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Kovač: Another war in the Gothic would be desaster for Commonwealth
Rijeka Times
Another war in the Gothic sea would badly affect the Commonwealth, too, according to Commissar for Foreign Affairs Ana Kovač. The Commissar stated that the Commonwealth should reassess its past policy of complete neutrality in the region, given the fallout from the repeated crises in the aftermath of the collapse of the Scanlaw.
Pointing to the importance of the Hanseatic States as an export thoroughfare, in particular for products from the state of Tarján, as well as the role oil imports from the Gothic Sea play for the economy of the Commonwealth, Commissar Kovač said that she would prioritize support for a diplomatic solution of the ongoing series of conflicts in the North.
"The last war in the Hanseatic states had drastic effects on Commonwealth exports. Combined with ongoing piracy in the Gothic Sea driving oil prices and shipping costs upwards, we have experienced sustained damage to our export balance, which has severely impacted our economic planning."
Commissar Kovač went on to remind us all that "the Commonwealth had paid the price whenever it had entertained notions of economic autarky in the past" and that "our foreign policy needs to match our economic need of involvement in foreign affairs."
However, while the Commissars words note a distinct shift away from the pronounced neutrality the Commonwealth had observed in the past years of conflict in the North, she has thusfar made little in terms of concrete announcements. While the Commonwealth now seems headed towards involvement in the affairs of its northern neighbours, it remains to be seen what this means in practice, especially as debates in the All-Workers Congress are far from finished just yet.
Rijeka Times
Another war in the Gothic sea would badly affect the Commonwealth, too, according to Commissar for Foreign Affairs Ana Kovač. The Commissar stated that the Commonwealth should reassess its past policy of complete neutrality in the region, given the fallout from the repeated crises in the aftermath of the collapse of the Scanlaw.
Pointing to the importance of the Hanseatic States as an export thoroughfare, in particular for products from the state of Tarján, as well as the role oil imports from the Gothic Sea play for the economy of the Commonwealth, Commissar Kovač said that she would prioritize support for a diplomatic solution of the ongoing series of conflicts in the North.
"The last war in the Hanseatic states had drastic effects on Commonwealth exports. Combined with ongoing piracy in the Gothic Sea driving oil prices and shipping costs upwards, we have experienced sustained damage to our export balance, which has severely impacted our economic planning."
Commissar Kovač went on to remind us all that "the Commonwealth had paid the price whenever it had entertained notions of economic autarky in the past" and that "our foreign policy needs to match our economic need of involvement in foreign affairs."
However, while the Commissars words note a distinct shift away from the pronounced neutrality the Commonwealth had observed in the past years of conflict in the North, she has thusfar made little in terms of concrete announcements. While the Commonwealth now seems headed towards involvement in the affairs of its northern neighbours, it remains to be seen what this means in practice, especially as debates in the All-Workers Congress are far from finished just yet.