Join the new world

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Hello, dear readers!

It was a long time without a single article released by my newspaper, due to RL busyness and lacking time for staying active. I feel ashamed, because I did not manage to contribute to Norway's goals as I would wish, but now I am once again ready to do my best, even if it seems tiny and hilarious compared to what other great Norwegians do every day for their homeland...

In this article I will try to present you a different view of the basic things required for the proper existence of a country. I do not want to compose a list of trite names like population, army or resources, but I would be happy if you enjoy reading this and add something to make it complete. I would like to advise every president and every government - try to achieve this! It is what should be valued and what could make a country great! Try and you would not regret!

1. Enemy
Every country needs an enemy to fight with. It should not be stronger, nor too weak. Wars are what drives the economy forward, making the consumption of goods more active and bringing more money to the producers. Another vital aspect of the war is the chance of getting experience and military rank faster, which should not be underestimated. The use of Natural Enemy bonus is far more sufficient than a few new resources, because it helps your population to develop and gain strength that could be useful in the future. The state saves some funds too, because less MPPs are needed when you have a constantly going own wars, right? Medals could be earned, missions could be completed, not to mention the unifying feeling, which occurs every time when your home is in danger... The enemy keeps you fit!

2. Secured borders
If you neighbour a "big guy", you are always threatened by an invasion. Pretty often small nations are being wiped out and this dooms them to many months of clinical death. In such moments it is hard to find enough allies to save you and your people is demoralised and unwilling to continue the struggle. Treaties with all your neighbours, arranging your relationship and setting the borders as sacred is the first thing every government should do. Even if forced to pay to exist or to cede territory, the safety should be first! A suitable country should be chosen for the needed battles and with everybody else should be achieved a peaceful cooperation. A knife in the back is what kills you without warning and with the smallest chance to survive...

3. Friends
Last, but not least! Nobody wishes to deal with a nation, supported by many other countries. Friendship is not a matter of interests, but a matter of principles. This is only a game and the best part of it is when you know that there are people ready to help you, even if it means a disaster for their own states. Proving your relationship and trust is what brings you true friends, force could give you nothing more than hypocritical allies, leaving you when your fame wanes. Thinking for the common good and standing back against every aggressor makes the compound, called friendship. And when it is truly achieved, only the sky could be the limit... One should not forget who helped him in a major threat and to whom should be paid back!

Well, I hope you read it and now I wait for your opinion! Tell me, if you disagree about something and please, pass the link to other players in order to present its ideas to more readers. Thank you!