21st Century Burgoignesc Power Projection Stratagem

The 21st Century Burgoignesc Power Projection Stratagem (Burg: Stratageme por la Projection della Etat Burgoignesc dans la XXIe siècle) is the external affairs proposal put forward by the Crown Princess of Burgundie, Princess Amelia, for review by top political, military, institutional, and business leaders in Burgundie. In it she proposes how she plans to rule in the event of her father's death, the Great Prince of Burgundie, Pasqual I.

Background
She follows in the footsteps of all members of the Palacin dynasty in creating a Condicio Princeps (Eng. Position of the heir to the throne (Prince)), essentially a whitepaper on how they plan to rule and the priorities they intend to pursue in the initial years of their reign. The Condicio Rex was introduced during the process of selecting a new Great Prince in 1985 when it became clear that August II would not have an issue, and was rather unpopular. The Advisors of the Court of St. Alphador went through an arduous selection process and by the end of 1987 had still not found a suitable candidate and they adjourned for Christmas and New Years' holidays. On their return in mid-January of 1988 they received an unsolicited pamphlet titled Condicio Rex which laid out, in detail, the work of ruling. It was proposed by the head of the Palacin family, Maurice, a descendant of the Palacin-NordHalle Dynasty. Being willing to commit to paper the tenets of his hopeful ascension made him appear to be a more stable candidate. He was interviewed and showed much promise despite being unpolished. He was offered to publish the Condicio Rex for public comment and to be received by the population, which he accepted. The public didn't quite know what to make of it and it was bizarrely received. When he announced he was abdicating 11 years later in favor of his son Pasqual I, due to a rapid decline in health there was a public demand for a Condicio Princeps. While Pasqual I is still in good health and has shown no sign of abdicating, he has publically given Princess Amelia a much more prominent role in government and has given her a couple of high profile task forces regarding modernizing military, particularly naval, strategy.

At his request, she published the 21st Century Burgoignesc Power Projection Stratagem on May 28th, 2027.

Contents
The 21st Century Burgoignesc Power Projection Stratagem was published on May 28th, 2027 as the Condicio Princeps (Eng. Position of the heir to the throne (Prince)) of the heir apparent to the throne of Burgundie, Princess Amelia. It serves as her plan to rule and the priorities she intends to pursue in the initial years of her reign, in the event of her father's death, the Great Prince of Burgundie, Pasqual I. It focuses primarily on her perspectives on:
 * the Foreign Relations of Burgundie and its diplomatic and humanitarian role in the world;
 * the role of the military; and
 * the role of the Economy of Burgundie in the global market.

Military Modernization Initiatives

 * Fleet modernization, more smaller ships (including aircraft carriers), in smaller strike groups that can more rapidly put highly trained operatives anywhere in the world in less than 48hrs
 * Formalization of island Naval shore facilities as "" and integrating them into the fleet defense plan.
 * Reinvestment in flying-boats to increase embarkation/disembarkation optionality, to include submarine flying-boat tenders, sea basing capabilities, and submarine to flying boat personnel and equipment transfer capabilities
 * Reinvestment in ultra-long-range patrol capabilities, particularly Avisos
 * Modernization of coastal defense armament, training, and personnel, right-sizing to match 21st century capabilities
 * Hardening communications and information sharing vectors against cyber vulnerabilities
 * Establishing infrastructure independence capabilities in Expeditionary strike Groups (power ships, food collection and processing, immediate port establishment capabilities, etc.)