Alliance

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This article deals with Alliance as it relates to NationStates. For more general information, see the Wikipedia article on this subject.

An alliance is a formal or informal collection of nations or regions united in pursuit of a given agenda. Alliances may be formed for either roleplay or gameplay purposes.

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Alliances in roleplay

Noble causes

Some states bind together in an 'alliance' around some sort of common cause. Such alliances may not be about cooperating on military matters but instead focus on trying to promote certain values or ideas. A good RL example is the Council of Europe , which promotes Human Rights.

Noble causes in NS:

Military alliances

Many alliances in NationStates focus on the military. Most of these are 'mutual defence' agreements wherein contracting states pledge to defend each other when one of the contracting states is attacked. A full military alliance, on the other hand, also covers mutual support for offensive military action. Some alliances cover all possible foes and will help out for any given reason while other military alliances are only activated against certain foes, or are only valid for the pursuit of certain (stated) goals. What the terms of an alliance are is often in the charter. A good RL example of a military alliance is NATO

Military alliances in NS:

Economic alliances and economic treaties

Some alliances are primarily concerned with matters of economy. These are often not 'alliances' in the traditional sense but rather agreements (such as free trade agreements.). Economic alliances typically promote trade and common welfare of the participants. Some may also pursue certain goals (such as free trade or an anti-capitalist economic system). A good RL example of an economic treaty would be the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A good example of an economic 'alliance' would be the former European Economic Community.

Economic alliances in NS:

Full political alliances

Some alliances do not limit their cooperation to one sphere (such as the economy or military cooperation) but instead are an umbrella for a wide range of areas of cooperation which may deal, for example, with matters of foreign policy, sharing of technologies or coordinating on certain domestic issues. These are often political alliances that include a mix of the above. Full political alliances may have a military component, but this is not always the case. A good RL example would be the European Union.

Political alliances in NS:

Commonwealths and Federations

Some alliances cooperate so closely that they can technically be percieved as a single nation (often a Federation or Commonwealth). A contemporary RL example is the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

Commonwealth and Federation-like alliances in NS:

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Alliances in gameplay

Invader

Defender

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UN/WA-based alliances

Many formal and informal groups have been created relating to activity in the NationStates United Nations (later the World Assembly). Most of these cannot be termed "alliances" in the strictest sense of the word, but they are, by and large, closeknit clubs of like-minded nations seeking to promote certain ideals in UN/WA policy. In the past, these have included such organizations as:

There were decidedly less-successful groups, formed with a specific policy objective in mind, that sprang to life but fizzled out after only a few weeks. These included the "Economic Sovereignty Coalition," formed on an anti-free-trade platform, and the "United Nations Disarmament Council," which sought to promote global disarmament agreements.

Most of these groups have long since gone inactive or died out, and few have stepped up to take their place in the World Assembly. Other, less ideology-driven UN groups have included United Nations Organizations, which sought to promote UN-based roleplay and social networking; Reclamation, which sought to offer help to proposal authors; and UN Old Guard, a "fraternity" of sorts for UN Forum regulars. UNOG is the only body to remain semi-active to this day.

The World Assembly Conservative Union was recently created to promote conservatism in the WA.

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