South Pacific Conference
While actual negotiations with the Brotherhood are still ongoing, with quite a few items still high in the air, the Treasury is being consulted about a wide range of issues. While far from the only people involved, especially now that the diplomatic corps has been given the lead, the Treasury will have a notable voice in shaping the Initiative's overall platform alongside the Director, political parties, the military, and a number of other actors.
Where to Meet
[ ] Seoul
A major Initiative city in the region would be a good pick for a number of reasons. While it would incur the costs of hosting, and have a number of major security issues, including what are likely going to be multiple Brotherhood warships in the port, it would, at the same time allow for the most support for the Initiative's negotiating team, and allow the Initiative to flex its economic and military muscles.
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[ ] San Diego
A distant port, and one that is on nearly the opposite side of the world, nominating San Diego would be a significant power play by the Initiative, representing a belief that the Initiative has significant right to dictate terms, taking many of the Brotherhood representatives far from their communications networks, and effectively cutting them off. While this may well scuttle negotiations, it would provide a maximum of leverage that could be brought to bear against the negotiators.
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[ ] Chennai
Asking the Bannerjees to host will allow the Initiative some on the ground insight into their operations, and put the ball in their court. While what is seen will be curated for our benefit, much like an Initiative city would be curated for theirs, it would represent a significant view into what they consider to be both in need of concealment, and what can be shown off.
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[ ] Shanghai
Setting Yao as the host would likely strain some of her resources. While it is more than likely that she would accept, as it would be a significant mark of trust, it would also likely be a smaller conference, without the likely thousands of people that a full scale event at one of the other sites would entail.
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[ ] Manila
While the pirate queen is unlikely to welcome being offered the chance to host, she more than likely would attempt to show off in a demonstration of power not just for the Initiative, but also her partners in the Brotherhood, allowing the Initiative to see some of the tricks that she has developed since the Regency war battles in the South Pacific.
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[ ] Sao Paulo
While Stahl is not involved in the negotiations, the port of Sao Paolo would be about as close to neutral ground as could be established, and Stahl is among the most willing in the Brotherhood to engage with Initiative diplomatic overtures.
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Trade Policy
[ ] Freedom of the Seas
A dramatic departure from previous Initiative policies, establishing general freedom of the seas, not just for the warlords currently in negotiations with the Initiative, but as a more general principle for all, would be a significant olive branch to the Brotherhood, but it would also enrage GDI hardliners and pose significant security risks, especially as the Brotherhood would almost certainly use the chance to begin building up fleets of dual use ships.
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[ ] Establishment of Territorial Waters
Rather than trying to establish specific trade lanes, divvying up the south pacific between GDI and the Brotherhood of Nod would substantially deconflict the interests of the parties involved in this affair. While it would almost certainly allow Yao to be militarily reinforced, and politically propped up, and therefore unpopular with the Initiative's hardliners, it would also ensure that the Initiative can keep Brotherhood heavy assets south of Taiwan, and far from territory currently held by the Initiative.
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[ ] Limited Navigation
While not a true trade agreement, setting humanitarian naval corridors between Brotherhood warlords, well within range of Initiative antishipping missiles and naval artillery platforms in case they attempt to use such corridors as a means of launching an attack on the Initiative, paired with some attempt at verification that the Brotherhood is not using these corridors as a means of transporting military supplies.
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[ ] Verified Humanitarian Supplies Only
Shifting the needle further from what had been agreed upon, the idea of allowing the Initiative to investigate carried supplies and pilot the ships while in waters within a reasonable distance of an Initiative coastline, would maximize security, but only at the cost of jeopardizing the deal entirely.
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Territorial concessions
[ ] Taiwan
The island of Taiwan sits astride many of the potential routes between Yao and the other Brotherhood powers. By claiming it for the Initiative, it can become an unsinkable aircraft carrier, a sword of damocles over their heads in case of another war. While it would be a major ask, it would also be noticeably powerful.
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[ ] Karachi Trade Route
A land route between the Himalayan Blue Zone and the sea, allowing Karachi to occur would be a massive ask for the Initiative, requiring major concessions in other fields before it could even be considered.
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[ ] Dhaka Trade Route
A much shorter route, building a line across territory the Bannerjees recently reclaimed would be a much smaller ask, as it allows a mutual baring of trade routes. While the Initiative could reestablish a blockade of Yao at any point, so could the Brotherhood cut off the route between the Bangladeshi city and the Himalayan Blue Zone.
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Other Items
[ ] Technological Transfers
The Brotherhood still has many secrets up their sleeves. While extracting them is likely to be difficult, especially with the Brotherhood's own obscurantism in the way of making sure that the systems work properly. Extorting technology would be a bit of a grab bag, with little way to know for sure the value of what is being transferred until after the deal is finalized.
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[ ] Military Concessions
While not entirely in the Treasury's wheelhouse, demanding the Brotherhood step down military activity, or cease it entirely in the contested region would be a not particularly unreasonable position. Although it is very likely that the entire deal will fall through during a major flareup if this provision is added.
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[ ] Tiberium Abatement Coordination
While the Brotherhood of Nod is an opponent, Tiberium is a common enemy of mankind, at least for the sane portions of it. While actively coordinating on projects to abate tiberium are likely to be extremely controversial, especially as many of the areas that it would be occurring in are Brotherhood backyards, where abatement teams would get cut off and destroyed in case of a resumption of hostilities.
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Military Position
- A minimalist deal, allowing only humanitarian supplies through is the most feasible option. While there may be some chances to turn the coats of minor warlords or take strategic territories in a deal, these would not be worth the costs in legitimacy or allowances.
- Dhaka is effectively completely indefensible, and has fundamental limitations as a trade port, making it little better than nothing in terms of supplying the Himalayan Blue Zone.
Litvinov Position
- A humanitarian deal is likely the best option. While maintaining the balance of power in the region is important, it is critical to do so without increasing human suffering in the process, especially when it comes to maneuvering for short term military or political advantage.
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IF Position
- Trusting Nod to uphold any agreement at all is foolish. Trusting them to uphold it without the threat of violence, naive. Extract concessions and give nothing at all in return, if possible.
UYL Position
- The warlords are likely to uphold the deal so long as they personally get a better position from doing so. They may uphold it if they do not, depending on their personal estimation of the situation.
Militarist Position
- The Militarists are largely in agreement with the military.
Developmentalist Position
- There is considerable potential in improving GDI's economy by a deal, particularly one that can open a trade corridor to BZ-18. Nod technologies have been helpful in the past, and may permit further development of useful industrial technologies that will improve GDI's manufacturing base.
Starbound Position
- Securing any Nod warlord's non-interference in an aggressive expansion of GDI's space presence is critical, while the party also wants a look at Nod's space relevant technologies
Instructions
Vote by plan.
Sections are effectively for organization, rather than important.
Precise influences are intentionally somewhat obscured.
These are sending requests to the GDI negotiation team, not a definition of what the final outcome will be.
Six hour moratorium on voting for discussion.
