Merger between IFA and WC (OOC)

[Luepola]

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Hence, I believe we can draft the preliminary mission and philosophy of the new merged alliance as such:

-snip-

Graisa spoke up. "I like it. Very well written. However, will there be anything implemented concerning the aid or defense of non-members?"

[Valaran]

"Of course. We can have optional economic pacts that are available to all alliance members, but definitely not required. A ministry of economy will be established to create such economic pacts for willing nations."

"Excellent. With this condition, the Valaran Empire shall support this merger wholeheartedly, and urges other members to do the same. Anyone who still has doubts should bring them forward, otherwise I believe we should focus on the goverwntal structure of the new allaince."

[Valaran]

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Hence, I believe we can draft the preliminary mission and philosophy of the new merged alliance as such:

-snip-

Graisa spoke up. "I like it. Very well written. However, will there be anything implemented concerning the aid or defense of non-members?"

this time it was Seward who spoke:

"Seconded. I also approve the draft and commend those who wrote it. Similarly I also must ask this point to be clarified, along with our general international stance."

[Bratislav]

"I am happy that our two members find the proposed philosophy/mission of the proposed alliance. This is basically our constitution and the fundamental framework on which our alliance is founded.

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Hence, I believe we can draft the preliminary mission and philosophy of the new merged alliance as such:

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Graisa spoke up. "I like it. Very well written. However, will there be anything implemented concerning the aid or defense of non-members?"

"No. There shall be no aid or defense of non-members on behalf of the alliance. Member countries may help non-members, but the alliance as a whole should only work to help fellow alliance members."

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"I would like to highlight. Our alliance will not work to attack our enemies or ideological rivals. We are purely concerned about defense. Nor do we wish to legislate laws or policies on our fellow member states. We are not the EU. We may have some military regulations, but that will be done more in helping to reform the members' militaries and won't be imposed. We don't want this alliance to impose on our fellow countries, rather be a community for like-minded countries that want to be under this security umbrella. We may partake in peace-keeping/humanitarian missions but that will be entirely voluntary. We want to be a force of peace in the world, a force to maintain stability within our member-countries, and a humanitarian force that stands against the many dangers in this world like terrorism and extremism."

[Asilian]

OOC: Excuse the absence delegates, but could someone please brief me on all that has happened so far?

[Elemental North]

OOC: Excuse the absence delegates, but could someone please brief me on all that has happened so far?

Sorry, that's me.

[Bratislav]

OOC: Excuse the absence delegates, but could someone please brief me on all that has happened so far?

Sorry, that's me.

We are finalizing the official mission statement of the combined alliance. Here is the preliminary text:

The Alliance's essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.The Alliance believes in democratic values and encourages consultation and cooperation on defence and security issues to build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict. The Alliance is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity (Rapid Reaction Force) needed to undertake crisis-management operations. The Rapid Reaction Force is a force composed of military contributions of fellow IFA members - it serves to directly aid in the defence of member-states. The Alliance is committed to the principle that an attack against one or several members is considered as an attack against all. The Core Tasks of the Alliance are collective defence, crisis-management and cooperative security. In all, The Alliance stands as a security organization for moderate nations that values democracy and freedom. We stand as an alliance opposed to extremism, authoritarianism, terrorism, and communism. We accept countries into the alliance who similarly value these ideals and strive for a society that is based on the principles of freedom, liberty, and democratic governance.

[Vanitan]

Mr. Bergorev,
I've drafted a new flag

I hope you like It, I can add the official title once you are finished with the naming process

[Elemental North]

Sorry, that's me.

We are finalizing the official mission statement of the combined alliance. Here is the preliminary text:

The Alliance's essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.The Alliance believes in democratic values and encourages consultation and cooperation on defence and security issues to build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict. The Alliance is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity (Rapid Reaction Force) needed to undertake crisis-management operations. The Rapid Reaction Force is a force composed of military contributions of fellow IFA members - it serves to directly aid in the defence of member-states. The Alliance is committed to the principle that an attack against one or several members is considered as an attack against all. The Core Tasks of the Alliance are collective defence, crisis-management and cooperative security. In all, The Alliance stands as a security organization for moderate nations that values democracy and freedom. We stand as an alliance opposed to extremism, authoritarianism, terrorism, and communism. We accept countries into the alliance who similarly value these ideals and strive for a society that is based on the principles of freedom, liberty, and democratic governance.

This is not a mission statement. This is a bullet-pointed list of ideals. That's the beginning of a mission statement, but it is not what should be finalized. The flag is okay. I would like something a bit better, but that's just me. I can attempt to make the flag if you give me the lion and the stars. So yes, this "statement" needs to be taken down to just a few sentences, not an entire paragraph, it's our mission, not our dying opus.

[Bratislav]

We are finalizing the official mission statement of the combined alliance. Here is the preliminary text:

The Alliance's essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.The Alliance believes in democratic values and encourages consultation and cooperation on defence and security issues to build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict. The Alliance is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity (Rapid Reaction Force) needed to undertake crisis-management operations. The Rapid Reaction Force is a force composed of military contributions of fellow IFA members - it serves to directly aid in the defence of member-states. The Alliance is committed to the principle that an attack against one or several members is considered as an attack against all. The Core Tasks of the Alliance are collective defence, crisis-management and cooperative security. In all, The Alliance stands as a security organization for moderate nations that values democracy and freedom. We stand as an alliance opposed to extremism, authoritarianism, terrorism, and communism. We accept countries into the alliance who similarly value these ideals and strive for a society that is based on the principles of freedom, liberty, and democratic governance.

This is not a mission statement. This is a bullet-pointed list of ideals. That's the beginning of a mission statement, but it is not what should be finalized. The flag is okay. I would like something a bit better, but that's just me. I can attempt to make the flag if you give me the lion and the stars. So yes, this "statement" needs to be taken down to just a few sentences, not an entire paragraph, it's our mission, not our dying opus.

Understandable, what would you take out then? The aim is to have a paragraph that summarizes our purpose, mission, and philosophy. People are not going to want to read pages of our ideals, but rather a concise paragraph, that's what I was doing with the paragraph that I wrote.

Mr. Bergorev,
I've drafted a new flag

(Image)

I hope you like It, I can add the official title once you are finished with the naming process
(Image)

It looks nice, but it looks more as a wallpaper than a flag. Plus, we shouldn't put the map of the world since ICly we don't belong to the particular map.

I don't think we should combine the star and lion honestly. I think both logos (lion and star) are great honestly, and we should just pick between the two. Make it simple.

[Vanitan]

This is not a mission statement. This is a bullet-pointed list of ideals. That's the beginning of a mission statement, but it is not what should be finalized. The flag is okay. I would like something a bit better, but that's just me. I can attempt to make the flag if you give me the lion and the stars. So yes, this "statement" needs to be taken down to just a few sentences, not an entire paragraph, it's our mission, not our dying opus.

Understandable, what would you take out then? The aim is to have a paragraph that summarizes our purpose, mission, and philosophy. People are not going to want to read pages of our ideals, but rather a concise paragraph, that's what I was doing with the paragraph that I wrote.

Mr. Bergorev,
I've drafted a new flag

(Image)

I hope you like It, I can add the official title once you are finished with the naming process
(Image)

It looks nice, but it looks more as a wallpaper than a flag. Plus, we shouldn't put the map of the world since ICly we don't belong to the particular map.

I don't think we should combine the star and lion honestly. I think both logos (lion and star) are great honestly, and we should just pick between the two. Make it simple.

Do you like the motto?

[Bratislav]

Understandable, what would you take out then? The aim is to have a paragraph that summarizes our purpose, mission, and philosophy. People are not going to want to read pages of our ideals, but rather a concise paragraph, that's what I was doing with the paragraph that I wrote.



It looks nice, but it looks more as a wallpaper than a flag. Plus, we shouldn't put the map of the world since ICly we don't belong to the particular map.

I don't think we should combine the star and lion honestly. I think both logos (lion and star) are great honestly, and we should just pick between the two. Make it simple.

Do you like the motto?

Yeah sounds nice

I personally think though, we should just do a vote between the star and lion. They are both well recognized symbols in NS and combining the two would make the logo a bit to complicated.

[Muzztopia]

Hence, I believe we can draft the preliminary mission and philosophy of the new merged alliance as such:

Note "Alliance" will be replaced with whatever name we choose to move forward with

The Alliance's essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.

POLITICAL - The Alliance believes in democratic values and encourages consultation and cooperation on defence and security issues to build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict.

MILITARY - The Alliance is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity (Rapid Reaction Force) needed to undertake crisis-management operations.

The Alliance is committed to the principle that an attack against one or several members is considered as an attack against all.

The Core Tasks of the Alliance are collective defence, crisis-management and cooperative security.

The Alliance stands as a security organization for moderate nations that values democracy and freedom. We stand as an alliance opposed to extremism, authoritarianism, terrorism, and communism. We accept countries into the alliance who similarly value these ideals and strive for a society that is based on the principles of freedom, liberty, and democratic governance.

Paragraph Form:

The Alliance's essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.The Alliance believes in democratic values and encourages consultation and cooperation on defence and security issues to build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict. The Alliance is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity (Rapid Reaction Force) needed to undertake crisis-management operations. The Rapid Reaction Force is a force composed of military contributions of fellow IFA members - it serves to directly aid in the defence of member-states. The Alliance is committed to the principle that an attack against one or several members is considered as an attack against all. The Core Tasks of the Alliance are collective defence, crisis-management and cooperative security. In all, The Alliance stands as a security organization for moderate nations that values democracy and freedom. We stand as an alliance opposed to extremism, authoritarianism, terrorism, and communism. We accept countries into the alliance who similarly value these ideals and strive for a society that is based on the principles of freedom, liberty, and democratic governance.

Princess Sarah reads through it "we can accept this"

[Elemental North]

So long as it's short and sweet.

[Bratislav]

So long as it's short and sweet.

"I think the paragraph touches upon the key points of the merged alliance. Given the nature of our alliance, it is a short and concise mission statement in my view. People won't read pages of our ideology, but will only get to read one paragraph about our alliance."

[Flardania]

Hence, I believe we can draft the preliminary mission and philosophy of the new merged alliance as such:

Note "Alliance" will be replaced with whatever name we choose to move forward with

The Alliance's essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.

POLITICAL - The Alliance believes in democratic values and encourages consultation and cooperation on defence and security issues to build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict.

MILITARY - The Alliance is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity (Rapid Reaction Force) needed to undertake crisis-management operations.

The Alliance is committed to the principle that an attack against one or several members is considered as an attack against all.

The Core Tasks of the Alliance are collective defence, crisis-management and cooperative security.

The Alliance stands as a security organization for moderate nations that values democracy and freedom. We stand as an alliance opposed to extremism, authoritarianism, terrorism, and communism. We accept countries into the alliance who similarly value these ideals and strive for a society that is based on the principles of freedom, liberty, and democratic governance.

Paragraph Form:

The Alliance's essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.The Alliance believes in democratic values and encourages consultation and cooperation on defence and security issues to build trust and, in the long run, prevent conflict. The Alliance is committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. If diplomatic efforts fail, it has the military capacity (Rapid Reaction Force) needed to undertake crisis-management operations. The Rapid Reaction Force is a force composed of military contributions of fellow IFA members - it serves to directly aid in the defence of member-states. The Alliance is committed to the principle that an attack against one or several members is considered as an attack against all. The Core Tasks of the Alliance are collective defence, crisis-management and cooperative security. In all, The Alliance stands as a security organization for moderate nations that values democracy and freedom. We stand as an alliance opposed to extremism, authoritarianism, terrorism, and communism. We accept countries into the alliance who similarly value these ideals and strive for a society that is based on the principles of freedom, liberty, and democratic governance.

"With Muzztopia's concern regarding retaining membership addressed and reading over the draft Flardania approves." Negi answered before getting seated.

[Gibberan]

King Marcus Brody, who had previously remained quiet in the conference, spoke up. "I have to agree with Mr. Bergorev. The second design by Mr. Florent doesn't seem...appropriate for the flag of this alliance; it is my personal opinion that the first flag drafted would be better suited for us. However, I personally disagree with the idea to utilize one logo over the other; this could represent one alliance 'annexing the other', instead of a merger in the true sense of the word; to avoid this, I push for both symbols to be included in any official flag or emblem of this new alliance.

As to our mission statement I I find it fantastic, as it covers all the necessary areas while keeping it straight and to the point."

[New Carloso]

Supreme Chancellor Carl Tobin, who had not said a word so far nodded in agreement at Marcus' words. "Mr. Florent's fllag, though it looks nice, is in my opinion not fitting. On the issue of symbols, I believe a new one should be designed. If we were to vote between the two, it would be a case of the bigger alliance's symbol winning."

[Liberated Counties]

Supreme Chancellor Carl Tobin, who had not said a word so far nodded in agreement at Marcus' words. "Mr. Florent's fllag, though it looks nice, is in my opinion not fitting. On the issue of symbols, I believe a new one should be designed. If we were to vote between the two, it would be a case of the bigger alliance's symbol winning."

Seeing his opportunity to speak, Martin Jones pitched in with his idea of a flag

"May i offer an alternative design? Personally I'm not to keen on using the old symbols, and we'll probably remove them in favour for a new symbol" He said as he handed out a rough draft of the proposed flag

P.S I've yet to purchase photoshop for my new laptop, so please go easy on me *cri

[Bratislav]

King Marcus Brody, who had previously remained quiet in the conference, spoke up. "I have to agree with Mr. Bergorev. The second design by Mr. Florent doesn't seem...appropriate for the flag of this alliance; it is my personal opinion that the first flag drafted would be better suited for us. However, I personally disagree with the idea to utilize one logo over the other; this could represent one alliance 'annexing the other', instead of a merger in the true sense of the word; to avoid this, I push for both symbols to be included in any official flag or emblem of this new alliance.

As to our mission statement I I find it fantastic, as it covers all the necessary areas while keeping it straight and to the point."

"My idea was that possibly we use the logo from one alliance and the name from the other alliance (e.g. United-Continental Airlines Merger), just because I find the Lion and star a bit difficult to combine in a refined form. That being said, I am open to suggestions.

More importantly though, I am very pleased that, his excellency, King Marcus Brody approves of the mission statement. We can move forward in this process as a result."

[Vanitan]

Supreme Chancellor Carl Tobin, who had not said a word so far nodded in agreement at Marcus' words. "Mr. Florent's fllag, though it looks nice, is in my opinion not fitting. On the issue of symbols, I believe a new one should be designed. If we were to vote between the two, it would be a case of the bigger alliance's symbol winning."

Seeing his opportunity to speak, Martin Jones pitched in with his idea of a flag

"May i offer an alternative design? Personally I'm not to keen on using the old symbols, and we'll probably remove them in favour for a new symbol" He said as he handed out a rough draft of the proposed flag

P.S I've yet to purchase photoshop for my new laptop, so please go easy on me *cri

What is the motto in english?

[Valaran]

Seeing his opportunity to speak, Martin Jones pitched in with his idea of a flag

"May i offer an alternative design? Personally I'm not to keen on using the old symbols, and we'll probably remove them in favour for a new symbol" He said as he handed out a rough draft of the proposed flag

P.S I've yet to purchase photoshop for my new laptop, so please go easy on me *cri

What is the motto in english?

Where there is doubt there is freedom? My Latin is rusty...

[Bratislav]

"So my proposal is that we use the star logo of the Western Coalition, but use the IFA name. The reason is the IFA name has wide recognition and is not tied geographically as"Western" is. Since many countries are not specifically earth-based geographically, 'Western' doesn't mean much. Only in the context of our modern geography. Hence, we should have a more encompassing name like the IFA. "

[Vanitan]

"So my proposal is that we use the star logo of the Western Coalition, but use the IFA name. The reason is the IFA name has wide recognition and is not tied geographically as"Western" is. Since many countries are not specifically earth-based geographically, 'Western' doesn't mean much. Only in the context of our modern geography. Hence, we should have a more encompassing name like the IFA. "

I Second the motion

[Bratislav]

"So my proposal is that we use the star logo of the Western Coalition, but use the IFA name. The reason is the IFA name has wide recognition and is not tied geographically as"Western" is. Since many countries are not specifically earth-based geographically, 'Western' doesn't mean much. Only in the context of our modern geography. Hence, we should have a more encompassing name like the IFA. "

I Second the motion

That is how United Airlines and Continental Airlines merged. The combined airlines uses 'United' and uses the logo of Continental.