Meritocracy

[Meritocrat]

I'm a meritocrat and wouldn't mind seeing a bit more coverage of the Meritocracy by this news portal. There have been several recent events regarding that organization, which are newsworthy:

1) The Meritocracy expanded PEACEFULLY (which is in utter contrast to the way organizations in NS normally expand) by accepting the Sardaukar Confederacy as a new province. The merging of two organizations of such size should be a VERY newsworthy item and I am surprised it hasn't been covered here.

2) The Meritocracy and the ADN have recently held join military exercises in Fortress M. This is the first such venture of its kind that I am aware of. The PEACEFUL training of military forces is another fairly novel concept in NS.

3) The ADN and the Meritocracy are discussing making a joint declaration on warfare in NS. A formal alliance between the two powers is also in the works.

[C O R I N T H E]

Item 2 and 3 don't look so peaceful to me. Every sudden expansion desabilizes NationStates, and is in its nature not peaceful.

[NuMetal]

Well it could be an invasion....that would be much less peaceful, and I wouldn't say unintentional destabilization of power balances is actually un-peaceful, as there is no negative intent

[Daedalus]

In the interest of fairness, I was contacted by Lonsdale for information about the wargames. My access to Nation States itself is hindered and 12 days elapsed before I found the message and could respond.

The peaceful annexation of the Sardaukar Confederacy, requested by its residents was a noteworthy and celebratory event to us but does seem to not have attracted as much attention from it should from the Nation States community. At least not as much as our diplomatic initiative with the Pacific has.

Daedalus