Alliance
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 for the purpose of following a given agenda. Alliances may be formed for either roleplay or gameplay purposes.
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Alliances in roleplay
Noble causes
Some countries bind together in an 'alliance' around some sort of common cause. Such alliances may not be about cooperating about 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:
- Atlantis Pact (promoting peaceful coexistence)
- Human Rights Council (human rights)
- Meritocratic Nations for Marijuana (pro-drugs)
Mutual Defence alliances
Many alliances in NationStates focus on the military. Most of these are 'mutual defence' agreements wherin 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:
- 2 Miles Past Nowhere Pact (Defensive against GDODAD)
- Accord of Leiden (Defensive against named foes)
- Ali’Staan Accord (Mutual Defence)
- Black Accord (Mutual Defence)
- Europact (Mutual Defence, assistance)
- First Communist International (Mutual Defence/Military)
- Free Isles Defense Alliance (Mutual Defence)
- Jovian League (political/defense of interests)
- Legion of Defense (Mutual Defence)
- MIDAS II(Mutual Defence)
- Pantocratorian Excalbian Alliance (military)
- Right Wing Collective (military)
- South Atlantic Treaty Organization (Mutual Defence)
- The Anti Nazi Pact ("interventionist" defender/ noble cause)
- Zion Pact (noble cause, military)
Economic Alliances and treaties
Some alliances are primarily concerned with matters of economy. These are often not alliances but rather agreements (such as free trade agreements.) A good RL example would be the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Economic alliances in NS:
- Allied Trade of Montelukast (Trade/economic)
- Coalition of Anti-Capitalist Economies (economic, political)
- Corporate Alliance (economic)
- ECON Free Trade Agreement (economic)
- Knootian International Stabilisation Treaty (economic treaty)
- Martian Free Trade Agreement (economic treaty)
- Ur Trade Pact (economic)
- World Business Organization (economic, noble cause)
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. These are often political alliances. A good RL example would be the European Union.
Political alliances in NS:
- Allied Powers Treaty Organization (non-agresssion cooperation)
- Delta Triumvirate (full, military economic, technological, political)
- Dor Lomin Regional Alliance (mutual cooperation: defence, internal political)
- Global Dominion of Dictators Against Democracy World Domination / military political
- Kitimat Pact (mutual defence, trade, political)
- New Alliance Treaty Organization ( Political/Economic/Military)
- Non-Democratic Alliance (mutual interest and support, non-agression, political, free trade, defence)
- Non-Human Union ( Economic and Political alliance, military participation voluntary)
- Nortek Alliance ( Trade/Mutual Defense national)
- Order of the Seraphim (military, cooperation - also economic )
- Restored Extra Solar Union of Systems (mutual trade & defence)
- Triumvirate of Yut (political, economic, defence, noble cause)
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:
- Akaeia (national)
- Knootian Federation (national)
- The Vertosan Empire (national/political)]]
- United Federation of Planets (national / military/trade /technology)
Not yet classified
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- Coalition Of Martial Mediation And National Defence
- Galactic Defence Alliance military, trade
- International Allied Defense Federation (mutual trade, defence)
- League of Hanseatic States (?)
- New Conservative Alliance (political)
- North North American Treaty (cooperation)
- United Female Alliance noble cause mutual defence
Alliances in gameplay
Invader
- Counter Defence Initiative (invader)
- The Empire (invader)
Defender
- Alliance Defense Network (Defender)
- Allied Liberation League (Defender)
- Independent Defense Corps (defender)
- MASS (defunct left-wing defender)
- Raboche-Krest'yanskaya Krasnaya Armiya (defender, although some dispute this)
- Red Liberty Alliance (left-wing defender)
- Ten Thousand Islands Treaty Organization (defender)
- The Defender Coalition
- Union of Sovereigns (claims to be defender)
Other
Not yet classified
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- Atlantic Alliance
- Atlantic Central Command
- Conservative Defence Alliance
- Global Revolutionary Dominion
- JSA Pact
- Left-Wing Alliance
- New Nations Alliance
- Organization of Sovereign Nations
- Spring Creek Military Defence Force
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