Sol and EDEN’s Relationship

Day 840, 22:21 • Published in Australia Philippines • by Sol HQ

[While the charter says for this to be published in South Africa, I thought it much more useful to publish in Australia, where South Africa's refugees are while the battles still rage.]

It's not a secret that Sol and EDEN have similar goals in Asia. EDEN does not want Phoenix to hold the region's high-density resources, and Sol would love to have those regions back under its own nations' control. However we may work together to achieve those goals, there are separations that are important to remember.

Sol is not a sub-alliance of EDEN, or any other alliance for that matter. We have our own independent governance, charter, goals, organization, etc. We continue to operate as much for our countries' and allies' sakes, outside the conformity of a super-alliance. EDEN respects that, and when they move to accomplish a goal, it is often for the benefit of both sides.

However, this does not mean we are one in the same in all our goals. One of the great things about Sol is that it realizes that it is smaller than the two super-alliances constantly punching each other around the world, and it is stuck in the middle, sometimes with little to do in the name of military conflict. Sol has the guaranteed freedom of allowing countries to also be affiliated with other alliances, as long as said country does not begin to use that affiliation to threaten other members' securities. We would certainly prefer putting Sol battles ahead of another alliance's battles, of course, but we cannot force a nation to do anything. We would not take that freedom from them. It's their level of commitment that defines their membership.

That all being said, there are some that sincerely believe that Sol should coordinate more with EDEN. I do not begrudgingly admit to anyone that the idea that working with another alliance is a good idea. This is not the issue. The fact remains that by doing so, you pull the entire alliance along with it, which includes nations that may not wish to have much part in the process, especially neutral Bolivia, Singapore, and Malaysia. EDEN-Sol coordination has been working quite well on a nation-by-nation basis. China has their own relationship with EDEN command, the Philippines have their relationship with the US and Poland, Israel hangs out with Greece, Australia continues to fight afar with MPPs and accept mobile troops to fight Argentina and Brazil, and South Africa coordinated with EMC/EDEN Command to free their regions from Brazilian hands. By taking those relationships away and replacing them with Alliance-to-Alliance relationships, the connection decreases. It becomes not about “defending South Africa”, but instead it becomes “Defending a whole slew of nations”, as if we all need help. Granted, a majority of us are small and willingly accept all help, but why should we force affiliation and unwanted assistance on those that exist through diplomatic means or have geographical advantages that isolate them from face-to-face conflict?

I hope that the elections, which have not appointed pro EDEN-Sol coordination candidates, are not seen as discouraging to those nations that work heavily with EDEN. It is not as though the majority does not like working with EDEN; it is that as an alliance, we must remember that we are all individual nations with our own ideas, not one super nation (though I agree that would be cool), that have banded together to protect each other. We are not out to make the decisions of each nation.

Let's get Brazil next time! Viva South Africa!

Hekter
Director of Sol Communications