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Originally Posted by Mohoender
I have to say that I like what I read. Congratulation. You have been moving away from the original setting and i appreciate.
Only two things disturb me.
First, you have Portugal to join the Mediterranean Union and I don't see any reason for that. In the mid-1990's portugal was maintaining tight relations with France and it continues today but I'm not convinced that the Portuguese would turn their back on Britain, US and NATO. If they do, why? Portugal is very much an Atlantic country, it has no interest and never expressed any interest in the Mediterranean. They have a state of mine resembling that of the UK and most of their economical ties are with Brazil. Africa could be an interest but none of its former colonies seem to join the Union.
Something else. What about the EU. Did it disolve, what it's position, how does the Mediterranean Union fits into this?
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My idea is that because of the 'Black Winter' and the break with NATO, the EU became something like the UN... A neutral place to 'clear the air' and hold negotiations & talks... but the current EU of our world doesn't happen...
Portugal joining the Med Alliance came about in my minds eye due to political ties with France, Africa and their interests in South America. The Med Alliance has agreements with the South American 'movement to socialism alliance' that was created by Hugo Chavez... Thus creating another front for the war...
In this setting, the entire world is touched by the war. And the Superpowers are overextended by putting combat assets into every theather.
I have been contemplated the formation of alliances based upon the Baghdad Pact (Iraq, Iran and other middle eastern states opposed to US and Isreali interests), Bejing Pact (PRC and it's allies), and Havana Pact (Chavez's Movement to Socialism aligned states). Basicly trying to duplicate the things that brought about the start of WW1... alliances and treaties being what caused all the different conflicts.
During the 1990s, i had the develpment of many of the current military hardware coming into being thanks to the continuation of the Cold War and way tensions in the aftermath of the 'Black Winter' pushed the advanced development of military hardware.
I have also introduced a few other bits of flavor. if anyone would like me to, i can post those bits of color and flavor...
Bolivarian Alliance for the People of Our America (Alternativa Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América or ALBA - which also means 'dawn' in Spanish)
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (República Bolivariana de Venezuela) President Hugo Rafael Chávez FrÃ*as
Republic of Cuba (República de Cuba) President Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz
Republic of Nicaragua (República de Nicaragua) President Daniel Ortega
Plurinational State of Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia) President Eva Morales
Republic of Honduras (República de Honduras) President Manuel Zelaya
Commonwealth of Dominica President Nicholas Liverpool
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves
Republic of Ecuador (República del Ecuador) President Rafael Correa
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Winston Baldwin Spencer