Statecraft In A Dystopian Society

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For the last turn of statecraft, the country of Dystopia decided to make some big power moves. First, we came to the conclusion to break the Stronger Together treaty that agreed for all countries to work together and vowed that if one of us is attacked then the other will come to the aid. By breaking the treaty, we attacked the country of Adrenelle with our strong military force. Our justification for this move is continuing focusing on the state’s self-interest rather than the relationships with other countries. We want to be the strongest country known for military force as we are a militaristic dictatorship. As the Ardenelle President was unhappy with our decisions about moving troops near the countries border, we felt it was necessary

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