of military aggression, bullying or terrorism, stating that if asked, the EAU will come to the aid of Eastern Europe.
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Twenty Forty Five
What follows isnt meant to be a full-scale update. Instead, its meant to provide a sort of prelude to your diplomacy, nation development, and cooperative world/story development. I focus herein on the nations that players have adopted because, well, thats what you will be caring about presumably.
Canada
Other than perhaps the Eurasian Union and Argentina, perhaps no other nation has not only weathered, but prospered as a result of climate change like Canada has. This is primarily due to continuing increased demand for agricultural goods which Canada, now experiencing a much increased growing season, is only too eager to provide. Additionally, arctic oil and mineral development, in an era of extreme energy demand has meant continuing prosperity for Canada even as most of the worlds manufacturing sectors face increasing pressure from rising energy prices.
At the same time, Canada continues to develop its high-tech sector and is amongst the worlds leaders in biotechnology, renewable energy development, software (especially manufacturing printing), and transportation development.
Not all is well however. The ongoing civil war south of the border has meant that Canadas traditional trading partner has all but collapsed and while energy and food prosperity bolsters the Canadian economy, international trade suffers as the USA destroys itself. Indeed, the war has not only affected trade but sent tens of millions of refugees north of the border and this in turn has forced the Canadian government to militarize the US-Canadian border and today the border is a concrete and chain-link affair overflown with drones and spied upon by satellites. Massive border camps housing tens of millions of desperate refugees cling to the new construction like cancerous growth and the Canadian people are not immune to their suffering; private donations and pressure for public support mounts every day.
In the north, climate change has made the arctic ocean not only the watery grave of polar bears but a growing trade network, a new battleground of sorts for the business interests of the UK, EU, Eurasian Union, the Scandinavian countries, and, of course, Canada. And while Canada continues to develop natural gas and oil in its arctic, offshore oil in the arctic ocean is also being developed by businesses from every arctic-bordering nation. The prize is great and Canada is well positioned to capitalize- if only the EAU and others can be convinced of Canadas claims.
The USA
Wheres Edwin Starr when you need him? The second US civil war is not only more destructive but more deadly than the first, with tens or even hundreds of millions dead or missing (exact numbers are obviously not available).
In 2045, warfare is highly mobile and the entirety of the country is a battlefield, at least intermittently. The forces of one side might be targeting a towns power stations one month, then, with its capture, the enemy might be targeting the same towns water supply the next.
American Dream exosuited, gene-hacked soldiers drop from radar-absorbent dropships into the heart of the Democratic military bases and lay waste indiscriminately, combat drugs ensuring they feel no remorse. The democratic forces melt away, knowing they must survive to fight another day, and indeed they do. The countryside hides them in friendly towns and villages or secret wilderness camps where only a decade ago families went to vacation with their children. Laser or missiles streak from ruins or the wilds to down the capitalist aircraft. And what the socialist lack in firepower they more than make up for numbers.
What violence begins, disease, exposure, hunger, or thirst, are eager to finish. Fresh clean water is increasingly rare and despite the best efforts of the international community to provide food or medical aide, tens of millions die of hunger or disease. Without modern transport, power, or information infrastructure many cities are hollow shells of what they once were, mass graves for the unfortunate. The desperate and opportunistic are only too eager to brand themselves private military contractors and join with others to practice a sort of state-sanctioned banditry, though in reality, they all too often seek only to secure survival for themselves. And though there are strongholds of security, these regions are highly militarized and life is anything but normal.
With each death, with each brother or sister buried, both sides grow increasingly embittered. Often the war is one of information control. For both sides, hardened and secure electronic communications are a precious rarity carefully protected by the leadership of both sides. And so the use of spies, informants, saboteurs, double-agents, and even assassins by both sides ensure secrecy and paranoia are never far behind desperation and grief.
Tired. Weary. Suspicious and frightened. Desperate. Into this comes some small hope. In the south of the country where Spanish is the defacto language of the region and the majority population is solidly Hispanic, a number of communities have begun to hold municipal plebiscites to join with their Mexican brothers. In Mexico, public support for military intervention in the ongoing tragedy is too much to ignore and the Mexican military is present in force, offering security and reconstruction in border regions where the local populations have held plebiscites to join with their southern brothers. The scale of the supply and relief effort is bewildering to behold. Thousands of trucks deliver water and nutrient packages to the desperate. New electrical cables bring power and hardened secure nooiome anchors bring information and opportunity for recovery. And so while the rest of America destroys itself, the south is beginning to rebuild under the protection of Mexican guns, drones, and tanks. Not all are eager to see the Mexicans and militias and soldiers from both the American Dream and Democratic forces have engaged violently with the southern invaders, though in doing so, have only managed to lose local support for their own ideologies
The USA is a mess and if it hasnt been irrevocably broken, its certainly very close to being so. Despite the deaths and ideological differences, the people are desperate for peace. And if it might still recover; American shale energy is heavily targeted by both faction and what is available is used for the respective military machines, but at peace, an energy-based recovery might be possible. . Americas agricultural potential is great too- and though littered with cluster bombs and mines, might still be developed if peace might return.
and yet, within the leadership structure of both factions, hawks and fanatics whisper of secret caches of chemical, biological, or even nuclear weapons, that might, just might, win this war once and for all. Might one final gamble win it all?
Sorry- that was longer than I had intended but I think the US civil war needed some attention.
Mexico
Analysts and advisors never imagined the US civil war would get as bad as it did. It just didnt seem possible and so it took some time for the Mexican government to properly react. In a way it was the people that forced its government to act. The desperation and suffering was not only engulfing brothers and sisters and cousins and children north of the border, it was spilling back into Mexico. Refugees were streaming into the country on a massive scale and despite the best efforts of the governments, its numbers could be reduced but not never really contained let alone stopped.
And so when small communities began to demand Mexicos protection, someone somewhere had an idea and soon enough Latin populations in southern USA were holding surprisingly well organized and orchestrated, not to mention well-publicized unofficial and generally unrecognized votes for Mexican incorporation. The movement soon gained considerable momentum, indeed, suspiciously so, but when Mexico arrived with guns and food and water, and medicine, no one cared as much about that.
The Mexican government has militarized considerably, investing significant resources, human, financial and otherwise in its US gambit. Educators, government employees, doctors and others are all facing employment insecurity and the possibility of job loss, all to fund the great assistance program. And so, if the USA will seek a peace that might partition the once great nation, Mexico will most certainly demand a seat at the table. There might be another option however; with its solidly anti-communist stance and conservative ideology, Mexico might strike a deal with the US American Dream faction. Only time will tell.
Beyond the US civil war and Mexicos involvement, Mexico is facing increasing drought and constricting agricultural productivity. If the rest of the world wasnt facing similar limitations, it might not be so bad, but food prices are rising globally and Mexico is feeling the pinch. Combined with intermittent water rationing, the Mexican middle class is spending more on food and basic necessities than ever before. And while solar development is growing, wide-scale adoption lags behind much of the world and so energy prices in Mexico are higher than most.
Finally there is Mexicos relation with the growing communist and socialist movement in central and Southern America which is anything but positive. The last decade and a half of on-again, off-again global trade contraction has also hurt the Mexican economy.
Colombia
Colombia is another country to experience civil war in the 22nd century. The renewed FARC, now rebranded FARP to indicate its international ambitions, finally victorious in 1938 after emergency elections meant to end the wide-spread insurgency.
Colombia is part of the Alliance of Socialist Nations(ASN) alongside Venezuela and Ecuador and an ally of the Central American Socialist States (CASS). All four nations have worked to limit their exposure to the international free market, believing that the global capitalism is necessarily predatory by nature and design. To date the policy has worked relatively well; in part because the international free market was so thoroughly wrecked after the Chinese-USA trade war and the US civil war and in part because the communist/socialist bloc have created their own, alternative, trade network within the ASN and with CASS, Cuba, the Caribbean Community, the African socialist states (led by the East African Federation but also including Angola, Cape Verde, Malawi, and Sierra Leone), the growing Scandinavian/Baltic socialist bloc, and China. And while the scale of trade between the socialist is limited in comparison with those outside the network, heavy government regulation and control has left it relatively stable despite the state of world markets.
In the 7 years since the communist revolution, the leadership of the nation has focused on energy security and the development of hydroelectricity especially. And so while Colombia is still a net importer of Brazilian hydroelectric and Venezuelan fuel energy, the scale of the imports is much reduced. Colombia is also relatively stable vis-à-vis food production, facing limited exposure to the high international food prices affecting much of the globe due to government regulations of export and increasing development of the interior region.
Outside the economy, Colombia, as part of the ASN has been active in promoting the socialist and communist ideology outside of its borders. Indeed, unconfirmed reports have placed the popular uprising in Angola and the seizure of international business interests (mostly Argentine corporations) by its new socialist government at least partially on the Colombian intelligence agency.
Colombian intelligence is also said to perhaps, and this is difficult to prove, be involved in Peru and Argentina where anti-government socialist movements seem difficult to control despite the best efforts of local governments.
Brazil
As the rest of south America fought wars, first hot then cold, for class and ideology, Brazil somehow remained outside the battleground, at least for the most part. Its economy grew faster than most of the Americas (excepting Argentina and Canada) as it adopted renewable energy and especially hydroelectric development early and was able to avoid much of the energy crunch the remainder of the world suffered. Brazilian businesses did well internationally, though were obviously hit hard by the fall of Chinese and US markets.
The genehack medical revolution in the 2030s and 40s brought a new form of wealth to Brazil. Its huge biodiversity soon proved an immense boon for both domestic and foreign businesses seeking new genetic wealth for medical treatment and for the growing mod market. The fall of American and Chinese biotech saw a huge number of pharmaceutical companies from both nations relocate to Brazil despite tight government regulatory policies and very soon Brazil was second only to India in drug development and med-gene therapy.
Brazil somehow manages to avoid the currents of unrest swirling around it, choosing to remain neutral as the remainder of the continent engages in a war of shadows and ideology on both the local and global scale.
Brazil is not without its problems however. Population growth and a rapid ascension of the poor to the middle class has meant that not only are Brazilians eating more, but they are eating better and this has driven up food prices and placed significant pressures on the budgets of most families. At the same time, while hydroelectric means that Brazil is, theoretically, able to meet its energy needs, the huge international demand, especially in Argentina, has often meant that sale of energy on the international grid is more profitable than domestic consumption and so, despite government regulation, rising energy prices also limit domestic economic growth.
Finally the Brazilian economy has been contracting for the last 3 years, something many blame on the faltering European and Asian economies hard-hit by the US civil war and rising energy prices. This has led to losses in median income and after nearly 5 decades or falling poverty levels, a small contraction in the middle class.
The recession has many looking north for inspiration, and, as much as Brazil wishes to stay out of the ideological wars around it, a growing socialist movement may dictate otherwise.
Lastly, international environmental movements have increasingly seen Brazil as THE battleground for their cause and radical militant environmentalist are more active in Brazil than anywhere else. Though still relatively small, they have proven themselves well funded, technologically adept, and fanatically devoted.
Argentina
Argentinas growth in the last 25 years has been nothing less than phenomenal. Climate change and a dedication to high-tech agribusiness development has brought new wealth and new prosperity. Dedication to business-friendly practices, despite what some have called a race to the bottom, have brought new jobs and opportunities and incentivized immigration of educated professionals from across the world and especially the USA.
Argentinas growth, some would claim, was built on predatory business practices, the sort of policies that Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador have repeatedly railed against. And indeed, Argentine business (and other) influences in Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay, certainly seem to support these claims as local businesses in these nations are almost completely dominated by Argentine financial influence.
Argentine businesses have also been very active in Africa, picking up the pieces of American and Chinese neo-colonialist businesses in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and the DRC, though Angola has since had a suspiciously well-organized socialist revolution the Argentine intelligence community are pinning on Colombia and Venezuelan influence.
Which takes us to the shadowy cold war between Argentina and Colombia/Venezuela. Based on ideological differences and the spread of influence (and economic dominance) throughout south America, the two blocs are locked into a struggle for domestic support (with both blocs involved in anti-government movements in each others nations) as well as foreign influence. The struggle is both regional (with Peru a particular battlefield) and international (see above regarding Africa). And both parties have allies abroad (the respective US factions, Mexico, etc).
The ultimate threat to Argentina may not come from the communists or from internal class struggle however. Ultimately energy concerns may be the real danger. While Argentina continues to possess significant hydroelectric power, most of this is already developed and personal, corporate and industrial demands are easily outstripping production. So while Argentine import of Brazilian hydroelectric and northern oil power continues, policy-makers are increasingly interested in developing alternatives. Argentina has quietly been surveying Antarctic fuel wealth, though the political and diplomatic cost thereof might be impossibly high. Alternatively they are considering the costs of following India into space and mining H3 from the moon.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is experiencing an almost decade long recession. The UKs economy has long been primarily both 1) highly globalized and 2) service-based, and with the collapse of the worlds major markets in the last decade, each year has seen contraction of the UK economy. High energy and food prices, for a nation that is a net importer of both, is also a major concern. While the UK has managed to develop a number of off-shore oil a nd wind-energy fields in the northern seas, production has not matched demand.
Despite this, while the UKs economy may have contracted somewhat, it still remains robust and its technical, financial, and service sectors remain strong both domestically and internationally; indeed a smaller market has forced its companies to grow more nimble and more efficient. Those that didnt have not survived. The UK has also benefited from the US brain drain as US expertise and technical talent emigrated away from the war and violence and occasionally found a home in the UK.
Militarily, the UK continues to focus on fielding an elite, though often smaller, military force with top of the line equipment and training and though it has not yet begin to explore the genehack technology currently in use in the United States, it has been an early adopter of the direct neural interface-based cyber-security protocols first established by the Chinese in the late 2030s. Its cyber-warfare forces are top of the line and matched only by a select few including the European union, the Eurasian Union, Indian, Japan, and China.
Technically, the UKs navy may be the most advanced in the world. Though the details are highly classified, the UK has begun to deploy a number of very stealthy, algorithm-driven semi-autonomous submarines, which are proving to have, essentially, near limitless range and operational times. Primarily armed with lasers weaponry and a limited complement of new generation torpedoes and missiles, their primary focus in interdiction and patrol.
In the near future, the UK will need to secure its business interests abroad and assure themselves of their energy security, which may in turn lead to conflict with Canada, Norway, or the EAU.
European Union
The European Union, like the UK, is also suffering from an extended recession. And while a contraction of global markets are no doubt at least partially causative, the EU is second only to China in the volume of energy being imported and these costs to both private industry and consumers are a significant strain on budgets and slowing economic development significantly. Indeed, this is such a critical area of concern that EU military strategists see this as the primary threat to the EUs stability at present. Development of new H3 fusion power generation plants may be a step in the right direction but these plants still require Indian H3
Beyond this, the EU is still an exceptionally potent entity with a well-developed commercial and manufacturing sector and a large domestic market. Technologically advanced and well-educated, they are amongst the leaders in 3D printing technologies, military hardware development, medicine, noooiome/communications tech, and space exploration, though not particularly focused in any single area
The EU is at the forefront of cyberware development and has developed direct neural interface for its cyber-soldiers. Additionally, the European union has begun to adapt the lessons learned from its cyber-warfare divisions and apply them to piloting and vehicle control. The EU is the only nation in the world to have deployed, in numbers anything more than experimental prototypes, aircraft controlled not through wearable nooiome interface devices, but though direct neural interface. EU pilots are increasingly sporting small nubs at the base of their skulls which they use to plug into aircraft in much the same way their more advanced cyber-soldiers plug into the nooiome. The result has been a much more responsive, agile, and integrated air-force.
A significant portion of both government and private interests are pushing the EU to develop a lunar colony based on the successes of the Indian project with the ultimate goal of developing energy security and developing the infrastructure for missions further afield.
Poland
For much of its history Poland has had to navigate between the powers of western Europe and Russia. That dance continues today.
Northeastern Europe has weathered climate change fairly well. Longer growing seasons across the region combined with continuing rainfall have meant regional food production has not suffered. Indeed, new genehack and agritech developments aggressively pursued by a succession of forward-looking Polish leaders has led to increased production. A focus on technical and educational development is evident not just in the agricultural sector but across the polish economy. Increasingly Polands develop has been dependent upon a skilled knowledge base. A number of biotech and pharma companies, both domestically developed and immigrated drive a fast-growing biotech sector. At the same time, the Krakow-based high energy physics hub has drawn a lot of attention not just from academics but from across the business space.
Despite these successes, Poland suffers from a scarcity of energy resources and is highly dependent upon North Sea and EAU oil despite its attempts at wind and nuclear power generation.
Greece
While the Greek economy continues to share the recession of much of the Mediterranean, most agree that its governments policies have significantly blunted the impact of economic contraction domestically and in the near abroad.
Like most of the Mediterranean, Greece has faced steeply declining rainfall and reduced agricultural productivity. At the same time, tourism has dropped off sharply as a result of European recession and wider-scale failures of the Chinese and US tourist industries.
And so while a number of drought-resistant crops have been developed for domestic production, Greece has taken a page from the Spanish playbook and an increasing proportion of the landscape is being devoted to solar farming. This in turn, has maintained a domestic textile and manufacturing industry of a larger scale than might otherwise have been possible and provided jobs that otherwise would not be present.
Still Greece is a net energy and food importer and the contracting global market is hard-felt here. Despite the progressivism of the leading New Democracy party, unemployment and poverty continue to cause social instability and lead to a steady trickle of emigrants seeking (literally) greener pastures in the north. Unlike much of Northern Europe or the Americas, the social instability has not led to the growth of a domestic communist movement. Instead, the 21st April party, a militant right wing party with an agenda suspiciously reminiscent of 20th century fascism is steadily winning influence with its promises of order, security, and prosperity.
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Ghana
Ghana lives in the shadow of the eastern behemoth, Nigeria, its annexation of Benin, less than a hundred miles away makes this all too clear. This nation has developed into the singular dominating entity of north-western Africa and Ghana falls solidly under its shadow. Many Ghanaian businesses are subsidiary of Nigerian parent companies and Nigeria is Ghanas single largest trading partner. Indeed, lower wages in Ghana mean that Nigerian businesses have typically outsourced labor-intensive manufacturing and production to Ghana, who, with their traditional ties to China, were eager to find a new partner with the fall of the later.
Ghanaian off-shore oil and gas reserves are long depleted while hydroelectric development appears to be reaching hard physical and environmental limits which means that Ghana is increasingly dependent on energy imports from abroad. This trend is likely to accelerate in the future, especially as its mining, manufacturing, and potentially, agricultural, sectors continue to develop.
Despite Nigerian influence in business and the economy, politically Ghana remains a dedicated member of the ECOWAS. Thoroughly shamed by its lack of teeth in response to Nigerian aggression, the ECOWAS none-the-less remains the primary vehicle for unification of the west African economies and militaries and indeed, a number of west African nations, led by Ghana, continue to cross train militarily.
Nigeria
The 21st century boogeyman of western Africa, Nigeria is one of the only nations to have waged wars of annexation upon multiple neighbors in modern times and maintained its grip upon the conquered countries. Modern Nigeria includes lands once owned by Benin, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. And its neighbors are often concerned that they might be next.
The Nigerian military is well armed and trained and sees constant action, facing nationalist flare-ups and rebellions on a nearly annual basis from one or another tribe or group within its borders needing reminder of who the top dog really is. Nigerias military government, despite pretensions of restoring democracy and waging war on terrorists is predatory, militaristic, and oppressive, though its leader, Abaeze Chukwu, in her later years has grown increasingly comfortable with rule. Age has has perhaps blunted her ambitions somewhat.
The Nigerian dominance of its neighbors, and clandestine (or less clandestine) involvement in its neighbors affairs has resulted in a relatively strong economy. Indeed, though having reach peaked oil some years ago, Nigerian oil reserves remain substantial and high oil prices have further propped up the government.
It remains to be seen if Nigeria can continue to dominate its way to prosperity and security or if its empire will soon crumble.
Zambia
Zambias relative stability and wealth of natural resources meant significant investor confidence and relatively rapid economic development during the years prior to 2035. Much of this development came form, initially, the USA and Europe but increasingly it took the form of Chinese yuan. While this brought economic growth, jobs, and political stability, it also made Zambia acutely sensitive and exposed to the effects of the US-Chinese trade war.
And so when non-state actors and private military contractors began to wage first a secretive proxy shadow war, and then, an increasingly destructive and desperate more open war, Zambian businesses were heavily targeted and the local economies suffered considerably.
Because the training and high-end military equipment of the foreign fighters effectively made them untouchable by the national government, and because they simply did not care whatsoever for local laws or regulations and felt able to dictate terms to locals as they saw fit, parts of the country, especially those rich in resources, soon became no-go zones for the central government.
As the US-Chinese crisis came to a close not all foreign fighters returned home and the flood of weapons and fighters led to regional warlordism and internecine conflict. The last eight years has been a struggle to bring warlords, bandits, and gangs to heal and to re-establish central government.
Zimbabwe suffered much of the same fate as Zambia did as a result of the US-Chinese crisis and while they too suffered from warlordism and gang warfare, it was the strongman Eddie Uthiya who finally consolidated power and he has made no pretensions of peace with Zambia, seeing in their conflict-ridden lands an opportunity to expand his base of personal power and influence.
Finally the shadow of the East African Federation looms long over Zambia, its communalist-socialist teachings proving very popular with the people of Zambia generally. Nearly a decade of war and conflict has made them very open to overtures of peace, stability, and unexpected prosperity from the northern neighbor and EAF influence, politically and culturally, is huge in Zambia.
If Zambia is to continue as an independent state it will have to carefully navigate between absorption by the EAF and war with Zimbabwe, all while rebuilding its economy and infrastructure and finding allies abroad or regionally.
Ummah AlSalaam
In a way the Ummah AlSalaam is an experiment. Despite its widespread support amongst the lower and middle class, the echelons of a number of national, regional, or business elites are not all convinced, seeing in the supranational organization a treat to their own influence and power.
And so while the idea of unity remains strong, the reality is something different. The entrenched are carried towards unity in a current of grassroots support but constantly prodding for opportunity.
And yet, somehow, the pan-Arabic state stumbles on, more graceful, stable, and prosperous than many suspected. Under popular democratic leadership, the Ummah AlSalaam has invested its remaining oil wealth not in palaces and horses and towering sky-scrapers but on infrastructure, high-efficiency water distribution and irrigation systems, new mass-transit trains and bus services, and importantly, hundreds of square kilometers of solar farms.
And while energy may be a source of income for the Ummah AlSalaam, climate change has not been kind to the middle-east and its deserts have grown, its fields dried and cracked. Food imports from Argentina, Canada and elsewhere are at all-time highs and the pressures of food prices upon family budgets are hard-hitting.
And then there is Iran. A sizeable minority of Arabs the Ummah AlSalaam calls citizens are followers of the Shiite faith and see in Iran a spiritual and material leadership. Irans influence amongst the Ummah AlSalaam cannot be ignored and there are many, in both nations, who argue the borders drawn up during the middle-east plebiscites were far from representative, and may need correction.
The Ummah AlSalaam is an untested experiment, one which may rise in the years to come on a wave of unity and popular support. Or one that might yet fracture and fall.
Allahu ʾalʿlam.
Iran
Despite the rise of an united Arab pan-nationalist alliance, Iran was a major winner of the last two decades, taking advantage of a long slow investment in regional investment to move decisively during the US-Chinese conflict and US-civil war to press its investments in the middle-east and absorb huge swathes of territory and significant populations to its nation.
The EAUs invasion and annexation of Turkmenistan, on the other hand, quickly illustrated that Iran would not be the only one to take advantage of the shifting balance of global power and even as Iran won big in one theater, it might lose as much in another.
As a result of a resurgent and powerful EAU directly on its border, Iran has invested heavily in its special forces, commandoes, and unconventional warfare capacity, developing some of the best special forces in the world, while simultaneously building a balanced intelligence and cyberwarfare network. Though not designed for invasion of the EAU, the Iranian Revolution Armed Forces are certainly ready to repel EAU forces.
Irans oil wealth has long ago peaked and yet the spigots have not yet run dry and the identification of new ultradeep reserves in the last decade have allowed one last burst of energy wealth before the wells run dry.
Iran is well situated to grow its influence from regional to global in the coming decades but will need to balance energy demands, constricting food production, and potentially aggressive neighbors.
Eurasian Union
Siberian gas, arctic coast oil, huge new agricultural development in the warming north have all contributed towards the economic growth of the EAU. And the EAU has capitalized on that growth, on the influence that has created to project its power in the near abroad, and to secure its power in Turkmenistan.
Imperial ambition is not limited to the near abroad either. Indeed, it reaches further than other nation on Earth, all the way to Mars. The EAU is the first to send men and women to the red planet, and if they did not return, their deaths were honorable and their service to the motherland never to be forgotten. The EAU has a strong space program and is well placed to develop lunar and new Mars programs.
While wide-scale economic growth and strong internal security has ensured domestic stability, enemies beyond the borders are not difficult to find. The EAUs aggressive stance on energy development in the north and its influence projection abroad have caused concerns throughout the globe.
The EAU may be threatened perhaps by exactly the opposite of what threatens others. High food and energy prices do much to grow the EAU economy even as it destabilizes most of the globe. The EAU will have to be sure to capitalize on short-term high commodity prices and translate these gains into lasting economic growth if it is to remain dominant in the longer term.
Japan
Japan is a unique nation within the globe. A sizeable portion of its population (~5-6% of its population) exists almost purely within the nooiome. This is having a significant socio-cultural effect. The government has invested immensely in its nooiome infrastructure and security but earned great dividends in education and economic and social stability. Tele-presence is changing Japanese education, entertainment, and productivity.
But not everyone is embracing this sort of life. For some, all they see are the rows and rows of still bodies in subterranean catacombs. For the fanatics, its too much to bear and a growing rebellion against the social trend has turned violent.
Economically, Japan is slowly beginning to recover from a nearly decade long economic contraction. Due in part to high food and energy prices, like much of the world, Japans recession was made much worse by unbalanced demographics that saw median ages rise higher than any other nation, anytime in history.
Japan has been exploring aquaculture food production perhaps more aggressively than any other nation and has worked with private companies in India and Brazil to develop strains of edible sea vegetables for mass production. A number of problems have arisen from this however; firstly, ecologic damage has been very difficult to avoid despite the Japaneses best regulatory efforts, and secondly, these farms have been very susceptible to seasonal storms and not yet proven their value commercially (or strategically).
China
Nuke is retconning China. He will be posting its development shortly. Please be willing to accept a small(ish) change to the known history. Basically it looks like neo-maoism is out and corporate imperialism is in I may not have explained that right.
India
While the USA and China were tearing themselves apart, India continued to develop, and while facing significant economic slow-down, not actually experiencing recession per se. The last quarter-century has seen the wide-scale development of physical and social infrastructure programs, a general and steady trend of income growth, especially within the poorer demographics of society, and dedicated programs to limit and eradicate corruption.
As a result, India is now the single most prosperous nation of the globe, enjoying unparalleled prosperity. Its universities and research institutes are some of the most advanced worldwide and its businesses are leaders in both manufacturing and high-tech development. It produces significant agricultural goods but due to its massive population is a net food importer.
Until very recently, India was a massive importer of foreign fuel and energy. This changed in the last year with the development of its lunar colony, Kshupark. While only two shuttles of energy have been recovered since the opening of the colony, India has already met the entirety of its domestic energy demands and is now a net energy exporter and enjoying high global energy prices.
Kshupark is more than just about H3 recovery. That could be done with a much smaller colony for much less. Kshupark is, effectively, a stepping stone to a greater extraterrestrial presence, a means of learning what limits colonies in the near orbit, the moon, and potentially mars. Its also a means of developing space-based infrastructure.
Politically and diplomatically, the fall (and rise) of China and the collapse of the US has meant a major shift in geopolitical power in the region; there is no greater evidence of that perhaps than the rise of ASEAN as a united supranational power. Regardless, alliances and friendships, competitors and enemies are all in fluid transition. India is undergoing a period of transition on the global stage to match its transition economically and otherwise. Only the future knows how they will find their way on a changing global stage.
ASEAN
ASEAN is another power trying to find its identity and feel its way through unknown diplomatic and political landscape changed by the recent unbalancing of global power structure.
Relatively decentralized, it none-the-less manages to balance cooperative development with member nation identity and cultural development. Its people are highly diverse and though originally driven together by common cause, or even outright fear of the outsider, they have proven they are more than capable of cooperation and sharing common prosperity. Still regionalism is a major concern and a number of organizations are constantly seeking to test the limits of the alliance.
ASEAN, while neither a food or energy exporter, has managed to mitigate much of its internal demands with the development of off-shore wind and tidal energy capture platforms, which, in combination with the remnants of offshore oil production, have ensured that the strategic and economic dependencies experienced by many nations have been minimized to a certain extent. Likewise, new generation biohack rice paddies and coastal fish farming megaprojects have helped offset high global food prices.
ASEAN has been hit hard by contraction of the global trade network however. Like China in the first quarter of the 21st century, ASEAN manufacturing in the 2030s was powered primarily by foreign demand and with much of that demand dried up, its economy had slowed considerably. The last half decade has seen slow recovery but economic contraction is still felt in the employment and poverty demographics.
Lastly, like Bangladesh, India, and others, climate change has meant much more frequent super-storms of previously very rare destructive potential and on an almost seasonal basis at least a small part, and sometimes much more, of ASEAN is fasting disaster and requires massive rebuilding. And while new storm-resistant building techniques can alleviate some of these concerns, they cannot protect ships, most housing and small businesses, or farms.
ASEAN is truly a power of the new age and as yet unproven. It remains to be seen if their influence and power grows or wanes on a changing global stage.
okay, so that was longer than i had expected but it does give you some idea of your current situations and provides something for you to build on.
So far this game has excellent momentum. Lets keep it going and make first orders due Friday, February 19th.
Ghana lives in the shadow of the eastern behemoth, Nigeria, its annexation of Benin, less than a hundred miles away makes this all too clear. This nation has developed into the singular dominating entity of north-western Africa and Ghana falls solidly under its shadow. Many Ghanaian businesses are subsidiary of Nigerian parent companies and Nigeria is Ghanas single largest trading partner. Indeed, lower wages in Ghana mean that Nigerian businesses have typically outsourced labor-intensive manufacturing and production to Ghana, who, with their traditional ties to China, were eager to find a new partner with the fall of the later.
Ghanaian off-shore oil and gas reserves are long depleted while hydroelectric development appears to be reaching hard physical and environmental limits which means that Ghana is increasingly dependent on energy imports from abroad. This trend is likely to accelerate in the future, especially as its mining, manufacturing, and potentially, agricultural, sectors continue to develop.
Despite Nigerian influence in business and the economy, politically Ghana remains a dedicated member of the ECOWAS. Thoroughly shamed by its lack of teeth in response to Nigerian aggression, the ECOWAS none-the-less remains the primary vehicle for unification of the west African economies and militaries and indeed, a number of west African nations, led by Ghana, continue to cross train militarily.
Nigeria
The 21st century boogeyman of western Africa, Nigeria is one of the only nations to have waged wars of annexation upon multiple neighbors in modern times and maintained its grip upon the conquered countries. Modern Nigeria includes lands once owned by Benin, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. And its neighbors are often concerned that they might be next.
The Nigerian military is well armed and trained and sees constant action, facing nationalist flare-ups and rebellions on a nearly annual basis from one or another tribe or group within its borders needing reminder of who the top dog really is. Nigerias military government, despite pretensions of restoring democracy and waging war on terrorists is predatory, militaristic, and oppressive, though its leader, Abaeze Chukwu, in her later years has grown increasingly comfortable with rule. Age has has perhaps blunted her ambitions somewhat.
The Nigerian dominance of its neighbors, and clandestine (or less clandestine) involvement in its neighbors affairs has resulted in a relatively strong economy. Indeed, though having reach peaked oil some years ago, Nigerian oil reserves remain substantial and high oil prices have further propped up the government.
It remains to be seen if Nigeria can continue to dominate its way to prosperity and security or if its empire will soon crumble.
Zambia
Zambias relative stability and wealth of natural resources meant significant investor confidence and relatively rapid economic development during the years prior to 2035. Much of this development came form, initially, the USA and Europe but increasingly it took the form of Chinese yuan. While this brought economic growth, jobs, and political stability, it also made Zambia acutely sensitive and exposed to the effects of the US-Chinese trade war.
And so when non-state actors and private military contractors began to wage first a secretive proxy shadow war, and then, an increasingly destructive and desperate more open war, Zambian businesses were heavily targeted and the local economies suffered considerably.
Because the training and high-end military equipment of the foreign fighters effectively made them untouchable by the national government, and because they simply did not care whatsoever for local laws or regulations and felt able to dictate terms to locals as they saw fit, parts of the country, especially those rich in resources, soon became no-go zones for the central government.
As the US-Chinese crisis came to a close not all foreign fighters returned home and the flood of weapons and fighters led to regional warlordism and internecine conflict. The last eight years has been a struggle to bring warlords, bandits, and gangs to heal and to re-establish central government.
Zimbabwe suffered much of the same fate as Zambia did as a result of the US-Chinese crisis and while they too suffered from warlordism and gang warfare, it was the strongman Eddie Uthiya who finally consolidated power and he has made no pretensions of peace with Zambia, seeing in their conflict-ridden lands an opportunity to expand his base of personal power and influence.
Finally the shadow of the East African Federation looms long over Zambia, its communalist-socialist teachings proving very popular with the people of Zambia generally. Nearly a decade of war and conflict has made them very open to overtures of peace, stability, and unexpected prosperity from the northern neighbor and EAF influence, politically and culturally, is huge in Zambia.
If Zambia is to continue as an independent state it will have to carefully navigate between absorption by the EAF and war with Zimbabwe, all while rebuilding its economy and infrastructure and finding allies abroad or regionally.
Ummah AlSalaam
In a way the Ummah AlSalaam is an experiment. Despite its widespread support amongst the lower and middle class, the echelons of a number of national, regional, or business elites are not all convinced, seeing in the supranational organization a treat to their own influence and power.
And so while the idea of unity remains strong, the reality is something different. The entrenched are carried towards unity in a current of grassroots support but constantly prodding for opportunity.
And yet, somehow, the pan-Arabic state stumbles on, more graceful, stable, and prosperous than many suspected. Under popular democratic leadership, the Ummah AlSalaam has invested its remaining oil wealth not in palaces and horses and towering sky-scrapers but on infrastructure, high-efficiency water distribution and irrigation systems, new mass-transit trains and bus services, and importantly, hundreds of square kilometers of solar farms.
And while energy may be a source of income for the Ummah AlSalaam, climate change has not been kind to the middle-east and its deserts have grown, its fields dried and cracked. Food imports from Argentina, Canada and elsewhere are at all-time highs and the pressures of food prices upon family budgets are hard-hitting.
And then there is Iran. A sizeable minority of Arabs the Ummah AlSalaam calls citizens are followers of the Shiite faith and see in Iran a spiritual and material leadership. Irans influence amongst the Ummah AlSalaam cannot be ignored and there are many, in both nations, who argue the borders drawn up during the middle-east plebiscites were far from representative, and may need correction.
The Ummah AlSalaam is an untested experiment, one which may rise in the years to come on a wave of unity and popular support. Or one that might yet fracture and fall.
Allahu ʾalʿlam.
Iran
Despite the rise of an united Arab pan-nationalist alliance, Iran was a major winner of the last two decades, taking advantage of a long slow investment in regional investment to move decisively during the US-Chinese conflict and US-civil war to press its investments in the middle-east and absorb huge swathes of territory and significant populations to its nation.
The EAUs invasion and annexation of Turkmenistan, on the other hand, quickly illustrated that Iran would not be the only one to take advantage of the shifting balance of global power and even as Iran won big in one theater, it might lose as much in another.
As a result of a resurgent and powerful EAU directly on its border, Iran has invested heavily in its special forces, commandoes, and unconventional warfare capacity, developing some of the best special forces in the world, while simultaneously building a balanced intelligence and cyberwarfare network. Though not designed for invasion of the EAU, the Iranian Revolution Armed Forces are certainly ready to repel EAU forces.
Irans oil wealth has long ago peaked and yet the spigots have not yet run dry and the identification of new ultradeep reserves in the last decade have allowed one last burst of energy wealth before the wells run dry.
Iran is well situated to grow its influence from regional to global in the coming decades but will need to balance energy demands, constricting food production, and potentially aggressive neighbors.
Eurasian Union
Siberian gas, arctic coast oil, huge new agricultural development in the warming north have all contributed towards the economic growth of the EAU. And the EAU has capitalized on that growth, on the influence that has created to project its power in the near abroad, and to secure its power in Turkmenistan.
Imperial ambition is not limited to the near abroad either. Indeed, it reaches further than other nation on Earth, all the way to Mars. The EAU is the first to send men and women to the red planet, and if they did not return, their deaths were honorable and their service to the motherland never to be forgotten. The EAU has a strong space program and is well placed to develop lunar and new Mars programs.
While wide-scale economic growth and strong internal security has ensured domestic stability, enemies beyond the borders are not difficult to find. The EAUs aggressive stance on energy development in the north and its influence projection abroad have caused concerns throughout the globe.
The EAU may be threatened perhaps by exactly the opposite of what threatens others. High food and energy prices do much to grow the EAU economy even as it destabilizes most of the globe. The EAU will have to be sure to capitalize on short-term high commodity prices and translate these gains into lasting economic growth if it is to remain dominant in the longer term.
Japan
Japan is a unique nation within the globe. A sizeable portion of its population (~5-6% of its population) exists almost purely within the nooiome. This is having a significant socio-cultural effect. The government has invested immensely in its nooiome infrastructure and security but earned great dividends in education and economic and social stability. Tele-presence is changing Japanese education, entertainment, and productivity.
But not everyone is embracing this sort of life. For some, all they see are the rows and rows of still bodies in subterranean catacombs. For the fanatics, its too much to bear and a growing rebellion against the social trend has turned violent.
Economically, Japan is slowly beginning to recover from a nearly decade long economic contraction. Due in part to high food and energy prices, like much of the world, Japans recession was made much worse by unbalanced demographics that saw median ages rise higher than any other nation, anytime in history.
Japan has been exploring aquaculture food production perhaps more aggressively than any other nation and has worked with private companies in India and Brazil to develop strains of edible sea vegetables for mass production. A number of problems have arisen from this however; firstly, ecologic damage has been very difficult to avoid despite the Japaneses best regulatory efforts, and secondly, these farms have been very susceptible to seasonal storms and not yet proven their value commercially (or strategically).
China
Nuke is retconning China. He will be posting its development shortly. Please be willing to accept a small(ish) change to the known history. Basically it looks like neo-maoism is out and corporate imperialism is in I may not have explained that right.
India
While the USA and China were tearing themselves apart, India continued to develop, and while facing significant economic slow-down, not actually experiencing recession per se. The last quarter-century has seen the wide-scale development of physical and social infrastructure programs, a general and steady trend of income growth, especially within the poorer demographics of society, and dedicated programs to limit and eradicate corruption.
As a result, India is now the single most prosperous nation of the globe, enjoying unparalleled prosperity. Its universities and research institutes are some of the most advanced worldwide and its businesses are leaders in both manufacturing and high-tech development. It produces significant agricultural goods but due to its massive population is a net food importer.
Until very recently, India was a massive importer of foreign fuel and energy. This changed in the last year with the development of its lunar colony, Kshupark. While only two shuttles of energy have been recovered since the opening of the colony, India has already met the entirety of its domestic energy demands and is now a net energy exporter and enjoying high global energy prices.
Kshupark is more than just about H3 recovery. That could be done with a much smaller colony for much less. Kshupark is, effectively, a stepping stone to a greater extraterrestrial presence, a means of learning what limits colonies in the near orbit, the moon, and potentially mars. Its also a means of developing space-based infrastructure.
Politically and diplomatically, the fall (and rise) of China and the collapse of the US has meant a major shift in geopolitical power in the region; there is no greater evidence of that perhaps than the rise of ASEAN as a united supranational power. Regardless, alliances and friendships, competitors and enemies are all in fluid transition. India is undergoing a period of transition on the global stage to match its transition economically and otherwise. Only the future knows how they will find their way on a changing global stage.
ASEAN
ASEAN is another power trying to find its identity and feel its way through unknown diplomatic and political landscape changed by the recent unbalancing of global power structure.
Relatively decentralized, it none-the-less manages to balance cooperative development with member nation identity and cultural development. Its people are highly diverse and though originally driven together by common cause, or even outright fear of the outsider, they have proven they are more than capable of cooperation and sharing common prosperity. Still regionalism is a major concern and a number of organizations are constantly seeking to test the limits of the alliance.
ASEAN, while neither a food or energy exporter, has managed to mitigate much of its internal demands with the development of off-shore wind and tidal energy capture platforms, which, in combination with the remnants of offshore oil production, have ensured that the strategic and economic dependencies experienced by many nations have been minimized to a certain extent. Likewise, new generation biohack rice paddies and coastal fish farming megaprojects have helped offset high global food prices.
ASEAN has been hit hard by contraction of the global trade network however. Like China in the first quarter of the 21st century, ASEAN manufacturing in the 2030s was powered primarily by foreign demand and with much of that demand dried up, its economy had slowed considerably. The last half decade has seen slow recovery but economic contraction is still felt in the employment and poverty demographics.
Lastly, like Bangladesh, India, and others, climate change has meant much more frequent super-storms of previously very rare destructive potential and on an almost seasonal basis at least a small part, and sometimes much more, of ASEAN is fasting disaster and requires massive rebuilding. And while new storm-resistant building techniques can alleviate some of these concerns, they cannot protect ships, most housing and small businesses, or farms.
ASEAN is truly a power of the new age and as yet unproven. It remains to be seen if their influence and power grows or wanes on a changing global stage.
okay, so that was longer than i had expected but it does give you some idea of your current situations and provides something for you to build on.
So far this game has excellent momentum. Lets keep it going and make first orders due Friday, February 19th.
CELTICEMPIRE
Zulu Conqueror
Chicago, Illinois, American Republic
Elderly President Lynne Cheney-Perry makes a rare public appearance to announce the ratification of the Treaty of Bern by the Senate.
"The long war between the American people has come to an end. Now is time to rebuild our nation and show the rest of the world the resilience of the American people. Let us forever remember those who perished in the fight to keep America free."
Louisville, Kentucky, American Republic
Vice President Bernardo Cruz, who has been acting President for the last few years due to the President's declining health, spoke to a crowd gathered on Fourth Street:
"Today I have great news for the American people! The war that has killed so many of our loved ones has finally ended. The dead did not die in vain for their cause was just and their sacrifice made it so that we can live in freedom. Now is the time to leave enmities in the past and live peaceably with the world and our countrymen on the other side of the border. However, if foreign nations chose to aggress against us, our military is more than capable of keeping our people safe. To anyone listening on the other side, if you want to escape Communism and come to the Free America we will welcome you into our midst."
The treaty has broad support among the public. A handful of hardliners in the Senate argued for continuing the war but they were clearly in the minority. The treaty passed 96-3.
Elderly President Lynne Cheney-Perry makes a rare public appearance to announce the ratification of the Treaty of Bern by the Senate.
"The long war between the American people has come to an end. Now is time to rebuild our nation and show the rest of the world the resilience of the American people. Let us forever remember those who perished in the fight to keep America free."
Louisville, Kentucky, American Republic
Vice President Bernardo Cruz, who has been acting President for the last few years due to the President's declining health, spoke to a crowd gathered on Fourth Street:
"Today I have great news for the American people! The war that has killed so many of our loved ones has finally ended. The dead did not die in vain for their cause was just and their sacrifice made it so that we can live in freedom. Now is the time to leave enmities in the past and live peaceably with the world and our countrymen on the other side of the border. However, if foreign nations chose to aggress against us, our military is more than capable of keeping our people safe. To anyone listening on the other side, if you want to escape Communism and come to the Free America we will welcome you into our midst."
The treaty has broad support among the public. A handful of hardliners in the Senate argued for continuing the war but they were clearly in the minority. The treaty passed 96-3.
tobiisagoodboy
Prince
OT: Immaculate can I have a reaction from ECOWAS to my latest political plan I offerd on page seven, seems like it was lost ^^
Traveller76
Prince
From America Today: PROGOV announces America 2050 Plan FEB-15-2045
WASHINGTON D.C Agriculture Secretary Davin, Energy Secretary Di Pietro, Urban Planning Secretary Nelson held a joint press conference today to take questions about the America 2050 plan which was released today. The plan as part of what many call The Second Reconstruction will see federal and state investment in a variety of projects from infrastructure repairs and improvements, to non-carbon based energy production to urban renewal. Secretary Davin went first explaining how repairing and expanding the transportation infrastructure would allow farmers to prevent food waste and bring down prices. Also mentioned was that before the war the U.S. was a major exporter of foodstuffs and that hopefully enough food will be produced to help reduce food prices worldwide.
Next was Energy Secretary Di Pietro who led a discussion regarding non-carbon sources of energy such as geothermal, hydro-electrical, bio-mass, tidal, wind and solar power. While the country does possess supplies of shale oil the current state of climate change has led the administration to phase oil production except for possibly chemical feedstock or national emergency. Di Pietro also highlighted that upgrading the electrical grid would be a priority and that military veterans would be encouraged to apply for jobs under a new GI Bill. While some reporters asked about the possibility of Tritium based fusion Secretary Di Pietro answered that the country will focusing on restoring power now but plans for fusion power plants are in the works
Urban Planning Secretary Nelson led the final discussion on urban renewal in cities. Instead of being dependent on food and energy imports major urban areas would focus on local food and energy production using methods such as community and rooftop gardens, hydro and aquaponics systems and greenhouses. Power generation using bio-mass, solar and wind along with energy efficiency would be included with any new construction and retrofitting existing structures would save consumers and power producers millions every year. Buildings surrounded by green spaces such as parks and community gardens are planned to help improve air quality and reduce temperatures especially during the summer. With the cost of energy many cities will expand mass transit systems and discourage private automobiles with a variety of congestion taxes and car free zones. No mentions were made of a possible high speed rail network in the country.
Plans from the Departments of Defense, Business, Health and Human Services, and Industry are expected later in the week.
WASHINGTON D.C Agriculture Secretary Davin, Energy Secretary Di Pietro, Urban Planning Secretary Nelson held a joint press conference today to take questions about the America 2050 plan which was released today. The plan as part of what many call The Second Reconstruction will see federal and state investment in a variety of projects from infrastructure repairs and improvements, to non-carbon based energy production to urban renewal. Secretary Davin went first explaining how repairing and expanding the transportation infrastructure would allow farmers to prevent food waste and bring down prices. Also mentioned was that before the war the U.S. was a major exporter of foodstuffs and that hopefully enough food will be produced to help reduce food prices worldwide.
Next was Energy Secretary Di Pietro who led a discussion regarding non-carbon sources of energy such as geothermal, hydro-electrical, bio-mass, tidal, wind and solar power. While the country does possess supplies of shale oil the current state of climate change has led the administration to phase oil production except for possibly chemical feedstock or national emergency. Di Pietro also highlighted that upgrading the electrical grid would be a priority and that military veterans would be encouraged to apply for jobs under a new GI Bill. While some reporters asked about the possibility of Tritium based fusion Secretary Di Pietro answered that the country will focusing on restoring power now but plans for fusion power plants are in the works
Urban Planning Secretary Nelson led the final discussion on urban renewal in cities. Instead of being dependent on food and energy imports major urban areas would focus on local food and energy production using methods such as community and rooftop gardens, hydro and aquaponics systems and greenhouses. Power generation using bio-mass, solar and wind along with energy efficiency would be included with any new construction and retrofitting existing structures would save consumers and power producers millions every year. Buildings surrounded by green spaces such as parks and community gardens are planned to help improve air quality and reduce temperatures especially during the summer. With the cost of energy many cities will expand mass transit systems and discourage private automobiles with a variety of congestion taxes and car free zones. No mentions were made of a possible high speed rail network in the country.
Plans from the Departments of Defense, Business, Health and Human Services, and Industry are expected later in the week.
christos200
Never tell me the odds
From: Greece
To: European Union
Greece was once a member of the European Union and was one of the leading proponents of European unification. Although Greece currently has no wish to rejoin the Union, it is nevertheless interested in closer cooperation with the Union, both in the economy (through a trade deal concerning energy trade), the defense and the free movement of citizens (which would make travel to and from Greece and the EU easier). We await you reply as to whether you are interested in our proposal.
From: Greece
To: World
Greece was a founding member of the United Nations and so wishes to join it's successor. We hope that the new UN will promote world peace and international cooperation.
From: Greece
To: FYROM
We would like to begin negotiations for solving the "Macedonian Naming Dispute". This dispute has been going on for too long and does not allows our nations to live in peace and cooperate. We wish to follow the footsteps of previous negotiations and propose a complex naming. The one that we propose is "Slavic Macedonia". What is your opinion on this?
To: European Union
Greece was once a member of the European Union and was one of the leading proponents of European unification. Although Greece currently has no wish to rejoin the Union, it is nevertheless interested in closer cooperation with the Union, both in the economy (through a trade deal concerning energy trade), the defense and the free movement of citizens (which would make travel to and from Greece and the EU easier). We await you reply as to whether you are interested in our proposal.
From: Greece
To: World
Greece was a founding member of the United Nations and so wishes to join it's successor. We hope that the new UN will promote world peace and international cooperation.
From: Greece
To: FYROM
We would like to begin negotiations for solving the "Macedonian Naming Dispute". This dispute has been going on for too long and does not allows our nations to live in peace and cooperate. We wish to follow the footsteps of previous negotiations and propose a complex naming. The one that we propose is "Slavic Macedonia". What is your opinion on this?
Traveller76
Prince
From Whitehouse.gov.US
Provisional Government of the United States (PROGOV): Established in 2040 due to the Second Civil War the Provisional Government handles the day to day administration of the country. National and Congressional Elections were suspended in 2038, 2040, 2042 and 2044 due to the war. Each state was divided into a number of Districts who nominate and elect Representatives for the House of Representatives. The House operates similarly to pre-war rules and regulations and is presided over by the Vice President who handles tie breaking votes and the Speaker of the House.
The Executive Branch is represented by the President, Vice President and Cabinet who represent the various government Departments. Candidates for a Department Secretary can be suggested by any member of the House of Representatives and must be approved by the House with sixty percent of the vote.
Executive Branch as of 2045:
President: Noah Croth
Vice President: Claudia Sanna
Department of Agriculture: Mervin Davin
Department of Business: Sebastian Resnik
Department of Defense: Jayde Bello
Department of Energy: Varvara Di Pietro
Department of Justice: Azhar Espositio
Department of Health and Human Services: Benjamin Richter
Department of Industry: Jantje Aloia
Department of Information: Quincey Key
Department of Interior: Sherrie Magro
Department of State: Bozena Terranova
Department of Treasury: Patricio Huddleston
Department of Urban Planning: Zanna Nelson
Provisional Government of the United States (PROGOV): Established in 2040 due to the Second Civil War the Provisional Government handles the day to day administration of the country. National and Congressional Elections were suspended in 2038, 2040, 2042 and 2044 due to the war. Each state was divided into a number of Districts who nominate and elect Representatives for the House of Representatives. The House operates similarly to pre-war rules and regulations and is presided over by the Vice President who handles tie breaking votes and the Speaker of the House.
The Executive Branch is represented by the President, Vice President and Cabinet who represent the various government Departments. Candidates for a Department Secretary can be suggested by any member of the House of Representatives and must be approved by the House with sixty percent of the vote.
Executive Branch as of 2045:
President: Noah Croth
Vice President: Claudia Sanna
Department of Agriculture: Mervin Davin
Department of Business: Sebastian Resnik
Department of Defense: Jayde Bello
Department of Energy: Varvara Di Pietro
Department of Justice: Azhar Espositio
Department of Health and Human Services: Benjamin Richter
Department of Industry: Jantje Aloia
Department of Information: Quincey Key
Department of Interior: Sherrie Magro
Department of State: Bozena Terranova
Department of Treasury: Patricio Huddleston
Department of Urban Planning: Zanna Nelson
christos200
Never tell me the odds
The Athens Tribune
Prime Minister on 'Education Reform'
- Christos Yannakakis, Prime Minister of Greece
The Prime Minister Christos Yannakakis has announced an increase in public spending on education. The increase will be part of a broader effort to reform education so as to both increase it's quality and connect it with the economy. The increase in public spending shall allow the use of latest technologies in classes so as to explain in more interesting ways the lessons to the students, the hiring of more and better qualified teachers and building of more sports centers. Aside from increased public spending, other reforms include the promotion of "Technical High Schools" so as to push more students to study professions that are needed in the market and limit the number of scientists, who are less needed and contribute in increasing unemployment. The number of students accepted into regular high schools and technical ones will be decided by economists who, after monitoring economic trends and researching, will decide which professions will need more people and which ones will lead to unemployment.
The Prime Minister said, "By investing in education we invest in the future. A healthy economy is based on a modern education system which prepares the next generation for the challenges they will face in the modern, competitive market."
The "Movement of Social Democrats" heralded the increase in public spending and agreed to support the bill, the first time that the two major parties cooperate on an issue. It's party leader, Nikolaos Yiannitsis, said: "Although we disagree with New Democracy in a variety of topics, this bill is on the right direction and although we disagree with some parts of it, we shall vote it. We are the opposition which dares not only to criticize the wrongdoings of the government but also support the right decisions of the government."
The "Anti-Capitalist Alliance" accused the Prime Minister of "implementing neoliberal policies" and said that "with social racism he excludes many children from the chance to become scientists" while the "21st April Party" announced that "this new bill promotes social injustice and wants to destroy our education. It strips it from the values of Nationalism and Orthodoxy and without promoting Nationalism and Orthodoxy, the education system is useless."
Alexandros Dendias on Foreign Policy
- Alexandros Dendias, Minister of Foreign Affairs
On a press conference, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandros Dendias stated the goals of the government on foreign affairs. He stated that "increased cooperation is needed with the European Union. Greece, as the Ethnarch and founder of our party said, belongs to the West. Europe itself is a Greek name. So it is only natural for Greece to seek further cooperation with the European Union."
On the "Macedonian Naming Dispute" he said, "I suppose we can all agree that this dispute has been going on for too long and needs to be solved. Of course, we cannot allow FYROM to use the name 'Macedonia' on it's own, as that would be an insult to the Greek Macedonians and an insult to the nation and our national pride. But a complex name, like 'Slavic Macedonia' I proposed, would be acceptable as it would differentiate FYROM from the Ancient Macedonia of Alexander the Great and the Greek Macedonians and would respect the region's history."
The "Movement of Social Democrats" issued a deceleration stating it's disagreement with closer cooperation with the European Union and reminding of how it took away national sovereignty when Greece was it's member. The "Anti-Capitalist Alliance" stated that "the government chooses to cooperate with a capitalist, neoliberal and militant Union which is against the true interests of the Greek people."
The "21st April Party" accused the government of "selling away the holy name of Macedonia to the Slavs and shaming the millions of Greek Macedonians" while proposing: "The Minister says he wants the issue to be solved. Well, solve it by invading FYROM, capturing Skopje and forcing them to abandon the holy name of Macedonia."
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