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Author: Owain (UK) | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 08:23:40 11/08/04 Mon In reply to: Trixta (UK) 's message, "Enemies of the Commonwealth" on 05:00:05 11/06/04 Sat I believe that the USA may actualy be happy to see a united commonwealth. The two would make natural allies and I think the two would be the balancing axis against an increasingly united europe and any other challengers. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: Paddy (Scotland) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:16:32 11/08/04 Mon The CANZUK nations all have good relationships with other Western nations. Since the territories would be so widespread there would be a need to protect the sea-lanes between each component nation. Between Canada & the U.K. there are no forseeable problems. However, if it were decided to station large numbers of troops/ships/aeroplanes at our existing bases at Gibraltar, Cyprus & Diego Garcia to guard shipping-lanes from the U.K. to Australasia then perhaps, in light of recent actions, this may make middle-eastern countries understandably nervous. Personally, I feel that the U.S. as well as France and her bitches would exert pressure to prevent a CANZUK union from forming, although once formed these countries would actually be extremely cordial toward us. Presently the U.S.A. enjoys good individual relations with CANZUK as seperate entities and if they were to join along the lines proposed by an F.C. this would in fact dilute their influence. They like having the odd tiny contribution from these countries in operations abroad, but in the event of a CANZUK union this block, that regularly provides small services, may actually be able to deny any military help altogether. France, sadly, is becoming increasingly defensive and lacking in self-confidence. The last thing French politicians want is to be seen allowing the formation of another "Saxon" superpower. I doubt though that if the formation of an F.C. were handled with good diplomacy that these powers would have anything to fear. An F.C., looking at the current political make-up of the component nations, would not in fact be or act like a superpower. The benefits would be political independence for the component nations as a collective, this not being a problem since all nations in the union have so much in common. The interests of an F.C. would be primarily ensuring that trade can take place peacefully. The F.C. would be the largest foreign investor in the U.S. by miles (or kilometers in the parlance of the dominions) and would be very involved in the E.U., the rest of the Commonwealth and China. This gives the proposed F.C. massive bargaining power. The problems of currency have not yet been resolved but supposing one country with one currency is the aim, the F.C. would be a zone with never-ending economic activity as the sun revolves around the earth. I doubt that an F.C. would have any real enemy nations. We would be treated with suspicion by many whose interrests are to block a resurgence of "British" influence. The trouble is that we need to follow our own interests first and if the Indians, Americans etc... are nervous then we will show them through our actions that they have nothing to fear. The question is do we have the political will? [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |