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HAS THE EIFFELLANDER ANNEXATION OF RETALIA COMPLICATED THE PEACE?
SOPHIE MENARD || the Villesen Post
The guns have fallen silent over Gallia but the rumble of far off thunder clouds seems ever present in the minds of some Ardeche residents in the peninsular province of Oroix. While the Kingdom of Occitania, and the Trier Concord with it, have been soundly defeated by the Serenien campaign from the previous summer, some in the city still find themselves uneasy with the lack of any change in the situation for the Retalian Sea.
Despite the complete internal collapse of the Grand Duchy of Retalia (formerly Nichtstein) in the wake of the war, the Kingdom of Eiffelland essentially incorporated the entire duchy into itself in a hastily called referendum which was condemned by some hardliners in Villesen as an abject display of Trier's imperialistic designs on the Retalian Sea. While the two governments of Villesen and Trier have remained cool and distant in the immediate aftermath of the Seven Days War, hardliners in the Serenien legislature have been raising voices against what they have said is the "annexation" of the islands of Levanzo, Vallese-Wallis, Wolin, Razzoli, Lipari, and a number of smaller islands as well, which were formerly a part of the Grand Duchy.
In Ardeche, the Eiffellander take over of the Retalian islands has meant that the people have only seen the flag change on coast guard vessels, as the Trier Government has indicated that its own policy towards the Retalian Sea would follow the policy adopted by the last Retalian Government, which it must be noted was one of the causes of the intense animosity which resulted in the explosive Seven Day War. The issue is especially close to the hearts of the vibrant fishing communities in the Province of Oroix, who believe that the claims of the former Grand Duchy of Retalia over waters in the Retalian Sea restricted their access to conduct their catches and their claim is that Retalian coast guard vessels were used to dissuade them from freely fishing, while Retalian commercial fishing vessels aggressively went about their way in waters which they consider to be traditional fishing grounds for the Oroix fishing community dating back several hundred years.
It is interesting that the Eiffellander Government has chosen to adopt the controversial policy with respect to the Retalian Sea, especially in the wake of a defeat with seismic effects for the region. As it stands, Eiffelland faces a bleak strategic scenario: it's foremost partner viz. Retalia, was so shaken by defeat that it collapsed as a sovereign nation and had to be incorporated into a province within the royal fold of Eiffelland-proper; Occitania, the gamble that failed to pay off for Trier, stands divided in Gallia, and increasingly aligned with the crazed monarchic state of Justosia to bolster its flailing colony in Brecosta; and more embarrassingly, the Empire of Pelasgia refused to engage in the war in support of Eiffelland and instead withdrew from the Trier Concord. It is quite interesting to note the scale of strategic missteps on part of the imminent personages in Trier to arrive at this rather sorry and pitiful conclusion.
And yet, Eiffelland has chosen to dig its weathered heel in on the point of the Retalian islands. The doggedness of that government remains quite perplexing. However given the abject defeat and outright emasculation at the hands of a Serenien nation led by a woman no less could certainly explain the patriarchal need to assert their dominance and could provide a sociological rationale for the irrational continuation of a destabilizing policy.
Some analysts have suggested the rigidity of the Retalian Government in the past and now the Trier Government to discuss the issue of international waters in the Retalian Sea could indicate that those countries believe precious resources to be present in the waters of the Retalian, which could potentially go some distance in explaining the aggressive attitude adopted by successive governments in that region.
While the Serenien Government has chosen to not address the issue, the question of what the new attitude in Villesen will be for the Retalian Sea remains to be officially announced. While it is expected that the old policy of seeking an international sea lane through the Straits will remain the cornerstone of Villesen's policy, the effect of the victory over Eiffelland could potentially encourage the leadership to approach the question with more vigor than before.
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HAS THE EIFFELLANDER ANNEXATION OF RETALIA COMPLICATED THE PEACE?
SOPHIE MENARD || the Villesen Post
The guns have fallen silent over Gallia but the rumble of far off thunder clouds seems ever present in the minds of some Ardeche residents in the peninsular province of Oroix. While the Kingdom of Occitania, and the Trier Concord with it, have been soundly defeated by the Serenien campaign from the previous summer, some in the city still find themselves uneasy with the lack of any change in the situation for the Retalian Sea.
Despite the complete internal collapse of the Grand Duchy of Retalia (formerly Nichtstein) in the wake of the war, the Kingdom of Eiffelland essentially incorporated the entire duchy into itself in a hastily called referendum which was condemned by some hardliners in Villesen as an abject display of Trier's imperialistic designs on the Retalian Sea. While the two governments of Villesen and Trier have remained cool and distant in the immediate aftermath of the Seven Days War, hardliners in the Serenien legislature have been raising voices against what they have said is the "annexation" of the islands of Levanzo, Vallese-Wallis, Wolin, Razzoli, Lipari, and a number of smaller islands as well, which were formerly a part of the Grand Duchy.
In Ardeche, the Eiffellander take over of the Retalian islands has meant that the people have only seen the flag change on coast guard vessels, as the Trier Government has indicated that its own policy towards the Retalian Sea would follow the policy adopted by the last Retalian Government, which it must be noted was one of the causes of the intense animosity which resulted in the explosive Seven Day War. The issue is especially close to the hearts of the vibrant fishing communities in the Province of Oroix, who believe that the claims of the former Grand Duchy of Retalia over waters in the Retalian Sea restricted their access to conduct their catches and their claim is that Retalian coast guard vessels were used to dissuade them from freely fishing, while Retalian commercial fishing vessels aggressively went about their way in waters which they consider to be traditional fishing grounds for the Oroix fishing community dating back several hundred years.
It is interesting that the Eiffellander Government has chosen to adopt the controversial policy with respect to the Retalian Sea, especially in the wake of a defeat with seismic effects for the region. As it stands, Eiffelland faces a bleak strategic scenario: it's foremost partner viz. Retalia, was so shaken by defeat that it collapsed as a sovereign nation and had to be incorporated into a province within the royal fold of Eiffelland-proper; Occitania, the gamble that failed to pay off for Trier, stands divided in Gallia, and increasingly aligned with the crazed monarchic state of Justosia to bolster its flailing colony in Brecosta; and more embarrassingly, the Empire of Pelasgia refused to engage in the war in support of Eiffelland and instead withdrew from the Trier Concord. It is quite interesting to note the scale of strategic missteps on part of the imminent personages in Trier to arrive at this rather sorry and pitiful conclusion.
And yet, Eiffelland has chosen to dig its weathered heel in on the point of the Retalian islands. The doggedness of that government remains quite perplexing. However given the abject defeat and outright emasculation at the hands of a Serenien nation led by a woman no less could certainly explain the patriarchal need to assert their dominance and could provide a sociological rationale for the irrational continuation of a destabilizing policy.
Some analysts have suggested the rigidity of the Retalian Government in the past and now the Trier Government to discuss the issue of international waters in the Retalian Sea could indicate that those countries believe precious resources to be present in the waters of the Retalian, which could potentially go some distance in explaining the aggressive attitude adopted by successive governments in that region.
While the Serenien Government has chosen to not address the issue, the question of what the new attitude in Villesen will be for the Retalian Sea remains to be officially announced. While it is expected that the old policy of seeking an international sea lane through the Straits will remain the cornerstone of Villesen's policy, the effect of the victory over Eiffelland could potentially encourage the leadership to approach the question with more vigor than before.
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