Foreign relations of Kiravia

The foreign relations of the Kiravian Federacy are the sum of relationships between Kiravia and foreign states and other entities, carried out according to the priorities and interests of Kiravian foreign policy.

States

Alstin

Kiravia has very good relations with the United Republic.

Ardmore

Relations between the Kiravian Federacy and Ardmore are tense and generally quite poor. The Ardmori Coöperative Republic and the Kiravian Union both emerged as revolutionary socialist states after winning civil wars in the 1930s, and would remain very closely aligned despite their differing models of socialism. The rump states formed by the defeated anti-communist forces in their respective civil wars, the Kiravian Remnant and Republic of Ardmore, would likewise forge a close alliance against their common enemies. The Kiravian Union collapsed in 1985 and the the nation was reunified under the former Remnant government, breaking off relations with Ardmore. The Republic of Ardmore became a 'free state' within the Kiravian Collectivity under the name of New Ardmore in 1989. Although this was protested as imperialism by the Coöperative Republic, it did conclude the dual sovereignty issue and clear a path for diplomatic relations to resume in 2007 as part of Ardmore's broader exit from isolationism and the Tannen administration's shift toward a more post-ideological foreign policy. Despite this modest progress, there remains significant mutual distrust between the two states, and the Falinlaig Gap separating Ardmore and New Ardmore is closely surveilled by both militaries. Disputes over fisheries and other marine resources in the archipelago are a recurring issue, and so far a comprehensive agreement on maritime affairs has proven elusive. Much intergovernmental contact between the KF and Ardmore is consular in nature.

Avonia

Relations between Kiravia and Avonia have historically been neutral to the extent they were not coloured by the positions of Avonia's larger and more consequential neighbours. Since 1954, Kiravian policy towards Avonia has been largely subsumed under its policies toward the wider Levantine Union. Relations soured as a result of Ænglophobic pogroms that took place in many Kiravian localities in 2033 in response to the Winnecomac Crisis.

Burgundie

See Kiro-Burgoignesc relations

A major turning point in Kiro-Burgoignesc relations came after the Civil War when the anti-communist Kiravian Remnant, exiled to the overseas territories, looked to all anti-communist states for diplomatic solidarity, financial backing, and direct investment in their sagging postwar economy. Over the objections of many influential military figures in his clique, Prime Executive Séan Kæśek chose to move past historic emnity with Burgundie. This would clear the way for warm relations and extensive coöperation in numerous areas of mutual interest.

Caergwynn

Modern relations between Kiravia and Caergwynn are strong, and are reïnforced by common membership in the Kilikas-Boreal Cooperative Zone.

Proximity and a history of cultural and demographic exchange underpin Kiro-Caeric relations. There is an ethnic Caeric diaspora in Kiravia, particularly noticeable in places like the Darran Valley. Caeric missionaries sponsored by the Association of Free Churches were responsible for the establishment of Methodism in Kiravia, now the country's largest Protestant confession.

Cartadania

Kiravia is a major importer of key Cartadanian exports such as coffee and petroleum, both of which are crucial to the continued functioning of the Kiravian economy.

the Cape

We love the Cape, don't we folks?

Caphiria

During the Sunderance the Kiravian Remnant forged alliances with all major anti-communist powers; however, relations between the Remnant and Caphiria became exceptionally close.

Daxia

S.P. Vérannív, Professor of International Relations at Kartika Ignatian University and senior research fellow at the Vertex Institute, summarises Kiro-Daxian relations as "antagonistic and pragmatic", with his choice of conjunction intimating that both the usual antagonistic state of the relationship and the brief periods of détente and coöperation it experiences are driven primarily by practical concerns, mainly relating to their respective networks of overseas territories.

Faneria

Kiravia has close ties to its nearest effective neighbour Faneria that predate historical accounts. Contemporary Kiro-Fanerian relations are robust and intensely amical, underpinned by extensive cultural commonalities, mutual diaspora populations, military and technical coöperation, and more.

Qustantistan

There is a long history of positive diplomatic intercourse between Kiravia (and its predecessor states) and the Qustanti Caliphate, dating as far back as the Third Crusade when the Kiravian-based Elamite Order lent support to the Qustanti Revolt against the Western Caliph that established Qustantistan as an independent polity.

Maritime boundaries between Qustantistan and the Melian Isles, long ambiguous and a moderately important point of contention between Qustantistan and Kiravia, were settled by the 1974 Dunway Accord, which also created a framework for coördination in related matters such as fisheries management and maritime safety.

The Qustantistani sovereign wealth fund has contributed to reconstruction and development projects in the Mid-Atrassic States.

Kiravia is home to one of the largest populations of adherents to Qustanti Islam outside the borders of Qustantistan itself. This creates an important constituency in Kiravia in favour of friendly relations with Qustantistan and creates a space for substantive public diplomacy and paradiplomacy through faith-based NGOs affiliated with the sect.

Takatta Loa

Kiravian leadership have long looked to Takatta Loa as their premier partner in Vallos. The foundation of this relationship was laid in the period from the late 1600s to 1875 AD when the Empire of Takatta Loa acted as a "proxy empire" of Kiravia, an arrangement that saw the Loa vastly expand their territorial control across much of southern Vallos with Kiravian military, technological, and financial backing in return for administering the conquered territories for the benefit of Kiravian political and commercial interests (principally plantations producing tropical cash crops for Kiravian mercantile groups such as the Bay Trading Company, Kerēgulan Merchants of the Tropics, and the Imperial Cronan Plantation Company). Kiravian paramountcy came to an end with the abdication of Empress Raikanao'oko and the Takatta Civil War. Diplomatic relations were reëstablished on a modern, equalitarian basis in the early 20th century.