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by **The United Remnants of America** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 1:02 pm

Remnant National News

Censure Vote Passes Senate, Drake To Step Down

Olympia, URA, GRCS

On the opening day of the new session of the Remnant Senate, the agenda ranged from several topics such as recent economic downturns, military overabundance and modernizations, and increased outreach to allies. What many strategists and experts had feared, however, had come to pass, as the first item on the agenda as Speaker Nathan McGee opened the session was brought to the floor by a group of ten senators from the Remnant Survivalist Party(SPURA), which had just recently gained a majority in the Senate on September 21st. This item was a motion for a vote of no confidence and censure of President Gabriel Drake.

Liberal members of the Senate were stunned into silence as the Senate was called to order to discuss the motion. Discussion lasted for almost 3 hours as members of SPURA and the Olympia First Party(OFP) debated members of the Remnant Defensivist Party(RDP), the Sinican People's Alliance(SPA), and Remnant Worker's Party(RemCom). Chief among the speakers during discussion were Senate Majority Leader Nazar Mikhailov-SPURA, and Senate Minority Leader Jilian Anson-RDP. Debate ended when Senator Mikhailov motioned to move into voting, noting that most main discussion points had been exhausted. With a simply majority vote passing the motion, the Senate moved to a vote of no confidence in President Drake, which required a supermajority, or two-thirds vote. Supermajority based on the 960 Senators in attendance was set at 620. The final result of the Senate: 655-299-6. With every member of SPURA and OFP voting in favor, and many Independents voting in favor, the motion passed despite six Independents abstaining and the entirely of RDP, RemCom, and SPA in attendance voting against.

The result of the vote means that Gabriel Drake is expected to step down and resign from his positions as President of the United Remnant Avtarkiya and as Chairman of the Council of the Greater Remnant Cooperation Sphere. He is also expected to be stepping down soon thereafter from his position as Chairman of the Remnant Defensivist Party, according to insiders close to the President that have chosen to stay anonymous. As the President will be stepping down, it is expected that Vice President James Canis will be succeeding Drake as President of the URA and Chairman of the GRCS Council. Canis nor his advisors have been able to be reached for comment at this time of writing, but it is likely that changes to the Presidential Cabinet will be made in the coming weeks as the balance of power shifts noticeably and favorably for Survivalist members.

If President Drake steps down, this will be the first leadership change for the URA since Drake was elected president in 1995. This will also be the first time since before President Drake that a political party will hold the presidency, as Drake had made political parties unlawful from 1996 until it was revoked in 2017 amidst mounting pressure from conservative and nationalist factions. It is currently unclear if President apparent Canis will continue Drake's 2016 Presidential Order to indefinitely cancel the presidential election.

President Drake is expected to speak later tonight. This story will be updated as new developments arise.

- Carson Andreinov, Senior Correspondent, RNN

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by **The United Remnants of America** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:03 pm

Remnant National News

Drake Resignation Transcript

Olympia, URA, GRCS

"Good evening, my fellow Remnant People.

I have spoken to you from this office for the last twenty-five years. This office, in which so many difficult decisions have shaped not only this nation, not only this continent, but the world. Each time I have spoken to you from this office, I have done so to discuss matters that affect each and every one of our great citizens. With every decision that I have made from this office, I have always tried to do what was best for our nation, our people, and our future.

Throughout these last several years, I have felt it was my duty to persevere through difficult times and to continue my service to our great nation in order to see us into even greater times.

In the past few days, however, it has become apparent to me that I no longer have the support of my people, or of my Senate, to justify continuing that service. As long as there was that support, I felt it was my duty to serve our people with all the strength and resolve I could bring to bear, that to do otherwise would be to undermine the progress that we have made together, and dangerously destabilizing precedent for future generations.

But with the erosion of that support, I now believe that my duty has been served, and there is no longer a need for my presence in this office to be prolonged.

I would have preferred to carry on and finish, whatever personal agony it would have involved, and my children both urged me to do so. But the interests of this nation must always come before any personal considerations. From the discussions I have had with advisors and other leaders I have concluded that because of the vote of censure I might not have the support of the Senate and of the people that I would consider necessary to back the very difficult decisions and carry out the duties of this office in the way the interests of the nation will require.

I have never been a coward.

To leave office before my duty is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as President I must put the interests of our great nation first.

The URA, and the wider GRCS needs a devoted President and a devoted Senate, particularly at this time with problems we face at home and abroad.

To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Senate in a period when our entire focus should be on the great issues of stability abroad and prosperity without degradation at home.

Therefore, I shall resign the Presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

Vice President Canis will be sworn in as President at that hour in this office. As I recall the high hopes for URA with which we began this service together, I feel a great sadness that I will not be here in this office working on your behalf to achieve those hopes for the rest of my life.

But in turning over direction of this nation to Vice President Canis I know, as I told the nation when I nominated him for that office all those years ago, that the leadership of the URA and the GRCS will be in good hands.

In passing this office to the Vice President I also do so with the profound sense of the weight of responsibility that will fall on his shoulders tomorrow, and therefore of the understanding, the patience, the cooperation he will need from all Remnants, no matter their ethnicity.

As he assumes that responsibility he will deserve the help and the support of all of us. As we look to the future, the first essential is to begin healing the wounds of this nation. To put the bitterness and divisions of the recent past behind us and to rediscover those shared ideals that lie at the heart of our strength and unity as a great and as a free people.

By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of that process of healing which is so desperately needed in our nation.

I regret deeply any injuries that may have been done in the course of the events that led to this decision. I would say only that if some of my judgments were wrong - and some were wrong - they were made in what I believed at the time to be the best interests of the nation.

To those who have stood with me during these past difficult months, to my family, my friends, the many others whose joined in supporting my cause because they believed it was right, I will be eternally grateful for your support.

And to those who have not felt able to give me your support, let me say I leave with no bitterness toward those who have opposed me, because all of us in the final analysis have been concerned with the good of the country however our judgments might differ.

So let us all now join together in firming that common commitment and in helping our new President succeed for the benefit of all Remnants.

I shall leave this office with regret at not completing my duty but with gratitude for the privilege of serving as your President for the past twenty-five years. These years have been a momentous time in the history of our nation and the world. They have been a time of achievement in which we can all be proud, Achievements that represent the shared efforts of the government, the military, and the people. But the challenges ahead are equally great.

And they, too, will require the support and the efforts of a Senate and the people, working in cooperation with the new administration.

Together, we have created the strongest nation in the world. But in the work of securing lasting stability in the world, the goals ahead are even more far-reaching and more difficult. We must complete a structure of peace, so that it will be said of this generation - our generation of Remnants - by the people of all nations, not only that we ended one war but that we prevented future wars.

Together, we have created the Greater Remnant Cooperation Sphere, which not only brought growth, prosperity, and strength to our nation, but to our fellow constituent nations. We must not forget that together, our united efforts raise each and every citizen to higher places that a single one of us could not have achieved on our own.

We have created a lasting friendship and partnership with our fellow nations of Luscios through the creation of the RVR Agreement. We must continue to build on that agreement so that lasting peace can settle over our great and vast continent, and that the cradle of our civilizations do not become our grave.

As to ensure that peace, we have reached for even closer ties with our allies, Rome, Anowa, and Donner Land. We must continue to develop and expand these relationships so that the strongest nations of the world will live together in cooperation rather than confrontation. Around the world - in Ashai, in Ophir, in South Luscios, in Sishai - there are millions of people who live in terrible poverty, even starvation. We must keep as our goal turning away from production for war and expanding production for peace so that people everywhere on this earth can at last look forward, in their children's time if not in our time, to having the necessities for a decent life. Here in the GRCS we are fortunate that most of our people have not only the blessings of liberty but also the means to live full and good, and by the world's standards even abundant lives.

We must press on, however, toward a goal not only of more and better jobs but of full opportunity for every man, and of what we are striving so hard right now to achieve - prosperity without degradation.

For more than a quarter of a century in public life, I have shared in the turbulent history of this evening.

I have fought for what I believe in. I have tried, to the best of my ability, to discharge those duties and meet those responsibilities that were entrusted to me. Sometimes I have succeeded. And sometimes I have failed. But always I have taken heart from what General Rurik Andrei Isaev said about the man in the arena whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again because there is not effort without error and shortcoming, but who does actually strive to do the deed, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumphs of high achievements and with the worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.

I pledge to you tonight that as long as I have a breath of life in my body I shall continue in that spirit. I shall continue to work for the great causes to which I have been dedicated throughout my years as an activist, a soldier, Senator and President, the cause of peace - not just for the URA but among all nations - prosperity, justice and opportunity for all of our people.

There is one cause above all to which I have been devoted and to which I shall always be devoted for as long as I live.

When I first took the oath of office as President twenty-five years ago, I made this sacred commitment; to consecrate my office, my energies and all the wisdom I can summon to the cause of peace among nations.

As a result of these efforts, I am confident that the world is a safer place today, not only for the people of our nation but for the people of all nations, and that all of our children have a better chance than before of living in peace rather than dying in war.

This, more than anything, is what I hoped to achieve when I sought the Presidency. This, more than anything, is what I hope will be my legacy to you, to our country, as I leave the Presidency.

To have served in this office is to have felt a very personal sense of kinship with each and every Remnant. In leaving it, I do so with this prayer: May Gunnarl's strength be with you in all the days ahead.

Thank you, and good night."

- Carson Andreinov, Senior Correspondent, RNN

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by **The United Remnants of America** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 12:16 pm

Remnant National News

President Canis Inaugurated, Gives Short Speech On Goals

Olympia, URA, GRCS

At 9:00 in the morning today, amidst the clouds and light rain, Vice President Canis stood atop the steps of the Presidential Estate and took the oath of office surrounded by advisors and supporters behind a wall of bulletproof glass and Internal Security Agency in riot gear dividing them from the crowd of onlookers below. The oath was the same as the one former President Gabriel Drake took twenty-five years ago, the same one Canis himself had taken at the time. The oath Canis took is as follows:

"I swear in exercising the powers of the office of the President of the United Remnant Avtarkiya, to respect and protect the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, to respect and defend the Constitution of the United Remnant Avtarkiya, to protect the sovereignty and independence, security and integrity of the state, and to faithfully serve the people."

Canis is expected to also take over as Chairman of the GRCS Council in an emergency meeting later this week.

Following the oath, Canis turned to the crowd that had gathered and gave a speech outlining his agenda, which is as follows:

"Good morning, my fellow Remnant citizens. Today is a great day. Today is the day historians will record as the beginning of the reversal of the fall of our nation. Today, with your overwhelming support, the support of our military, and our allies, we will begin that rise together.

For too long, our nation has slipped into rot, poverty, and corruption. For too long, my predecessor has allowed sickness, perversion, and addiction to spread in our streets. He allowed our allies to take advantage of our charity while our enemies preyed on our weakness. He allowed our military to grow fat and bloated. He allowed our nation to grow without any plan of the future. I say no more.

No more will we be taken advantage of. No more will we grow weak while others grow strong. No more will the Remnant people feel ashamed to live in a failing nation.

Together, we will reverse our fate. We will remake the URA. We will remake the GRCS. We will reforge our nation into a land that all citizens can be proud of, that our children will be proud of. We will remove the cancer of addiction from our streets. We will rebuild our military into the greatest fighting force the world has seen. We will make our allies honest, and our enemies fear us. We will rebuild our nation into a cornerstone of global security and stability.

This is not something I can do alone. I must ask of you two things. I first ask you for time. These great accomplishments will take time to be done right. My predecessor did not understand that greatness cannot be achieved overnight. Greatness must be fought for, bled for, strived for. And that takes time. The second thing I ask of you is to fight with me. Only together, as one nation, as one people, regardless of our origin or ethnicity, only as one fist can we give ourselves the strength we need to make the hard decisions, to rekindle our nation's fire and rewrite our destiny into one of prosperity rather than desolation.

Many of you may be wondering who I am choosing as my cabinet, and who I am choosing as my Vice President. Wonder no longer. My predecessor's cabinet will remain largely intact. They are experts in their positions, and it was not for want of their skills that my predecessor failed you. My Vice President, however, will be a long-time friend, ally, and supporter of mine: Nathan McGee. You may know him as the Speaker of the Senate, but before that he was my confidante and advisor. Together, with Nathan as my Vice President, we will lead this nation to the glory and success that our people deserve.

Thank you, and glory to the United Remnant Avtarkiya!"

- Carson Andreinov, Senior Correspondent, RNN

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- Reports Of Crackdowns In Olympia Suppressed On Social Media

by **Anowa** » Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:16 pm

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Anowan Gov't to Issue Formal Mandate on the Immediate Annexation of Grunalia
02/10/2020

Following nearly 2 years of civil strife and an ineffective transitional government, Anowa has formally declared to the Grunalian transitional government of their immediate annexation into the Allied States of Anowa. The Anowan government issued the mandate after "6 months of uncontrolled civil war requiring foreign intervention, and an additional 17 months of accomplishing next to nothing in their so called effort to reestablish control. It has become clear to both Anowa, as well as the world, that the Grunalian system is fundementally broken, and their so called leaders are ineffectual at best, and outright incompetent at worst. As such, this mandate is issued for the betterment of the Grunalian people, and to avoid their weakened status to be taken advantage of by predatory neighbours."

Following this issuance, the Transitional Grunalian government, has not come to agreement on a potential response. However, the few militia groups in Grunalia aligned with the transitional government have officially surrendered to Anowan forces in the region. Leading to a de facto surrender of the state. As of current, there is no news as to how the Anowan government aims to tackle the insurrectionist hold outs on the Grun Mountains.

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Le_Poggeur · 2 minutes ago
Oh okay
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Abraham_Pigskin · 7 minutes ago
Do Ostir next.
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by **The United Remnants of America** » Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:19 pm

Remnant National News

Canis Announces Change Of Presidential Cabinet, Overturning Previous Promises Of Continuity

Olympia, URA, GRCS

In a press statement released today, President Canis announced several changes to the composition of the President's Cabinet, as well as personnel changes in the upper-level of the Remnant Military.

While some members of the cabinet appear to be staying, such as Secretary of Business Frank Zapata, it appears most of the cabinet and the former advisory staff has been dismissed, such as the Chief of Staff and the Secretaries of State, Defense, Interior, Development, and GRCS Relations.

An anonymous source states this decision was reached quietly by Canis as those individuals were Drake loyalists and were not going to "work out" with the new agendas set forth by Canis. In addition to the announcement of dismissals, the announcement also contained the names of the replacements of the appointments to the Cabinet, many of which appear to be military leadership that are taking early retirement and are well-known friends of the Canis family.

This announcement comes only days after President Canis stated there would be no changes to the Cabinet or to the inner circle of advisors of the Office of the President.

During questioning, when asked about the Anowan occupation and annexation of Grunalia, the press secretary stated "This country was victim to Grunalian aggression and instability just as much as Anowa. The administration supports the Anowan government's decision to bring law and order to a land of chaos and barbarism."

The press meeting was ended with a final statement by the press secretary stating that there would be "many more reforms to announce in the coming days."

- Carson Andreinov, Senior Correspondent, RNN

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by **New Roma Republic** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:49 pm

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Marsic Pact Condemns Anowan Government

Iziz, Onderon – The member states of the Marsic Pact have issued a joint condemnation of Anowa earlier today, following an announcement of the government’s intention to annex the Luscian state of Grunalia. The Marsic Pact was established last year to counter the imperialism of the former Roman government.

With this condemnation, the Marsic Pact has moved from countering Roman imperialism to more general imperialism. Experts believe that the Marsic Pact will want to counter more instances of imperialism in the coming years.[box]

by **New Roma Republic** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:59 pm

Volscian Union Condemns Anowan Government

New Rome, RPR – The member states of the Volscian Union have issued a joint condemnation of Anowa earlier today, following an announcement of the government’s intention to annex the Luscian state of Grunalia. This announcement follows a similar one from the rival organization of the Volscian Union, Marsic Pact. This is a rare bit of unity between these two rivals.

Though the members of the Volscian Union are members of the Remnant-Vacif-Rome Agreement (RVRA), the RVRA has not yet made a statement on the Anowan imperialism into Luscios. Many of the members of RVRA are traditionally against non Luscian states interfering in the affairs of Luscios. It is possible that the recent change in power in GRCS has lead to a desire by that government to lay low while the transition in power is completed. Unnamed officials close to RVR delegates have said that the RPR has informally sent feelers, but there wasn’t total agreement, so no official movement was introduced.

by **Anowa** » Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:52 pm

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Oleander II to Abdicate the Throne, Princess Lena Grimsdottir-Vogt Named as Successor
03/10/2020

Following the announcement of the Anowan Annexation of Grunalia, Queen Oleander II has announced their abdication. This announcement has come as a shock to the nation, as the 37 year old monarch is reported to be in good health, and still of a clear and present mind. Her resignation was given at the tail end of her quarterly state of the union address.

"My fellow Anowans, I come to you today, in a time of strife among our nation and among our world.

Our nation, our home has been on the edge of terror and war for far too long. Our actions... no, my inaction, has eroded our neighbors trust in our government. Has lead to a military standoff in a region far from us. Has lead to an unending war in a nation not even on our continent. Has lead to our economy to be left in shambles after years of growth. And finally, has lead to a nation being left so destitute and corrupted by tyrants we allowed to take root, that the only option is to strip them of their autonomy and watch them like an overbearing mother.

When my predecessor died, and I was chosen as your leader, I had hoped that my mark upon not only you, my people, but the world would be one of understanding, peace, and prosperity not just for our home, but for all nations on this earth. I have failed in this goal, and it will haunt me for the remainder of my days. I was chosen in the hopes that I would be a leader that would instill lasting change upon this earth, and I seem to have done so, but in the wrong ways.

if I am to be known as a monarch of inaction and failure, so be it. I will understand if I am not forgiven for such, but I certainly hope my replacement will do a better job than I. I aim to abdicate my position by the end of this day, and organize the coronation of Princess Lise Grimsdottir-Vogt, tomorrow.

To where ever you are in this realm. Good morning, Good afternoon, and Good night. This has been your former Monarch, Oleander The Second, for the last time. May God watch over our Allied States."

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Father_Hamil · 11 minutes ago
I forgive you Oleander, now and forever.
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Abraham_Pigskin · 18 minutes ago
Ostir is gonna be next, isn't it?
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by **Anowa** » Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:22 am

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Coronation of Queen Lena V
04/10/2020

The rather brief and notably lackluster coronation ceremony for Queen Lena V occurred earlier today. The newly crowned Monarch, notably attending not in the expected regalia of her position, but rather the formal dress uniform of the Anowan Army. Already, rumors have been circulating of a change of Regnal name, ranging from Astarte to Jadwiga. While the lack of ceremony, and the distinct fashion sense were a topic of interest, what drew many eyes and ears, was the Queen's coronation speech.

"My brothers and sisters, I speak to you now in as much of a state of surprise as no doubt many of you are. But know this, I will not be left flat footed and off balance by an event as unexpected as this, not in these times of rapid change.

Our nation is sitting in an awkward position on several fronts, and the issues I will have to face imminently will be difficult, but I swear to you all, with a fire in my soul and a goal in my mind, they will be done.

To our Donnish neighbours, who are no doubt listening, I understand the actions you took most recently. Communications failed, the fog of war rolled over both of our people and made it difficult to discern what was happening, who was doing what, or even if we were trading one group of tyrants for another. We could have made better attempts at clarifying to our allies of what was going to happen, and what the end goal was. But this does not excuse your violation of our nation, and the deaths that occurred that day, on both sides. Regardless, of current bad blood, we are brother nations, and siblings fight from time to time. Yet we have fought together with common cause before, and we shall do so again for the aim of liberty and justice.

To our allies in the Atlantic, and in Quaria, we stand as a wall against those who would attack any one of us, we walk together in the aim of economic and technological growth, and as a single entity, looking for mankind's common heritage of the stars. Yet our nations lay separated from one another. The hesitancy and distrust between all of our collective nations must end. Our common goals are shared and spoken by all, yet it is a disjointed and fractured cacophony, not a brilliant chorus. We must take where we are now and push it's boundaries, become truly a singular entity to face the evil of the world.

I vow, now and forever more, that so long as I live, liberty will never perish. As we look around the world, we see great swathes of terror and tyranny. Caused by corrupted and diseased so called leaders, rotten to the core off their own greed and arrogance.

To our east, a decaying empire sits pointing fingers and casting insults at all, it's people in a state of fear and terrorized by the will of a fetid, disgusting creature who calls himself an Autarch, but is nothing more than an affront to mankind itself. Men of terror still yet stalk the Sishaian deserts, dead set on dying for causes that are no longer needed, nor wanted. Pirates, robbers, and murderers still roam the jungles and the coasts of Sukhothai, preying on the weak and hoarding wealth like the dragons of old. These walking abominations must be culled, and all who would follow in their example of iron fisted control and suppression follow with them into the fiery depths.

There will be those who doubt that anything will be done, yet we can see such things now, Grunalia, a nation brought to it's knees by the power fantasy of a single man tried their hardest to move forward, to pull of the yolk of inequality and move forward, but it could not be, at least not yet. The process of their revitalisation will be slow, but it will be done, and then they can throw off our chains and be free. Our brothers in Quaria, in Marasalia, even now they display the courage and ferocity to break a dictator's back before he can take root. The Romans, gutted a system of imperial desire by the hands of revolutionaries who had had enough of the failed Caesar. The Urranese had removed a greedy, corrupted worm from his place as their leader, and cast him aside for colluding with such abominations.

To those who doubt, see these example, and know that the world has had enough fear, enough terror and enough corruption. Thepeople will not stand for it, and neither will I.

To the people of Anowa, and around the world, wherever you may be. This has been the Anowan Monarch, Queen Lena The Fifth. May your Gods watch over us all."

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My_Main_Man_Trotsky · 11 minutes ago
BREAK THE CHAINS
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Abraham_Pigskin · 18 minutes ago
Please don't make us go to war over Ostir, they don't even have beaches.
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by **Empire of Donner land** » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:14 am

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Pillars of The Old Guard are Crumbling
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As you may be able to tell, the world is undergoing, as of this very moment, a massive political shift that is more of a complete pendulem swing. This swing, this revolution, this collapse, has been undergoing for years, possibly starting with the tragic, and suspicious, Suicide of Ex-President Vanzen Keenes, War Hero and Revolutionary, that gave way to Liberal Faction dominance. It has been accelerated by the formation of the Atlantic Pact, the actions in Sishai, and the agitations in Quaria, not to mention the bickering here in Helsa itself as well as the powderkeg in The Vale. We are now living in a Post-Old Guard world, the pillars holding up what has made sense now breaking to give way to the new administrations in the most major states.

Firstly, President Drake's resignation from the G.R.C.S has turned heads. His Liberal Policies as well as the expansionist attitude of the G.R.C.S has created a set of unstable precedents that his replacement, Canis, will no doubt take advantage of, creating new precedents of his own no doubt. His presidency, as of now, is completely unpredictable, but none the less throws an element of unknowable chaos into the geopolitical mix internationally.

Next, we look to the Anowans, who's Queen has recently abdicated and have Annexed Grunalia in a swift motion. They promise a more clear diplomatic approach, with open doors to the Donnish Government for recovery of relations which the Government seems eager to take. Additionally, their words of attitude towards the Vanquarian Autarchy are militaristic as well as unifying, wanting to fight tyranny, and finally, take down an age old enemy.

Even with the Nation of Urran, we look at scandal and change as the nation becomes less conservative and insular, cooperating for a change with the international stage despite consequences after accusations of Chemical Weapons use in Sishai.

Finally, with Donnerland itself, we are about to see an extremely tense election which may see the toppling of the Liberal Faction and the domination of a Conservative-Moderate Coalition. We are about to see the second revitalization of Donnish Nationalism and Ultra-Nationalism as Conservative Politicians begin to dog-whistle to vote for them and grab what moderates they can. We are about to see a massive military deployment to the Vale, which, in all likelihood, may end in total disaster Politically from both a Domestic and International standpoint, not to mention from a humanitarian eye as well.

We are about to see the changing of the Guard.

So, we will wait, we will wait and see what happens. Actions as of now by groups of individuals, may change the future, but in the end all we can do is see who comes up next. Valaran, for example, is seeing elections in the future as well. What happens may decide whether or not Donner Land maintains Valaran as a trustworthy ally for the future, which currently balances the Donnish Government against the Greater Kingdom. Additionally, Valaran is Donner Land's greatest asset in the Vale Crisis, able to police and maintain the water lanes closest to it as well as provide Diplomatic Services. Ontop of this is also one of Donner Land's best Naval Defense Benefactors, providing the Donnish Navy new and cutting edge submarines.

As a final note, those who read this should prepare. Not in an alertist sense, as if the world were going to end, but from an emotional sense. What is more worse than people trying to reunderstand the world as it moves on by you? Those who are angered by it, upset because they can no longer understand, reactionary because it no longer fits within their view of what is correct. This news may bring some anxiety, so take a breather.

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AbsolutelyLivid · 2 minutes ago
AAAAA
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SOCIETYLOVER313 · 45 minutes ago
I wonder who's next! *looks at the literally the entire globe*
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B0RNT0K1LL · 31 minutes ago
Where do I sign up?
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by **Urran** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:04 pm

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This Week in Urran
Yoshio Tokai (@TokaiYoshio)
^{10/07/2020 | Kita Kyushu, Oita, Urran}

This week in defence... Prime Minister Kanzo has begun to make good on his promise to enact sweeping changes to the Urrannese WMD program and the nation's strategic posturing with regards to Gunagdong.

Acting Defense Minister Noriyuki Miyagi held a press conference earlier this week in which he announced that the destruction of Urranese short and intermediate range ballistic missiles has begun. This comes just months after Urran agreed to withdraw the weapons from the Gunagdong province in Sishai. The Defense Ministry has said that 80% of the weapons are going to be scrapped, along with their payloads, some of which are WMDs. The rest are to have their warheads removed and be used as test targets for Urran's ballistic missile defense system.

Miyaki also announced that Urran was pulling all long range strike capability from the province at the behest of PM Kanzo. This plan involves ending the rotational deployment of strategic bombers to the region and the withdrawal of Carrier Strike Groups 3 and 4, the latter of which have been based in the region since Urran annexed the territory.

This week in politics... Pretrial treason hearings for former PM Saki Hanajima have been heated. Hanajima stands accused of accepting bribes from foreign powers, spying on allies, using her power to advance the goals of foreign entities, not disclosing personal dealings with foreign powers, and conducting foreign business deals without consent of Parliament.

In her defense Hanajima said, "What good is truth when I brought Urran wealth, glory and power? Our enemies feared us and our people gained prestige and honor. Simple truth cannot always be allowed to stand in the way of progress. My administration did nothing wrong."

The Federal Investigative Bureau is still gathering evidence to be used in the trial.

This week in business and development... Aviation giant Boingyu announced the opening of a new factory in Guangdong province to produce its massive 787 airliner. The complex will produce both the fuselage and wings of the aircraft, which have to be produced separately and shipped to other facilities for final assembly in mainland Urran. The facility will bring at least 3,000 jobs to the region.

The 787 itself is seen as a big item for Boingyu. It can fit 330 passengers and take them up to 14,000km with a 20% reduction in fuel consumption over contemporary aircraft. Currently, All Urran Air Ways and Urran Air are the largest customers of the type at 105 and 95 respectively. It is hoped that orders will continue to fuel Guangdong's economy for decades to come.

by **The United Remnants of America** » Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:08 pm

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Canis Ends Infamous "Noble Senators"

Olympia, URA, GRCS

The Canis administration today announced President Canis's presidential order to abolish the infamous "Noble Senators" of the Remnant Senate.

The Noble Senators consist of fourteen Senate seats held by advisors of seven influential families in the URA. A product of Drake ending the Independent Act, Drake set aside those fourteen seats for Drake, Canis, and large business families in order to ensure a level of expertise and stability in the Senate.

Canis today remarked in a short statement that the Noble Senators would be abolished. "They impede the will of the people," President Canis remarked, "These fourteen seats need to be opened to the people, to elect representatives as is their right in a nation where every citizen's voice needs to be heard. In empires and kingdoms, advisors are welcome as in democracies, but in an elected body, the elected must be present, and those that elect them must be heard. That is why, effective at midnight tonight, the Noble Senate seats will be abolished and will no longer be allowed in the Remnant Senate. Starting tomorrow, those senators will be officially Independent. Their terms will end with the 186 senate seats set for election next year. This is the first of many reforms I hope to bring to the people, to increase the strength of their voice, their economy, and their pride."

The order marks a string of many reforms expected to come out of the new President. ~~We can only hope they all benefit us.~~

- Carson Andreinov, Senior Correspondent, RNN

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by **The United Remnants of America** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:20 pm

Remnant National News

Canis Announces Cuts To Several Military Programs, Promises To Revitalize Military

Olympia, URA, GRCS

In a statement today, as has become a weekly event in the Canis Administration, President Canis announced that the Remnant Military going forward would be cutting funding and personnel to several projects that have been deemed experimental and unessential to "the operation of a well-armed and well-trained fighting force."

While no specific list was handed out, the press release implied that several experimental programs to create an artificial intelligence or a genetics project for superior soldiers have been cut due to a "lack of credible and repeatable results" and "what research that has been generated has not offered any advantage to the military and only shows a list of what to not attempt for the medical and scientific community"

In addition to the Remnant Military's experimental programs, cuts were also announced to the Auxiliary Forces, among several other reorganizations that were prefaced with a statement that "a grand military cannot be rebuilt in a day, and it requires the work of every citizen of the GRCS to realize."

Experts noted the release's mention of "GRCS" rather than "URA" and theorize that a wider military-based reorganization may be coming in the following weeks or months that will supplement this statement, and that this release is merely a forewarning to enemies abroad as well as a reassurance to international allies that the Remnant Military's days of stagnation are over.

- Bailey Serenov, Senior Correspondent, RNN

In other news:
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- CPD In Talks With Canis Administration For Future Business
- A Memorial For Senior Correspondent Carson Andreinov, Friends Shocked By Unknown Drug Habits

by **New Roma Republic** » Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:15 pm

Urran Bioweapons Found in RPR

Herculium, RPR – RPR bioweapon disposal officials have recently discovered a cache of bioweapons in a facility that was formerly used by the NIR’s secret police. The existence of this Montibus Magnus Province facility was originally classified, and the operations were clandestine in nature. The officials found these a large cache of these in an underground vault. The existence of these weapons at first confused investigators as the NIR had well kept records on the locations of all their bioweapons.

After disposal, inside one of the barrels was found a message which reads “To the Romans. You better keep this [expletive] well hidden, you [expletive]. From Urran With Love.” This picture has since exploded across the internet after being leaked by one of the Roman officials. The RPR government has said it will investigate this, though experts doubt the investigation will be perused in force anytime soon as they are busy investigating other open cases against former NIR officials for various crimes and power abuses.

The Urran government has been silent since the news broke late last night, but it is believed they will have to make a statement at some point. This has the potential of becoming a major international scandal as the Urranese government has maintained, very loudly, that they did not have any biological weapons. The exact amount and types of bioweapons were not disclosed.

Though not much is known, it is believed, based on documentation found onsite, that these bioweapons were received around the time the United Nations banned nations from having them. That means that they were in the facility for a few months, at most, before the NIR government fell.

by **New Roma Republic** » Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:43 pm

Breaking – Urranese Bioweapon Bust Tipped off from Former Caesar Quintus Oranius Octavian

Tartarus Maximum Security Prison, Montebus Magna Province, RPR – An official close to the recently discovered cache of Urranese bioweapons, who wishes to remain anonymous, has said that a tip from Former Caesar Quintus Oranius Octavian led to the discovery. This source said that Octavian has been tipping off the RPR government in exchange for a shorter sentence and/or more comfortable conditions. He is currently spending 3 consecutive life sentences for several crimes, including embezzling money from the NIR, war crimes in the Gileanian War, and crimes against the Roman people. He was spared the death sentence due to the new Senate making it illegal in their initial de-NIR-ization of the government.

It is believed that Octavian is helping with several ongoing investigations into former government officials. Many people are angered by this deal. Protests have gathered outside the Caesaral Residence and the Senate. They are calling for Octavian to stay where he is.

The Roman government has declined to make a statement. When asked in a press conference, the Press Secretary only said “I have no comment on that rumor at this time”.

by **Urran** » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:37 pm

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Yoshio Tokai (@TokaiYoshio)
^{10/15/2020 | Kita Kyushu, Oita, Urran}

This week in defence... A busy week in defense as Urran continues to downsize its missile forces including scrapping plans to develop a land based intercontinental ballistic missile.

The move comes after a landslide of changes for the Ministry of Defense including intense international pressure, easing of tensions with rivals such as the Great Kingdom, and a change of regime in Oita with the recently election of Prime Minister Uchimura Kanzo, a staunch critic of Urran's newly revealed WMD program code named Project Grima.

The Kanzo administration was quick to reverse the expansion of Urranese offensive nuclear capability, including the stationing of short and intermediate range ballistic missiles and missile defense system in Guangdong. After brief negotiations with the Great Kingdom, the administration agreed to pull all ballistic missiles from the island in exchange for GK doing the same for its bases in the Sishai Federation. The MoD then revealed the PM's plan to scrap Urran's land based ballistic missile capability entirely.

The Lower House and Upper House Armed Services Committees voted in favor of the measure earlier today. The plan, which will see all land based ballistic missiles destroyed within two years time, also killed the Air Force's Ground Based Nuclear Deterrent program, The GBND would have seen an enlarged version of the Navy's submarine based Trident III ballistic missiles based in silos throughout the Empire to serve as first strike capability against potential adversaries. The GBND was deemed necessary by the Hanajima administration, but was generally opposed by the majority of Urranese people and deemed "unnecessary" by the Kanzo administration "especially given Urran's robust submarine and Air Forces".

This struck the final death blow to Project Grima, the code name for Urran's shadowy WMD program.

Named for the dragonic god of death, Project Grima encompassed the well known and publicly touted nuclear program, but also the secretive chemical, biological, radiological, and entomological weapons programs that government policy kept in the dark and denied the existence of.

The Kanzo administration was the first to publicly reveal the existence of the full scope of the program. International watch dogs and whistle blowers within Urran had theorized and tried to prove the existence of the program for years. The government had always denied the existence of any WMDs beyond nuclear warheads.

PM Kanzo has called Project Grima "dishonorable" and "sneaky" saying in a press conference that denying the existence of such weapons negates their use as a deterrent. The PM has invited third party observers and foreign governments to observe the destruction of its missile and chemical weapons forces.

This week in politics... Shocking revelations coming out of New Rome today. It has been revealed that the biological weapons arm of Project Grima was sent to Rome to be destroyed after the UN ban.

The Kanzo administration revealed late last month that Urran's biological weapons had been sent abroad for destruction, though the PM refused to say which country had taken the weapons to honor a classified treaty with the involved state.

News outlets from Rome have revealed that former PM Saki Hanajima paid the Romans 200 billion NSD to destroy Urran's WMDs in secrecy. Pictures of barrels baring Urranese markings, and in some cases, messages from Urranese soldiers have gone viral on social media and news outlets throughout the world. The images and the manner in which the containers were found point to collusion between Hanajima and former NIR Caesar Quintus Oranius Octavian.

A Federal Security Bureau spokesperson said in a press conference that it was investigating the situation and will be adding its findings to the growing treason case against Hanajima.

PM Kanzo gave a press conference in which he pledged Urran's full cooperation in the ongoing investigations in Rome, offering "all possible aid" that will not jeopardize national security or violate Urranese or Roman Law.

This week in business and development... Urran Railway Group celebrated the inaugural run of the first Urran Rail Gunagdong Rinkai Shinkensen Line from provincial capital Bishan to the port city of New Bedok some 300 miles away. The line also makes stops at Neo Osaka and Komachi.

The opening of the line, five years in the making, is part of the New Vision for Gunagdong, a massive infrastructure project which seeks to bring the imperial province up to par with Urran proper. Urran Railway Group and other small privatized railways have busied themselves since the former annexation to link the province's major cities by rail, especially the high speed rail made famous by Urran in the late 1950s.

The Rinaki Shinkansen Line, meaning "Coastal Bullet Train Line" is the first in a planned series of lines by the newly formed Urran Railway Gunagdong division. Its purpose is to link the administrative capital city of Bishan to the east coast's largest industrial city of New Bedok. The Rinkai Shinkansen will connect with the Kusahara Shinkansen in the near future. The latter line is a planned route that will connect New Bedok with the interior city of Bukit Timah.

The new line cuts travel time between the cities more than in half utilizing the Hitachi built E6 Series trains also used on the Akita and Tohoku Shinkansen Lines. These seven car electric trains carry their 338 passengers at speeds of up to 200mph.

by **Chalcia** » Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:24 pm

New missiles tested in the South Daekan Sea

The DP-18H ASBM has successfully been tested in the South Daekan sea, followed by a joint DPAAF-DPAN exercise showcasing the new KJ-19PG cruise missile[/i]

The DP-18H launcher before the test. Click on the image for the full news story.

Son Ye-Jin (@sonyejin)
^{November 8th, 2020 | Tayeong, Daekan}

"A major step towards a safe and strong Daekan". These were the words Admiral Ogum Song-Su, overall commander of the Daekanese People's Army Navy, used to describe the first test fire of the DP-18H anti-ship ballistic earlier today. The new missile, still in its developement stage, has been claimed by many to be a game changer in the East Grey Sea region, at least once it enters service. The missile will enable coastal defence batteries to strike at enemy carrier strike groups and other surface targets from the safety of the Daekanese mainland, without exposing other assets to harm. The DPAN claims that the missile can accurately strike carrier-sized targets on the move at a range of 1,000 kilometres. The DP-18H is said to be guided by combination of surveillance and targetting sattelites - those already employed by the DP-14H series of ASBMs - while the MaRV (maneuverable reentry vehicle) warhead features active radar homing for terminal targeting.

The missile was fired at 10:00 PM from a launch site near the Jeonju Air Base, located 600 km inland, and struck a carrier-sized surface target 200 km south the coast. The test was deemed a success by the Navy officials, but it was stated that some technical "glitches" still need to be resolved. The new missile still needs work and will not reach initial operational capability for at least another year, analysts claim.

Meanwhile, four hours after the test, another launch took place south of Namsangol Naval/Air Base. Four P-7MK bombers of the Daekanese People's Army Air Force took off from Namsangol armed with the air-launched variant of the new KJ-19P, the KJ-19PG. Each bomber carried four missiles, two under each wing. The DPAAF bombers,guided by DPANAF GS-11C maratime patrol aircraft and escorted by DPANAF J-9B fighters, detected an "enemy" surface action group 600 km from the coast, and launched their payload. All missiles achieved hits, "sinking" four out of six targets. The two remaining targets were engaged by a DPAN flotilla led by the Wangohan, the most recently commissioned Himsen-class destroyer. The flotilla attacked the remaining targets with its anti-ship cruise missiles, destroying them.

The new, supersonic KJ-19P/PG cruise missile is a significant upgrade over the basic variant, extending its range to up to 800 kilometers and greately improving accuracy. Another singificant improvement is in the missiles electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) suite, which enables the missile to better operate in a high-intensity electronic warfare enviroment, a major requirement in modern naval warfare.

Overall the exercise was deemed a complete success, with all threats being neutralized rapidly and efficiently. Admiral Ogum made some comments to NNA about today's exercises and tests: "Today's military events had two objectives: the first being, naturally, to test some of the newest weapons in our military's arsenal. These tests went well, as you saw, and we are very happy with the results. The second objective, and arguablly the most important, was to practice inter-service cooperation between the Navy and Air Force, the nation's first line of defence against an attack from the sea. The new DP-18H, despite being operated by the Navy, relies on targeting on the satellites of the Space Defence Command, an Air Force sub-branch. The Air Force bombers who fired our new cruise missiles, were guided to their targets by Navy recon aircraft. With this kind of exercise we aim to bolster our national defence and improve the effectiveness of our military."

Several analysts have commented that these inter-service cooperation exercises are part of the government's push to eliminate branch rivalries that have plauged the military for years, the concequences of were made clear by the 1981 East Sea Conflict with Urran. Geostrategy and Defence Studies professor Che Jin-Hee of the Tayeong State University had the following to say on the matter "While major improvements have been made, there are still old guard officers in all branches that remain stubborn thorns in the side of all efforts made by the National Defence Council's efforts."

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by **Anowa** » Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:54 pm

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Queen Lena V Issues 26 Regal Orders to the House of Commons
04/10/2020

Today was a unique day for the members of parliament arguing over the current environmental protections of the Olympian mountain range, when the door's to the chamber were struck 4 times by the fist of their newly crowned monarch.

It was at that point the day was turned upside down, as the discussion regarding environmental protections turned into a reading and discussion regarding 26 separate binders of paper detailing Regal Order 82 through 107. The titles of which gave vague ideas on what was contained within, ranging from military budgeting and resource management to the formation of an orbital authority separate from the Air Force.

The only monumental stack of legislation that the speaker was able to sort through today was the "Specification of Qualification, Health Requirements, and Mental Acuity of Employees of the Parliament, Senate, Armed Forces Command, and Joint Chiefs of Staff".

The Order, which has already been verified as acting in accordance with the first article of the Anowan constitution, details the specifics of what is considered "a healthy mental and physical state which does not prohibit their role as a representative of the common people of Anowa", hereby barring people from being elected or re-elected due to mental decline such as Alzheimer's Disease, Binswanger's Disease, Dementia, Pick's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurosyphilis, and Schizophrenia. As well as physical conditions such as Atherosclerosis, Stroke, Progressive Cancers Stage 2 and above, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among many other notably age related diseases and conditions. The genetic markers for such disease are also mentioned as reason for dismissal or barring from positions in congress.

The justification is noted in the preamble as "The people of Anowa and the state itself cannot allow for vacancies in their representation or in their legislative process due to failing health and an inability to functionally, rationally and fairly perform their job as respresentatives, as military leaders, and as creators of Anowan law. Those who are unfortunately with illnesses that have a notable fatality rate or risk sharp decline of mental reasoning skills and memory, cannot be expected to fairly and justly represent their assigned population of civilian or militant lives for the duration of their term or tenure."

Currently, 266 members of the listed departments of the federal government risk dismissal, or will be required to resign by the end of the week.

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by **New Hayabusa** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:31 am

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PM Drew Paxton outlines domestic policy 'overhaul', foreign policy objectives
Major budget and immigration reform discussions imminent
Commitment to AP, Atlantic unity reaffirmed, intentions to 'bridge gaps' and 'lighten' diplomatic tensions
Government to introduce further sustainability incentives, 'green entrepreneurship is the future'
Harry Olmsted (@hoss94)
^{22/11/2020 | Blackholm, Artalia, Great Kingdom}

Paxton at the 2020 Nationalist Labour Party panel

The newly elected Prime Minister Drew Paxton of the Nationalist Labour Party gave an address at the Nationalist Labour Party panel, aired internationally, which outlined his broad goals for the Great Kingdom during his mandate. Paxton began by detailing plans for a "major overhaul" of GK domestic policy, blasting several policies implemented under the preceding Pratus government as 'irresponsible' and 'antithetical' to what Edenics and Artalians value.

First and most importantly on the itinerary was the declaration of an intention to introduce a major national budget reform, including a plan for incremental decreases to defence spending over a period of 5 years. As of 2020, the Great Kingdom was throwing a whopping ₡584 billion into defence spending, second in volume only to the GRCS, and the highest level of spending as a percentage of GDP since the height of the Cold War. Slated for discussion in the Court of the Commons is a hastened reduction to ₡512 billion for 2021, and progressive annual decreases to a maximum of ₡410 billion, or an estimated 2.8% of current GDP, barring any "existentially threatening geopolitical emergencies". The excess in defence spending would be redirected back to sectors such as infrastructure and social welfare programmes. "While we remain committed to ensuring the military retains a more-than-adequate level of funding in order to defend the Great Kingdom's interests abroad, our nation is stronger when the state is functioning as it should, for everyone. We have seen excellent progress in infrastructural integrity, and our dedication to welfare ensures that all of our people live a life of quality, but those unacceptable shortcomings and slowdowns must be addressed and dealt with sharply and immediately."

Another important issue Paxton discussed was the topic of the Great Kingdom's longstanding immigration policy. A time-consuming, arduous process must be endured in order to be cleared for application to immigrate to the GK from abroad (with some outlying exceptions). From there, individuals and/or families are evaluated and categorised into "tiers" based on an unforgivingly formulaic system for determining utility, merit, and other evaluations under a metric. People who fall within the top 2 tiers, of which there are 8, are allowed immediate entry into the country. Those who fall within tiers 3 and 4 are issued a 365-day clearance for entry as a non-citizen, at the end of which they are to be evaluated once again. Those in the bottom 4 tiers are often turned away immediately, leaving them with 2 more chances to apply. Paxton has been an outspoken critic on the harshness of the current system, despite its time-tested support by the GK population. He plans to introduce proposals to "loosen" the extremely restricive system by modifying the tier system, formula, requirements, and presenting more opportunities for extended stays. "Whether one chooses to acknowledge it or not, immigrant and foreign workers are an absolutely vital part at the heart of the GK's economy. Multiculturalism has only proven advantageous for the GK on all levels, from personal to strategic, and is foundational to the concept of our nation. It is nonsensical wall off a competitive advantage."

Paxton was questioned about immigration and entry standards on the basis of national security. The longstanding system has proven extremely effective at stifling the possibility for foreign espionage and meddling since the Cold War. Many argue that it was instrumental to protection from hostile Anowan and Donnish activity in the past, and remains instrumental in the same light today, particularly with regard to the GRCS, Yamatai, Esgonia, and Urran. Paxton reassured the inquirer that, under his reforms, national security would continue to be a priority and as intensively protected as before, but argued that the common person should not be judged the same as a foreign saboteur.

GK paratroopers train with their Parcian allies in
Dejana, the Zaragosa SAR military district

The GK's continued and enhanced commitment to the Atlantic Pact and Atlantic unity on all levels was majorly emphasised during the panel. Paxton affirmed at the GK would continue to yield strategic value to Atlantic Pact members and partners through military and economic cooperation, and unwavering commitment to the prospect of mutual defence under existential threat. Paxton's Great Kingdom would see cooperation with the nation's closest partners, such as Parcia, expand, while working through the platform provided by the Atlantic Pact in order to propose expansions to cooperation with partner states such as Anowa and Donnerland. Despite its recent indefinite halting due to the level of global nuclear proliferation, the Great Kingdom will remain committed to mutual nuclear disarmament with Anowa under the NARA treaty. HAXA will continue its missions as planned, and continue its major strides towards the completion of Stage 1 of Project Inheritor.

Beyond this, Paxton stated that he would be proposing the creation of platforms under the Atlantic Pact in order to incentivise "soft integration as a preliminary measure to more intensive measures". Particularly, the Great Kingdom will seek to bring the idea of "bridging gaps" to the forefront of the Atlantic Pact, with every effort being made to settle disputes or points of contention between member states, the GK included. Paxton also floated the idea of the creation of a cultural exchange programme under the Atlantic Pact in order to build a higher level of personal, emotional, and educational connection between citizens of different Helsan and Quarian nations. He mentioned the "esteemed people of Anowa and Donnerland" as major targets for such a programme as it relates to the GK, hoping to create a level of cultural affinity between newly-aligned, historically-opposed people through the mutual introduction of architecture, language, and religion to each other's population. "These steps are small, but highly important if we are to cement into history the solidarity of Atlantic nations. Every step taken for the dream of Pax Atlantica is one in the right direction, and it is my hope that one day, all Helsans and Quarians may look to the stars and embrace one another, reflecting on our generation as the forefathers of the highest-achieving fellowship in human history."

Melbury is recognised as the the GK's 'greenest city'
in terms of compliance with sustainability regulations

Lastly on the panel itinerary was a focus on the value and importance of domestic environmental sustainability practices required to be undertaken by the Great Kingdom's businesses. As one of the most urbanised and consumer-based economies in the world, the GK produces among the highest carbon emissions and waste per capita globally. Sound, light, and air pollution as a result of urban sprawl reached record highs in the GK during the late 2000s and early 2010s. In order to respond adequately to these pressing, omnipresent realities, previous governments introduced a plethora of regulations to compartmentalise the average GK consumer and businesses effect on the environment. Among the most important were as follows:

Cities introduced construction regulations to build "upward, not outward" to halt urban sprawl
Businesses were provided with incentives, and later required to comply with emission and waste quotas
Private citizens and landlords were compensated and rewarded for recycling and compliance with emission and waste quotas
Tax hike on fluorescent and incandescent lighting, forcing the adoption of LED lighting, mostly in strip form, to reduce light pollution
Massive investment into hydroelectric and geothermal energy as a complement to nuclear energy
Strict functional mandates passed down to heavy manufacturing companies

Paxton reaffirmed his commitment to enforce these regulations "and more" with a particular emphasis on the encouragement of green entrepreneurship. With the possibilities for sustainability concepts truly limitless at the moment, it is likely that we will see a movement to increase government funding for startup companies highly involved in or based upon clean environmental practices. As the island's population and its level of production and consumption increases, these regulations will only become more important domestically and globally. I think it is safe to say that every citizen of the GK has a vested interest in living in clean cities, preserving the primordial natural beauty of Artalia Major, and keeping our water clean.

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BigCal999 · 12 minutes ago
Mans said Pax Atlantica... based department????
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Trey Bancroft ✓ · 45 minutes ago
Sensible domestic policy rhetoric coming from our government for the first time in 5 years? Cap, I must be dreaming
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F2K · 31 minutes ago
gen z be like "immigration hard, why" like bro how about you migrate your arse off your screen and to some shitter country
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by **Empire of Donner land** » Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:10 am

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Military Parade in Bogt postures Nation for conflict amid Vale and Anowan Tensions.
Turts Beturehg (@turtsbet)
^{22/11/2020 | Bogt, Donosklan}

A Military Parade in the Nation's Capital was held on the 15th of November after weeks of preparation. Featured were veteran formations from the 2nd Helsan war that participated in the Battle of Soraught as well as the Coup against Voy that ended the Empire and brought in the Military Republic three and a half years ago. Additionally, of course, there was an armada of heavy equipment that was shown on display from tanks to APCs that marched along with the soldiers. The Parade, sanctioned by the Moderates, Conservatives, and Moderate-Liberals, was quickly also approved unanimously by the Military Council. It has however been met with some backlash with loyal Liberal Faction Members.

Donnish Armed Forces on Parade in Bogt

Those who supported the Parade in these factions said it enforced pride and patriotism in the people of Donner Land and it's Armed Forces, as well as sent a strong message to its enemies "Close and Far". Klahrk Destehg, the Faction Leader of the Donnish Conservative Faction, who has recently been lashed on Social Media for their provocative Nationalist comments, has stated in Press questioning that "The Parade was undoubtedly a success, and the amount of people who watched, both in person and on TV, no doubt shows the dedication the Donnish People will have to Conservative and Moderate thought in the coming election. The Liberal Faction would have you believe they support a strong Donner Land but have voted against this show of strength."

The Donnish Liberal Faction leader, Verete Jehse, rebutted this statement in a Social Media message minutes later. "The Nation, nor does its Geopolitical allies who are already having anxiety about our actions recently, does not need these Nationalist (verging Ultranationalist) grandiose shows of strength. We should not be focusing on the armed forces, but on Foreign Policy and repairing relations with the Anowan Government, as well as continuing to grow our burgeoning Economy so that it may shine brightly in the Atlantic Markets. We must push forward with the Atlantic Pact towards Pax Atlantica."

Liberal Leader Verete Jehse's message has been met with mixed responses, both praise and rejection, which goes to show the current climate of Domestic Politics in Donner Land so close to the coming Election. In a recent poll, 70% of watchers approved the Parade, while 15% disagreed with it. The concern with Nationalistic Fervor, and what that could mean with the 2nd Helsan War still fresh on people's minds, has led to the Civilian Council bringing up a Bill to begin active surveillance for Ultranationalist Militia Groups with the D.I.A, splitting its attention in half from the focus on the D.C.L.F Cells and the King's Legion Group.

As for the fluctuating Tensions between the Government and the Anowan Government, who has recently brought in a new Queen with left-wing views, the likely hood of this solving itself in the future grows increasingly low. Especially if Conservatives win the election, which will likely increase the volatility and size of militaristic posturing with the northern neighbor, not to mention opening the door to bigger and perhaps more dangerous Military Operations, such as the rescuing of Anowan Ministers and Generals during the most recent Coup. As the days draw closer to Election Night, the Liberals stand to have a diminishingly small chance of coming out of it with more seats than they may lose. This is not even mentioning the consequences for the Vale, should it break out into fighting before the election starts as all Factions promise not to intervene militarily.

This all goes to show that this Military Parade is not a simple gesture or "fun event", it is a massive power play, a show of force, and military posturing. All to show the Anowan Government as well as the Atlantic Pact as a whole that Donner Land will not be kept on the sidelines or as a gentle giant. It has been shown in the 1st and 2nd World Wars, through the Modern Era, that Donner Land is a sleeping giant, the Conservative Faction relies on this image and this reality to bolster their Ideology. Slowly Donner Land continues to wake, sleepwalking, it is up to voters on whether or not it is the Liberal Faction or Conservative Faction that are in charge upon its awakening.

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DontKillMeDIA · 6 minutes ago
Very UltraNat Pilled
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CorBlimey11 · 62 minutes ago
Edenics coping and seething that Donner Land continues to defy AP order. Can confirm.
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ThroatSingerAYY · 82 minutes ago
Donner Land lost the Helsan War.
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by **Arktic** » Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:27 pm

accidentally deleted a really good news article

Arktic made nukes here

by **New Roma Republic** » Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:36 pm

Arktic Tests Nuclear Weapon Amid RVR Ejection Vote

Arktic – News broke in Arktic newspaper that the Arktic People’s Army (APA) tested a 37 KT nuclear device in the northernmost parts of the Arktic Peninsula. This test comes among debates within the RVR of kicking out Arktic. Unnamed officials close to the debate are confident that this test only helps their case. Volsic Union is expected to slap Arktic with comprehensive sanctions which have been debated for several weeks. How this test will affect these has yet to be seen.

Hours after the test was announced, the RPR government condemned it. The official who announced the condemnation also mentioned that RPR Nuclear Detonation Detection Satellite System (NDDSS) detected a gamma burst in the norther region of Arktic around the time of the test, and that this announcement confirmed what happened. She said that the Republic Air Force will be shifting NDDSS satellites to have almost constant observation over Arktic.

How this test will affect recently announced nuclear arsenal cuts from the RPR has yet to be seen. Policy experts expect cuts to continue, however the magnitude of the cuts will be lowered.

by **Ophiri Coalition** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 1:12 am

Khadal National News
BREAKING

Dhakiri Liberation Front Leaders Demand Recognition As A Free State
Written by Nadal Uhban

Government figures, politicians, and figures of the region of Dhakir met in the regions largest city of Abura'bura today in order to demand that the Ophiri Coalition grants the region autonomy and recognition as well as removing all troops from the region. Located on The Ophiri Coalition's eastern border, the region of Dhakir is home to primarily members of the Dhakiri ethnic and tribal group, a group of peoples who's status is considered by some nations to be oppressed. Part of the Ukhtan Republic, one of the three states that comprise of the Ophiri Coalition, the region has yet to even see recognition as a province, being part of the Ureth District in northern Ukhtan. The region has been the victim of bandits, unrest, revolt, and has also been home to several terrorist groups who either identify with Dhakir or merely operate out of the region due to its lack of infrastructure. Recently, the Ophiri Coalition and the Ukhtan Republic have deployed troops to the region in the effort to stabilize it, which some have thought has only made the situation worse. Dhakirs leaders have demanded representation not just locally but nationally, but the region is yet to see a representative in the higher levels of the Ophiri government.

"Today my the leaders of the people of Dhakir have come together to demand that the shadow casted upon this region by the Ophiri Coalition is lifted and Dhakir be given the rights that it deserves. The people of this region have faced many problems, yet are unable to deal with them due to no rights being given to them by Ophir. With no methods of building the region for themselves, these people have no choice but to submit to the abuse that the military forces of Ophir have put on them. The Dhakiri Liberation Front wishes to seek a diplomatic resolution to the crisis that the Dhakiri are facing."

Those were the words of Alada Makari, a former school teacher in Abura'bura who has became a political figure in the region following an election to the Abura'bura city council. An address from the president of the Coalition is expected later to be given soon. "For too long has violence and conflict plagued the Dhakiri people. It is time that it is recognized as the great region that it is,"Makari said while speaking to the local news. It is unsure what the resolution of this situation will be, or if there will even be one. Before the recent tensions, revolt has occurred in 1978, when famine caused increased instances of people uprising and forming militias to steal supplies from neighboring regions, and in the winter of 1980, when General Omar Rhabal, future representative on Ukhtan's side of the parliament, invaded the region. After two weeks the militias were quelled. One can only hope this situation does not wind up devolving into similar violence.

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