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The fighting in North America still rages on, but already some newspapers and political theorists have begun to speculate about the future of the PEACE alliance after the war's end. Though the members of PEACE currently enjoy relatively warm relations with one another, there has been talk of intra-alliance hostilities fracturing what is currently the world's most powerful military order.

Granted, much of the speculation at this point is just that - speculation - and may not be based on any actual foreseeable trends. It also bears noting that a significant amount of such theories come from newspapers and individuals hostile to PEACE, such as Americans, Canadians and some Europeans. However, PEACE is a massive organization that many of the world's countries belong to, including such powerhouses as Hungary, Indonesia, Russia and France. If any conflict were to break out between PEACE members, war could potentially spread to much of the globe. As a member of PEACE itself, Iran might find itself forced to choose between competing factions in such a conflict. Therefore, while the probably of an intra-PEACE war occurring may not be high, it is wise for Iran to maintain watch over the status of the alliance in case such an event does become possible.

According to several of the arguments presented, there are two main reasons why PEACE could fall apart. The first is that, assuming the alliance does win the war in the North American continent, the member countries would no longer be united by a common enemy and would quickly resort to infighting among each other. There are plenty of historical instances of alliances collapsing in this manner, but on the other hand this theory operates under the premise that the conclusion of formal military operations will spell the end of actual fighting with Fortis supporters. In fact, even in the event that PEACE does complete the conquest of the United States, it will have to spend much of its time and effort battling against various resistance forces. The Americans are not likely to submit to occupation peacefully, and they have friends abroad willing to help them. In short, PEACE militaries will be too preoccupied with fighting insurgent movements to fight each other.

The second probable cause for war between PEACE members involves local territorial disputes. Indeed, there is always potential for bickering between two countries over parcels of land to escalate into full-scale war. Thus far, however, PEACE members have managed to largely avoid such bickering. Just today, for example, Russia and Hungary concluded an agreement that transferred sovereignty of the Urals from Győr TO Kaliningrad. The Urals, a historically Russian territory rich in iron, had long been a potential point of contention between the two powers. Protracted negotiations involving several key citizens of both countries, however, finally resulted in the Hungarian government agreeing to surrender their rights to the province. Such an achievement highlights the ability of PEACE countries to cooperate with each other even when their interests are not completely mutual.

Looking at this issue from the other side, there are two reasons to believe that PEACE will not fall apart any time in the near future. The first is that the major powers are largely friendly with one another. The second is that its member governments know the consequences of such an action. No one wants to be the one responsible for causing the entire world to descend into bloody conflict. Any such struggle would quickly be exploited by anti-PEACE countries, and in the end it is not likely that anyone within the alliance would ultimately benefit.

PEACE countries have displayed a considerable amount of solidarity with one another on a broad spectrum of issues. Even if the war against Fortis were to end in victory tomorrow, there does not seem to be any real reason why such solidarity would suddenly disappear. Any talk about PEACE destroying itself from within any time in the near future seems to be premature.

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