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So, how has the week passed in the New World? Who has made progress? Who has been dealt the scent of defeat? Find out in this week's edition of Around the World!

MAJOR WARS

The Argentinean Triumph
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Belligerents: Argentina vs. Chile
Results: Argentina finally cleaned up its third of South America. Finally, after a few months of absolute chaos in the region, the Argentineans have finally finished off the external and internal threats, knocking back Bulgaria as well as putting down both Peru (with Brazil's help) and Paraguay, ending with the wipe of Chile from the Andes. Unfortunately, Chile did manage to find itself a new home in Australia, which must be a little upsetting for them. But with a satisfying cleansing in South America and Chilean Australia threatened (see below), Argentina can't beat themselves up too much over it.

Winner (campaign): Argentina

The French-Polish Crisis
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Belligerents: France, Revolutionaries vs. Poland, Spain, Macedonia
Results: Sigh…France had such potential with the war effort. It had managed to cut off Poland from 4 of its western-most territories at the start of the war, but once Ctrl brought its full forces, France had no chance, considering the mediocre support the Frenchies were getting. France has been all but wiped, and even their 'ally' Macedonia wasn't much help. Rumors have spread that Macedonia and France came up with a plan to prevent Spain and Poland from bordering, but once Aquitaine was 'liberated' by 'French' forces and captured by Poland, not even a shred of good came out of the French revolt. They may not be cowards, but didn't look much like fighters either.

Winner (this week): Poland, Macedonia (devastating)
Winner (campaign): Poland, Macedonia (devastating)

The Middle East's Last Stand
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Belligerents: Iran, Uruguay vs. Serbia, Pakistan
Results: Iran's defense is as porous as a sponge. Luckily for them, EDEN had one more trick up its sleeve; the tiny micro-nation of Uruguay began its first military campaign in many months, airstriking Pakistan to prevent Serbia from simply waltzing through. And after a suprisingly easy time taking down Pakistan, Uruguay got the bulk of EDEN support, and held off a Serbian attack and even counterattacked with success. On the other side of the story, Iran had struggles with winning the clutch battle, but after a few heart-wrenching losses, Iran has finally turned things around. With both fronts giving Serbia hell, might the Serbs be forced to retreat?

Winner (this week): Iran, Uruguay (devastating)
Winner (campaign): Serbia, Pakistan

The Betrayal of Australia
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Belligerents: Australia vs. Chile
Results: Poor Australia. They can't seem to catch a break, and were mercifully finished off by the Chilean army. Australia simply gave up on the main front even before their defeat, and instead focused on a series of RWs, which didn't work out so well either. Even after Australia's wipe, they continued revolting, especially in the capital of Victoria, but were unsuccessful in breaking free. Help may be on the way for the Aussies with Croats and Romanians on the horizon, but for now, they're forced to live under Chile's control.

Winner (campaign): Chile (devastating)

The Alphabet Wars

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The Finnish-Estonian War of Monotony

Belligerents: Finland vs. Estonia
Results: Alright, I like this new layout a lot! Finland must have liked their military as well. Estonia was simply no match this week, losing their little holding in Finland, and as their Latvian and Lithuanian found themselves in deep trouble, so did the Estonian forces. Estonia has not only lost their initiative, but has been pushed all the way back to its southernmost regions, and it seems as though Finland at long last is getting the manpower it needs to wipe Estonia and, more importantly, keep them wiped. Or perhaps not?

Winner (this week): Finland (devastating)
Winner (campaign): Finland

The Swedish Liberation of Belarus

Belligerents: Sweden, Germark, Belarus vs. Latvia, Lithuania
Results: The trio of Sweden, Germark, and Belarus showed up to play, and the ABC representatives did not. It's as simple as that. Germark simply outgunned Lithuania, and Belarus absolutely pummeled Latvia. At one point, the two ABC nations were both wiped under Germarkian and Belarusian control. But of course, life wasn't so simple. Scania was proxied back to Swedish control by ABC forces, so Germark released the now-worthless Lithuanian provinces, and Belarus moved their troops out of Lithuania. But Sweden has made a push to control Latvia for themselves, and Lithuania seems on the edge of an attack themselves.

Winner (this week): Sweden, Germark, Belarus (devastating)
Winner (campaign): Sweden, Germark, Belarus

The Cromanian Day at the Beach
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Belligerents: Croatia, Romania vs. Indonesia
Results: The Croats' assault on Indonesia was going well, keeping the initiative, but Thailand was RWing Southern Thailand fairly decently, and Indonesia was winning back provinces through their own revolts as fast as Croatia was conquering them. That's when a successful Malaysian revolt became the Romanian helping hand that the Croats desperately needed. Now, Indonesian forces are split, as the Romanian front is simply lost before the fight even starts. But of course, Romania takes a little bit of drainage as well. Indonesia needs Chile's immediate assistance or they may be wiped. Again.

Winner (this week): Croatia, Romania
Winner (campaign): Croatia, Romania

The Colombian Surprise
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Belligerents: Colombia vs. Spain, Venezuela (RW)
Results: Portugal may have fallen, but Colombia fights on through the fire and *is shot* But anyway, Spain hasn't really given it their all in the main front, preferring to support the Venezuelan revolt and cause the Colombians to fight on two fronts. And while Colombia has impressively captured three provinces, it's had trouble holding their gains away from Venezuelan hands. Colombia may need an influx of troops to keep their campaign running forward, lest Spain push all their troops forward into Colombia. But with Portugal and Canada possibly getting into the action soon, Colombia needs only to hold on.

Winner (this week): Colombia (minor)
Winner (campaign): Colombia (minor)

Six-Day Wars
Albania frees Southeastern Albania
Ukraine defeated at the hands of Hungary
Israel finishes off Saudi Arabia

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