How would you run your country's foreign policy?

[Corumm]

I would conquer Guatemala.

[Sungai Pusat]

Looking from a Singaporean perspective, as opposed to American, I probably wouldn't change all that much, other than to make Singapore more non-interventionist in the sense that more attention is brought to the world's issues for charities to send people to as opposed to the government sending people to affected places.

[Auxatia]

If I was Prime Minister of Australia:

Pursue a policy of forward defence -Buy 2 more Canberra-class LHDs, increase the amount of naval surface vessels we possess - Arleigh Burke Class missile destroyers, as well as buy American-made nuclear submarines (non-SLBM), buy more F/A-18F super hornets and F35 fighter aircraft, and have Australian air and naval forces on rotational FORWARD deployment in Asia-Pacific, alongside American forces. Also replace the shitty F88 Austeyr rifle with the M16A4, buy more ASLAV APCs and M1 Abrams tanks.

Send Australian troops to Iraq to fight ISIL.

Free trade agreements with India, Canada, Brazil and the European Union.

Free Immigration agreements with the UK, Canada, USA, Hong Kong, Ireland, Singapore, South Africa, India, Japan & South Korea. (Much like what we have with New Zealand)

Allow refugees/asylum seekers into Australia following a minimum waiting process, in onshore detention, providing they satisfy all basic requirements of new immigrants

[Bataviria]

Netherlands

-I would stop all foreign aid, as we have given above the quota for some years, I'd say we can stop it for a time.
-I would raise the budget for defense to 2% as stated in NATO agreements
-I would stop our national sanctions against Russia and ignore the European sanctions as well
-I would recognize both Israel and Palestine and try to help negotiating it in a ''Holy Land'' for all religions
-I would support Assad's army, by material means, in their fight against the FSA and other insurgent groups. I would also arm the Kurds in their fight against ISIS. Stop armament when ISIS/FSA is defeated.
-I would send around 1000 Dutch soldiers to Syria to help the fight against ISIS with aerial, naval and logistical assistance


That's all I can think of now.

A pro-Assad & pro-Russia Dutch? Welcome aboard bro (or sis)!

Bro.

And I am pro-Dutch, I seek the best interest for my own nation, not Russia or Assad.

[Herargon]

A pro-Assad & pro-Russia Dutch? Welcome aboard bro (or sis)!

Bro.

And I am pro-Dutch, I seek the best interest for my own nation, not Russia or Assad.

so, a Dutchegocentrist?

Welcome!

Just kidding, we're not egocentristic actually. We're trying to make the best about it all. What do you find about my ideas on page 4 and 7, btw? I'm Dutch too.

[Seleucas]

Perpetual neutrality, greatly reduce nuclear weapons to a point where they are just a deterrent, slash military spending, cut off aid to Israel especially, free trade all around, and definitely stop using the dirty tactic of getting the other guy to shoot first so as to claim to be the victim.

I'm bias but I feel like America should stay involved in Korea (after all it did breakup the united government that was in power after Japan left and then divided the peninsula with Russia).

South Korea can take care of itself; it has a powerful military and a much greater economy than its neighbor, and it should take steps towards economic integration/rapprochment such as with the Kaesong Industrial Region. Having the US make threats of overthrowing NK and practicing war games (including simulations of pre-emptive artillery strikes or nuking Pyongyang) really will not solve anything.

I do think that the US buggered things up by arbitrarily dividing Korea to begin with.

[Shofercia]

Shofercia's Constitution mandates that at least a third of the GDP must be applied to education and research. So that's the first step for whatever country wants me as their leader. Then the rest simply falls into place.

[Marcurix]

I said before earlier in the thread that my forgiven policy would pretty much be the same as the current one, but I have thought of something that is possible to do differently. I would recognize the state of Palestine in its pre-1967 borders (so West Bank and Gaza). I would also take a more pro-EU stance than the current government, but would likely try to seek a new consensus on certain areas.

[The Transcaucasian Democratic Republic]

My country is quite insignificant so there's nothing I could realistically do that would be different from the current foreign policy. Unrealistically, I'd go 1822 style on Haiti and then I'd realise they're even poorer than us and annexation will make this side of the island even poorer.

[Zakuvia]

Foreign policy is largely a matter of conjoining ideologies for the Empire. We don't claim arbitrary plots of land, per se, but we do accept anyone who passes an ideological and physical exam into the fold. We do value varying opinions, but sedition is fairly clear-cut in Imperial culture. As far as the physical is concerned, we feel that all citizens are required to contribute to society in whatever way as they are able, and being a bedridden, morbidly obese wastrel isn't being sporting.

Now, as far as how that relates to foreign policy, we adjust the size of our borders every five years or so to adjust for population changes, based on a standard for housing size. This may mean our borders will occasionally shrink and concessions with our neighboring nations will be made, but that also means that when our population grows at their expense, they are expected to make room for habitation projects. This has, historically, led to conflict, but modernly simply means a few kilometers of land are held as a sort of DMZ wherein expansion and retraction is free to occur.

As far as extra-regional foreign policy? The Empire is largely protectionist geopolitically, in spite of our ajar-door immigration policy.

[Lalaki]

I do think that the US buggered things up by arbitrarily dividing Korea to begin with.

It was a multilateral agreement with the Soviet Union, with the eventual goal of reunification.

Objectively speaking, I believe US intervention worked in this case. Examine how different the two Koreas are. The South is more democratic, open, developed, etc.

[Soviet Haaregrad]

How would you run your country's foreign policy?

Invade the US.

Oh wait, that doesn't say ruin.

Issue a sternly politely worded condemnation of US Israeli policies.

[The Transcaucasian Democratic Republic]

Foreign policy is largely a matter of conjoining ideologies for the Empire. We don't claim arbitrary plots of land, per se, but we do accept anyone who passes an ideological and physical exam into the fold. We do value varying opinions, but sedition is fairly clear-cut in Imperial culture. As far as the physical is concerned, we feel that all citizens are required to contribute to society in whatever way as they are able, and being a bedridden, morbidly obese wastrel isn't being sporting.

Now, as far as how that relates to foreign policy, we adjust the size of our borders every five years or so to adjust for population changes, based on a standard for housing size. This may mean our borders will occasionally shrink and concessions with our neighboring nations will be made, but that also means that when our population grows at their expense, they are expected to make room for habitation projects. This has, historically, led to conflict, but modernly simply means a few kilometers of land are held as a sort of DMZ wherein expansion and retraction is free to occur.

As far as extra-regional foreign policy? The Empire is largely protectionist geopolitically, in spite of our ajar-door immigration policy.

From what I can see this one acts as oneself in this sub-forum as opposed to others which seem to be about role-play.

[The Bosakian Sultanate]

I would likely open up Nicaragua for Foreign investors to build factories in Nicaragua, be more Pro Us, try to join NATO.

[Bataviria]

Bro.

And I am pro-Dutch, I seek the best interest for my own nation, not Russia or Assad.

so, a Dutchegocentrist?

Welcome!

Just kidding, we're not egocentristic actually. We're trying to make the best about it all. What do you find about my ideas on page 4 and 7, btw? I'm Dutch too.

Bit too interventionist, I'd "shut down" ties with former colonies to a normal level and blockade Suriname though, because Desi Bouterse. Finally some action for the navy.

[Sebastianbourg]

I would likely open up Nicaragua for Foreign investors to build factories in Nicaragua, be more Pro Us, try to join NATO.

You can be more pro-US but being accepted into Nato would be extraordinarily hard.

[The Transcaucasian Democratic Republic]

I said before earlier in the thread that my forgiven policy would pretty much be the same as the current one, but I have thought of something that is possible to do differently. I would recognize the state of Palestine in its pre-1967 borders (so West Bank and Gaza). I would also take a more pro-EU stance than the current government, but would likely try to seek a new consensus on certain areas.

You are from the UK, right?

[The Transcaucasian Democratic Republic]

I would likely open up Nicaragua for Foreign investors to build factories in Nicaragua, be more Pro Us, try to join NATO.

Why only factories?

[Calimera II]

I would likely open up Nicaragua for Foreign investors to build factories in Nicaragua, be more Pro Us, try to join NATO.

Why only factories?

Because Nicaragua needs to be industrialized.

[Marcurix]

I said before earlier in the thread that my forgiven policy would pretty much be the same as the current one, but I have thought of something that is possible to do differently. I would recognize the state of Palestine in its pre-1967 borders (so West Bank and Gaza). I would also take a more pro-EU stance than the current government, but would likely try to seek a new consensus on certain areas.

You are from the UK, right?

Yes.

[Chaunceys]

*DELETED*

[Calimera II]

You want to come into our country? No problem, we have a policy were we'd like you to learn out native tongue but it is not required. Depending on what country you're coming from you will have to take a test about our country.

This is OOC.

[Dumb Ideologies]

UK
- End aid to countries that have more than enough money to support themselves.
- Remain in NATO, try to renegotiate EU membership terms to permit a migrant cap, general migration quota with favour shown to applicants from the Commonwealth and the United States.
- Keep sanctions against the Russians, and push to increase them if there is the international political will.
- Maintain military spending at its current proportion of the budget.

[National Socialist Korea]

Greatly-increased relations with Japan.

That's it, really.

[Parhe]

I'm bias but I feel like America should stay involved in Korea (after all it did breakup the united government that was in power after Japan left and then divided the peninsula with Russia).

South Korea can take care of itself; it has a powerful military and a much greater economy than its neighbor, and it should take steps towards economic integration/rapprochment such as with the Kaesong Industrial Region. Having the US make threats of overthrowing NK and practicing war games (including simulations of pre-emptive artillery strikes or nuking Pyongyang) really will not solve anything.

I do think that the US buggered things up by arbitrarily dividing Korea to begin with.

Sunshine Policy ended for a reason; North Korea refused to change, unless you count hiding its nuclear tests better. Despite South Korea doing everything to help North Korea none of the South's grievances were met except family reunions, except the North continues to use it as a took; North Korea continues punishing defectors, working on nuclear capabilities, and torturing its prisoners, many of them there for reasons that wouldn't be considered crimes in most developed or even undeveloped nations. South Korea has tried these things time and time again since the fall of the Soviet Union but even during then the North has made threats to attack and overthrow the south which, despite what you say, has not been made by either the South or America since the Cold War. Also, war "games" makes sense; North Korea is weaker than the South but it can still do a lot of damage and it constantly threatens to attack the South, doing so every few years. I will say though, if America withdraws the South should develop its own nuclear weapons. It would finally give Korea something to do with its leftover fuel, fixing its storage issue (artificially created by the US)