Mars Treaty Organisation
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The Mars Treaty Organisation, or MTO, is a intergovernmental and supranational alliance of 13 nations from both the Mars Region and The Planet Mars. The organisation was established in 2075, several years after the original MTO ended operation.
The Mars Treaty Organisation covers a wide variety of affairs including Diplomatic Relations and Martian Defense as well as introducing new Martian laws. The MTO has rejected a common single market and so has little to do with the economies of nations however one of the key aims of the MTO is to promote trade.
Also, it has been decided that for the time being, there will be no further divisions of the MTO into a judiciary etc. seeing as it is believed that the organisation is currently too small to need such institutions.
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Status
One of the key ideals of the MTO is that each nation keeps its soverignty and that no nation can be controled by the organisation. Member nations have control of the organisation and power cannot be transferred from any nation to the organisation without the agreement of that state. This structure means that nations can benefit from the MTO without having to give up any national sovereignty.
There has currently not been an agreed constitution for the MTO but, during the recent Election Campaign, Secretary General Alutia said that he would explore the possibilty of creating one.
Current Issues
A major issue at the moment is Off-Worlders making colonies on Mars. One side argue that Off-Worlders (nations not in the Mars region) should not be subject to the rules set forth for Martian nations to claim space and that they should only be allowed small spaces of land. Another side to the argument is that the MTO should have no bussiness in the placing of land in Mars.
No decision has currently been reached on this issue but it is believed that a vote will be taken on the issue.
History
Attempts to start a Martian Alliance began in 2054 with the Council of Mars. The council was brought together after the start of the "Trench Coats Conflict", in which Alutia was invaded. The council was rarely attended by all member nations and soon the council fell into disarray with nations agreeing on issues without telling other nations. The council failed to help the people of Alutia and a complete Alutian invasion was only stopped by the arrival of the UNSC. The council was soon disbanded in 2055.
The next attempt for an Alliance was in 2075 when the original Mars Treaty Organisation was founded. The Organisation had 11 members but a lack of organisation forced the Organisation to end causing several Martian leaders to resign and a Diplomatic crisis looming over Mars.
Since two alliances had failed, any hope for a third was almost impossible however in 2079, the Mars Diplomatic Forum was opened and several nations including Alutia, Kyrellia, Nerrethans and the United States of Mars investigated the possibility of re-starting the MTO with the facilies available at the Forum.
The new MTO was founded in 2080 with special council chambers being set up in the Mars Diplomatic Forum. the United States of Mars took up position of interim Secretary General and was able to pass through a bill to start elections for the MTO. Later that year, Alutia won the position of Secretary General and has held that position for two terms.
Member States and Enlargement
Geography
The mars Treaty Organisation has 13 member states spread out over an area of approximatly 66,500,000. This is approximatly the size of the European Union 16 times, the United States of America 6 times and is 3 times the size of Earth's largest nation, Russia. If it were a country it would be the largest by area on both Earth and Mars.
The largest country in the MTO is Kyrellia which makes up almost 20% of the MTO's area. The MTO has land borders with 11 non MTO countries.
Member nations
Since its inception with six countries, seven further states have joined the organisation:
| # | Nation | Year Joined | Notes |
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| 1. | The Dominion of Fascist Squirrels | 2080 | Founding Member |
| 2. | The United States of Mars | 2080 | Founding Member |
| 3. | The Tech Corp of UNSpcCmd | 2080 | Founding Member |
| 4. | The Empire of Kyrellia | 2080 | Founding Member |
| 5. | The Colony of Gusev Crater | 2080 | Founding Member |
| 6. | The Corporate Empire of Alutia | 2080 | Founding Member |
| 7. | The Republic of Cold Station 12 | 2080 | First Non Founding Member To Join |
| 8. | The Dull and Rusty Spoon of Rogue Angelica | 2080 | Member |
| 9. | The E-Democracy of Tirk | 2080 | Member |
| 10. | The Confederacy of Tarsonis Orbital | 2080 | Member |
| 11. | The Confederate States of Allanea | 2082 | First Off-World Member |
| 12. | The Holy Republic of Crussian States | 2082 | Member |
| 13. | Arakaria want to join MTO | 2082 | Member |
MTO Secretary General
The MTO is headed by the MTO Secretary General who oversees affairs and administers the organisation. The MTO Secretary General is elected for a 1 Year (which is 3 RL Months) Term by other MTO members. The current MTO Secretary General is Alutia. The MTO Secretary General has the power to call a vote to eject a member from the organisation and also has the power to select members for key positions.
