[Raellus]

So, if the USA asks for Australia's help in Korea, Australia would presumably help to some extant, correct?

@Olefin: Our idea is that economic difficulties result in a split within the EU and possibly NATO. As the economic/diplomatic outcasts, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece, therefore, don't necessarily feel obligated to assist the Baltic states when the Russians invade, while the rest of NATO does. Perhaps, one or two of the afore mentioned countries could be brought back into the fold, though. Even in a decade or so, a full strength NATO could probably handle the Russians pretty well, but a short-handed NATO would likely have its hands full. Although it's an updated take on the Twilight war based on projections from where the world stand current (IRL), it also kind of keeps with the spirit of v1.0 which, sort of inexplicably for the time, did something similar with Greece and Italy.

Now, what about France. You know they're kind of headstrong and like to believe that they're calling the shots. Do they help NATO defend the Baltic states or do they sit on the sidelines and wait for a winner to emerge?