So I'm writing up a dispatch about a very late IW cruiser (commissioned 1949) which was later modernized and used by the communist Baumish Navy up until either the 70s or 80s before it was sold to another navy after further upgrades at a fairly cheap price. IRL, I think this happened as well and it could make an interesting lore. Anyone interested in purchasing said ship?
Hi, this is Corsitilia's new nation. I haven't been around lately due to some personal issues but I think I'm ready to get back into TWI now. Decided to go for a former portuguese colony this time, which is plagued with conflict, poverty, and underdevelopment, since I noticed that TWI seems to lack underdeveloped nations.
Im trying to fit the imperial war into my history, if anyone wants to collaborate please let me know. I want to be an imperalist power and invade one of my neighbors, but eventually get pushed back and my king executed for his war crimes. If that can fit into your role please let me know
I was thinking South Argus this time, it matches the African-ish vibes more I think. Some things like being Maurican-majority would remain though, if Baumes is fine with it.
Takiv was also a neo-imperialist power during the war (after 1943, that is. Before that we were neutral.) I would probably have some sort of front with Belantica, because from what I can tell they were a free power. You border Nhoor, but I don't see anything about the IW in their factbooks.
How obsolete would it have been? The Kaskalman Naval Museum has a staggeringly large endowment (might be a bit realistic, but I’m a museum buff so sue me)
That is correct; that part of Nhoor's history was scrapped entirely due to an important former player CTE'ing (I won't mention any names but it was Athara Magarat) and Nhoor moving to its current location in Raedlon, and I haven't had time to write something new yet :)
Nothing to see here, just an newspaper giving a completely unbiased interview and definitely not trying to undermine Kravatoan control over the island of Iersheno right after they kicked out all the Tsunter troops stationed there.
What would you consider the top three largest weaknesses that your nation has currently, and how do they effect your nation?
In regards to Solaryia, they’d be (spoiled for long):
1. Overreliance on global markets, both as a main focus of the Solaryi economy and in regards to the national food supply. This stems from the country having very little productive arable land and a very large population for its size, requiring massive amounts of food and other essential goods to be shipped into the country daily. While these risks have been mitigated due to the formation of ROS and the economic security that it provides, any substantial worldwide economic or food crisis will cause increased prices at best, and food shortages and mass unrest at worst. In addition, the nation’s focus on trade and international finance leads the country to be sensitive towards changes in the financial market, as can be seen from the brief recession that occurred during the Great Gael Crash. As an related factor, this leads the Solaryi government to be relatively… ambivalent towards nations whom may not be the most democratic or have a good record of civil rights, as long as they don’t interfere in the nation’s trade, and militantly defensive against any nation that threatens their trade.
2. A government with a penchant for authoritianism. While the Solaryi government has been fully democratic since the closing of the Imperial War, and they’ve had many democratic traditions carry over from centuries of local, devolved government rule, the national government has consolidated substantial amounts of government power into the Consular position (and Subconsul and Proconsuls under them), which is only compounded with the absurd 20 year term limit (albeit with 4 5-year elections). This gives relative control over both the executive and legislative branches of the Solaryi government to a singular figure, leaving the primary opposition to only be the judicial branch and the Solaryi High Court. While the weaknesses in the government’s system of checks and balances have yet to be fully exploited, they’ve come relatively close, with the consolation of power under Ensi Alsen only ceasing in his assassination.
3. Lastly, while the country does have freedom of speech and most of the basic rights seen in developed the counties, the country’s justice system has a trend of relatively strong oppression towards lawbreakers, whether they be common criminals, repeat felons, or unlawful protestors. The county’s rules are enforced fairly, but are very harsh, and incarcerated people can find themselves in long sentences and manual labour within relatively harsh and isolated prisons. There have also been occasional reports of police brutality and physical violence against the accused, however these are vehemently denied by the government.
Kaskalma has two main ones I can think of off the top of my head.
Kaskalma’s economy revolves around 4-5 large monopolies that control everything from nuclear reactors to streaming services. This comes from the aristocratic nature of Kaskalman business, making it hard for small-medium businesses to become publicly traded. This is also exacerbated by Kaskalma’s deficiency of antitrust laws, with the closest thing the antitrust being government owned companies/regulatory agencies. This usually isn’t a massive problem, but it does lead to increased regionalism because certain companies control certain regions and will often pressure the government to pass laws favorable to them. In the 1980s a massive depression was caused by the collapse of two of these companies, Sudol (an oil conglomerate) and Koßeritz (consumer goods); leading to the introduction of more antitrust laws.
Kaskalman judges are notorious for over sentencing criminals, with the death penalty being disturbingly common for crimes like murder. Not only that, but prisons are often focused on punishment rather than rehabilitation, mainly due to cultural views on crime being a product of unintelligence and immorality. However this is changing. In the early 2010s prisons were so full that the legislature had to almost completely rewrite penal codes.
Well I know I'm new here, but if I would have to interject I would put that a lot of my nation is arid making city building or agriculture on the more difficult ends, we have to put a lot of money into trying to find ways to feed the people without being import dependent on other nations for food, so it's less money for other sectors, and the heat is daunting for a lot of things.
Takiv's military has been routinely underfunded by its government for a multitude of reasons, the three main ones being: - Takiv's extensive welfare state is also extremely expensive, and promising or hinting at cuts to said welfare state is political suicide for most candidates. The state funds most medical care, free university or vocational school, pensions, and some limited social housing programs in larger cities. This very expensive welfare system means that funds for other areas, especially the military, are hard to come by without an increase in taxes. - Raedlon and the nations around Takiv are pretty peaceful, and this results in most politicians and a majority of the public seeing funding huge military as unnecessary when that money could go to other programs. - There is a lingering distrust of militarism that still pervades the Takivaj public ever since the military overthrew the democratically elected socialist government in 1943 and got the nation involved in the Imperial War. The military government purged many socialist, liberal, and anti-authoritarian public figures, as well as regular people who protested against the government and the war. Although the Takivaj military has reformed since then, the unspoken fear of another military coup still exists today.
With the military remaining underfunded, Takiv's power projection into the Northern Mesder is very weak, and it barely has enough soldiers to guard the nation's borders.
With the nation's large welfare state, covering everything from healthcare to pensions to public universities, an equally large bureaucracy is needed to govern it. This bureaucracy also runs non-welfare state parts of the government. The national bureaucracy oversees everything from welfare, to environmental policy, to regulating farming. The bureaucracy has a lot of leeway to interpret national policy, giving the central government a lot of power. The bureaucracy is also quite inefficient and slow, with a lot of paperwork required to do even basic tasks.
The nation's political culture has been relatively moderate since the late 1970s, when the two major political parties of the modern day consolidated. However, some fringes of the Takivaj public have become disenchanted with the political mainstream, seeing them as "the same." This has contributed to the rise of both the Socialist Worker's Party on the left, as well as the Takivaj Heritage Party and the Loyalist Party on the right. These parties regularly fight against "the establishment," and more and more rely on resorting to populism to gain popularity. The THP in particular has seen increased gains over the years.
Corsitilia's new nation. I haven't been around lately due to some personal issues but I think I'm ready to get back into TWI now. Decided to go for a former portuguese colony this time, which is plagued with conflict, poverty, and underdevelopment, since I noticed that TWI seems to lack underdeveloped nations. 
Nhoor, but I don't see anything about the IW in their factbooks.
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Kravato
Kaskalma for showing me that post. 
