Security Council Proposals

Recognising the heroic origins of the reigning monarchy in Ghant, first arising in Ajax circa 912 CE as a union of native Ghantish tribes to repel the attacks of warlike groups, including the Celts and Sjömännen;

Noting that the nation has since committed itself to defending the principles of anti-imperialism, civil rights, and sovereignty in countless regions, determined to protect nations from meeting the same ending that almost destroyed Ghant;

Remembering Ghant's extensive efforts to promote peace and resolve strife abroad, protecting the lives and dignity of countless against conflicts consuming their nations; by

• hosting mediation talks to alleviate the tensions of an ongoing civil war in Ashab, with negotiations having been concluded to great effect in resolving conflict;

• assisting the military of Havensky in evacuating civilians from Hab Centre 06 in Gholgoth during a brutal invasion by The Kraven Corporation, reducing wartime casualties of innocents; and

• hosting the "Ismos Peace Prize", an annual award honouring the individuals and groups most effective at promoting peace, thereby inspiring and creating a standard for politicians, activists, and many others;

Impressed, too, by Ghant's commitment to protecting the sovereignty of Heilanor after the Ghantish Emperor Nathan married Lara, sister to Heilanorian Empress Selena, in a conspiracy to seize the throne over Heilanor and Zathalon more generally, an event which fomented widespread chaos and rebellion throughout Panessos. The brave leaders of Ghant, knowing that they needed to do what was right, sent warships to Heilanor to confront the nation's own Emperor directly, encouraging him to reconsider his actions while helping to return Zathalon to its state prior to the conflict;

Praising Ghant's further efforts to promote peace and cooperation during a large-scale war between countless major powers fomented by conflict between The Golden Throne (also known as The Macabees) and The Scandinvans; such efforts including

• working directly to suppress pirate activity against the Golden Throne, thereby protecting Macabean vessels' safety in international and national waters, as well as facilitating the Macabean efforts against the slave-trading Scandinvan Empire; and

• acting as the new Executor of Gholgoth to promote peace in the reputedly unstable and warlike region, hosting a diplomatic conference between its major powers to de-escalate the various conflicts incited in the region during the war;

Envious, additionally, of the rich Ghantish culture that it has developed over many centuries, exemplified by the nation's extensive legends and poetry, including "The Horned Snake", a tale of a warrior who changed species after eating a magical snake; and "Windigo", about a battle between a warrior and a legendary human-eating monster that alternatively possessed them with its evil spirit;

Celebrating Ghant's efforts to also bring individuals from across different nations to celebrate and interact with each other for festive occasions, such as when it hosted a diplomatic ball attended by nobility, businesspeople, politicians, and many more from far and wide;

Lauding Ghant's work in producing a number of lectures designed to help nations navigate ongoings in the multiverse for such events as the various NationStates Symposia and the 2018 The North Pacific-Greater Dienstad Cultural Exchange, said lectures addressing such varied topics as separation of writers from their art, concerted narratives of fiction, and character development consultancy;

Observing, finally, that Ghant, along with Maltropia and Santheres, administers IIWiki, a multiversal encyclopaedia containing over 40000 articles surrounding nations, persons, and notable incidents throughout history;

Believing that the nation of Ghant has been a clear force for good throughout its existence for many years, assisting nations both old and new to deal with calamities and to make their own mark on the multiverse;

The World Assembly hereby commends Ghant.

The Security Council,

Recognizing Giovanniland as a relative newcomer to the multiverse, having since August of 2019 made a name for itself as a dedicated bureaucrat of the West Pacific (TWP), experienced Security Council author, connoisseur of international artwork, and as a mild-mannered nation with a friendly and pleasant demeanor;

Realizing that while Giovanniland has accomplished many good deeds, this reputation is in reality a meticulous facade, existing to shield them from criticism and obfuscate the genuine danger they pose to the communities and regions they reside in;

Disgusted that Giovanniland quickly ascended within TWP, cementing their position as Guardian and Minister without Portfolio in July and November of 2020 respectively, and utilizing this newfound authority began to terrorize the region’s residents through their uniquely intense passion for the forceful ejection of natives — ejecting 3700 natives across 6 days in the 2021 Purgelympics alone, plummeting the region’s population to its lowest point in the last decade, while large-scale 'purgelympics' of this nature were not uncommon in TWP, the fervor with which Giovanniland behaved was distinctly sadistic;

Aghast that these actions ultimately did nothing to impede Giovanniland’s success, made obvious by their rise to the Delegacy of TWP in early 2022, a position they held covetously for over 400 days - though this term is generally well-regarded for Giovanniland’s positive foreign affairs and cultural contributions, it also served as a cover for their malevolence, as they continued to expel another 2300 nations in the 2022 Purgelympics while sitting delegate;

Horrified that these actions are merely a glimpse into the malign soul which drives Giovanniland, as surely their most dastardly deeds lie in the global artwork market, where they have caused unspeakable havoc and distortion with remarkable disregard — as one of the most ubiquitous perpetrators of self-interested inflation of the prices of often worthless artwork, Giovanniland routinely catapults the value of cheap artwork to exorbitant prices with the explicit purpose of lining their own pockets, displacing collectors who put resources into acquiring naturally high value artwork:

Appalled that Giovanniland has exploited these inflationary practices to establish themselves as the second richest collector in the world, with their gallery’s value rising to a combined worth of one million in August 2021, despite existing anti-laundering systems which should have made this strategy impractical;

Revolted at Giovanniland’s sinister warping of the Card Gardens into a twisted cult of personality with them at the head - forced into mass producing propaganda through the Gardener’s Gazette newsletter, and prohibiting members from interfering with their sinister market perversions;

Alarmed by Giovanniland’s corruption of the Cardlympics, a tournament requiring nations use specially founded satellite states to create collections, wherein they operated in cahoots with The Second Best of Noahs Second Country to abuse the anti-laundering system and provide their satellites with illicit funds, before sweeping the competition and swindling the organizers out of a total 18 legendary pieces of artwork;

Distressed to find that while Giovanniland was the first ever nation to have assembled a collection of a full edition’s artwork from a feeder (exemplified by both their complete TWP S1 and S2 collections), they went on to artificially inflate many of the pieces of artwork provided to them for those collections, abusing the good faith they had been granted as a regional collector to increase their capacity for exploitation of the global economy;

Dismayed that despite a brief economic slumber throughout most of 2022, Giovanniland stunned the multiverse again as they violently awoke and produced never before seen pandemonium, mass-inflating much of their artwork and skyrocketing their collection’s worth to an extraordinary peak of 26 million, so high it was more than twice the capacity of World Census processing at the time, and over 8 times as high as previous record holder The MikesHope Essence of Mikeswill;

Frustrated that, though this reign of terror was ended within a day by a radical and conveniently timed change in the calculation of artwork value, Giovanniland continued their abusive practices by boosting the price of common and uncommon artwork they owned hundreds of copies of, once again securing a place in the top 3 collectors through dishonest means;

Mystified as to why Giovanniland is still viewed with such admiration, being widely considered as the most popular artwork collector in the world and friendly former TWP official, despite their disturbing dedication to pure greed and enthusiasm for terror, even amongst their own regionmates;

Demanding that the NationStates community remove their lavender tinted lenses, and acknowledge Giovanniland as the monster they are;

Hereby condemns Giovanniland.

The Security Council,

Telling the story of the Rejected Realms (TRR), a once-desolate region that rose before the dawn of time as a place for the banished and refugees of conflicts throughout the world. In this age TRR was ruled by chaos, unable to eject or protect itself from the many invaders, including the Atlantic Alliance, that harassed it. This left its community of ragtag outcasts and exiles to form the fabled Rejected Realms Army (RRA) to protect the region and eventually elevate Kandarin to the Delegacy, creating a semblance of stability in their 7-year long reign,

Recognizing that though Kandarin’s tenure steadied the battle-scarred land for a time, allowing it to slowly grow into a quiet and informal community, it also stifled the fires of democracy and growth in TRR. However, after TRR helped found the Alliance Defense Network (ADN), the RRA would go on to nurture the spirit of democratic ideals as an institution independent of Kandarin’s government by playing an important role in ensuring the ADN’s operational focus of defending against undemocratic forces was not muddled by the internal politics of its multivarious membership and being a crucial segment of its military, allowing it to effectively combat countless invasions, resist coups, and flourish as the leading defender alliance of its age,

Understanding that following Kandarin’s passing of the Delegacy at the end of their protracted rule to an outsider, Naivetry, external influences would quickly flood and attempt to control the region only to find themselves accepted by the community, who would rise against more vulturous actors in a long and contentious reformation to finally realize the region’s cultivated ideals of individuality and democracy. Their refusal to bend to external forces and embrace of their shared ideals and backgrounds as outcasts would result in the creation of the region’s first democratic government, centered around independent institutions like the RRA or eventually The Rejected Times (TRT) and a system of challenges to standing officials, democratically legitimizing Naivetry’s Delegacy, and helping to fully realize the essence and power of TRR’s collective and distinct identity: the identity of a Reject,

Exhilarated by the continued triumphs of defender efforts with TRR at its center, joining the Founderless Regions Alliance and assisting in the early growth of its military, the Rangers, before becoming a chief player in the FRA’s later years as a major contributor to its rank-and-file and command system, while also integrating many future defenders to the cause and shaping the multifaceted and vivid culture of the FRA that allowed it to so fervently protect innumerable regions against attack for a decade,

Enamored by TRR’s presence in interregional relations, bringing forth their reputation as a time-tested staple of the defender sphere and strengthening the values of democracy and stability everywhere, particularly by:

• serving as a crucial anchor and reliable member of the defender faction and a major nexus for defenders and their allies. This is encapsulated by their extensive treaty network, which includes significant agreements like the Treaty of Friendship, which was the isolationist 10000 Islands’ first treaty with a major region, and the XYZ and January Accords, which established links between pivotal defender regions of the time like Mordor and Renegade Islands Alliance and displayed TRR’s connection to key allies outside of the defender sphere like the South Pacific and the East Pacific, and

• building on the RRA’s reputation as a dependable and battle-tested defender organization, evidenced by their past presence at the head of the faction during key decisions and their perennial place at the front lines of defending as the faction’s torchbearer through the eons,

Wonderstruck by TRR’s vibrant and diverse cultural scene, bringing together defenders and raiders alike for regular favorites like Werewolf, Popmaster, and Rejectmas, and popularizing and inspiring cultural staples in many other regions like Theme Tuesdays or Culture Calendars, cementing TRR as a shining beacon of culture and goodwill and a place for friendship among foes,

Awed by the great wealth of historical knowledge and literature stored within TRR’s halls, headed by TRT, which enshrined the democratic tenets of free speech and media and stood as a leading publication centered around political news and analysis for many years, alongside the Library of Spurned Knowledge, which houses a trove of texts offering firsthand glimpses into events that defined history,

Certain that TRR has left its mark on history as an emblem of the of the unabashed, undeterred, and undaunted that walk its halls, a pillar of democracy that has weathered the winds of destruction and time, and as a home for all who enter, indiscriminately forging both legends and a community that has overcome all,

Hereby Commends The Rejected Realms.

The Security Council,

Recalling that shortly after the sunrise of the multiverse, Bhang Bhang Duc was established as a youthful and proud state in The West Pacific, a region rife with instability in its earlier years that led to the formation of an unrelentingly authoritarian government guided by the ideas of delegate supremacy,

Horrified that despite their humble beginnings and interest in serving their community, Bhang Bhang Duc was exiled from The West Pacific in June 2006 by Wickedly evil people, condemned by this very council for abuse against the nations of the West. Ultimately this exile proved to be short-lived, and Bhang Bhang Duc was eventually permitted to return to their home,

Regretting that Bhang Bhang Duc declined to learn from this experience, and instead chose to take the path of revenge and oppression. For many years their leaders went on to torment the innocent nations of the West, their return thus beginning their long and tyrannical influence in the region,

Dismayed that Bhang Bhang Duc’s nefarious and vengeful efforts soon began to bear fruit when they were appointed to be a “Guardian of the West” for the first time in 2007 during the rule of Tao the watcher. As a Guardian, Bhang Bhang Duc was charged with being an enforcer of the Western regime, a role they would fill for well over a decade,

Gasping at the realization that Bhang Bhang Duc remains a Guardian of the West to this day, having inhabited the position near-constantly since 2007 with only intermittent breaks from office. Throughout the last fifteen or so years, Bhang Bhang Duc has overseen the ejections of thousands of nations without mercy – so many over so long that to precisely quantify them would be nigh-impossible,

Reminding the global community that while Bhang Bhang Duc’s purge inclinations may not be as rapid and concentrated as other oligarchs in the West’s dictatorship, their consistent and sustained efforts to terrorize their own constituents have amassed to such a high level over the years that they have earned a reputation as a uniquely brutal Western disciplinarian,

Terror-stricken that Bhang Bhang Duc would go on to participate in clever “slingshot” maneuvers during which the Western regime would briefly change their WA Delegate to enable substantial ejections at minimal risk to their grip on the region, displaying Bhang Bhang Duc’s in-depth and trusted place in maintaining the totalitarian system,

Nauseated to learn that the slingshot delegacy was not Bhang Bhang Duc’s only time in the West’s highest position, and that All Good People abdicated to them for about a month. During this time, Bhang Bhang Duc presided over a reign of terror in the West, their greatest crimes including:

• The ejection of their own predecessor and successor, All Good People of Westwind, a nation later commended by this body. While Bhang Bhang Duc claimed this was accidental (likely a dishonest ploy to maintain legitimacy) and All Good People was allowed to return, it was nonetheless an act of despotism for which they evaded consequence,

• Participation in “marsupial madness”, where Bhang Bhang Duc appeared to align with stronger morality and began standing up for the less-involved and common nations of the West Pacific, though this was merely a nefarious ploy to further betray other members of the West,

• Taking advantage of the chaos brought by marsupial madness to eject TAO the Watcher from the West Pacific. TAO (commended by this council) had served as a longtime servant to the West and was the WA Delegate which initially elevated Bhang Bhang Duc years prior, intensifying the betrayal despite its later reversal,

Relieved that marsupial madness resulted in the end of Bhang Bhang Duc’s delegacy and the return of All Good People to the seat, but dismayed at their continued evasion of long-term consequences and soon thereafter return to being a Guardian of the West,

Disgusted that Bhang Bhang Duc’s crusade of injustice has infected other aspects of the Western autocracy beyond border control, the nation having served as the Minister of World Assembly Affairs. In this role, Bhang Bhang Duc served as a dutiful propagandist for the Western regime’s agenda in the World Assembly, notably the Security Council,

Repulsed by Bhang Bhang Duc's prominence within the Security Council, where for years they have maintained a bellicose commitment to their own standards of quality, and become the bane of all unheeding aspirants in so doing,

Imploring the international community to recognize Bhang Bhang Duc for their true nature – a despot neglecting the plight of those not favored by the Western oligarchy, and therefore hoping condemnation serves as a belated form of consequence for their transgressions,

Concluding with the insistence that this proposal is not merely another badly written badge hunt,

Hereby condemns The Snarky Solar Observer of Bhang Bhang Duc.

The Security Council,

Praising the few regional guardians that have, since the dawn of nations, weathered wind, storm, and time itself to protect and preserve their home and community; and knowing few with histories as time-tested and battle-scarred as that of the North Pacific (TNP) and one of its historic protectors, The American Insurgency of Former English Colony (Eras),

Incredibly awed at Eras’ role as a pillar of TNP’s community in its beginnings despite their largely informal role outside its government, originating as a casual resident of the region. They grew to play a key part in developing the infrastructure within which its citizens have thrived since its very beginnings, becoming a formative member of its culture and heritage, spearheading the usage of many of TNP’s most popular symbols and traditions, and helping to preserve its history through the passage of time, while serving as a diplomatic voice between conflicting factions and navigating TNP through the aftermath of many crises,

Now certainly amazed by Eras’ efforts in resisting the coups of Great Bight and Pixiedance nearly two decades ago, in which they played a major role in preserving the democratically-elected government, running incredibly effective unendorsement campaigns that would destabilize the tyrants’ support and allow for liberators to unseat them in efforts like the Puppetmaster attack. Through these conflicts, Eras acted as one of the loudest voices for democracy and sovereignty as a member of the North Pacific Underground, penning articles recounting the events of each coup and pushing fellow TNPers to fight against despotism,

Keenly praising Eras’ unwavering dedication to TNP, helping to develop and safeguard TNP’s regional forums both present and past, establishing the grounds where citizens work, interact, and thrive, and continuing to oversee the modernization of the forums over several iterations throughout the years. They would also help to develop the security systems that protect TNP’s democracy and serve as a member of its administrative team for over a decade,

Brazenly cheering on Eras’ incredible dedication to TNP’s safety and prosperity, serving as its second and fourth constitutional Delegate under the revised constitution developed in the aftermath of the coup by the North Pacific Directorate in 2005, a role charged upon the most trusted members of the community to ensure its powers do not fall into the wrong hands. During their second term in 2006, TNP would come under attack by members of the Lexicon, who ran unendorsement campaigns against Eras in an attempt to overthrow the legitimately-elected government, but Eras would work to overcome the assault and carry the Delegacy to safety through the end of their term,

Understanding the impact of Eras’ stewardship of TNP’s democracy as MInister of Immigration and Internal Affairs (MIIA) following the conspiring of Limitless Events, TNP’s previous MIIA, who attempted to facilitate a coup d’etat of TNP from their position of power over membership to TNP’s Regional Assembly. This plot sparked doubt in the citizenship process, with certain groups deemed to be a threat excluded from citizenship; Eras would ensure the institution returned to its proper function and restored confidence in the region’s citizenship processes as an honest and reliable official,

Never doubting Eras’ continued guardianship of TNP, acting as a key member for over a decade of TNP’s Security Council, an institution designed to protect the integrity of TNP’s government and defend against bad actors in light of the region’s historic difficulties with security, playing a tremendous part in its development and work in ensuring TNP maintained stability and eventually grew into a bastion of democracy, impenetrable by threats in the modern era, both from outside and within,

Now more than ever appreciating that both during times of conflict and despotism or eras of peace, Eras was and is a key community member and overseer of public communication channels in TNP. They presided over one such channel alongside Flemingovia that would serve as a main point for residents to congregate for over a decade, and lead to their serving as an administrator for the region’s main conversation channels, preserving the free and safe flow of information and communication over the course of TNP’s long and rocky history,

Yet continuing to value Eras’ place as the soul of TNP, working not only to protect and promote their home region but to bring its citizens together and inspire them, encouraging the rise of many of the region’s early leaders like Flemingovia and Tresville (for which they would receive the Inspiration Award) and supporting TNP’s turn to a full-fledged democracy, and

Seeing that history should judge us by the actions we take in the face of tyranny and the steps we take to prevent it in victory and proud that Eras has done this with dignity and excellence,

Hereby Commends Former English Colony.