Allied States of EuroIslanders

The Allied States of EuroIslanders (ASE) is a region of about 200 members. It is one of the largest socialist regions in NationStates. At its height, the ASE reached 352 nations, and for a long time the region was the single largest socialist region in NationStates.

Regional Government

The government of the ASE is modeled on the Athenian direct democracy, representation in its purest form. Each nation, therefore, receives one vote in the Assembly to vote on issues such as wars, alliance alert status, resolutions on policy, and government officials.

No member of the ASE, according to its legislature, has more power than anyone else. However, the figurehead demanded by gameplay is the Regional Delegate, elected at regular intervals. The current Delegate of the ASE is Danitoria. The other members of the government, called the Strategoi (singular: Strategos), who are members of a body called the Strategia, all deal with various positions in the government, such as treaties, intelligence, etc.

Alliance Defense Network Relations

The Alliance Defense Network and the ASE have had rocky relations. Many ADN members disliked ASE members, and vice versa. In September 2004, after almost a year as members, the Allied States of EuroIslanders left the ADN but continued defending through their membership in the Red Liberty Alliance.

The events that led to ASE withdrawal from the ADN are summarised by EuroSoviets lead representative, R.C. McDonagh:

"The Prosecutor General of the ADN was making threatening noises on behalf of nebulous, undisclosed third parties who objected to the alliance between the ASE and New Sparrow, following the support of New Sparrow for Great Bight, the tyrant-delegate and usurper of the North Pacific. His attitude was hardly a surprise since the ASE had long been in contention with Westwind and what was in my opinion, a conservative, legalistic approach to important matters within the ADN. This was the first sign of real open tension between the ASE and ADN.

Though members sought to encourage me to run for Vice President, after the revelations of Democratic Donkeys, I nominated Blackbird and took a backseat role in the campaign, preferring to cover it as a media supervisor at the ADN. My ASE colleague, Xha'dam was leading the reforms to the ADN Constitution and was making great headway; Pope Hope complimented him and mentioned her compliment to me in a private message.

Then one morning EuroSoviet representatives awoke to find the pseudo-democracy that had previously existed at the ADN gone and a dictatorship was now in place; a dictatorship that had in fact been held to ransom by the enemies of the ASE within the ADN, including members of the Freedom Fighters and other organisations, Westwind among them. The ASE Assembly, after much discussion vetoed membership in the new organisation after so many ASE representatives had been disabused. Xha'dam, Equality-Liberty and Danitoria among others dispaired that anything except an increased level of heirarchy-led patronage could emerge from this dictatorship. Thus the ASE membership in the ADN came to a close, after other regions had already left."

The Allied States of EuroIslanders Roll of Honour

Members past and present who have served their region with pride, distinction and without equivocation.

Bamada - Red Guardian.
Dalimbar - Strategos Apragmon, former Strategos. Red Guardian. Chairman of the ASE Committee for Constitutional Studies. ASE Ambassador.
Danitoria - Delegate, Strategos, former ASE head of recruitment and former ASE PeaceKeeper. Former ADN Senator, Former ADN House Representative. Former Red Guardian. Former Commander of the Allied States of EuroIslanders Liberation Forces.
Deadman - former Strategos and former ASE PeaceKeeper. Former Red Guardian. Former Director of the ASE Trade and Commerce Committee.
Drake Farm - former Strategos Nemonos. Red Guardian. Former ADN House Representative.
Equality-Liberty - Strategos. Former ADN House Representative. Most Active ASE Ambassador.
Europa Brittania - former ASE PeaceKeeper.
GreaterCanadiana- Former ADN House Representative.
Hartert - Strategos and former Strategos Apragmon. Former ADN House Representative. Red Guardian.
Hobonater - Strategos. Red Guardian.
Jixieland - Former Red Guardian.
Kanadesaga - Strategos. Former Director of ASE Intelligence.
Krinon - Former Strategos.
Milantos - Former ASE PeaceKeeper.
Miternacht - Former ADN House Representative.
Paapst - Former Red Guardian, Former ADN House Representative.
Parvolex - Strategos, Red Guardian.
Quercustan - Former ASE PeaceKeeper.
Retepland - Red Guardian.
Xha'dam - Strategos Nemonos, former Strategos, Red Guardian, former Deputy Director of ASE Intelligence. Former ADN House Representative.