EPIC is dead, long live... CoT?

Day 1,673, 15:23 Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom by Snugz
So, EPIC pro-ONE alliance has dissolved, with the Circle of Trust partly taking its place.
As explained here, the Circle of Trust alliance comprises Bulgaria, Chile, South Korea, Switzerland, New Zealand, and potentially Ireland

Trouble is, I don't really see the foundations of a successful alliance there. 2 countries who can at best be described as damage sinks - in Switzerland's case pertawiped for most of my eRepublik life, and New Zealand precariously placed between South Am and Oceanic powers.

Bulgaria and Chile have signed pro-ONE pacts after leaving TEDEN, but that's where the similarities end; Bulgar tanks outpowering all the other countries here, Chileans in top 4 South Am countries.

Finally, Ireland might enjoy being back fighting with their Bulgarian brothers rather than put up with Canada and the last gasps of Terra, but the eIre diaspora is hugely pro EDEN and the nation tends towards alliance loyalism.

For such a trusting circle there are not so many links.