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The-kalmar-union

Ministry of Defense

The Kalmar Union, in support of CSE allies, and in strong support of fellow CSE member the British Crown Commonwealth, can confirm a deployment of our assets to Belize in support of its operations.

The Kalmar Union have deployed the 2nd Naval Response Group, consisting of the LHD HKNS Kalmar 2 Visby class corvettes and 2 Fridtjof Nansen class Frigates, along with various support ships. Marines and various units are part of this deployment and are set to arrive within the next few days.

Goals of this deployment include the establishment of security in the regions north and monitoring activity through the region.

Assets on the ground already will be fully coordinated with our units once arrived, and will work with other CSE units in theatre.

For reference, Kalmar Operations will be called Operation Roaring Tiger.

-greater canada-

Ministry of Defense - Internal Message

Joint Task Force Two along with the Royal Marine Commandos will use the current arsenal of river boats along with air support from helicopters to capture the town of Santa Cruz with the total number of troops being around 200 and will establish a forward operating base from their for future operations in the forest and nature reserves north of it. The Queen York Rangers along with the Rocky Mountain Rangers with a combined force of around 1,500 will push from San Pedro to Santa Cruz and clear the whole area that is north of the river and south of the Columbia Forest Reserve.

Suprenesia

Formation of Suprenesia

Hello, my name is Wilhelm Juba (not my irl name but it's RP so who cares?) otherwise known as the first even Sultan of Suprenesia, a nation formed from the Union of the Pitcairn Islands and Eastern French Polynesia. I hope this is alright with everyone, and I hope for prosperity in this nation.

The Kingdom of British Crown Commonwealth

Suprenesia wrote:Formation of Suprenesia

Hello, my name is Wilhelm Juba (not my irl name but it's RP so who cares?) otherwise known as the first even Sultan of Suprenesia, a nation formed from the Union of the Pitcairn Islands and Eastern French Polynesia. I hope this is alright with everyone, and I hope for prosperity in this nation.

[OOC]

Hi and Welcome to Geopolity. If you would like to be part of the RP and show up on the map, please fill out the application here:

All application forms can be found below, and should be copy-pasted into a factbook and filled out. These must be placed in a factbook, and all Nation Applications must be preserved, unedited, following approval.

For new players, the nation application should be utilized. For those wishing to expand their claim, the expansion application should be used, and for those wishing to bring a puppet to the region to serve as a rebel group within their country, or something to the same effect, the rebel application should be utilized.

Following the completion of any application, a link to the factbook that contains the application should be sent either via telegram to Geopolity Customs for processing, AND/OR may be submitted to the #applications tab on our LinkRegional Discord Channel. Requests for rectifications may be made before you are accepted.

Please allow at least 24 hours for a response. Please note as well that if you apply via Discord that the process will be much quicker than if it is submitted by telegram. Should you ever take significant issue with the review of your application, you may send telegram/Discord DM with your complaints to Labyrnna or any of the RP Coordinators. Response times may vary. This should be reserved for complaints with regards to conduct of the review, not to what rectifications are required.

When your application has been accepted, a notice will be posted on the Regional Message Board. Until said notice is posted, new members are not permitted to post on the Regional Message Board or conduct RP. All posts will be suppressed, and all RP will be invalidated.

Notes:

  • Submission of an application is considered verification that an applicant has read the Geopolity regional rules, and the contents of this factbook, and understand them thoroughly.

  • Land claims should be kept reasonable in size, and ought to hew very closely to the real life conditions of the land being claimed.
    Changes to population and GDP will be permitted only marginally, and not at all for wealthier, more populous states. Wikipedia is recommended for largely up to date information on GDP and Population statistics, and in the case of disagreement, will be considered the most valid reference. Should an administrative division be lacking economic statistics one may utilize the GDP per capita of the nation to which it belongs, and multiply that by the population of said administrative division to ascertain its GDP.

  • This region does not use NS Stats in any way, shape or form.

  • Land claims that are varied in scope (taking lots of different bits of modern day states) may be rejected without sufficient reasoning for such a claim fleshed out in the history. Significant displacements of ethno-cultural groups is largely not permitted.

  • With regards to nation names, it is all but required that you utilize your NationStates account name. The administration reserves the right to reject an application if that name should be silly, or otherwise unfit for a nations name.

  • You MUST be an accepted member of the NationStates World Assembly to apply to the region, and this membership must be maintained over the entirety of one’s stay as a RP member of the region. You will be given a single warning upon submission of an application, and there will be no follow-up until WA membership has been achieved. Should you lose WA membership following your acceptance, for any reason, you will be removed from regional Roleplay.

  • Land Claim expansions should not be considered within your first six months of regional membership, and will only seldom be granted. They will be minimal in size and scope, and should be utilized for purposes of story, not as a land-grab. Reliance on such expansions for RP is strongly discouraged, as they will be few and far between. When granted, use of puppets to represent the land being acquired will likely be permitted.

  • Rebel applications should be used sparingly, and may be rejected if the administration feels they are unnecessary to accomplish what is desired. Please note that these rebel groups are 100% internal, and cannot be utilized in other nations without said nations permission, nor can they be used for land claim expansions.

  • Should you be removed from RP for any reason you must submit a new application, following all guidelines presented here.

Geopolity is a Roleplay region steeped in a long history of modern day roleplaying. We refer you to the Regional Message Board (RMB) for examples of such roleplay. Should you have any questions, we encourage you to pose them on the LinkRegional Discord Channel, and while joining the Discord is not mandatory, it is heavily encouraged.

Please remove all content placed between parenthesis before submitting your application. Do not remove any of the BBCode ([b][/b]).

[b][u]Nation Application[/u][/b]

[b]NS Account Name/Nation Name:[/b]

[b]Head of State:[/b] (Names of notable RL figures will be rejected)

[b]Head of Government:[/b] 

[b]Claims:[/b] (Please include both a list of countries/administrative divisions being claimed, and a map indicated such area’s clearly.)

[b]Capital City:[/b] (If its name is fictitious, please state the RL city it replaces. It will be of the same size and design.

[b]Preferred Map Color:[/b] (We will do out best to accommodate within limitations set by the in-game map function)

[b]Demonym:[/b] (How do your citizens call themselves? American, Greek, Indian, etc.)

[b]Population:[/b] (Total for entire nation, including citizens and non-citizens. Must be based on RL statistics)

[b]GDP (Nominal):[/b] (The nominal GDP of all constituents of your land claim. Must be based on RL statistics)

[b]Description of Economy:[/b] (Major imports/exports and industries. Type of economy, i.e. Free Market, Centrally Planned, etc)

[b]Description of Government:[/b] (Briefly describe your nation's government and how it functions)

[b]Description of Military:[/b] (Please state the size of your active forces (recommended 0.4% of population, x0.004), reserve forces (kept reasonable), the nationality of your military equipment (ex. Soviet), and its era (ex. Late Cold War). These must all be kept reasonable, and moderate in scope. Please note the nationality of one’s military equipment is a statement of the arsenal such nation has access to - Turkish military equipment would imply any equipment the Turkish military uses in the specified era, you may utilize, whether it be made in Europe, the US, etc. Further, please state if your nation has any aircraft carriers, how many, and their class. These will be heavily restricted to those with need for such equipment. No custom military equipment is permitted. No nuclear weapons are permitted upon acceptance.)

[b]History:[/b] (Please provide a brief (2-5 paragraph) description of your nations history. Please note major, recent events are assumed to have happened largely as they did in real life, such as the World War’s. Should you mention any RP nation besides your own you [i]must[/i] have their permission to do such. Sometimes, things are better left vague, i.e. ‘European’ colonizers instead of ‘British’.)

[b]Other Notes:[/b] (Any other notes with relation to your nation. May be left blank).

Please remove all content placed between parenthesis before submitting your application. Do not remove any of the BBCode ([b][/b]).

[u][b]Expansion Application[/b][/u]

[b]NS Name:[/b] 

[b]New Claim:[/b] (Please include both a list of countries/administrative divisions being claimed, and a map indicated such area’s clearly).

[b]Population:[/b] (The population of the land being claimed).

[b]GDP (Nominal):[/b] (The GDP (Nominal) of the land being claimed).

[b]Military Used:[/b] (If your military should be used to take this land, please list the forces being used here).

[b]Valid Reason for Expansion:[/b] (Please include the RP background to your annexation of this territory). 

[b]Time line for Annexation in real world time:[/b] (How long will it take, short, medium and long term timeline).

[b]Method of eventual Annexation:[/b] (Please describe how this land will be absorbed into your claim at the end of the timeline).

Please remove all content placed between parenthesis before submitting your application. Do not remove any of the BBCode ([b][/b]).

[u][b]Puppet Application[/b][/u]

[b]Organization Name:[/b] (Must be NationStates name of the puppet being used)

[b]Areas of Operation:[/b] (Must be within your own nation and/or those of other members who have given their permission.)

[b]Group Ideology:[/b] (The reason for this groups existence.)

[b]Membership Size:[/b] (How many members does this group have? May be left blank if it is not an armed group. If it is an armed group, this is how many ‘soldiers’ it includes within its ranks.)

[b]Resources:[/b] (The military equipment this group has access to, if any. This includes nationality and era, and explanation may be required if it is not generally reasonable to have.)

[b]Other Information:[/b] (Other information pertaining to this rebel group. May be left blank).

Please remove all content placed between parenthesis before submitting your application. Do not remove any of the BBCode ([b][/b]).

[u][b]Weapons of Mass Destruction Application[/b][/u]

[b]Type of WMD for Development:[/b] (Nuclear, Radiological, Biological)

[b]Source of Material For WMD:[/b] (This cannot come from NPCs, and must be developed in coordination with another player or internally produced)

[b]Total Cost of Program:[/b] (Must be in US Dollars.)

[b]Real Life Basis of Program:[/b] (This can include weapons and delivery of them, and come from Wikipedia, Mainstream news articles, etc.)

[b]Timeline of Program:[/b] (This can include development, testing, delivery system development, etc.)

[b]Effects of Weapons:[/b] (If nuclear, what is the range of power you are going for? If biological or radiological, please explain the weapon and its effects.)
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The Allied States of Collective Security Entente

JEONWONHA JOINS CSE AS 7TH MEMBER

Today Jeonwonha became newest member of the Collective Security Entente. CSE Allies signed Jeonwonha' Accession Protocol recently, after which all six national legislatures voted to ratify the country’s membership.

Speaking at CSE headquarters Secretary General Alexey Prokopovich said, “Jeonwonha is now part of the CSE family, a family now consisting of seven democratic nations. A family based on the certainty that, no matter what challenges we face, we are all stronger and safer together. We are very exited to have Jeonwonha contribute to our alliance, and we as a collective stand ready to protect the newest member of our family."

Later today, the flag of Jeonwonha will be raised outside CSE headquarters in the presence of the Secretary General and a delegation sent from Jeonwonha.

Far eastern union of soviet republics

OOC: the following RPs will be amended for continuity reasons.

  • KLTV acquisitions: replace "25,000 KLTV vehicles" with "25,000 Mengshi vehicles", "20,000 of them will be of the up-armoured KLTV182 armoured reconnaissance vehicle" with "20,000 of them will be the CSK-131 armoured reconnaissance vehicle", and "5,000 to be an ATGM carrier" with "5,000 to be the CSK-181 mine-resistant ATGM carrier".

  • K2 acquisitions: replace "80 K2 Black Panther MBTs, Batch-III" with "80 ZTZ99A MBTs".

  • Fighter acquisitions: replace "10 JAI T-50 Golden Eagle" with "10 L-15 Falcon".

  • K1A1 upgrades: upgrade of "484 ZTZ99 MBTs" to ZTZ99A variant instead of "484 K1A1 MBTs".

Jeonwonha

✿ Hanseong Daily - 한성일보 ✿
Emperor Cheol-min Hyeon's 100th Birthday Festivities Planned

The government will be marking his highness Emperor Cheol-min Hyeon's centenary birthday with special celebrations held around the country to celebrate his legacy and monumental efforts to hold the nation together through many struggles during his lifetime. Throughout his life he has witnessed great change and prosperity come to our blessed kingdom after great struggles. He was born to the late Emperor Hyeon Kyu-won and his wife the Empress Yi Mi-yeon in Hanseong during the Japanese occupation in 1922. His early life was very isolated as the imperial family was under house arrest until 1945. Times were rough but the imperial family was occasionally allowed public appearance on holidays and other special occasions where they would softly encourage the people to remain strong and sturdy and to persevere despite the circumstances given to them. The Japanese dared not touch the imperial family for they feared the influence they had and so they lived isolated from public view for most of the occupation. Growing up the Emperor saw the struggles of the people and witnessed firsthand the cruelty of human nature in its various forms thus at a young age he had to be grown up and more mature than most. As liberation came in 1945 the nation was freed and the royal family was restored to their prior prominence. The nation however still struggled and as the emperor's health declined he abdicated his position in 1948 leaving the young Prince Cheol-min, then aged 26, to inherit the throne. Prince Cheol-min vowed to restore the glory of Joseon as he was crowned as Emperor in 1949. Throughout the next several decades he dedicated his life to reforming the nation and bringing prosperity for all people of Jeonwonha and bright and prosperous future for all new generations to come. He worked to established youth activity programs, educational outreach for rural areas and the islands, universal healthcare and to rebuild the face of Korean culture. He led the impoverished and famine-struck nation from "rags to riches" over the decades making the Jeonwonha we have today possible. His contributions to the nation and legacy will forever shape the future of our great kingdom for generations to come.

In honor of this historic occasion the government of Chancellor Choi Saet-byeol together with the royal family will be holding an official birthday ceremony and other festivities at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Hanseong for the public on December 3rd. The Emperor and royal family will be attendance for the daytime and evening festivities, with the official birthday blessing and cake ceremony in the early afternoon. Gyeongbokgung Palace will be open to all free of charge for the weekend of the event, visitors may tour the palace on guided tours, see cultural performances, ceremonies and firework displays in the evenings. Formal invitations for the ceremony have been sent out to several world leaders as well as prominent figures in Jeonwonese society. A public holiday has been declared for the Monday following the event weekend for all non-essential services. Other cities such as Pyongyang, Kaesong, Busan and Hamhung will also hold local festivities and firework shows for the event weekend. Organizations and private businesses partnering with the Ministry of Culture will be offering free or discounted services for their venues such as museums, theatres and music halls and more. The event weekend will be aired on TV and covered via radio by KBS for the duration of all activities starting on the morning of Friday the 2nd with the formal opening of the gates at Gyeongbokgung Palace and following national anthem ceremony and ending on the night of Monday the 5th after the final firework display and formal closing of the gates at Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Article Published 11/16/22 by
Kim Min-hui reporting for Hanseong Daily

✿ Related Articles ✿

  • Jeonwonha joins the CSE, what this means and how it will affect you

  • Japanese Occupation, a thorough history of key events that shaped modern Jeonwonha during the world war era

  • Emperor Cheol-min Hyeon's legacy and his lessons for future generations

Global security association

              Law No. 1 on Special Voting Privileges

              GSA Legal Gazette

A Law to extend voting rights to Special Partners of the GSA.

Be it enacted by the Global Assembly the following:—

1 Special Voting Privileges

  1. Special Partners of the GSA may vote on Global Assembly legislation if the following conditions are met.

  2. The first condition is that the Special Partner must express a wish to be bound by the piece of Global Assembly legislation they intend to vote on.

  3. The second condition is that the piece of legislation being voted on must concern a matter regarding the GSA Treaty, specifically the Closer Economic Relations (Part III.), Rights of Persons (Part IV.), or Treaty Obligations (Part I.).

  4. The third condition is that the Member States agree that the Special Partner in question may vote on Global Assembly legislation in that instance.

Eulumia Union centrafricaine Far eastern union of soviet republics Cccp- Turco-Bulgaria

Central America Federation, Cccp-, Far eastern union of soviet republics, Turco-Bulgaria, and 2 othersBritish Crown Commonwealth, and Grande italia-

The Empire of Central America Federation

Granada,Nicaragua,Central Federation

Delta team from CAFAF-FATTFO gets ready to breach an building that FSIA has traced the stolen files to with them is 5 FSIA agents ODEN was providing Overwatch at breach the teams moved in finding an empty floor they searched the Upper level and found something that shocked them

"Delta to command no signs of the files or thrives but Tell the Minister thus op just got Complicated"

the FSIA agent pulled a tarp down showing the Emblem of SHACOM's Southern cell

Minister Office,Union City,Central Federation 2 hours after op

Minister El'Snake was pacing in his office waiting for his Favorite agent to contact him which was an hour ago but before he was about to order a raid the phone Rang

MS(Minister El'Snake):"agent what's this I'm hearing about you're men getting access to highly classified files?"

There was a short pause in the air before the man replied

David:"Why sir my men just happened to run into the files from a desperate rogue employee wanting protection so I toke it and besides I haven't sold them yet since I Personally don't want to but my lieutenants might"

Andrew El'Snake glares at the phone before calming down

"You're pushing your luck agent but if i let you have more freedom I'm the south them do I get them back"

SHACOM headquarters,Costa Rica,Central Federation

General Salvador grins on the phone

"Why Minister That'll do but hurry up and Collect you're Precious files before the major news team stumbled upon it at the FDMZ border"

The General hangs up keeping his smile

"I greatly respect you sir but I need more time to grow before I sware full loyalty to you again"

General Salvador walks to the map of operations and plans his forces next move knowing full well that the Minister fell to his bluff

"Tell Alpha 12 to move to establish outpost Watcher"

General Salvador will gain a foothold into Union City by the end of the week

Far eastern union of soviet republics

              The People's Army / 인민군 / 人民軍 / Inmin'gun / Народная армия / Ардын арми

                  ORGAN OF THE PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCES
                  THE VOICE OF THE ARMED FORCES AND PEOPLE

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PDF to construct world's largest radar system

JICHENG — The PDFADF has said that it will consider the construction of the world's largest radar system, as a means to monitor kinetic threats and space debris that could threaten the planet's integrity, orbital satellites, space stations, or spacecraft.

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According to the PDFADF, this proposed radar system would involve the construction of 4 35-metre diameter radio telescopes to emit radio signals, while returned signals would be picked up by large antennas across various cities. With a radar detection range of over 0.1 astronomical units, the project will allow the FEUSSR to guard itself against extraterrestrial kinetic threats - especially given its involvement in a fledging space programme - while increasing quality growth in hi-tech sectors of the economy. It could also become a new prestige project for the country, a novel Megaproject of sorts, helping bolster the FEUSSR's international credibility and provide a service to the remainder of humanity.

The FEUSSR, with the assistance of many hi-tech universities, research institutes, and companies, has both the know-how and resources for such a system, which will also help enhance its monitoring of joint GSA space flights.

The proposed project, named Project 1311, would be based on the Arecibo Observatory and the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope. The PDF would collaborate with various private companies and public universities to engage in the project. Project 1311's radar dish component will use active surfaces made of 1,000 panels to form a moving parabola metal panels in real time, but unlike its FAST/Arecibo counterparts, it will not be located above a natural sinkhole. Consequently, it will have to make use of a smaller size (35-meter diameter instead of 500 meters) to ensure ease of construction. The 4 radar telescopes will be located in the Yizhou SSR.

Construction of the radar telescopes themselves will cost $180 million USD, with the receiving antennae to cost another $300 million USD. There will be 20 receiving antennae, scattered across the nation in locations such as Kashgar. Project 1311's estimated completion date and first light to occur after 12 years, 2 of which will be reserved for the current planning phase. Upon the completion of the planning phase, construction on Project 1311 will begin.

OOC:
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3120827/china-urged-scientists-create-biggest-radar-system-save-lives
https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3121818/warning-system-will-be-out-world

Global security association

              Law No. 2 on Vehicular Brakes

              GSA Legal Gazette

A Law to ensure safe braking performance for electric vehicles.

Be it enacted by the Global Assembly the following:—

1 Purpose

    The purpose of this law is to ensure the integrity of a car's braking system under normal and emergency driving conditions.

2 Application

    This law applies to all electric vehicles manufactured on or after 17 November 2022 that will be sold, marketed, distributed, or exported into any GSA Member State or bound Special Partner pursuant to Law No. 1 on Special Voting Privileges.

3 Meaning of term 'electric vehicle'

    "Electric vehicle" or "electric vehicles" means a motor vehicle that is powered by an electric motor which draws current from batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current; or powered by an electric motor which includes a non-electrical source of power.

4 Meaning of term 'primary brake'

    "Primary brake" means a brake used to slow down a vehicle when it is in motion.

5 Requirement for primary brakes

    Each vehicle shall be equipped with a primary brake system that acts on all wheels.

6 Tamper-proof braking

    No vehicle is permitted to give effect to the manual disabling, either fully or partially, of any of its braking systems.

7 Requirement for mechanical brakes

    Each vehicle shall be equipped with a primary brake system of a friction type with solely mechanical means to retain engagement. The primary brake system of a friction type shall be activated by means of a control that is continually operable, readily accessible, clear and distinct visually and based on touch, and capable of fulfilling its function via a single human intervention.
    1. The control must be distinct from the vehicle's other braking systems.

    2. This does not preclude the equipping of non-friction type primary braking systems on a vehicle.

8 Export limitations

    It shall be forbidden to import into a GSA Member State or bound Special Partner an electric vehicle that does not comply with the aforementioned requirements on or after 17 November 2022.
    1. The rules on legal liability, remedy, and punishment for infringement of this Law shall be determined in accordance with national law.

Eulumia Union centrafricaine Far eastern union of soviet republics Cccp- Turco-Bulgaria

Central America Federation, Cccp-, and Far eastern union of soviet republics

The Dominion of -West Romania-

West Romania stations more than 50,000 troops along its Eastern Border:

Footage from satellites show that -West Romania- has increased the militarization of its borders with Tb transylvania & Turco-Bulgaria. The previous border guard, predominantly made up of members of the Romanian National Police Force, RNPF, has been augmented with a sizeable military force which is estimated to be around 50,000-55,000 strong. So far, the West Romanian government has made no official statement on the stationing of troops, particularly on the Transylvanian border. The most likely explanation can be inferred from a brief address that President Antanasie Albescu delivered on November 10th 2022:

Antanasie Albescu: "Great Legionnaires of Romania, look around you! Do you not see that our sweet Romania is surrounded by enemies? Do you not see that the Romanian nation is a beacon of light surrounded by darkness? The Romanian people suffer under the barbarity of the Magyars, Turks, and Communists; how can one stand by and do nothing? Our enemies wish to stamp out everything that is Romanian and Christian. Recently, the weak leader of Transylavania, Ileana Bacal, sold her people to the Communist Terrorist-State known as Turco-Bulgaria. The Communists are not satisfied with what they have, they want to take more from Christianity, they want to take more from the Romanian nation. We cannot allow this. We must defend our nation from the enemies of Christianity and the enemies of the Romanian people. West Romania is the sole protector of Western civilization from communistic atheism and barbarity!"

Others who believe that West Romania sending armies to its borders is a sign they are planning an invasion of one or more of their eastern neighbours, point to President Albescu’s previous journal article which implied that all Romanian lands (West Romania, Transylvania, Turco-Bulgarian Wallachia, Turco-Bulgarian Bessarabia, and Soviet Bessarabia) should be united under one Romanian State. When directly confronted about its stationing of troops, the West Romanian government has had an inconsistent response ranging from denying the stationing of troops, pointing to national security concerns, stating that what West Romania does with its army is not a concern of the entire world, and a few fringe responses stating that the whole idea is a communist conspiracy meant to defame the Romanian people and Christianity.

Sohongida

STATEMENT BY THE MILITARY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF SOHONGIDA
Declaración del Consejo de Liderazgo Militar de Sójongida

Upon review of actions taken by the previous government of this nation, the following has been updated:

  • Uranium offer with The-kalmar-union to be reviewed at the five-year mark. Refusal of review will result in termination of contract.

  • Border security measures to be heightened with Central Africa (Union centrafricaine) due to recent tightening of security on the aforementioned nation's part

  • No changes to embassies at this time by request of the Military Leadership Council.

Various laws passed by the previous government will be reviewed and either kept, discarded, or updated. The Military Leadership Council notes that this process will take some time.

Turkiye-

Unrest in the Streets

With the announcement of the engagement of President Akbas' daughter, Kaya Akbas to Isabella DeLuca of Roma secundum still dominating the news cycle, many Turks are up in arms while others have taken to counter-protesting in defense of the first daughter and her family. More Islamic leaders have spoken out since the announcement to denounce the marriage saying that homosexuality should not be normalized and is a sin in the eyes of Allah. President Akbas, who has made Islamic nationalism a centerpiece of his administration, has pushed back in an unprecedented way and insisted that he stands by his family before all else.

Politically, the president's poll numbers have taken a hit since the unrest has begun. Some minor incidents of physical violence have been reported in the streets.

The United States of Imperial Eagle

Full decarbonization of U.S. aviation sector is within grasp

Everyday, 45,000 planes fly across the United States, carrying some 1.7 million passengers. Aviation dominates a frequent traveler's individual contribution to climate change, and yet is one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize.

The United States is the largest contributor to aviation carbon dioxide emissions in the world, and is responsible for more than a quarter of all carbon dioxide emitted from flying.

But what if we could make all U.S. air travel nearly emissions free?

What if we could replace carbon-intensive jet fossil fuels with a cleaner alternative: biojet fuels derived from rain-fed grass grown in the U.S.?

New research published on November 14 in the journal Nature Sustainability shows a pathway toward full decarbonization of U.S. aviation fuel use by substituting conventional jet fuel with sustainably produced biofuels.

The study, led by a team of Arizona State University researchers, found that planting the grass miscanthus on 23.2 million hectares of existing marginal agricultural lands -- land that often lays fallow or is poor in soil quality -- across the United States would provide enough biomass feedstock to meet the liquid fuel demands of the U.S. aviation sector fully from biofuels, an amount expected to reach 30 billion gallons/year by 2040.

"We demonstrate that it is within reach for the United States to decarbonize the fuel used by commercial aviation, without having to wait for electrification of aircraft propulsion," said Nazli Uludere Aragon, co-corresponding author on the study and a recent ASU Geography PhD graduate.

"If we are serious about getting to net zero greenhouse gas emissions, we need to deal with emissions from air travel which are expected to grow under a business-as-usual scenario. Finding alternative, more sustainable liquid fuel sources for aviation is key to this."

Integrating ecosystem, atmospheric science, and economic expertise

In the study, the researchers used an integrated framework of land assessments, hydro-climate modeling, ecosystem modeling, and economic modeling to assess where and under what conditions across the United States, energy crops used for biojet fuels could be grown sustainably using criteria that evaluates both environmental and economic performance.

The criteria was extensive. The team first identified and assessed where optimal marginal agriculture lands already existed in the U.S. They then assessed whether or not one could grow the right energy crops on the land without using additional water.

The team then analyzed whether growing energy crop feedstocks on these lands would have detrimental effects on the surrounding climate or soil moisture and predicted the potential productivity of yields of two different grasses -- miscanthus and switchgrass -- as suitable biomass energy feedstocks. Finally, the team quantified the amount and the cost of biojet fuel that would be produced and distributed nationwide at scale.

"The current way we produce sustainable jet fuel is very land inefficient and not on a large scale," said Nathan Parker, an author on the study and an assistant professor in the School of Sustainability. "There are very limited ways that aviation could become low carbon emitting with a correspondingly low climate impact and this is one way we've shown that is feasible and can get the aviation industry to be carbon neutral through agriculture."

The scientists emphasized that this integrated systems perspective was critical to the study. In the past, research around the potential of biofuels has largely consisted of isolated assessments that have not been well-integrated, for example, overlooking key data on how the altering crop cover influences the surrounding climate.

"When you plant crops over strategically designed areas, the planting of these crops has an impact on the climate," said Matei Georgescu, co-corresponding author of the study and associate professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and Director of the Urban Climate Research Center at ASU. "If there is a change in the underlying landscape, for example an increase or decrease in the amount of vegetation, there may be implications for local to regional scale climate, including more or less precipitation, or warmer or cooler temperatures."

To account for these land-atmosphere interactions, the research team took outputs from their hydroclimate model to inform their ecosystem model. The team then evaluated the economic feasibility for farmers to grow these grasses.

Real-world solutions

For any uptake of an alternative energy pathway solutions need to make economic sense.

The researchers in their analysis, benchmarked the financial returns of the existing uses for the lands they identified -- some already are used for growing corn, soy, or various other crops, and others are being used as pasture -- against those from cultivating either miscanthus or switchgrass as biomass feedstock.

Growing miscanthus or switchgrass needed to be more profitable to replace the existing use of the land in each area.

"These lands we identified are owned and operated by real people for different agricultural uses," said Uludere Aragon, who is now a postdoctoral fellow at the Environmental Defense Fund. "The cost-effective biofuel potential from biomass feedstocks is influenced largely by the opportunity cost of alternative land uses."

In the end, researchers found miscanthus to be the more promising feedstock, and biojet fuels derived from miscanthus can meet the 30 billion gallons/year target at an average cost of $4.10/gallon.

While this is higher than the average price for conventional jet fuel -- typically about $2/gallon -- the team concluded it is reasonable when considering biojet's potential to cut emissions. Notably, in 2022 jet fuel prices have varied from $2 to $5/gallon (not to be confused with retail gasoline) due to changes in supply and demand, showing prices above $4/gallon are well within the range of possibility.

A template for the future

The researchers say that in finding further solutions to the Earth's climate crisis it is important that the scientific community bridges disciplines and moves past incremental reductions in emissions. Rather, the researchers emphasize the importance of realistic solutions that scale.

"This was an interdisciplinary team with expertise from ecosystems sciences, climate modeling and atmospheric sciences and economics," said Georgescu, who acknowledged this research was a culmination of eight years of modeling work and collaboration. "To truly address sustainability concerns, you need the expert skills of a spectrum of domains."

"As academics, we should remember economics drives people's decisions on the ground. It is vitally important to find the circumstances when these decisions are also aligned with desirable environmental outcomes."

(The research team consisted of Nazli Uludere Aragon, Nathan C. Parker, Meng Wang, and Matei Georgescu (Arizona State University), Andy VanLoocke (Iowa State University) and Justin Bagley (Onpeak Energy). The research was funded by the National Science Foundation as part of the Water Sustainability and Climate initiative)

The Kingdom of British Crown Commonwealth

The Times of London 18th November
Belize Conflict claims more British lives

Two British troops have been confirmed dead by booby trap before a firefight at a Brillante base on the far southwest of Toldeo district which left around 60 enemy combatants confirmed dead. Joint Belizean forces are increasingly finding it a challenge to locate and engage the ‘Brillante’ forces.

An MoD spokesman said:

“This is the tactic of the insurgent. Avoid direct confrontation, set traps and IEDs without regard for civilian populations and when discovered, escape if they can. The objective being to grind down the conventional force until the cost/benefit no longer makes sense. That won't work here. We have no choice but to drive out these terrorists.

In this case, we were lucky, having detected that a meeting between different squads would take place at this location. We attacked at night having the advantage of night vision and air reconnaissance.

Although they put up a fight, they were little match for our excellently trained and well-equipped professional troops. Helped by the obvious intoxication of the enemy combatants. "

Humanitarian organisations have commented on the lack of prisoners arising from the conflict. An Amnesty Int. spokeswoman mooted in a recent newspaper article that although there was no direct evidence, this could be the result of a ‘kill on sight’ policy and called for dialogue which could end the conflict more quickly.

Belizean PM Ben Brianco, responded to a question on the matter that was not government policy “to negotiate with terrorists” and that insurgents were free to lay down arms whenever they wanted by presenting themselves, unarmed, to army checkpoints.

Kommoross

La Lettre d'Imprimerie de l’UPK

The UPK has ordered the following items from the following countries, with more to come.

From Imperial Eagle:

2 Perry-class FFG
2 Eagle-class DDG (RL Burke-class)

Timetable: 2 years (108 RL days)
Cost: USD$4.5B

From The-kalmar-union:

2 Gotland-class diesel electric submersible boats

Timetable: 1.75 years (80 RL days)
Cost: USD$1.45B

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The People's Media Agency / 人民媒社 / 인민미디어대행사 / ピープルズメディアエージェンシー / Агентство народных СМИ

              The Bingzhou SSR's new plantation plan

By Hou Yourou
4 minute read

PINGYANG — The Bingzhou SSR People's Government has unveiled a rural development plan which is set to increase economic opportunities in the area and improve the FEUSSR's overall resource security when it comes to food and energy.

The plan centers around promoting the region's agricultural industries as to bolster the SSR's less developed economy and diversify away from its heavy reliance on mineral exports, military industry, and tourism. The SSR currently produces some quantities of wheat, maize, millet, legumes, and potatoes, but that is limited by the dry climate. To rectify this deficiency, the Bingzhou SSR People's Government intends to construct and open a series of aeroponic farms and greenhouses throughout the region. The project is currently supported with a Federal grant of $1.5 billion USD.

Local authorities have approved the construction of 50 greenhouses to the south of the SSR, all of which make use of polythene plastic as a more cold-resistant substitute for glass. This transparent plastic material can intensify heat and maintain humidity within the greenhouse's interior, allowing produce to be harvested one month earlier than in the open field. The controlled environment also permits plant growth during the winter months, which help double the number of harvests annually. The greenhouses are of identical specification and each measure 15,900 m² in area, with a growing area of 14,000 m².

The region will also see the construction of 18 new aeroponic facilities, which are scattered across settlements such as Yangquan, Hedong, and Pingyang. Aeroponic farms grow plants primarily by spraying them with nutrient-rich water solutions without having to use soil or any aggregate mediums. Hydro-atomized sprays that minimize water use and increase root oxygenation will be used to produce better growth outcomes. Other benefits to utilising aeroponic technologies include reduced disease transmission, cost efficiency, and ease of operation.

The plan is also set to make the Bingzhou SSR a carbon neutral territory in 5 years, primarily because the produce from these new facilities can be refined into biofuels. Harvests of wheat, corn, sugar beets, sugar cane, molasses, and any sugary or starchy plant can be fermented into ethanol fuel, while harvests of vegetables, soy, or rapeseed can be transesterified into biodiesels. Some greenhouses and aeroponic farms will also grow small amounts of jatropha, mahua, and sunflower to aid this effort.

All in all, the new agricultural facilities are set to provide over 2,000 new, long-term jobs for the local population. The value of annual agricultural exports is estimated to increase by a range of $50 to $100 million USD.

    Reporting by Hou Yourou; Additional reporting by Hao Chengye; Editing by He Yuexin

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OOC: Arabi states is provisionally accepted for the RP on the condition that Iran is removed from their claim's application.

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OOC: -greater canada-'s re-application is accepted provisionally on the condition that all claims to Russia are dropped, they switch to a new NS nation and join the region with it, and they join the WA and endorse IE.

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OOC: Upper and lower canada is approved as well.

Cccp-, Turco-Bulgaria, and Upper and lower canada

-greater canada-

Far eastern union of soviet republics wrote:OOC: -greater canada-'s re-application is accepted provisionally on the condition that all claims to Russia are dropped, they switch to a new NS nation and join the region with it, and they join the WA and endorse IE.

I wasn’t ready and I have never given approval yet/acceptance. I would like time to think about it.

Central America Federation, Far eastern union of soviet republics, Turco-Bulgaria, and Upper and lower canada

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Far eastern union of soviet republics wrote:OOC: Upper and lower canada is approved as well.

OOC: In that case, approval of both Canada's application and the re-application will be postponed for the time being.

Central America Federation, Turco-Bulgaria, and Upper and lower canada

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People's Defence Force Equipment Management Office - CLASSIFIED

The PDFEMO has confirmed the completion of the D-SAM programme, following 6 years in development and testing.

The PDFEMO intends to initially field and procure 15 units to bolster its anti-hypersonic and anti-space capabilities, with all units to be delivered to the PDFADF by the end of the year. It also seeks to supplement the D-SAM with 500 units of the PGZ95 and 600 units of the PGZ09, at the total cost of $13 billion USD.

The United States of Imperial Eagle

Message to the Government of Kommoross

Acting on a request by the President, a convoy of the nation's largest bulk carrier cargo ships has departed ports in the Southern states loaded with grain and other food supplies, along with machining tools, earth moving equipment and building materials. This comes after a debate in Congress on what sort of aid to send to your nation following recent events. The food supplies alone should prevent a famine from occurring for the foreseeable future. Furthermore, over the next few months, advisors and engineers will be arriving to help uplift sections of the country one at a time so that the standard of living is greatly improved, roads are upgraded and engery production is also upgraded. Such efforts will take several years to complete but the amount of jobs created far outweigh the cons of waiting.

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