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The Modern Great War: As It Unfolded

⚠ DISCLAIMER: This dispatch was written more than a year ago. I have not updated this dispatch, nor do I intend on updating this dispatch in the foreseeable future. Thus, this dispatch will likely have outdated information and likely will not be representative of the current situation. This dispatch will stay up for historical preservation reasons.

On 4 October 2023, the North Pacific released a declaration of war against the Brotherhood of Malice (BoM) and the Communist Bloc (TCB) on the forums (also conveyed in this dispatch). The Long Peace had been regarded as dead long before this declaration of war or even the earlier joint TCB-BoM deltip of TNP, but this declaration of war, and subsequent declarations of war from other regions, were the final nail in the coffin for the Long Peace. If there was somehow any doubt that the Long Peace had ended, that doubt has evaporated.

This dispatch is meant to chronicle what I'm calling the Modern Great War* - the factions, the build-up to this war, the actions taken during it, and its aftermath (though if someone has a better name for it, please TG me :P). This dispatch is a continual work in progress. As I anticipate this to be a large and ambitious project, it's possible that I may not include dispatches or resources that are central to the war - if I do fail to include these, feel free to TG me or DM me on Discord.


THE BELLIGERENTS


Raiders and allies

Defenders and allies

The North Pacific
Europeia
The League
Concord
10000 Islands
Balder

Note: TNP is only engaged in war with BoM and TCB. XKI is only engaged in war with LWU, Sparkalia and Ijaka (which themselves are only engaged in war with XKI), while TL&C is only engaged in war with LWU and BoM. Osiris is only engaged in war with Balder. However, as all regions listed in "defenders and allies" have close ties with each other, mutual antagonism towards all regions listed in "raiders and allies," and the declarations of war on LWU and Osiris explicitly mention BoM, I have grouped both of these wars together into one larger war.

Below is a useful diagram of all ongoing wars, many of which are part of the Modern Great War, posted on the Wolfist Tribune's forum thread:


THE SEEDS OF WAR
THE UNRAVELING OF THE LONG PEACE


Stargate

Defenders Coup Stargate
By All Wild Things

Statement on Military Activity in Stargate
By MadJack
(TNP statement)

On Alignment
By The Northern Light

A Resurgent Raiderdom: Raider Unity

A Liberal Haven Raid Report
By A bloodred moon

The Mystical Council Raid Report
By Zeorus

To the Council: A Celebration of Recent Victory
By Zeorus

LinkThe Mystical Council Disbanded
By All Wild Things

Regarding the West Pacific
By Malicious Souls
(Includes announcement of Equilism raid)

To be expanded...

The Rise of PRAF

LinkExecutive Order 008: People’s Revolutionary Air Force Act 2021
(Executive order establishing PRAF)

PRAF Report: The Raid on TCNTW
By New Astri

Massive RotWW Turnout: PRAF Policy Update
By New Astri

To be expanded...

A New Defenderdom: "Neomoralism"

"Neo-Moralism": The 5 W's
By Reventus Koth

Islamic States Invaded
By Rhaza

The Modern Gameplay Compact

The Modern Gameplay Compact
By Modern gameplay compact

Declaration of MGC Sanctions on Raiders
By Pallaith

STUDY: MGC Sanctions Widely Unpopular; Marginally Effective
By Gemeinschaftsland

SC Resolutions

Repeal Condemn the Black Hawks

Repeal "Condemn Reventus Koth"

Repeal "Condemn Ever-Wandering Souls"

Liberate Islamic States

Repeal "Liberate Islamic States"

Injunct the Communist Bloc

Defender Infighting

TNP Blackmail Scandal: As It Unfolded
By Libertia-columbia

Europeia-TRR Spying Incident: As It Unfolded
By Libertia-columbia

To be expanded...

Clash of Ideologies & Accelerating Polarization

The Osiris Fraternal Order: A Failed State
By Quebecshire and Matthew the Man
(Anti-OFO manifesto)

Warzone Asia Raid: Minor 23/10/2022

Regarding the West Pacific
By Malicious Souls

Injunct the Communist Bloc - SC Thread

LinkInjunct the Communist Bloc - TNP Forum Thread

To be expanded...


PRE-WAR CRISIS


The PRAF-BoM Delegate-Tip of TNP

On 27 August 2023 at major update, PRAF and some of its allies in BoM performed a "delegate tip" of the North Pacific, usurping the then-Acting delegate Chipoli by endorsing then-Acting Vice Delegate Pallaith. This was in retaliation for the previous delegate of TNP, Gorundu, expressing support for the SC resolution Injunct the Communist Bloc on the grounds of ensuring that TCB is raidable - a statement interpreted by TCB to be the TNP government effectively advocating for the overthrow of the TCB government and violation of their regional sovereignty. This raid was widely condemned by defender regions and those allied to them.

On Declinement
By Mlakhavia
(TCB raid report on deltip)

Taking A Stand
By Chipoli
(TNP response to deltip)

Standing With the North
By Mechanocracy
(TL&C response)

President of Europeia Proscribes Reckless Marauders
By Kuramia
(Article from Europeia news source)

10000 Islands Foreign Affairs Statement: On a Violation of Sovereignty
By Lenlyvit and Markanite
(XKI response)

Diplomatic Response to Recent Events
By Custadia
(Lazarus response)

Lazarus Regional Update - August-September 2023 - Well that was something...
By New Rogernomics
(Lazarus regional update, including news article Well that was something... covering TNP deltip and Lazarus response)

Operation Red October (The Raid of Solidarity)

On 1 October 2023, at major update, a coalition of defender forces led by the League Defense Force attacked and seized Solidarity, a frontier jointly run by NSLeft regions. Their justifications for the raid were that TCB (considered by Libcord to be a raider region) was a member of NSLeft who thus benefitted from spawns in Solidarity, nations spawned in Solidarity would benefit PRAF even if they moved to other NSLeft regions, and retaliation against TCB/PRAF for various raids, especially the TNP delegate-tip. Critics contended that the raid was a hypocritical attack on an innocent region that was, in significant part, run by and meant to primarily benefit non-TCB NSLeft regions, such as The Leftist Assembly and The Social Liberal Union. Solidarity is still under the occupation of the defender-aligned coalition and has been the subject of multiple liberation attempts by PRAF.

Operation Red October
By Rhaza
(TL&C raid report on Solidarity raid)

On Solidarity
By UFROE
(TCB response)

Statement on Solidarity
By Courelli
(SLU response)

History Made
By Rhaza

Injunct Solidarity


TO WAR!


Declarations of War (and Responses)

To War
By Kaschovia
(TNP declaration of war)

In Solidarity
By JayDee II
(Europeia declaration of war)

Declaration of War (XKI)
By Markanite
(XKI declaration of war)

Declaration of War (Balder)
By Fooooooooo
(Balder declaration of war)

Comrades: The Bloc is at War!
(TCB response)

Fatwa against small-handed pit viper JayDee
By Chef big dog
(LWU [meme] response)

The Wolfist Tribune's War Counter
(Article from the Wolfist Tribune keeping track of all the ongoing wars)

The Propaganda War

From the Defender Side

Frontline Report: Elections and Extortion
By Rhaza

From the Raider Side

To be expanded...

Diplomatic Developments

Rum & Eagles Solidarity Agreement
By Quebecshire
(Treaty between TL&C and TNP)



*This name is inspired by the Modern Gameplay Compact and the "modern" times of revived raiderdom, "neomoralist" defenderdom, and very strong polarization we live in right now (with regard to NS, of course).


Libertia-Columbia

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