ATLANTIS: A Handy Guide to What Your Allies Are Up To
Hari Michaelson
Well, it seem that once again we're doing a foriegn affairs piece. I actually didn't want to write this, I had a good article in mind that was far more lighthearted and funny.
But seeing as how by printing this I essentially have a monopoly on the foreign affairs section of our media, I might as well.
Also: In case you can't tell, the featured political cartoon was written by Dr. Seuss, who did a number of them in the period leading up to, and during, WWII. See? You I just tricked you into learning something.
- Next-Time-I'll-Be-Funnier
Hari Michaelson
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eRomania
In my previous article, I mentioned the eRomanians are prepping for a heavy offensive against eIran, in the hopes of striking their ultimate target of eIndonesia. It should be noted that the eRomanian President has made a number of interesting claims about the facts regarding this offensive. Among the more questionable are the claims that this attack is fully supported by a united ATLANTIS force. Among the more alarming are his threats of the use of political coups in an attempt to force eIndonesia into facing eRomanian forces in a direct battle.
While we here at The Muckraker do not oppose the curbing of eIndonesia's power, we feel that having our nation's foriegn policy dictated to us from the boasting of an obviously power-hungry nation's president is...unsettling.
For more on this situation and the concerns of The Muckraker Staff, see our previous article entitled "eRomania Vs. eIran or: Global Aspirations, A Follow Up"
eSpain
For starters, it should be noted that a "war-game exercise" (described as such by eItalian Representative Furio) has been underway between eSwitzerland and eItaly for a day now. After the initial day of fighting in which eItaly's forces were left spent from the day's battle, eSpain launched an offensive on the eItalian region of Languedoc-Roussillon, putting the eItalians at a clear disadvantage. Although the battle is only ~2 hours in at print time (server time 15:31), the soldiers of eSpain currently hold the region with the the strength of the wall sitting at -33,547.
Clearly this was a decidely clever strategic move of eSpain's part, and it leads to a needed re-assesment of the current situation of the political landscape of the area. It would stand to reason that the eItalians would seek to end the war game exercise until the threat from eSpain is dealt with. However, in the current active battle in the eSwiss territorry of "French-speaking Switzerland" there have been sightings of eItalian-allied fighters commiting to battle. It is unknown whether these are members of the eItalian army, or private citizens.
The combined effects of these aggressive movements by ATLANTIS membernations has increased the volatility of relations throughout the New World, and it is believed that if the trend being observed now continues on in this faction, we could easily see some of the largest battles and most dramatic shifts in power in a long time.
Special Area of Interest: eIsrael
As a minor footnote, we here at The Muckraker would like to point out that eIran has just recently proposed a trade embargo with the recently re-created nation of eIsrael. While the motives behind this are unclear, we at The Muckraker welcome any input or thoughts on the matter presented here, or in the rest of the article.
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The Muckraker: Because those brain cells aren't going to kill themselves off.
Comments
Sounds like the USA needs to step back and go Third Bloc.
Well, I know you and Dru like to push that, Sam.
I think the eUSA needs to step back and actually take a look out the window.
It's Iran. I think they're letting a little bit of RL slip into the game.
What's the opinion of other ATLANTIS nations on this matter?
And as for the Italian-Spain Conflict, it seems like a case-in-point on why not to do war games.
Did you write anything about Romanians trying to take over Congress?
No idea. I've been trying to find info on the forums, but it's so hard to find amongst all the "PERMATAXXXLOL" and "LONG LIVE IRAN!".
No, I didn't, but it's already been addressed in other articles.
But in all honesty, if the people aren't willing to pay attention, then I have to question whose fault it is.
Nice article. You all know foreign affairs is my fave.
I'm much more anti-Romania than I am anti-Spain, Hari. But if you ever have the chance to read Spain's press en español, there's a vocal part of the population that is balls-out expansionist. They're a powerful and active nation and they want more territory. They want to annex Portugal in a "united Iberia". The most troubling thing is that they justify all of their actions in the name of "liberating" Portugal from PEACE. Echoes of Orwell: "Why do we hate PEACE? Because we always have hated PEACE!"
I have no opinion on the weird Eurotrash parry-and-thrust in Languedoc-Rousillon, a French territory occupied by Italians being attacked by the Spanish. Is this some kind of overblown dispute somehow related to wine-making?
"You all know foreign affairs is my fave."
Yeah, you and are don't buy into what the mainstream media wants us to pay attention to.
I only know a bit of Spanish, so it'll be hard for me read that. Sure it's not a vocal minority? And I'm sure no one buys into that "liberate them from PEACE" line. At this point I just wish we'd all stop being children about this and be honest with each other. Nobody is fooling anyone.
I think we should leave Europeans to their own devices. Or sell them our devices and make money off them. 🙂
like always US citizens failling to move one inch for their allies..
We in Romania we try to subminate PEACE, and we manage to scare them of with war proposal, they swaped 15 regions between pakistan-iran-indonesia so they don't face us..
and you again talk about your big egos.
in erepublik, you are not center of the World [wink]
And about TO in US, that must be a joke.
Maybe the eRomanians should give their allies a heads up if they want their support.
The Iran matter has been discussed with all the leaders of Atlantis.If you are not into some kind of structure you would probably not have heard about it.Foreign relations is not something that the whole population gets to hear about😉
Romania cannot dictate what your country will do in foreign relations, nor does it want to. I remind you that we are still in an alliance, and all the leaders must act more or less accordingly.
TO in the US?😁that's a good one.