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  1. Jaenera Targaryen

    Consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union for the Pacific War

    Japan still loses, one way or another. The only likely change is that Japan retains Chishima (Kuril) and Southern Karafuto (Sakhalin) since I assume a Soviet collapse means no Soviet invasion in 1945, and I don't really see any incentive for the USA to hand over those territories to a rump...
  2. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Even better, so it's not as...ahistorical, at all. But, surely we can do better than OTL, with only five members. We should include as many of the former Soviet states, with the Baltics as lost causes. Extend membership to other, non-former Soviet countries with historical ties to Russia/the...
  3. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Likewise, even if it's always seemed like a long shot. Well, if that's the case, a compromise then? Instead of annexing Central Asia, the Caucasus, as well as Belarus and the Ukraine, why not form an EU-equivalent with them instead: The Eurasian Union (EU)*. The member states remain...
  4. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Yeah, pretty much. We basically center our new national idea not on a single ethnicity or culture but on the shared land our people live on: the Eurasian supercontinent. Even better, it provides a neat geographic opposition to America.
  5. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    The Eurasian Federation.
  6. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    I vote for the Tsarina Nabiullina, obviously. Depends on the details, in particular, the role of nuclear power thereof. We should support any initiative with nuclear energy at its core, with solar, wind, and other alternative energy sources as ancillaries thereof. Otherwise, we should not...
  7. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Will it be enough to fix the institutional issues that are rotting the Royal Navy from the inside-out? Hell, not just the Royal Navy, but the British military as a whole?
  8. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Only one? Very well...I vote for le Pen, even without Brexit, Britain's a broken reed assuming things happen like OTL. Between a supposedly-modern carrier breaking down during its maiden voyage and spending the following year in the docks struggling to fix its engine, to nuclear submarines...
  9. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Outlandish suggestion for Russia to take: with America being all wishy-washy (if not outright opposed thanks to Evangelican opposition and influence in their decision-making), Russia could take the lead in Human genetic engineering. Imagine a future where no parent ever has to worry about their...
  10. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Well, if America leaves NATO we could probably win. We absolutely will if Brexit also includes leaving NATO ITTL, likewise for France under a le Pen administration (which we should totally support). Further undermine potential rival supranational institutions by bypassing them in favor of...
  11. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Personally, there's no way either would end without a nuclear exchange. But we'd probably 'win' any nuclear exchange against China. NATO, though? The best we could hope for is mutual annihilation.
  12. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Speaking of which, we need a tighter grip on PMCs like Wagner. For starters, they should never be in a position where they could even attempt a coup against us, and second, the Americans' willingness to let their PMCs run with less restrictions than the regular military is an opportunity. That...
  13. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    That said, I would suggest we try and keep as much of the former Soviet bloc in our orbit. While Poland and the Baltics are lost causes*, the Caucasus and Central Asia less so. In particular, we should support Armenia as much as possible, not only as fellow Orthodox Christians, but also...
  14. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    I vote no, as it would weaken the central government, and potentially lay the seeds for secessionist movements and provide opportunities for our enemies to take advantage of.
  15. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    The S-300 would certainly be a nasty surprise for the Israelis if Gaddafi decides to restart/crank up his nuclear ambitions, especially if employed in a combined arms approach with MiG-29s and Su-27s. They do have a thing for preemptive strikes...shame if those F-15s of theirs ran into...
  16. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    No; I'm well aware that regulation is better than prohibition in the long-run, but I'm assuming the Russian mafia is still a thing, as is endemic corruption in general and in law enforcement in particular. We need to completely clean house first before trying to adopt the regulative approach...
  17. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    No; democratic government in Russia is still too young and on relatively-shaking legs after nearly a century (more, if you include the Russian Empire) of Soviet rule. For now, let's stick to representative democracy and get some experience and precedent among the general populace before we...
  18. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    I mean, it's not like WWIII is right around the corner, so a little delay isn't really that problematic. It's not as if for a fool's cause, such a deal with Libya would vastly improve our power projection into the Med, as well as our influence in the Middle East.
  19. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    C) Let's not burn our bridges, and United Labor is still the party most like our own in terms of ideology. The split is primarily a rift between the Tsarina* and Lukashenko, so now that we've proven we're not to be treated lightly/like uppity flunkies, we should extend an olive branch and work...
  20. Jaenera Targaryen

    A New Beginning - Our 1992 Russian Federation

    Best not to rock the boat, especially since regime change tends to lean towards bad endings. By now, this should be evident in the ongoing American experience of deepening quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan...the latter of which Russia similarly experienced back in the 1980s. No, let's not risk...
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