New Englian Crisis
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| New Englian Crisis | |
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(from top in order) Defcon Militarised Forces Patrol Border Between New Englia and the Kazulian Northern Territories, Signing of the Treaty of New Indrala (from bottom in order) New Englian Conference in Kien, Hulstria, Kirlawan Destroyers Patrol New Englian Coast, Signing of the Treaty of New Indrala, Hulstrian Governor-General Wolfgang Reinhardt | |
| Date | 2702 - 2724 |
| Location | New Englia |
| Result | Treaty of New Indrala, Joint-Rule Government of New Englia, End of Kirlawa-Kazulia tensions |
| Belligerents | |
The New Englian Crisis was a heightened state of tension and military/arms buildup primarily between the nations of Nordiske Republikken av Kazulia and the Republic of Kirlawa over the territory of New Englia on the continent of Dovani.
[edit] Background
New Englia, a territory under the control of the Republic of Kirlawa, an Artania nation, was a relatively small colony compared to other colonial establishments located on the north-eastern coast of the continent of Dovani, maintaining borders with the Hulstrian-controlled "Eastern Territories" and along the northern Kazulian colonies; the Kirlawan Republic controlled this colony for well over 300 years and despite being in violation of both the Dovani for the Dovanians/Dovani Territorial Defence Organization treaties by being an external force having land on the continent, exceptions were made for the Kirlawan government because of their friendly ties with most Dovani countries. DTDO leaders also believed that having Kirlawa take part in the organization, contributing to the overall security of the continent, rather than leaving them out and creating potential tension, was not a sustainable option hence the acceptance. When the Dovani Territorial Defense Organization was first created in the late 2600s, Kirlawa was accepted as a member of the organization, and participated in the organization's council government as an observer but was not granted official council membership; such membership was reserved for Dovani nations. New Englia, as a colony, had the right have their own representative government but was not given any major foreign policy, or defense powers mandated by the Kirlawan legislative. Kirlawa was also noted to have often used that territory for military training and navy exercises though the peoples living there were granted freedoms under Kirlawa’s uniformity laws with New Englia.
[edit] Tension Begins
The relations of New Englia with the rest of the continent remained cordial and nations like Greater Hulstria and Sekowo raised no particular problems with the settlement. However, in the mid 2600s in the Nordic Republic of Kazulia, politicians and government leaders there began to openly question the exact legitimacy of the Kirlawan controlled New Englian colonies; at first such comments were ignored by the majority of the international community and the majority of political parties in Kazuliza, calling those comments “not responsible”. The United Federal League and H+ Paradigm in particular lead these calls though could not push through any major initiatives or declarations since at the time they were in power, using their Anti-Kirlawa rhetoric as campaign slogans to get them elected by the far-right within Kazulia. Such efforts eventually succeeded by the late 2600s, shortly after the formation of the Dovani Territorial Defense Organization and the subsequent inclusion of the Republic of Kirlawa as a participant, even as an observer, in the new group. The UFL and Paradigm quickly rose to power, capturing a supermajority and taking in the major positions within the Kazulian government, including the Head of State. In 2702 the two parties opened a public forum for the legislature to discuss new Kazulian policy towards the colony, with the leaders of the United Federal League calling for a complete annexation of New Englia by Kazulian armed forces to bring it under their own Empire; the annexation, the UFL leaders claimed, was “necessary for Dovani sovereignty”, and for a pure Dovani society, ridding out the external powers on the continent. These open discussions shocked many foreign governments and were quickly condemned by most Dovani governments, including many nations outside the region. Some governments attempted to appease the Kazulians to prevent them from opening up a military conflict but failed with the government there insisting they were “doing nothing wrong” and were simply only abiding by Dovani for Dovanians provisions. Kazulia also claimed that Kirlawa had no “legal right” to operate on the continent, saying there was “an oral agreement”, an assumption of their status, and thus since there was not a formal document, they had no right to be on Dovani, and must be removed immediately. A Sekowan-led delegation fron the DTDO met with the Kazulian Head of State, a member of the United Federal League, in another effort to get the Nordic Republic to rethink their moves but again failed. With the talks of a possible invasion of New Englia and the failed discussions, Kirlawa reacted defensively and took measures to ensure the protection of their colonies.
