The United Nations:
Rules:
The world's forum, and a place which I hope will see a lot of debate and roleplaying from our esteemed player base. The United Nations will serve as a place for you to issue statements and hold debate over relevant issues of the work, and turn that into more serious action by mercy of resolutions. All players can participate, but for a select few there's the relevant advantage of belonging to the UN Security Council:
UN Security Council: The UK, China, France, the US and Russia are all permanent members, plus 10 temporary members with two-year periods, 5 elected each year. The current composition is:
-Permanent: UK, US, Russia, France, China
-2016 Intake: Egypt, Senegal, Japan, Uruguay, Ukraine
-2017 Intake: Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Bolivia, Sweden, Italy (for 2017), Netherlands (for 2018)
I simulate most NPC countries here, but if a country is a particularly strong or reliable ally of one of the players I can grant that player the vote of said country. Anyway, the advantage of being in this club is that you can present Security Council Resolutions, which are binding if approved by 9 out of 15 members and not vetoed by the permanent members.
And then there's the General Assembly:
UN General Assembly: To which all countries and players belong. You can also propose General Assembly Resolutions, which pass if they receive a simple majority (no 2/3 rule to make things easier). These resolutions won't be binding, but they will affect the perception of a country's actions and its relationship to NPC's.
Other than presenting resolutions or asking for interventions of different sorts, you're welcome to engage in diplomatic debate and banter. Have fun!
