Independent States Allied Forces | Overview

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Independent States Allied Forces "Strength through Diversity"​

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SECRETARY GENERAL​	ALLIED SUPREME COMMANDER​
Alex Murray​	Michaël van der Aart​

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MEMBER STATES​

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Country	Population	Capital	Enlargement	Notes
Great Britain	65,168,464	London	2003	Founder
United States of America	323,918,000	Washington, D.C.	2008	Founder, 2003
Netherlands	17,019,080	Amsterdam	2011	-

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SECRETARY GENERAL'S​

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Secretary General	Nationality	Term
Alex Murray	Great Britain	2012 - Present
José Manuel Durão Barroso	Portugal	2012
Maxwell Hanson	Great Britain	2006 - 2012
Philip Breedlove	United States of America	2005
Iain Clarke	Great Britain	2003 - 2005

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Independent States Treaty​

ARTICLE I. DEMOCRACY

1. Changes to said treaty requires a majority backing from the Independent States Allies, failure to get a majority backing will result in the change being considered 'null' and will not be put into effect. In specific instances, large campaigns may take place to attempt to sway parties within the alliance to support any proposed changes. However, all Member States must agree to a new country joining the alliance.
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2. ISAF Secretary General Elections will take place every three (3) years, although maintaining the rights and ability to be re-elected if a majority vote is in his/her favour. Those within the alliance are only eligible to be nominated if they have being an existing member for a minimum of one year and are a Member State of either Tier.
   • In the event of a Secretary General who opposes the value of the Independent States Treaty or acts in gross misconduct, a Vote of No Confidence may be called upon by any member state. However; only if a majority agree with said Motion will the Secretary General have his position revoked and new elections will open.
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3. Nations that have the intent to exit the alliance must activate the "Indepexit Protocol" which is a six (6) months process for exiting ISAF. During these six months, the members are still in law with the Independent States Treaty until their membership expires and are still punishable in the law of court.
   • In specific circumstances, a member may be removed immediately by the Secretary General if they have carried out action that opposes the alliance through hostile means, or defeated the core values it follows.
   • In the circumstances an existing member wages aggression against another, and opposes the values ISAF stands for, the Secretary General will gain instant access to that nations economics to carry out a substantial cost for their damages at a one-time payment.

ARTICLE II. ECONOMICS

1. Each member state will pay a monthly fee into the organisation of 3% running cost.
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2. As per the members input into the alliance, all Member States and State Action Plans are entitled to receive $25,000,000,000.00 at any time they choose. Peace Partners may request a loan which must be considered. After withdrawing these funds, they are required to seek permission from the Secretary General to request further funding. In order for the entitlement to return, they must pay it back as it is considered a loan. In the event the Indepexit Protocol is initiated, ISAF retains the clearance to retrieve the outstanding entitlement balance from the member.
   • The Secretary General of ISAF reserves the right to decline funding requests if routine requests are made for military purposes as opposed to development, humanitarian and peacekeeping aspects.
   • If the entitlement for a nation is below the limit, or a loan has not been paid back and the member either exits, or gets removed from ISAF, the funding to bring the entitlement back or cover the loan will automatically be returned to ISAF.
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3. Member States will actively encourage and promote Economic Cooperation to support other allied states, but to participate in cooperation for less developed countries; although not providing support in terms of military growth unless on an individual basis; one country to another country, as opposed to as an ISAF representative.
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4. Military Deployments that are in the interest, influence or under the umbrella of the Independent States Allied Force will be fully financed by the main bank account for the alliance. This, however, does not apply for operations undertaken by a member that is not working under the organisation, but a deployment outside of ISAF.

ARTICLE III. COLLECTIVE DEFENCE & OFFENCE

1. Hostility against a sole member state of the Independent States Allied Force, including but not limited to politically, economically or militarily means, is to be considered a concern of all and therefore commits to a collective response from the entirety of the member states program -- an attack on one is an attack on all basis. Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the entirety of the ISAF organisation which can lead to the activation of the "Indepollective Protocol" which is the ignition of the collective defence requirements for allies to intervene.
   • The primary member state (the victim nation) of a military attack will be the acting military commander, unless appointed otherwise, of other ISAF states, and receive full support and council of other nations within the organisation.
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2. In the event that a member state expresses desire to be the aggressor against another nation, a discussion followed by a vote must take place to legitimatise any confrontation. Carrying out such aggression without a majority vote from ISAF states will result in opposition from ISAF itself and calls for the aggressor to cease hostilities -- following disciplinary action if refused.
   • Upon a Yes vote from all member states, the action will be approved and supported by ISAF. It is that nations dependency on whether they accept to get involved or not. It is not a requirement for that state to get involved if they will be acting as the aggressor.

ARTICLE IV. MILITARY COOPERATION

1. Member states are granted the 'Freedom of Military Movement', permitted military assets from all nations within the Independent States, access to pass through territorial waters and air space for the movement of logistics.
   • This cannot be used as a show of force, or to act as hostile action against another nation. Carrying out such movement for hostile purpose will result in removal from military access if the effected nation requests.
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2. Exercising interchangeability for Allies to act together coherently, effectively and efficiently to achieve tactical, operational and strategic objectives. Specifically, it enables forces, units and/or systems to operate together and allows them to share common doctrine and procedures, each others’ infrastructure and bases, and to be able to communicate. Interchangeability reduces duplication, enables pooling of resources, and produces synergies among the Allies, and whenever possible with partner countries.
   • Interchangeability does not necessarily require common military equipment. What is important is that the equipment can share common facilities, and is able to interact, connect and communicate, exchange data and services with other equipment.
   • Inter-operable solutions can only be achieved through the effective employment of standardisation, training, exercises, lessons learned, demonstrations, tests and trials.
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3. Countries of the Alliance will actively provide and encourage logistical support through military means to other members, ranging from the joint-cooperation between Army, Navy and Air force to refuel, rearm, re-supply other nations equipment during war and peacetime to ensure maximum functionality is consistent and successful.
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4. Independent States will participate in at least one annual ISAF Training Exercise, code name: Joint Warrior, every two years and will provide adequate notice three-months prior if unable to attend the exercise. Each year the exercise will be led by a different state within the alliance, providing different terrains and alternative methods of training. During Wartime, the exercise may be halted for that existing year.
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5. All members of the Independent States will actively look and pursue mutual Air Defence with one another, providing consistent communication, regular updates, routine exercises and patrols as well as providing general air defence duties for all ISAF states. These duties include:
   • Activating an Air-to-Air Squadron within your own air force to be the first-response to any airspace breaching for any member state, providing air-to-air and ground-to-air support including direct engagement and communications as required.
   • Providing round-the-clock representatives and controllers to the ADI Control Center, this monitors all air space activity across all states within the alliance to ensure nothing breaches sovereign borders.
   • Ensuring maximum involvement in the protection against Ballistic Missiles through joint efforts to improve anti-ballistic missile systems.
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6. Member States of the alliance will work in cooperation and under strict regulations during any Peacekeeping Operation which, by definition, is active maintenance of truce between forces, supporting a government through logistical or engineering means if ISAF is not directly involved or if a government is facing domestic/internal disorder and requires support.
   • Peacekeeping Missions must have majority vote within the Independent states and are led by an elected ISAF General (I.e. Commanding Country of the Task Force) who manage all others involved from within the alliance, as well as lead negotiations and manage the main decisions of the Operation.
   • Peacekeeping Missions utilise ISAF-specific equipment only with the exception of transportation to that country. Meaning that only ISAF-vehicles (I.e. VABs and SUVs or the IAW) can be used on Peacekeeping Missions to avoid confusion, and have all forces under one flag. This includes all participating peacekeeping forces will actively use ISAF-Blue Helmets with the logo on the side.
   • Peacekeeping Operations do not only cover the grounds of disorder in a country, but are extended to global development, engineering,
     logistical support, humanitarian aid, etc.

ARTICLE V. INTELLIGENCE SHARING

1. Cooperation between Intelligence Agencies in the alliance will be of high priority to ensure the maximum security for each nation within, promoting, encouraging and participating in exercises and operations to get intelligence on all matters that could potentially harm the alliance.
   • Members will be provided information to any alterations to National Security Levels (Defcon, etc) with the specific reasons why to provide an insight on whether other territories could be effected to ensure the best protection possible for the group, aiming to tackle situations and events before they take place.
   • Any Military or Intelligence Operations against another nation must be able to be documented to the Independent States Allied Force as to prevent future complications and confrontation in the event that operation is against the core values that the ISAF follows.
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2. Member States will work in cooperation in regards to any form of Terrorist Activity within a nation surrounding or inside an ISAF member, participating to prevent terrorism through the sharing of intelligence and to keep allies constantly updated on situations that may occur containing terrorism. This leads onto conventional threats, any form of knowledge that could result in hostility against ISAF should be reported to the Council to be investigated and the appropriate action taken to maintain the peace.
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3. Independent States will inform the entirety of ISAF on a confidential level of any possessions of Weapons of Mass Destruction, including but not limited to Chemical & Biological Weaponry. Failure to inform the alliance of a nation holding these arms will be considered treasonous and an act of opposition through military means against the state.

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