[Artela] Foreign Affairs & Defence : Fire & Ice

Day 1,231, 16:25 • Published in United Kingdom United Kingdom • by Artela





You were going to get more than just this second manifesto article, but the things I really need to communicate only require this one article, so here goes.



While it would benefit all citizens to have a perpetual Natural Enemy declared and a war on our borders, this should never be wholly at the expense of those nations we have allied ourselves with. We have recently opened training wars that had no other purpose than to give a small training and fighting bonus to citizens but without other benefits such as region swaps, and with a definite problem of providing a distraction for the nations taking part when the damage we were dealing on each other would have been better used assisting our close allies (such as France) as they are under siege by the Spanish and the Polish.

Having said that, if elected I will still look for every available opportunity open to us to have periods of Natural Enemy status coupled with regional swapping for much needed resources which would benefit both us and our neighbours, and I will also ensure that those neighbours who betray us are dealt with swiftly.




I want to see an effective armed forces in the UK, and so will back moves to ensure that more funding is delivered to the armed forces so that the maximum impact can be delivered by our fighting lads and lasses out in the field of combat, whether that be for us or for our allies.




My recent exposure to foreign affairs through being involved in TERRA alliance headquarters has taught me how fragile foreign affairs can be, especially at such a time of change, but it has also taught me that good allies and friends are worth their weight in gold and that turning our back on them is a short sighted measure that harms our nation. Therefore we should continue, wherever possible, to keep the international friendships that we have built up over years and not toss them lightly to one side, even when new friendships come along.

In order to ensure that all foreign affairs can be dealt with to the full I intend to install co-MOFAs. The burden in recent months with the rapidly changing shape of our eWorld means that we need a robust team to take care of our friendships... and of course for our enemies we have a MOD in charge of an army to carry out the will of our nation.





Even as we go to the vote in the morning, I still welcome feedback from you, the voters, on anything that you have opinions on, including anything from the ideas presented in this part of the manifesto. I look forward to hearing from you.

If you wish to apply for potential cabinet positions, mail me (click on my signature) to be considered.

All the best

MRAF (ret.)
MBE CGC DSO KCVS
SC Terra






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