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| 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 [[Kiravia#Foreign Policy|Kiravian foreign policy]].
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| ==Sovereign States==
| | The '''dissolution of the Deric States''' was a multi-staged process that brought about the end of the [[Deric States]] organization specifically and the post-[[Second Great War]] geopolitical status quo of [[Dericania]] generally. |
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| Kiravia and Heku currently enjoy good relations despite a general absence of formal agreements. Both are major capitalist economies (which creates a large volume of trade between the two nations) and pursue broadly {{wp|political realism|realist}} foreign policies. Nonetheless, the governments of both countries have long expressed interest in greater coöperation, especially in commercial matters, and the Kiravian State Executive has shown support for a Latin-Hekuvian initiative to promote the [[Imperial Latin language]].
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| ===Faneria=== | | ==Background== |
| Kiravia's closest neighbour in Ixnay, [[Faneria]] and Kiravia both have a long history of isolationism that has given historians few records of formal interaction between the two powers before the Ixnay Contemporary Era. Nonetheless, Kiravians have long admired the traditionalism and martial spirit of the Fanerian, with the famed Kiravian poet Tevasur Kaledrian basing his epic poem ''Warriors Across the Strait'' on Fanerian folklore. In the 2030s (UC) Kiravia and Faneria were strong allies and founding members of the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] and often coördinated in military affairs, such as their 2014 joint invasion of the Jakrelian Occupation Zone in Sakatia.
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| (((((Relations between the two nations declined sharply after Kaiserin Nirna's rise to power and Faneria's subsequent reälignment towards the [[Northern Union]], which put the close neighbours on opposing sides of the [[Great Cold War]]. Even after the breakup of the Northern Union, Faneria has yet to repair its relationship with Kiravia and other LOTA states.))))) NOTE: from kistan: let's chat about retconning this a bit, since the cold war is retconned now. still gonna keep the regime change in some form, but more subdued.
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| ===Fiannria===
| | Beginning in the 1970s, many scholars and public officials began to call into question the necessity of the Deric States organization given the existence of the [[Levantine Union]], which was established with many of the goals and functions as the Deric States on a larger scale. In the 1970s and 80s, many of the internal organs of the Deric States ceased to function, having given over their role to similar bodies within the Levantine Union. Two extremely prominent examples exist within the Deric States' structure. The first, relatively obscure body is the Council for Tariff and Trade Protection which intended to regulate the entire Deric States as one trading unit. While the Council still exists officially, it did not hold any official meetings after February 4 1962 and the Deric States ceased to distinguish itself from the rest of the Union as a matter of trade policy. The second and more prominent body that was superseded was the Confederation Defense Force (CDF), which served as the official armed forces as the Deric States until its constituent parts were largely integrated into the Coordinating Office of Dericanian Forces (CODF), a part of the [[Levantine Union Defense Council]]. The Deric States CDF continued to serve in the 2020s, but its defense jurisdiction solely consisted of [[Alba Concordia]] and began to be primarily associated with that city rather than with the Deric States as a whole. |
| Kiravia has enjoyed excellent relations with [[Fiannria]] since the latter's entry onto the Ixnay regional stage. The two nations are linked by both a bilateral alliance treaty negotiated in [[Kartika]] and by membership in [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association|LOTA]]. Shared religious values and Celtic cultural influences, commercial relations, and a mutual interest in science and technology. As a major energy market, the Kiravian government has given considerable attention to Fiannrian advances in energy technology.
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| In 21204, Fiannria and Kiravia agreed to adopt the [[Platinum lira|platinum lira]] as a common auxiliary currency to facilitate trade, travel, and investment between the two countries. In 21205, the allied powers commenced a joint invasion of Qyronia and a subsequent counterinsurgency campaign that was completed in 21206 with each nation annexing a portion of the former Qyronian archipelago.
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| ===Latin Empire===
| | In 2002, activist organizations from across the Deric States merged into an organization known as "Movement for Mediatization in the 21st Century", popularly shortened to "21MEDNOW". 21MEDNOW began to conduct both lobbying efforts with Dericanian governments as well as popular, grassroots agitation. |
| Kiravia and the [[Latin Empire]] enjoy quite friendly relations grounded in cultural and religious ties and shared founding membership in the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]], headquartered in the Latin capital of [[Castellum ab Alba]]. As the heartland of Græco-Roman culture in Levantia, Lacus Magni has always been held in high regard by Kiravians, as is evident in then-[[Prime Executive of the Kiravian Federacy|Prime Executive]] [[Eridan Vriĥtur]]'s letter to his Chief Foreign Executive stating "Even the proudest and most rightfully proud culture has another to which it looks for as an example of grandeur, nobility, and sophistication. Some look to London or [[Saint Nazaire]], but we look to the fine cities of Dericania and [[Monavia]]. If we are, as the academics in Madisar say, [[Anti-Westernism in Kiravia|inescapably doomed to be Westernised]], then by all means let us not be Anglicised or Gallicised, but Romanised on Castellum's model."
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| ===Leasath===
| | By 2015, polling indicated that, on average, 35 to 40% of residents of the Deric States supported the dissolution of the organization and further mediatization of its member states. |
| Along with the Levantian powers and Kazomal, [[Leasath]] is a major pole of regional power in Ixnay. Relations between Kiravia and Leasath are cordial and constructively neutral. Though Kiravian ties with the country are not nearly as close as they are with LOTA members and its non-LOTA allies and partners, the two regional heavyweights enjoy regular, profitable trade and often have coïnciding geopolitical aims. While the Kiravian people hold, overall, a lukewarm opinion of Leasath on account of its Francophone culture and institutional secularism, the foreign policy establishment has a good working relationship with the country, giving it the respect due to it as a regional leader.
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| ===Livensóla=== | | ==Secession of the Vandarch Republic== |
| As the two most powerful nations of Coscivian heritage, Kiravia and [[Livensóla]] have a longstanding alliance built upon centuries of cultural, economic, and political interaction. As Coscivians, Livensólans are easily able to travel to and take up residence in the Kiravian Empire, and both countries waived tariffs with each other long ago. Kiravia and Livensóla fought alongside one another in the Great Ocean War, and continue intelligence sharing, military technology exchanges, and joint military exercises to this day.
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| ===North Amerigo===
| | On 8 March [[2023]], the [[Vandarch Republic]] informed the [[Levantine Union]] that it intended to leave the Deric States and become a standalone member of the Levantine Union. The decision to leave lead to large popular demonstrations across [[Dericania]] organized by 21MEDNOW calling on its leaders to change the post-Great War geopolitical arrangements of the region. This triggered a diplomatic crisis among leaders of the Deric States, which met in a series of informal conferences and meetings in [[Corcra]] beginning in July of 2023. These meetings, commonly known as the "Congress of Corcra", failed to reach any cohesive answer, and in April of 2024 the ambassadors were asked to leave the city following the breakdown of negotiations. |
| Kiravia and North Amerigo enjoy an extremely close relationship in economic, military, and diplomatic affairs. Amerigo is widely considered Kiravia's strongest non-LOTA ally.
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| ===Pelaxia===
| | With the [[Deric States]] playing a minor role in the immediate diplomatic aftermath of the [[Final War of the Deluge]], popular mediatization efforts temporarily lost priority in some of the Deric States, cooling tensions and the pace of dissolution. However, many of its members held elections in 2025 in which the dissolution was a key issue, any many pro-dissolution elements won across the Deric States in part due to 21MEDNOW support. |
| Kiravian relations with [[Pelaxia]] historically mirrored Kiravian relations with Pelaxia's closest ally Sawra (see below). Since the 2030s (UC), the Federacy has had a cordial though distant relationship with Pelaxia, a distance attributable to Pelaxia's generally centre-left and social-democratic political orientation. The two nations conduct regular trade relations, with Pelaxia being a major exporter of olive oil and certain energy resources to Kiravia.
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| ===Pauldustllah=== | | ==Secession of Lutsana== |
| As the first- and third- largest economies in Ixnay, respectively, the Kiravian-[[Pauldustllah|Pauldustllahni]] relationship is one of great importance to the region. The Kiravian foreign policy establishment views Pauldustllah, the most powerful mainland nation in Ixnay Proper, as a key partner in security and state-building on that continent, and Kiro-Pauldustllahni relations are centred upon economic interests, military and intelligence coöperation in Ixnay Proper, and the promotion of national sovereigntism. The two nations, while not linked by formal agreements until 21205, had extensive commercial contact and were generally seen as having a strong partnership falling short of a true alliance. In 21205, Pauldustllah was admitted to the [[LATA]], thereby becoming a formal ally of the Federacy. Both nations participated in the [[LATA Invasion of Snowlandish]] in early 21206. Even after the Imperial Kingdom's withdrawal from the LATA, the Kiro-Pauldustllahni bilateral relations have remained excellent.
| | On 14 August [[2026]], [[Lutsana]] informed the [[Levantine Union]] that it, like the [[Vandarch Republic]], would be leaving the [[Deric States]] and would becoming a standalone member of the Levantine Union. Unlike the Vandarch Republic's decision, it announced its withdrawal would be immediate. The decision to remain in the Deric States was a major issue in the 2025 Lutsanan elections, and the new government - formed in part by the Orenstian People's Revival Party - made withdrawal its top priority. |
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| Kiravia is the largest market for the popular Pauldustllahni soft drink [[Imperial Cola]].
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| ===Sawra===
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| Kiravia and Sawra differ drastically in their approaches to foreign policy and regional politics. While Kiravian policy is strongly [[wikipedia:Realism (international relations)|realist]] (specifically [[wikipedia:Neorelism (international relations)|neo-]] or [[wp:Neoclassical realism|neoclassical]] realist), Sawran foreign policy is the epitome of [[wp:Liberalism (international relations)|liberal internationalist]] and [[wp:Institutional liberalism|neoliberal institutionalist]] ideals. As a result, while Sawra favours regional integration, federalism, and a supranational Regional Government to ensure peace and prosperity, Kiravia is fiercely [[National sovereigntism|national sovereigntist]] and believes that regional stability is better ensured by maintaining a favourable balance of power among states. However, ideological differences aside, relations between the two nations are benign. Indeed, Kiravian policymakers see Sawra, along with Pelaxia and Pauldustllah, as the most stable countries in Ixnay Proper and important potential partners in improving that continent.
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| ===Urcea===
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| The first formal interaction between [[Urcea]] and Kiravia occured when the Federacy assumed sovereignty over a portion of [[San Immanuel]], a colony from which Urcea was int he process of withdrawing. Ties strengthened significantly when the [[Andrus Candrin|Candrin administration]] pivoted the Federacy's foreign policy focus toward the [[Ixnay]] region and prescribed alignment with Urcea as the leading regional power. Urcea and Kiravia have a strong alliance founded on economic ties, apostolic Christian values, shared centre-right and capitalistic policies, and common geopolitical aims.
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| Urcea and Kiravia, along with [[Lacus Magni]] and [[Faneria]], are the founding and leading members of the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] and coördinate closely on issues affecting Ixnay. The Kiro-Urcean alliance enjoys broad popular and political support in Kiravia, with 97% of Kiravians holding "very positive" or "positive" opinions on the country.
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| ==International Organisations==
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| ===Esperance International===
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| The Kiravian Federacy has a productive, if politically contentious, working relationship with the humanitarian NGO Esperance International. Under the [[Andrus Candrin|Candrin]] administration in 21207, the Federacy invited Esperance International to establish a bureau in Parska, [[Kyllera]] to administer humanitarian and development aid in the Western Highlands. The Federacy affirms Esperance International's neutrality and sovereignty over the island of New Prospect, and provides significant logistical support for the organisation, but remains suspicious of its {{wp|liberal internationalism|liberal internationalist}} goals.
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| ==See Also==
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| This article or section contains future lore that is not canon yet - but someday might be. Stay tuned.
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The dissolution of the Deric States was a multi-staged process that brought about the end of the Deric States organization specifically and the post-Second Great War geopolitical status quo of Dericania generally.
Background
Questions of redundancy
Beginning in the 1970s, many scholars and public officials began to call into question the necessity of the Deric States organization given the existence of the Levantine Union, which was established with many of the goals and functions as the Deric States on a larger scale. In the 1970s and 80s, many of the internal organs of the Deric States ceased to function, having given over their role to similar bodies within the Levantine Union. Two extremely prominent examples exist within the Deric States' structure. The first, relatively obscure body is the Council for Tariff and Trade Protection which intended to regulate the entire Deric States as one trading unit. While the Council still exists officially, it did not hold any official meetings after February 4 1962 and the Deric States ceased to distinguish itself from the rest of the Union as a matter of trade policy. The second and more prominent body that was superseded was the Confederation Defense Force (CDF), which served as the official armed forces as the Deric States until its constituent parts were largely integrated into the Coordinating Office of Dericanian Forces (CODF), a part of the Levantine Union Defense Council. The Deric States CDF continued to serve in the 2020s, but its defense jurisdiction solely consisted of Alba Concordia and began to be primarily associated with that city rather than with the Deric States as a whole.
Activist efforts prior to 2020
In 2002, activist organizations from across the Deric States merged into an organization known as "Movement for Mediatization in the 21st Century", popularly shortened to "21MEDNOW". 21MEDNOW began to conduct both lobbying efforts with Dericanian governments as well as popular, grassroots agitation.
By 2015, polling indicated that, on average, 35 to 40% of residents of the Deric States supported the dissolution of the organization and further mediatization of its member states.
Secession of the Vandarch Republic
On 8 March 2023, the Vandarch Republic informed the Levantine Union that it intended to leave the Deric States and become a standalone member of the Levantine Union. The decision to leave lead to large popular demonstrations across Dericania organized by 21MEDNOW calling on its leaders to change the post-Great War geopolitical arrangements of the region. This triggered a diplomatic crisis among leaders of the Deric States, which met in a series of informal conferences and meetings in Corcra beginning in July of 2023. These meetings, commonly known as the "Congress of Corcra", failed to reach any cohesive answer, and in April of 2024 the ambassadors were asked to leave the city following the breakdown of negotiations.
With the Deric States playing a minor role in the immediate diplomatic aftermath of the Final War of the Deluge, popular mediatization efforts temporarily lost priority in some of the Deric States, cooling tensions and the pace of dissolution. However, many of its members held elections in 2025 in which the dissolution was a key issue, any many pro-dissolution elements won across the Deric States in part due to 21MEDNOW support.
Secession of Lutsana
On 14 August 2026, Lutsana informed the Levantine Union that it, like the Vandarch Republic, would be leaving the Deric States and would becoming a standalone member of the Levantine Union. Unlike the Vandarch Republic's decision, it announced its withdrawal would be immediate. The decision to remain in the Deric States was a major issue in the 2025 Lutsanan elections, and the new government - formed in part by the Orenstian People's Revival Party - made withdrawal its top priority.
