Dundorf

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DUNDOF FOREIGN POLICY PERSPECTIVE
 
ODERVELD – LEUCHTFEUER
 
Foreign Office, March 29, 5705: After a senior staff meeting on recruiting foreign language proficient entry level staff, ODERVELD – LEUCHTFEUER asked Foreign Minister Gunther Krancke what if any changes in international relations  he expected the new government to pursue, and Krancke responded:
 

Honestly not many. While we have often had political factions wanting complete isolation, or relations only with socialist systems or with monarchies or successful democracies, the Foreign Office has long been dominated by a certain perspective which has generally prevailed regardless of what party was in power.
 
It is no secret the Dundorf Sozialdemokratische Partei (DSDP), the oldest continuously operating party in the Bundesrepublik, and Neue Dundorfische Zentrumspartei (NDZP), our oldest party, have jointly shaped this policy over the centuries. I presume you are asking me because Team Liberaldemokraten (TLD) is much newer and may be more inclined to innovation.
 
TLD supports the traditional policy which has several aspects.  First, we are not concerned with the structure of the regime of another other nations but rather whether it behaves with integrity and honors sovereignty and is not perpetrating aggression or abusing its own population.  If that is the case we very much would like to trade with it and are open to non aggression pacts.
 
Second, we are not looking for military conquest. But have responded successfully to attacks against us several times.  With the demise of the World Congress, we have been open to continental and regional responses to rogue powers such as those that attacked us. We have been in military operations with the Kundrati Union and the Holy Luthorian Empire as well  as Ikradon political factions.
 
Over the years, we have engaged in military technology trades and weapon development with the Triad, Malivia, the Kingdom of Dorvik, The Lourennais, and Royaume Uni de Kanjor. We have been open to Artanian or North Artanian defense agreements but most have not lasted.
 
Third, for many years there were two approaches with separate advocates. One favored Beiteynu and the other Dorvik.  The upshot was trying to deal with both without being dominated by either.  NDZP and DSDP would likely disagree on whether in particular instances that was always successful. 
 
Be that as it may, the fourth was the Humanitarian Alliance led by the Kingdom of Lourenne became our principal international association during its life and before the Lourennais withdrew from the Terran stage. We sent troops and planes and ships to support Lourenne when it was attacked by Seko.
 
But to your original question, there is unlikely to be a change in policy but we do see opportunities beyond those we have pursued in the past.  Particularly in Dovani and perhaps in Seleya and Majatra.

Foreign Minister Krancke