A World Ablaze (Reboot|Nation|Closed|OOC)

[Anowa]

Interesting things to do as Israel?

Yes, this is a reservation.

I hear that Russia is open now.

As I understand, Ormata reserved the Ruskies on Page 2, sorry mate

Orma told me that he's lost that will.

[Kuhlfros]

As I understand, Ormata reserved the Ruskies on Page 2, sorry mate

Orma told me that he's lost that will.

Ah well then I retract my statement XD

[Imperial Idaho]

Just confirming my reservation on Germany and Austria.

[The Moscow Metro Red Line]

Best Korea is ready for a UN Weapons inspector. The shark tank is ready.

[Krugeristan]

Hopefully Russia doesn't ditch Assad this time around.

[The New Byzantine II]

Reserve me the Philippines.

[The New Byzantine II]

NS Nation Name: The New Byzantine II
Nation Name: Republic of the Philippines
Character Position: President
Character Name Rodrigo Duterte
Flag of your nation:

One paragraph history of your country, faction, or unit: Still the same IRL
Government Form: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Army Size:
- 850,000 total troops (320,000 active, 530,000 reserve)
- 55 tanks
- 790 Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV)
- 270 Towed-artillery
Army Technology: Mixed Cold War/Modern; but it's mostly modern due to the fact that the Russians are giving them sophiscated weapons such as AK47 (since Russia and the Philippines are mostly friendly at each other. Check this out.), the American-made weapons is slowly decreasing in the Philippine military.
Navy Size:
- 6 frigates
- 2 submarines (given by the Russians)
- 15 corvettes
- 40 Coastal defense craft
Air Force:
- 16 fixed-wing attack aircraft
- 90 helicopters (mostly for transport/rescue)
- 8 attack helicopters (given by the Russians)
- 74 transport aircraft
- 35 trainer aircraft
Does your nation have WMDs: Hell no.
Territory of country: Map
One paragraph history of your character: Still the same IRL
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[The New Byzantine II]

All of Southeast Asia?

No. Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar

This claim looks unreal, lmao.

[Gyrenaica]

Reserve Algeria, Morocco, West Sahara, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Chas, malia, Mauritania, Niger as the National Union of African Saharan Republics (NUASR)

[Gyrenaica]

NS Nation Name: United Kingdom of Kent
Nation Name: The Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand (CANZ)
Character Position: Prime Minister
Character Name Edward Hart
Flag of your nation:

(Image)

One paragraph history of your country, faction, or unit:

Following the unification of a number of countries within South East Asia in the previous years the governments of Australia and New Zealand became increasingly concerned that without action the two states influence in the region would become severely weakened.

As such the two governments began direct talks concerning the unification of the two realms under one government located primarily in Australia. These talks saw great results and as such referendums were held in the two countries in 2010 resulting in overwhelm support for the unification among the public.

In 2011 the process of negotiation was complete and the Governor Generals of the two realms following royal assent announced the end of the two separate countries symbolised nationally by parades and street parties. Today the process of full integration of some domestic departments is still underway but as of yet no major road blocks have appeared.

Government Form: Constitutional Monarchy with a Parliamentary System
Army Size: 50,734
Army Technology: Modern
Navy Size: 15,736

14 Frigates
6 Submarines
2 Helicopter Carriers
6 Mine Warfare Vessels
21 Patrol Vessels

Air Force: 17,067
Does your nation have WMDs: None
Territory of country: The current territory of New Zealand and Australia.
One paragraph history of your character: Edward Hart is the first Prime Minster of CANZ and enjoys high public approval and support for his government among the public. A charismatic and honourable man dedicated at present towards seeing Papua New Guinea join the CANZ union as its third member.

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Did you hear, you now span two continents! Hail Zealandia!

[Tagali Federation]

Tag

[Krugeristan]

Why can't people pick one country and be happy? Why do people have to make these multi-nation conglomerates that would never exist or be possible under any circumstances?

[Newne Carriebean7]

Why can't people pick one country and be happy? Why do people have to make these multi-nation conglomerates that would never exist or be possible under any circumstances?

Exactly, I picked Bulgaria , and you don't see me taking over countries yet!

[The Moscow Metro Red Line]

Why can't people pick one country and be happy? Why do people have to make these multi-nation conglomerates that would never exist or be possible under any circumstances?

North Korea is best Korea....

[Tagali Federation]

Why can't people pick one country and be happy? Why do people have to make these multi-nation conglomerates that would never exist or be possible under any circumstances?

Why do you always make Assad a quivering school child? It's because that's what you want.

[Tagali Federation]

Reserve Algeria, Morocco, West Sahara, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Chas, malia, Mauritania, Niger as the National Union of African Saharan Republics (NUASR)

Get your dirty northern hands off of my Niger, you bastard!

[Anowa]

NS Nation Name: The Moscow Metro Red Line
Nation Name: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Character Position: Chairman of the Worker's Party of Korea and Head of the Ministry of State Security
Character Name: Cho Ji-Hun
Flag of your nation: Best Korea
One paragraph history of your country, faction, or unit:

The Death of the Supreme Leader
When Kim Jong-Il died in December 19, 2011, the whole North Korean leadership was in shock. The Supreme Leader - was dead. While a successor had been nominated and the ruling members of the North Korean Government decided what would be the best course of action, a group of like-minded individuals began to make their move. These people who would later christen themselves the National Restoration Committee who consisted of members of the military and civilian governments. These were people in the higher echelons of the North Korean Government who were dissatisfied with the current state of affairs and saw the death of Kim Jong-il was a best time for a power grab.

They saw their "Supreme infallible Leader" as a tyrant who ruled in luxury while the people suffered under his rule. They became sick of residing in comfort and decadence while their neighbors were dying from starvation and had no access to the basic essentials. They saw the opulence and wealth of the South and envied such progress for their own nation. So when the Supreme Leader died and a relatively unknown successor, Kim Jong-Un, was chosen to lead the Korean people, they knew that it was no or never. In their minds was the words of an old Communist leader who said, "History will never forgive us, Revolutionaries, for being late."

The Jang Sung-taek Plot
The week after Kim Jong-Un took power, he "mysteriously" died in a car accident at night in Pyongyang. The following morning the North Korean Government declared a state of Emergency and the entire North Korean military was mobilized. The world held its breath as the military coup was underway. Conveniently at noon a group of individuals calling themselves the National Restoration Committee announced that a plot has been discovered in the government which threatens to undermine the security and stability of the Democratic People's Republic. They determined that Jang Sung-taek, vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission, was orchestrating a plot to the overthrow of the Government by assassinating the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-Un. They also accused him of orchestrating the death of Kimg Jong-Il was well.

Jang Sung-taek was arrested by midnight and numerous other military, civilian, and political leaders were arrested within the same month. The official statement was that these individuals were part of the plot to overthrow the government. However a few outside sources indicated that the majority of the people arrested were loyal to the Kim Family. The leader of the National Restoration Committee was the new leader of the Ministry of State Security, General Cho Ji-Hun. General Cho Ji-Hun was a top military official in the Ministry of State Security and had risen in the ranks following the arrest of his superior, General Kim Won-hong. After a series of show trials and public executions, it was clear that the National Restoration Committee and its leader, General Cho-Ji-Hun were the defacto heads of the North Korean State. It was from this moment that a new Korea would arise.

The Thaw
Following the successfully coordinated and popularly supported coup against the Jangists (A term used for those who were part of the supposed plot), the National Restoration Committee began to slowly liberalize the North Korean state. The first act of the government was to allow free speech into the public sphere and they first did this by denouncing the Jangists and then the Kim Family themselves. They announced that the Kim Family had betrayed the ideals of the Revolution and had became tyrants and oppressors to the Korean people. By a national decree, all statues and iconography of the Kim Family was to be removed immediately from all government buildings and structures. Ironically the only free speech that was limited was praise towards the Kim Family. Those who praised or still supported the Kim Family were declared 'enemies of the people'. Since the National Restoration Committee consisted of members of both the civilian and the military government, they claimed legitimacy.

The North Korean State was declared a Marxist-Leninist state and General Cho Ji-Hun was to be the head of the new government and the leader of the Korean Worker's Party. As the Chairman of the Korean Worker's Party and head of the Ministry of State Security, Chairman Cho Ji-Hun embarked on a campaign to liberalize the North Korean State and people. He promised multi-party elections in the future and more rights be given to the North Korean citizenry. His policies had been described by outside observers as similar to that of Nikita Khrushchev and Mikhail Gorbachev. He called his polices "Socialism with a human face." His first international gesture towards peace was to announce the deconstruction of North Korea's missile program and reinvest it towards nuclear energy.

In the beginning of 2016, the National Restoration Committee began a gradual restructuring of the government giving more power to the Supreme People's Assembly and announces it intentions of allowing the creation of other parties apart from the current ones. Elections were to be held in 2018 and Chairman Cho-Ji-Hun had announced his intentions of running for his position. Should he gain his position by popular vote, he will step down as the Head of the Ministry of State Security and find a suitable replacement. If not, he will step down but continue being the head of the Ministry of State Security.

While the future looks more uncertain than ever, the new North Korean leadership expresses its hope that it can revitalize the nation and ensure its propserty for future generations.

Government Form: Unitary one-party socialist state under a Totalitarian Military Dictatorship
Army Size: 9,495,000 active, reserve, and paramilitary personnel
Army Technology: Majority of its tech is Cold War with modern tech being exported from Russia and China.
Navy Size: 810 vessels including 3 frigates and 70 submarines: approximately 20 Romeo class submarines (1,800 tons), 40 Sang-O-class submarines (300 tons) and 10 midget submarines including the Yono-class submarine (130 tons).
Air Force: 940 aircraft of different types; mostly of Soviet and Chinese origin.
Does your nation have WMDs: Yes - Although it is officially trying to convert this research towards Nuclear Power.
Territory of country: North Korea
One paragraph history of your character:

Cho Ji-Hun was born on November 9th, 1966. Like many of his fellow North Koreans, he grew up having an indomitable faith in the Supreme Leader and the Party. He willfully was conscripted into the North Korean Military and was soon elevated into the position of the Ministry of State Security for his zeal for the party and especially the Supreme Leader. His role in the Ministry of State Security was the confiscation of unpatriotic property and the interrogation of political dissidents. He was delighted and proud to be part of the North Korean Secret Police. He would work without a break and interrogate prisoners or suspected dissidents and defectors for ten hours straight without a pause. He would always wonder why these people refused to believe in the Supreme Leader. After all, it was Kim Il-Sung who brought the country up from its ruin after the American Imperialists destroyed it.

However as the interrogations went on and he kept on confiscating more and more dissenting material, his curiosity got the better of him. While interrogating a North Korean Christian, Cho Ji-Hun was surprised to see this Christian's resolve towards him. In particular, this Christian was expressing his "love for him" and told Ji-Hun about the love of God. Cho Ji-Hun tried numerous torture methods but the Christian would not give up his attempts to persuade Ju-Hun. Curious, Cho Ji-Hun decided to read this dissident's Bible to find contradictions in it. While he did find the contradictions he thought he did, he was intrigued by the writing of the book. After a while, his interrogations with this man became less about him and more about this God he believed in.

As he began more open towards this Christianity, he also began reading some of the confiscated material that was not yet destroyed or collected. From there his doubts about the party and the Supreme Leader grew more and more. On a cold January Night of 2001 and in a cell block, he confessed to this dissident that he was interested in becoming a Christian. This surprised the dissident but he helped him with the salvation prayer. The dissident was sentenced to life imprisonment by Ji-Hun's superior but throughout this time, nobody suspected Ji-Hun of being a dissident in the ranks of the Ministry of State Security.

Inspired by this God of the Bible and the other confiscated readings, he decided to find like-minded individuals and look for ways to change the country from the inside. It was tedious and dangerous work, and he almost got caught three times, but he was able to find like-minded individuals in the party, in industrial sectors, and in the military who felt that the Kim Family should no longer be in power. While they had different views regarding certain topics of politics, they all mutually agreed that the Kim Family had betrayed the ideals of the Revolution and were enslaving the Korean People. This secret circle which later became the base of the National Restoration Committee, elected Ji-Hun to be the leader of their circle since he was the one who organized them. Ji-Hun humbly took this position and all had agreed to increase their rank in the government by any means necessary to ensure that the right pieces would be in place should an opportunity arise to overthrow the Kim Family. While hints of this plot were discovered, the self-sacrificing nature of the members of the circle, ensured that no outsider would know the true scale of the growing elite dissident movement in the North Korean Society and government.

When the Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Il died, it was Ji-Hun who urged the others that now was the time to seize power. As the other players in the North Korean Government were busying preparing Kim Jong-Un for succession and thinking of ways to preserve Kim Jong-Ils legacy, the National Restoration Committee began making calls to loyal military commanders and civilian leaders. A certain unit of the special forces was assigned to assassinate Kim Jong-Un and ensure the swift arrests and executions of other members of the Kim Family still in Korea. Since he knew that the Kims would be still popular, he planned to use their deaths as matyrs and frame the assassination on a prominent member of the North Korean Government, Jang Sung-taek, who was a key supporter of the Kim Family.

With the success of the coup and elimination of any possible threats to the National Restoration Committee, his first action as leader of the nation was to release all the political prisoners from the work camps. Following these actions were steps to rewrite the North Korean Constitution and give more rights and liberties to the citizens. He also planned to have a more democratic North Korea in the future. While the thought of reunification had crossed his mind, he felt that the North Korean and South Korean peoples were not ready for such a change. Due to his position as both the leader of the National Restoration Committee and head of the Ministry of State Security, he was able to implement his policies and assess public opinion regarding it. He was harsh to anyone who still had any feelings towards the Kim Family and often sent them to the now empty labor camps as punishments.

As the new year of 2018 begins, Ji-Hun hopes that the North Korean people will be ready to actually take power for themselves so that the National Restoration Committee could disband peacefully. He doesn't care about how the vote would sway since he feels this is impact on the nation had ensured his place in history and society. If people were to regard him in the same light as the Supreme Leader, he would immediately remind them that he is only a man and it is up to them on how to run the nation.

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Accepted.

[Anowa]

Why can't people pick one country and be happy? Why do people have to make these multi-nation conglomerates that would never exist or be possible under any circumstances?

Well, Tagali's legitimately Gambian. So I trust his judgement on his own formative nation. If someone tried uniting the whole of Europe or North America, then there'd be problems. But buy and large, so long as it isn't all of Africa, and it was all formed under means that made sense, I'll let it pass.

That and the fact that the super-states will be getting many more crisis as a nerf.

[Anowa]

Why can't people pick one country and be happy? Why do people have to make these multi-nation conglomerates that would never exist or be possible under any circumstances?

Why do you always make Assad a quivering school child? It's because that's what you want.

Don't start shit.

[Ithalian Empire]

NS Nation Name:Ithalian Empire
Nation Name: The Russian Empire
Character Position: Tsar
Character Name Tsar Vladimir Putin
Flag of your nation: Flag of the new Russian Empire
One paragraph history of your country, faction, or unit: Russian history stays the same until December 17, 2006, from this point on, Russia would transform itself from the post Soviet democracy it was trying to be, into a Tsarist Totalitarian state. On that day a series of terrorist attacks occurred at around the same time across many of Western Russia's major cities. Nearly 3,000 people died in the initial wave of attacks. Than, on January 27, 2007, another wave a attacks strike Russia. This time the attacks were focused on killing high ranking members of the Russian Government and millitary.

By March of that year, Vladimir Putin had assumed emergency powers, effectively ending any pretense to democracy in the Russian Federation. By 2008, Putin had established himself as the undisputed head of the Russian nation. Then he moved one step farther and made his position hereditary.

And so the Russian monarchy was reborn on August 14, 2008. Since then, Russia has intervened in Ukraine and taken land in the eastern portions of Ukraine and the Crimea. Today, ten years after Putin remade the monarchy, Russia is still securing its gains in Eastern Europe as well dealing with anti-monarchy movements at home and the scrutiny of outside forces such as the United States and Western Europe. As such, the Russian government has undertaken the task of reforming the Russian military.

This Military Reform Act, decreed by the Tsar in late 2016, is the framework for which the Russian military is to be restructured. More funding has been diverted to the military budget and a general recruitment drive has begun. Along with more personnel, the Tsar has also authorized the building of more ships, planes, and fighting vehicles of all types. This is a slow process as of now, and the Military Reforms are not expected to be fully implemented till late 2019 or early 2020.
Government Form: Absolute Monarchy
Army Size: 230,000 active personnel, 750,000 reserve, 45,000 paratroopers.
Army Technology: Modern
Navy Size: 130,000 personnel, 12,000 of which are naval infantry, 271 ships and 359 aircraft.
Air Force:148,000 personnel and 3547 aircraft.
Does your nation have WMDs: Yes, about 7,000 warheads are in the arsenal.
Territory of country: Russia, Crimea and Donbass region.
One paragraph history of your character: Putin is a Tsar now, so that's different.
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[Anowa]

NS Nation Name: The New Byzantine II
Nation Name: Republic of the Philippines
Character Position: President
Character Name Rodrigo Duterte
Flag of your nation:

(Image)

One paragraph history of your country, faction, or unit: Still the same IRL
Government Form: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Army Size:
- 850,000 total troops (320,000 active, 530,000 reserve)
- 55 tanks
- 790 Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV)
- 270 Towed-artillery
Army Technology: Mixed Cold War/Modern; but it's mostly modern due to the fact that the Russians are giving them sophiscated weapons such as AK47 (since Russia and the Philippines are mostly friendly at each other. Check this out.), the American-made weapons is slowly decreasing in the Philippine military.
Navy Size:
- 6 frigates
- 2 submarines (given by the Russians)
- 15 corvettes
- 40 Coastal defense craft
Air Force:
- 16 fixed-wing attack aircraft
- 90 helicopters (mostly for transport/rescue)
- 8 attack helicopters (given by the Russians)
- 74 transport aircraft
- 35 trainer aircraft
Does your nation have WMDs: Hell no.
Territory of country: Map
One paragraph history of your character: Still the same IRL
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Question:
Does the Philippines have the subs and attack helicopters at this point in time IRL?
And have you hashed this detail out with the person who apped as Russia?

[Anowa]

NS Nation Name:Ithalian Empire
Nation Name: The Russian Empire
Character Position: Tsar
Character Name Tsar Vladimir Putin
Flag of your nation: Flag of the new Russian Empire
One paragraph history of your country, faction, or unit: Russian history stays the same until December 17, 2006, from this point on, Russia would transform itself from the post Soviet democracy it was trying to be, into a Tsarist Totalitarian state. On that day a series of terrorist attacks occurred at around the same time across many of Western Russia's major cities. Nearly 3,000 people died in the initial wave of attacks. Than, on January 27, 2007, another wave a attacks strike Russia. This time the attacks were focused on killing high ranking members of the Russian Government and millitary.

By March of that year, Vladimir Putin had assumed emergency powers, effectively ending any pretense to democracy in the Russian Federation. By 2008, Putin had established himself as the undisputed head of the Russian nation. Then he moved one step farther and made his position hereditary.

And so the Russian monarchy was reborn on August 14, 2008. Since then, Russia has intervened in Ukraine and taken land in the eastern portions of Ukraine and the Crimea. Today, ten years after Putin remade the monarchy, Russia is still securing its gains in Eastern Europe as well dealing with anti-monarchy movements at home and the scrutiny of outside forces such as the United States and Western Europe. As such, the Russian government has undertaken the task of reforming the Russian military.

This Military Reform Act, decreed by the Tsar in late 2016, is the framework for which the Russian military is to be restructured. More funding has been diverted to the military budget and a general recruitment drive has begun. Along with more personnel, the Tsar has also authorized the building of more ships, planes, and fighting vehicles of all types. This is a slow process as of now, and the Military Reforms are not expected to be fully implemented till late 2019 or early 2020.
Government Form: Absolute Monarchy
Army Size: 230,000 active personnel, 750,000 reserve, 45,000 paratroopers.
Army Technology: (Keep it to generation, I.E, modern, cold war, etc.)
Navy Size: 130,000 personnel, 12,000 of which are naval infantry, 271 ships and 359 aircraft.
Air Force:148,000 personnel and 3547 aircraft.
Does your nation have WMDs: Yes, about 7,000 warheads are in the arsenal.
Territory of country: Russia, Crimea and Donbass region.
One paragraph history of your character: Putin is a Tsar now, so that's different.
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Army tech field is blank.

[Ithalian Empire]

Army tech field is blank.

Fixed that.

[Tagali Federation]

NS Nation Name: Tagali Federation (Alt Account: The Greater Gambia)
Nation Name: The United West African Republic (UWAR)
Character Position: President
Character Name Amat Rileh
Flag of your nation:Flag
One paragraph history of your country, faction, or unit: In late 2005, after months of intense negotiations, members of the ECOWAS Bloc voted to form the United West African Republic. While nations like Mali, Niger, and Cape Verde voted no on the proposal and withdrew, the majority voted yes. Things were looking up for the people of West Africa. A unified nation was being born. One that would finally bring peace and prosperity to a long troubled continent. Unfortunately, that was not to be. In March 2006, mere days after the creation of the new nation, ethnic violence, spearheaded by former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh (who had before agreed to the creation of the UWAR) and denounced the new nation as a Nigerian plot for domination of Western Africa. All throughout Gambia and southern Senegal, massacres between the Jola and Mandinka ethnic groups flaired up in the streets.

Troops were brought in to deal with the situation. While Jammeh was arrested and imprisoned, along with many of his collaborators facing a similar fate or killed, it did not stop the violence. Members of the two warring ethnic groups broke up into militia bands, carrying out attacks against their counterparts, civilians, and military targets to this day across Gambia, Southern Senegal, and Guinea-Bissau to this day. Meanwhile in Burkina Faso, the African People's Liberation Army, A communist rebel group following in the footsteps of former Burkinabe Dictator Thomas Sankara, began an insurrection in late 2007. With most of the Military tied up elsewhere, the APLA were able to gain almost all of former Burkina Faso with the exception of Ouagadougou and a few military and local holdouts. While banning practices such as polygamy, FGM, and forced marriages, the APLA has been accused of human rights abuses such as torture, restrictions of free speech within their territory, and massacres against whole villages who oppose them.

Despite these problems, along with Boko Haram rising in Northern Nigeria during the last few years, the UWAR has made some advances. Health Reforms and programs were able to limit the deaths of the Ebola outbreak to only 5,000 across the entire country. Education reforms have increased literacy to about 64% and have allowed more girls to attend school. Still, there is a lot of work to be done if the UWAR is to survive.
Government Form: Representative Democracy
Army Size: 195,000
Army Technology: Late Cold War, Early Modern
Navy Size: 8,000
Air Force: 10,500
Does your nation have WMDs: No....
Territory of country: Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Sierra Leone
One paragraph history of your character: Born in a small village in Senegal in 1975, President Amat Rileh was elected in 2016 after a close election with the Incumbent President Hakim Oganejebo. President Rileh hopes to end the many conflicts ongoing in the Country. Bringing peace between the Jola and the Mandinka, eliminating Boko Haram from Northern Nigeria, and ending the APLA's insurrection in Burkina Faso, either through diplomacy or through force.
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[Anowa]

NS Nation Name:Ithalian Empire
Nation Name: The Russian Empire
Character Position: Tsar
Character Name Tsar Vladimir Putin
Flag of your nation: Flag of the new Russian Empire
One paragraph history of your country, faction, or unit: Russian history stays the same until December 17, 2006, from this point on, Russia would transform itself from the post Soviet democracy it was trying to be, into a Tsarist Totalitarian state. On that day a series of terrorist attacks occurred at around the same time across many of Western Russia's major cities. Nearly 3,000 people died in the initial wave of attacks. Than, on January 27, 2007, another wave a attacks strike Russia. This time the attacks were focused on killing high ranking members of the Russian Government and millitary.

By March of that year, Vladimir Putin had assumed emergency powers, effectively ending any pretense to democracy in the Russian Federation. By 2008, Putin had established himself as the undisputed head of the Russian nation. Then he moved one step farther and made his position hereditary.

And so the Russian monarchy was reborn on August 14, 2008. Since then, Russia has intervened in Ukraine and taken land in the eastern portions of Ukraine and the Crimea. Today, ten years after Putin remade the monarchy, Russia is still securing its gains in Eastern Europe as well dealing with anti-monarchy movements at home and the scrutiny of outside forces such as the United States and Western Europe. As such, the Russian government has undertaken the task of reforming the Russian military.

This Military Reform Act, decreed by the Tsar in late 2016, is the framework for which the Russian military is to be restructured. More funding has been diverted to the military budget and a general recruitment drive has begun. Along with more personnel, the Tsar has also authorized the building of more ships, planes, and fighting vehicles of all types. This is a slow process as of now, and the Military Reforms are not expected to be fully implemented till late 2019 or early 2020.
Government Form: Absolute Monarchy
Army Size: 230,000 active personnel, 750,000 reserve, 45,000 paratroopers.
Army Technology: Modern
Navy Size: 130,000 personnel, 12,000 of which are naval infantry, 271 ships and 359 aircraft.
Air Force:148,000 personnel and 3547 aircraft.
Does your nation have WMDs: Yes, about 7,000 warheads are in the arsenal.
Territory of country: Russia, Crimea and Donbass region.
One paragraph history of your character: Putin is a Tsar now, so that's different.
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Accepted.

Now would be the time for you to hash out whether or not Russian-Phillipine relations got any better in this time line.