[Pacifica] A New (Old) Face and The Way Forward

Day 3,878, 11:53 • Published in USA USA • by Pacifica HQ


With the resignation of Pacifica’s Secretary General, the election of a new alliance leader was initiated this month. Ultimately, I was elected. By means of introduction, I am a former two-time CP of the eUS and have spent lots of time in the Defense and Foreign Affairs departments here in the eUS. I was CP when Latvia was added to Pacifica and look forward to continuing to work with the alliance I was around for the birth of.


With new leadership comes new focus. It’s no secret on the international stage that Pacifica has floundered a bit of late. I am going to do my best to work to change that. As questions were posed to the candidates for SG over the past few weeks, one of the sentiments that was expressed is a desire for Pacifica to feel like a family. A desire to know that we have each other’s backs, that we’ll support each other in battle, and that we can rely on that support.

This level of support has been lacking over the years. My own country is no less to blame than others. Does that mean it's time to dissolve and go our separate ways? Not in my opinion, no. We can do better, together. How do we do it?


First, as we approach the new month, I’ll be talking with each July CP and taking a hard look at the current state of the alliance. What do people see as our strengths, our issues, areas for improvement. All of our members should feel important and wanted. That starts with listening to them.

To follow up that initial talk, I’m going to start working toward regular check-ins on the status of each nation in Pacifica. Something like a “weekly report” that includes current wars, priority concerns, etc. Checking a nation page is only a part of the full picture. Country leadership knows better than anyone where their focus is.

Using the information from these check-ins, Pacifica will move toward the kind of joint strikes that individual countries accomplish. Together, we’ll pick a target battle and focus the entirety of Pacifica’s strength in a multi-part joint-strike throughout the day with times that suit a variety of our member time zones. Working cohesively on a regular basis will help to build this sense of unity that we desire.

Along with cohesive military action, we need to be on the same page about our foreign relations. If our own individual MPPs prevent us from being committed to an ally in Pacifica, that needs to be addressed before it breeds division among our friends.


We could point fingers or throw blame for the state of our alliance, but what’s the point? Let’s take this opportunity to refresh and move forward, not backward. Pacifica is one of the oldest alliances still active in the game. Let’s act like it.

Hail Pacifica!

dmjohnston
Secretary General
Pacifica