Organization of Free Nations
 Flag of the Organization of Free Nations | |
 Map of the OFN; Dark blue denotes member states of the OFN, and light blue denotes partner states of the OFN | |
| Founded | 1949 |
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| Sphere |  American Sphere |
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The Organization of Free Nations (OFN) is an organization comprised of primarily democratic states and led by the United States of America. The OFN was created to insure the security of the Americas and the South Pacific, as its founding members are the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. To this end, the organization often backs separatists in the Einheitspakt and the Co Prosperity Sphere, the analogous political blocs led by Germany and Japan. The OFN operates as a collective defense alliance although it will intervene itself in numerous conflicts as the game progresses. The OFN trades with most neutral nations and the Triumvirate.
The OFN was originally formed at the end of the 1940s by a handful of nations that still resisted Nazi and Japanese imperialism and that were democratic and free. These generally included the remnants of the Allied Powers that remained independent after the Second World War. One of the biggest events in the organisation's history is the formation of the West Indies Federation, an artificial nation state made up of the remains of now Nazi-controlled countries' colonial possesions in the Carribeans under a single administration. Other significant events include the creation of the OFN Antarctic Administration, the Joint Administration of the Antarctic between the US, Australia and New Zealand, and the fortification of Iceland and the Faroe Islands as a counterbalance to German posturing in the Atlantic.
OFN Unity[edit | edit source]
OFN Unity is a national spirit available to the United States which provides insight into how united the OFN is. It gives various bonuses to 
Political Power Gain, 
War Support, 
Needed Consumer Goods and 
Trade Deal Opinion. It can decrease and increase via National Focuses, Events and the results of Global Conflicts.
| Unity Level | Description | Effect(s) |
|---|---|---|
 Defunct |
From the dark days of a war's aftermath shone forth a promise. Hope was not yet lost, it loftily declared; freedom shall fight on until its nemeses are vanquished. It had brought to life a coalition of democracies - a monument to the resolve of ideals and the free men who champion them. But the world was unkind to this promise, and so lashed it with setback after betrayal until its allies, its enemies, and eventually its own heralds heeded its words no longer. All that remains of it is a bitter memory of what once was, of what could have been... and of what now will never be. | Daily Political Power Gain: +0.01 War Support: +1.50% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +3.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -1.00% |
 Very Low |
All semblance of fraternity between America and her estranged allies has shattered beyond repair. The ensuing avalanche of repressed grievances has engulfed public discourse, further paralyzing the Organization's leadership and inflaming demands to sever ties with it in earnest. Desperate calls for compromise and reform are treated with less worth than manifestos decrying America's hegemony over supplicant vassals - or the reprobates enjoying America's fruits at little to no effort of their own. The Organization of Free Nations is on the verge of collapse. Its last few proponents despair at its unavoidable downfall. | Daily Political Power Gain: +0.02 War Support: +3.00% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +6.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -2.00% |
 Low |
The Organization of Free Nations is strongly disunited. Demoralized and pressured by their constituents' dissent, councilors from a majority of member-states demand concrete results from their continued cooperation, whether through indicants of mutual benefit or through decisive victories against those adversaries who would wish them harm. These are countered by outspoken rebuttals demanding more equitable contributions to the alliance's military and economic might. Left unsaid in this exchange is the ultimate recourse should Washington fail to address either affront. | Daily Political Power Gain: +0.03 War Support: +4.50% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +9.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -3.00% |
 Middling |
The Organization of Free Nations is disunited. Unheeded pleas and lackluster performances have worn off the torch's luster and sown seeds of doubt among once-stalwart proponents. The selfsame have begun to question if the coalition truly is a vehicle for advancing democratic principles, rather than an extension of self-serving American designs. Likewise, more Americans than ever hold reservations over bankrolling other nations' defense when issues at home - healthcare, infrastructure, inequality - better deserve the public's expense. | Daily Political Power Gain: +0.04 War Support: +6.00% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +12.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -4.00% |
 Somewhat |
The Organization of Free Nations is slightly disunited. President Dewey had likened the alliance to a "family of democracies"; like any family, it should follow, the OFN quarrels with one another over trivial matters. Arguments involving the household's future - what plans to commit, how much money to spend - erupt from time to time, albeit in amicable fashion. By and large, each member-state is content with the current state of affairs. This may change as action and circumstance permit. | Daily Political Power Gain: +0.05 War Support: +7.50% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +15.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -5.00% |
 Somewhat High |
The Organization of Free Nations is slightly united. President Dewey had likened the alliance to a "family of democracies"; today, this family prepares in unison against the dangers that surround them. Petty arguments among members have, if not been rectified fully, then at least put to an agreed-upon hold for the foreseeable future. Though families are bound to quarrel, some essence also compels them to stand together in the face of great adversity. And what is fascism's specter if not an existential tribulation the Free World must overcome? | Daily Political Power Gain: +0.06 War Support: +9.00% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +18.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -6.00% |
 High |
The Organization of Free Nations is united. Tensions disappear as every member-state finds their own expectations of the alliance not only met, but surpassed through Washington's initiative. Support for the world-spanning cause of freedom swells with every bountiful agreement signed and every cause for action answered, both of which it has accrued plentifully. Riding high off their successes, the alliance's leadership promises a satisfied public with better tidings at hand. | Daily Political Power Gain: +0.07 War Support: +10.50% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +21.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -7.00% |
 Very High |
The Organization of Free Nations is strongly united. Peacekeepers depart to hotspots around the world without hesitation, at the behest of councilors whose very words are treated by both governments and publics as commandments absolute. Never before has the Free World exhibited such fervor in committing to its goals; for such, it seems Fate herself has rewarded its greatest alliance with prosperous economies, secure borders, humbled adversaries, and a wave of new members seeking all three. A golden age for freedom beckons as its torchbearers radiate with unprecedented promise. Who shall stand before such awe-inspiring might? | Daily Political Power Gain: +0.08 War Support: +12.00% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +24.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -8.00% |
 Extremely High |
The Organization of Free Nations is one in task and purpose, disproving to all and sundry its ideals' supposed impotence. Freedom has not yet begun to fight! | Daily Political Power Gain: +0.09 War Support: +13.50% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +27.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -9.00% |
 Unbreakable |
From the dark days of a war's aftermath shone forth a promise, scribed in every language and received by every man. Its message is simple, yet varied among beholders.
To the unheard it pledged ears hearing their wailing laments. To the unseen it pledged eyes seeing their hidden truths. To the unspoken it pledged lips shouting their names in every alleyway and boulevard. And to the architects of their suffering - tyrants, strongmen, fascists - it pledged an end to their malevolence. An army of free men assembles before an incandescent torch, blazing brighter than ever before. Let the oppressed seek refuge in its homely warmth, and let their oppressors burn before its terrible swift flames! |
Daily Political Power Gain: +0.10 War Support: +15.00% Trade Deal Opinion Factor: +30.00% Needed Consumer Goods: -10.00% |
Members[edit | edit source]
| Membership | Member(s) | Description | Effect(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Leader of the Free World |
United States of America | Surrounded by existential threats from both East and West, the United States mustered allies wherever it could before drawing a line its enemies shall not cross. No matter the cost and state of affairs, the superpower swore, its leaders and armies will faithfully keep watch over the thin border it had formed between sanity and madness.
In recognition, governments and oppressed peoples alike turn towards Washington for guidance, security, and material support. Yet these privileges come with an unwritten demand: America must continue to uphold the high standards of its moniker, lest the Free World family suddenly find itself without a patriarch worth following... |
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 Independent Member of the OFN |
Canada Australia New Zealand Iceland |
The OFN is, first and foremost, a mutual defense alliance between countries with liberal and democratic inclinations. It comprises signatories of the New York Charter, who (barring some exceptions) are expected to "maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack" in accordance with Article 3 of the aforementioned document. A council of representatives from every member-state, each entitled to one vote, manages the alliance's daily and long-term affairs.
Independent members refer to member-states which maintain political, economic, and military autonomy from the United States. The alliance's first independent members are Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. |
GDP Growth Boost: 10% |
 Dependent Member of the OFN |
West Indies Federation British Honduras Guyana Suriname Faroe Islands Haiti |
For member-states with neither the resources nor the manpower to maintain anything larger than a self-defense force, Article 5 - which mandates signatories to "assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith... the use of armed force" - entails beggaring their economies for a standing force which they themselves scarcely use. Minor nations' place in the OFN, with these constraints in mind, was subject to vigorous debate until a compromise solution was amended into the New York Charter.
The now-termed "Dependent Status Clause" exempts member-states which fit a list of strict criteria from fulfilling their Article 5 obligations. In effect, the US Armed Forces subsumes a large portion of the duties their militaries are expected to perform. Only the West Indies Federation, Haiti, British Honduras, Guyana, Suriname and the Faroes classify for the special status as of 1962. |
GDP Growth Boost: 5% |
 OFN Partner |
Venezuela Uruguay Liberia Brazil Guiana-Cayenne |
While not a full member of the Organisation of Free Nations, partner nations have close defense ties with the United States and are connected with the alliance through various programs. OFN Partnership is an informal title characterised by conditional defense development arrangements between a partner nation and the many OFN-affiliated governmental organisations.
Partnership programs began in 1950 with the OFN-OAS Defense Compact, whereby the OFN could offer defensive modernisation to members of the Organisation of American States. Partnerships also facilitate military missions, grants, and other OFN aid. through their affiliation with these programs, partner nations may be granted observer status in the OFN Security Council and put on track for eventual full membership in the alliance. |
GDP Growth Boost: 5% |
 American Military Government |
OFN Antarctic Administration | The United States has had experience instituting military districts - occupation zones whose inhabitants are subject to military, rather than extant local civilian laws - since the Reconstruction era. Aimed to enforce immediate peace and stability in war-torn or disputed regions, military governments are overseen by generals and involve sizable numbers of deployed American servicemen. Administrations may decide to continue this practice, for some reason or another, in the modern day.
The most recent example is US Forces Iceland, the eponymous island's de facto authority since 1941. |
GDP Growth Boost: -2.5% |
 OFN Mandate |
Central African Republic (Potentially) Coalition Government of Angola (Potentially) OFN Provisional Government of the Congo (Potentially) East African Interim Unity Government (Potentially) OFN Mandate of the Philippines (Potentially) |
Given the goals outlined by its framers, the OFN is not only expected, but also pressured to intervene in conflicts where the Free World's interests are at stake. Oftentimes the entities which emerge from them lack the stability, institutions and experience to maintain a successful democracy post-independence.
Article 12 of the New York Charter has presciently authorized the alliance to establish civil administrations in the aforementioned entities until capable local governments can oversee free and fair elections within their jurisdictions. Such a transitional period, it is hoped, will help create countries better equipped to seize their own destinies than otherwise. |
GDP Growth Boost: -5% |