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Ruby Dreamer
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You fine folks are to be the representatives of a national government or a supranational entity. Currently unbeknown to the world, scientists from all over the globe have created and recently tested an engine capable of safely traveling the speed of light. Feeling altruistic in these dark times, the scientists have released the schematics of this engine into the public domain, allowing anyone with sufficient enough funds and resources to build a starship and relocate their people to a new, habitable world.
The question is, who do you feel is capable for the task?
The United States (Cyan) is nation that was ever so slowly losing its grip on superpower-dom before the news of the meteorite came. It still has a rather powerful military capacity and plenty of resources. Its also one of the only nations with the current capacity to put people into space.. Primarily languages are English and Spanish.
The Union of South American Nations (Orange) is a supranational organization comparable to that of the an early European Union. It was established in 2008. Its goals were establishing a common currency and passport before the economic downfall caused by the second Korean war changed its plans somewhat. It has plenty of resources with a sizable military infrastructure, but lacks the space fairing capacity of other nations and organizations. Primary languages are Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Dutch.
The Commonwealth of Nations (Green) is a supranational organization that all has ties to former British Empire. It was officially established in 1971, but its roots go back as early as the late 40s.. The economic crisis that was a result of the Korean War II caused the British government to strengthen ties within the Anglo-sphere and less with that of the European Union. While its members include nations in Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Oceania, there’s currently a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ that keeps the power between the more industrialized nations. It has a technological and resource capacity comparable to that of the United States, but has a weaker military force. Primary Language is English.
The European Union (Royal Blue) is a supranational entity that, in many ways, resembles a confederation. It was established in 1993, but not gaining any real power until 1999. It also might have emerged as the world’s next superpower if the Mass Extinction Event wasn’t going to occur. It too, has a sizable amount of resources, a moderately powerful military and technological personal. It also has the capacity to launch space missions via French Guyana in South America, but has yet to fly a manned mission. Primary languages are French, German, English, etc, but there’s was a proposal on the table that would require all Europeans to learn and regularly use Latin.
The Union of Sovereign States (Red) formally known as the Union State, started out as an attempt to integrate the Russian Federation and Belarus in 1996. After decades of stalling, the project came underway after the economic collapse following Korean War II forced the Ukraine and Belarus to ditch their own toxic currency and replace theirs in with the much more powerful Russian (now Union) Ruble. Soon after, South Odessa also became apart of the Union, much to the chagrin of Georgia and the European Union. With plenty of resources, a powerful military and a nation that regularly spends people into space, it’s a formidable foe or a helpful ally.
Israel (Yellow) is a tiny, powerful nation that was formed in 1948. While it lacks the resources of other nations, it does make up for it with its powerful military, substantial capital and close ties to western allies. It managed to weather the economic collapse following Korean War II because of its relative isolation. In recent years, perhaps as a strange byproduct of the incoming Mass Extinction Event, its been relatively peaceful. Many analysts predict this peace won’t last long, however.
The Arab League (Blue-Grey) is a loose organization of Arabic nations formed in 1945. In recent years, the overwhelming majority of the nations have became democratic with the exception of Saudi Arabia which remains despotic but continues to holds a lot of sway due to it vast oil fields and the considerable economic power it has because of it. Confederation attempts have all but failed because of it--that and ethnic tensions between some of its members.
India (Purple) is a populous nation-state that has existed in some manner since the dawn of history, those this incarnation was established in 1947 after a series of peaceful protests by the now-widely regarded Mahatma Gandhi. Since its formation, it has battled with poverty, terrorism, castism and some rather volatile neighbors but has always managed to hold its head high. Because of its passive involvement in the second Korean War, its continued to grow as an economic powerhouse that could have been on its way to superpower-dom. Even so, it still continues to deal with its problem, all of which is underscored by the inevitable death of Earth--and possibly humanity.
The People’s Republic of China (Black) is a powerful, totalitarian superpower located in Asia. It has existed in many forms throughout the history of mankind, though its latest incarnation was established by that infamous, Marxist dictator Mao Zedong in 1949 after a long and grueling between the nationalists and the communists. Its economic reforms in the 80s and 90s have since removed top-down collectivism from its mode of economics, but the Communist Party still retains political power to this day, much to the chargin of the local Chinese populous that easily see reflections of themselves in the somewhat recently liberated Libyans, Egyptians et al. With the world’s biggest population, its economic power and military second only to the United States, China has the capacity to do whatever it pleases, though interestingly remains neutral the majority of the time.
Japan (Charcoal) is a republic comprised of a series of islands located off the coasts of Korea and China. Like many of its Asian counterparts, its existed for sometime, though its lasted form wasn’t established until its defeat in WWII. It has been at the forefront of technology and economics since those times, despite tensions with a now-defunct Korea and its strange pension for attracting nuclear calamity (the last known incidence being a dirty bomb exploded in Osaka during Korean War II). Since the war, its created a small, yet powerful and technologically advanced military force capable of fending off most things. While it remains the world’s number one economy, it is strapped for resources and relies on its ties to powerful allies.
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