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In this third issue of NewsNight 2.0, we look across our borders at what both our enemies and our allies are doing. With an excellent round-up of international news provided by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the continued sparseness of battles for the United Kingdom and the debate surrounding the NHS and whether private units are a good idea, this week has been action-packed with interesting news.

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The Global Financial Crisis

It comes as no surprise that the first section of this week's article is on Iain Keers, otherwise known as The Economist, who wrote an excellent article detailing the problems facing consumers and suppliers in terms of production, the increasing disparity between currency and gold and what will happen next. It's impossible to summarise here what Iain Keers does so well in his articles so I suggest those who haven't voted or subscribed to his newspapers do so in an attempt to educate yourself about what needs to happen in order to salvage some semblance of sanity. Iain Keers' excellent summation and predictions at the end of the article regarding the stabilisation of WRM production and prices and the possible future for Q7 is worth consideration alone. You can read the article here.

Indonesia, US Puppet

Last week, I reported that Glove, the President of the United States, was introducing a feature coined “Direct Democracy” in which its citizens select which nation the US attacks next. One of the options was the United Kingdom and so I reported that we could face a possible threat. As it happens, that threat did not emerge. It seems that most citizens were either in favour of Canada or Indonesia and that small island took the brunt of the attack. Most people will be aware of this since the United Kingdom set it as a priority battle to aid our ally. Should Indonesia fall under the control of the United States, Glove has promised to continue this idea of direct democracy. You can read the press release on the Indonesia/United States war here.

Private vs. Public

There's been a lot of debate over the past week about the future of the NHS military unit, a unit designed to introduce new players into the game mechanics and the mechanics of battle. Last week, the President, BigAnt, announced that there was a major reduction in taxation income which directly affected his proposed plans to have new players supplied with Q7 weapons which is available here. A major debate started about how effective the NHS MU was in terms of player retention and whether it was any more effective than a private military unit. This week, BigAnt released an article in which he rebuffed claims he would drop the unit and stood by it. It is worth noting that player retention has been a considerable plague for the Ministry of Home Affairs and it is impossible to tell whether the NHS MU has any more of an effect on player retention than if it did not exist. Again, you can read his announcement here.

Alliances

There's a lot of talk about alliances since the collapse of ONE. The Circle of Trust announced their return to the forefront of war with this article while Finland, Sweden and Norway are undergoing a transformation in uniting forces to create a Nordic Alliance. What this means in terms of the global paradigm of war is impossible to tell but what we still don't know is what's going on with the United Kingdom. Since ONE collapsed, we've recognised we have to remain with our allies but that creates a problem should we see our allies coalesce into different alliances based on geographical location. Suffice to say, this is an interesting time for international relations.