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NADC: lesson learned?

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Recently, NADC and TFD reinstate official diplomatic ties in the form of a PIAT. This marks the renewal of a long standing relationship that saw some difficult times in the thick of the Karma War.

If you will recall, NADC failed to live up to its mutual defense obligations during the Karma War. NADC opted out of the optional aggression clause of their MDoAP with TFD and instead attacked RAD, in defense of Zenith (their ODP partners). I happen to think that NADC acted in a fairly self-serving manner. Zenith is a fine and brave group of people that deserved defending. However, the Zenith treaty was fairly new and still budding, unlike the relationship with TFD. TFD was our closest ally during my time at NADC. However, NADC certainly saw the opportunity to attack a smaller, safer target - RAD. Thus, they fought on the side of their allies, without taking exorbitant damages from the combined forces of WAPA and FOK, which were attacking TFD.

This forced TFD to re-evaluate their relationship with NADC and how reasonable it was to have a military partnership with them. As a result, TFD canceled their treaty.

I was saddened to see the cancellation since I was a part of the team that worked on the optional aggression upgrade. However, TFD's reasons were very legitimate.

As TFD and NADC are renewing ties, I wonder if anything has changed at NADC. In the future, will NADC protect its friends, or will it immediately begin doing the math and decide what the damage would be first?

While at NADC, I was often frustrated by the cultural factors of that alliance. In recent months many of the more agressive leaders have exited the alliance in exasperation. The entire culture of NADC is not comfortable with the partisan game of politics and diplomacy. They, instead, prefer socialization and neutrality. So, when it comes time to make a stand, things get difficult for NADC. Such an alliance is fine and fun to be a part of, but it may not make the best military partnership.

I hope the relationship between TFD and NADC thrives. However, it may now have its limitations.

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Kzoppistan

Watchman, that is an insightful look at a decidedly complicated situation.

Being grossly outnumbered and taking a pounding, Zenith was thankful, and will be forever more, for NADC to come to our side in our time of need. They were our heroes of the hour. We didn't find out until later what sort difficulties that created between them and our other good friends, TFD.

Having spoken briefly with the leadership of both alliances some time ago, what came across in each conversation was strikingly similar: the situation was messy.

Did NADC exercise cunning in protecting their membership from destruction from the hands a larger foe at the expense of political capital? Or were they just swept up in the rush of military logistics? That is beyond the scope of my understanding to speculate on. But this I do know, both alliances try their best to do what is right for their members and for their allies. Sometimes when multiple obligations pull us in different directions, we have to make snap decisions. Only through hindsight can we judge how effective they were. And hopefully we learn from them.

I think NADC and TFD, as organic organizations, do learn from every encounter, whether it be martial or diplomatic. And I think what they are learning now is that solid friendship can overcome any sort of troubled waters that come from difficult decisions made in the heat of the moment. NADC did experience some fallout from their choices, but I’m certain that they’ll take that experience and use it to calibrate their future decisions. And I think TFD is exercising the kind of wisdom and magnanimity you only see in great leaders by their willingness to reassert their desire for friendship and work for the future.

I wish them both the best in rebuilding their relationship and am excited to see the warmth and maturity of both organizations. It is an honor to be able to call both NADC and TFD our allies as they are both great folks to know.

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