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==== Foreign Policy ====

The foreign policy of the first Raptor term was defined by conflicts outside of Cascadia, usually within the OFN, and by the increasing threat of Texan invasion. One of the most critical of these conflicts was the civil war between Havaiki, Cascadia's closest ally by this point, and Zealandia, a secession movement in Northern New Zealand who had seceded after Havaiki refused to amend their constitution as Zealandian leadership wanted. Although the war was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the Raptor administration steadfastly supported their Havaiki allies, refusing any diplomatic relations with Zealandia and eventually making a public announcement stating their "full dedication to defending, supporting, and upholding Havaikian sovereignty." When the war first began, Raptor also issued personal assurances of support in OFN channels, informing Havaiki leadership that "If it comes to it, you'll have Cascadia's full support." Although the Raptor administration was entirely prepared to intervene militarily in the conflict, Havaiki would never end up requesting anything more than diplomatic support from their allies, and would ultimately emerge victorious without outside intervention.

The foreign policy of the first Raptor term was defined by conflicts outside of Cascadia, usually within the OFN, and by the increasing threat of Texan invasion. One of the most critical of these conflicts was the civil war between Havaiki, Cascadia's closest ally by this point, and Zealandia, [[Aurora:Zealandia-Havaiki Secession|a secession movement]] in Northern New Zealand who had seceded after Havaiki refused to amend their constitution as Zealandian leadership wanted. Although the war was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the Raptor administration steadfastly supported their Havaiki allies, refusing any diplomatic relations with Zealandia and eventually making a public announcement stating their "full dedication to defending, supporting, and upholding Havaikian sovereignty." When the war first began, Raptor also issued personal assurances of support in OFN channels, informing Havaiki leadership that "If it comes to it, you'll have Cascadia's full support." Although the Raptor administration was entirely prepared to intervene militarily in the conflict, Havaiki would never end up requesting anything more than diplomatic support from their allies, and would ultimately emerge victorious without outside intervention.

The first term of the Raptor administration was also in the backdrop of the Cascadia-NSR Cold War, and saw officials from the Republic of Vermont attempt to mediate a NAP and border agreement between the two nations, both of whom were its allies. Initially, Raptor was skeptical of negotiations with the NSR, who he viewed as Cascadia's main geopolitical rival and adversary. However, he also understood that Vermont's support was critical in creating a North American bloc that could resist the NSR, and thus decided to at least attempt negotiations, at the very least trying to gain Vermont's support in the process. While the terms of the NAP were fairly simple, what was much more difficult was deciding on a border, and negotiations became deadlocked because of it. The NSR proposed that San Fransisco would be their core, untouchable territory, while almost all of the American West up to the Rocky Mountains (not counting their proposal for Cascadia's core territory, in the urbanized parts of the Cascadian Metro) would be neutral land accessible to both parties. Cascadia meanwhile proposed that their core territory would include all land in the American West outside California, with the rest of California being neutral land. Both sides found the other's proposal unacceptable, as Raptor was a Frontiersman unwilling to agree to anything that would allow the NSR to colonize up to and including the Frontier, while the NSR didn't want to be bottled up in California. Tensions and rhetoric only worsened between the two during a debate over whether or not the NSR was an American nation, since their capital was in Europe. The NSR believed that their presence in North America made them an American nation too, while Raptor, who had long been opposed to what he viewed as European imperialism, believed that the NSR was purely European, and had no rights whatsoever to America. The argument only got worse when the negotiation began to discuss the fate of Bakhmut, a former RMF siege town in the middle of the Cascadian Metro which was sheltering in the NSR, and NFISH's reveal that he had spies operating in Cascadia. The tensions came to a head when Raptor told NSR leadership that they were not an American nation, but a government from "Fucking Ireland". While swearing was a known feature of Raptor's speaking style, the NSR delegation still took great offense, and threatened to pull out of negotiations if Raptor did not apologize. Knowing that being the cause of the end of negotiations would harm relations with Vermont, Raptor pretended to apologize, and negotiations dragged on. The NSR became more interested in compromise after Cascadia, Vermont, and the NAU signed the North American Protection Pact (NAPP), in which the 3 North American powers agreed to maintain claim maps, respect each other's sovereignty, and most importantly, declare war on any outside power which invaded that sovereignty. Although the pact seemed like a standard mutual defense pact, it was specifically designed to protect North America from colonization, and it's creation was the end goal of Cascadia's delegation in Vermont. However, while Raptor did consider breaking off negotiations with the NAPP completed, the arrival of war with Texas forced his hand, as Cascadia suddenly had bigger priorities to deal with than the NSR. Cascadia and the NSR would sign the Treaty of Los Angeles on June 27, 2024, agreeing to an NAP, Cascadian core territory in Northern California and all lands north of Nevada, and a neutral zone south of the Cascadian core.

The first term of the Raptor administration was also in the backdrop of the Cascadia-NSR Cold War, and saw officials from the [[Aurora:Vermont|Republic of Vermont]] attempt to mediate a NAP and border agreement between the two nations, both of whom were its allies. Initially, Raptor was skeptical of negotiations with the NSR, who he viewed as Cascadia's main geopolitical rival and adversary. However, he also understood that Vermont's support was critical in creating a North American bloc that could resist the NSR, and thus decided to at least attempt negotiations, at the very least trying to gain Vermont's support in the process. While the terms of the NAP were fairly simple, what was much more difficult was deciding on a border, and negotiations became deadlocked because of it. The NSR proposed that San Fransisco would be their core, untouchable territory, while almost all of the American West up to the Rocky Mountains (not counting their proposal for Cascadia's core territory, in the urbanized parts of the Cascadian Metro) would be neutral land accessible to both parties. Cascadia meanwhile proposed that their core territory would include all land in the American West outside California, with the rest of California being neutral land. Both sides found the other's proposal unacceptable, as Raptor was a Frontiersman unwilling to agree to anything that would allow the NSR to colonize up to and including the Frontier, while the NSR didn't want to be bottled up in California. Tensions and rhetoric only worsened between the two during a debate over whether or not the NSR was an American nation, since their capital was in Europe. The NSR believed that their presence in North America made them an American nation too, while Raptor, who had long been opposed to what he viewed as European imperialism, believed that the NSR was purely European, and had no rights whatsoever to America. The argument only got worse when the negotiation began to discuss the fate of Bakhmut, a former RMF siege town in the middle of the Cascadian Metro which was sheltering in the NSR, and NFISH's reveal that he had spies operating in Cascadia. The tensions came to a head when Raptor told NSR leadership that they were not an American nation, but a government from [[Aurora:"Fucking Ireland" Incident|"Fucking Ireland"]]. While swearing was a known feature of Raptor's speaking style, the NSR delegation still took great offense, and threatened to pull out of negotiations if Raptor did not apologize. Knowing that being the cause of the end of negotiations would harm relations with Vermont, Raptor pretended to apologize, and negotiations dragged on. The NSR became more interested in compromise after Cascadia, Vermont, and the NAU signed the North American Protection Pact (NAPP), in which the 3 North American powers agreed to maintain claim maps, respect each other's sovereignty, and most importantly, declare war on any outside power which invaded that sovereignty. Although the pact seemed like a standard mutual defense pact, it was specifically designed to protect North America from colonization, and it's creation was the end goal of Cascadia's delegation in Vermont. However, while Raptor did consider breaking off negotiations with the NAPP completed, the arrival of war with Texas forced his hand, as Cascadia suddenly had bigger priorities to deal with than the NSR. Cascadia and the NSR would sign the Treaty of Los Angeles on June 27, 2024, agreeing to an NAP, Cascadian core territory in Northern California and all lands north of Nevada, and a neutral zone south of the Cascadian core.

Also notable during Raptor's first term was the ascension of Pilbara and the Caucasian Republic as full members of the OFN, the signing of a border agreement with Yukon, and the rise of Texas. In late May, Cascadian Intelligence began to note a suspicious chain of Texan towns approaching Cascadian territory, and with Paso's previous anti-Cascadian rhetoric the Raptor administration quickly began to fear that a Texan invasion was imminent. When their fears were eventually confirmed, Cascadia began to make preparations for the upcoming war, began to plan out their own town bridge into Texas, began warning prominent OFN allies of the coming conflict, and quietly began to support Mexican rebels who were rising up against Texan rule.

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 ==== Foreign Policy ====
-The foreign policy of the first Raptor term was defined by conflicts outside of Cascadia, usually within the OFN, and by the increasing threat of Texan invasion. One of the most critical of these conflicts was the civil war between Havaiki, Cascadia's closest ally by this point, and Zealandia, a secession movement in Northern New Zealand who had seceded after Havaiki refused to amend their constitution as Zealandian leadership wanted. Although the war was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the Raptor administration steadfastly supported their Havaiki allies, refusing any diplomatic relations with Zealandia and eventually making a public announcement stating their "full dedication to defending, supporting, and upholding Havaikian sovereignty." When the war first began, Raptor also issued personal assurances of support in OFN channels, informing Havaiki leadership that "If it comes to it, you'll have Cascadia's full support." Although the Raptor administration was entirely prepared to intervene militarily in the conflict, Havaiki would never end up requesting anything more than diplomatic support from their allies, and would ultimately emerge victorious without outside intervention.
+The foreign policy of the first Raptor term was defined by conflicts outside of Cascadia, usually within the OFN, and by the increasing threat of Texan invasion. One of the most critical of these conflicts was the civil war between Havaiki, Cascadia's closest ally by this point, and Zealandia, [[Aurora:Zealandia-Havaiki Secession|a secession movement]] in Northern New Zealand who had seceded after Havaiki refused to amend their constitution as Zealandian leadership wanted. Although the war was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the Raptor administration steadfastly supported their Havaiki allies, refusing any diplomatic relations with Zealandia and eventually making a public announcement stating their "full dedication to defending, supporting, and upholding Havaikian sovereignty." When the war first began, Raptor also issued personal assurances of support in OFN channels, informing Havaiki leadership that "If it comes to it, you'll have Cascadia's full support." Although the Raptor administration was entirely prepared to intervene militarily in the conflict, Havaiki would never end up requesting anything more than diplomatic support from their allies, and would ultimately emerge victorious without outside intervention.
-The first term of the Raptor administration was also in the backdrop of the Cascadia-NSR Cold War, and saw officials from the Republic of Vermont attempt to mediate a NAP and border agreement between the two nations, both of whom were its allies. Initially, Raptor was skeptical of negotiations with the NSR, who he viewed as Cascadia's main geopolitical rival and adversary. However, he also understood that Vermont's support was critical in creating a North American bloc that could resist the NSR, and thus decided to at least attempt negotiations, at the very least trying to gain Vermont's support in the process. While the terms of the NAP were fairly simple, what was much more difficult was deciding on a border, and negotiations became deadlocked because of it. The NSR proposed that San Fransisco would be their core, untouchable territory, while almost all of the American West up to the Rocky Mountains (not counting their proposal for Cascadia's core territory, in the urbanized parts of the Cascadian Metro) would be neutral land accessible to both parties. Cascadia meanwhile proposed that their core territory would include all land in the American West outside California, with the rest of California being neutral land. Both sides found the other's proposal unacceptable, as Raptor was a Frontiersman unwilling to agree to anything that would allow the NSR to colonize up to and including the Frontier, while the NSR didn't want to be bottled up in California. Tensions and rhetoric only worsened between the two during a debate over whether or not the NSR was an American nation, since their capital was in Europe. The NSR believed that their presence in North America made them an American nation too, while Raptor, who had long been opposed to what he viewed as European imperialism, believed that the NSR was purely European, and had no rights whatsoever to America. The argument only got worse when the negotiation began to discuss the fate of Bakhmut, a former RMF siege town in the middle of the Cascadian Metro which was sheltering in the NSR, and NFISH's reveal that he had spies operating in Cascadia. The tensions came to a head when Raptor told NSR leadership that they were not an American nation, but a government from "Fucking Ireland". While swearing was a known feature of Raptor's speaking style, the NSR delegation still took great offense, and threatened to pull out of negotiations if Raptor did not apologize. Knowing that being the cause of the end of negotiations would harm relations with Vermont, Raptor pretended to apologize, and negotiations dragged on. The NSR became more interested in compromise after Cascadia, Vermont, and the NAU signed the North American Protection Pact (NAPP), in which the 3 North American powers agreed to maintain claim maps, respect each other's sovereignty, and most importantly, declare war on any outside power which invaded that sovereignty. Although the pact seemed like a standard mutual defense pact, it was specifically designed to protect North America from colonization, and it's creation was the end goal of Cascadia's delegation in Vermont. However, while Raptor did consider breaking off negotiations with the NAPP completed, the arrival of war with Texas forced his hand, as Cascadia suddenly had bigger priorities to deal with than the NSR. Cascadia and the NSR would sign the Treaty of Los Angeles on June 27, 2024, agreeing to an NAP, Cascadian core territory in Northern California and all lands north of Nevada, and a neutral zone south of the Cascadian core.
+The first term of the Raptor administration was also in the backdrop of the Cascadia-NSR Cold War, and saw officials from the [[Aurora:Vermont|Republic of Vermont]] attempt to mediate a NAP and border agreement between the two nations, both of whom were its allies. Initially, Raptor was skeptical of negotiations with the NSR, who he viewed as Cascadia's main geopolitical rival and adversary. However, he also understood that Vermont's support was critical in creating a North American bloc that could resist the NSR, and thus decided to at least attempt negotiations, at the very least trying to gain Vermont's support in the process. While the terms of the NAP were fairly simple, what was much more difficult was deciding on a border, and negotiations became deadlocked because of it. The NSR proposed that San Fransisco would be their core, untouchable territory, while almost all of the American West up to the Rocky Mountains (not counting their proposal for Cascadia's core territory, in the urbanized parts of the Cascadian Metro) would be neutral land accessible to both parties. Cascadia meanwhile proposed that their core territory would include all land in the American West outside California, with the rest of California being neutral land. Both sides found the other's proposal unacceptable, as Raptor was a Frontiersman unwilling to agree to anything that would allow the NSR to colonize up to and including the Frontier, while the NSR didn't want to be bottled up in California. Tensions and rhetoric only worsened between the two during a debate over whether or not the NSR was an American nation, since their capital was in Europe. The NSR believed that their presence in North America made them an American nation too, while Raptor, who had long been opposed to what he viewed as European imperialism, believed that the NSR was purely European, and had no rights whatsoever to America. The argument only got worse when the negotiation began to discuss the fate of Bakhmut, a former RMF siege town in the middle of the Cascadian Metro which was sheltering in the NSR, and NFISH's reveal that he had spies operating in Cascadia. The tensions came to a head when Raptor told NSR leadership that they were not an American nation, but a government from [[Aurora:"Fucking Ireland" Incident|"Fucking Ireland"]]. While swearing was a known feature of Raptor's speaking style, the NSR delegation still took great offense, and threatened to pull out of negotiations if Raptor did not apologize. Knowing that being the cause of the end of negotiations would harm relations with Vermont, Raptor pretended to apologize, and negotiations dragged on. The NSR became more interested in compromise after Cascadia, Vermont, and the NAU signed the North American Protection Pact (NAPP), in which the 3 North American powers agreed to maintain claim maps, respect each other's sovereignty, and most importantly, declare war on any outside power which invaded that sovereignty. Although the pact seemed like a standard mutual defense pact, it was specifically designed to protect North America from colonization, and it's creation was the end goal of Cascadia's delegation in Vermont. However, while Raptor did consider breaking off negotiations with the NAPP completed, the arrival of war with Texas forced his hand, as Cascadia suddenly had bigger priorities to deal with than the NSR. Cascadia and the NSR would sign the Treaty of Los Angeles on June 27, 2024, agreeing to an NAP, Cascadian core territory in Northern California and all lands north of Nevada, and a neutral zone south of the Cascadian core.
 Also notable during Raptor's first term was the ascension of Pilbara and the Caucasian Republic as full members of the OFN, the signing of a border agreement with Yukon, and the rise of Texas. In late May, Cascadian Intelligence began to note a suspicious chain of Texan towns approaching Cascadian territory, and with Paso's previous anti-Cascadian rhetoric the Raptor administration quickly began to fear that a Texan invasion was imminent. When their fears were eventually confirmed, Cascadia began to make preparations for the upcoming war, began to plan out their own town bridge into Texas, began warning prominent OFN allies of the coming conflict, and quietly began to support Mexican rebels who were rising up against Texan rule.

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