Eastern Terra Cooperation Conference

[Louis]

Royal Councilor Juan Carlos de Montalivet y Bavard

The honorable President of Lodamun makes the case clear: We ar within our rights for intelligence, but CISA remains a framework. One that can be adjusted to our needs. Hence, it is my thought that we create a new CISA-like framework that is adjusted to our modern needs.
Before we engage in such a topic, we invite Director of the Strategic Defence Agency, Admiral Alan Casey to speak of Seleyan-Kerisian interoperability.

[imperialpearl]

Director of the Strategic Defence Agency, Admiral Alan Casey

Thank you very much, your majesties, your excellencies, esteemed members. 

Let's establish the scene of a surface fleet from outside the region being assembled, and it's moving towards the south-western approaches. 

1. It is no secret to the members of this conference that Kalistani, Lodamese and Egelian(?) ISR (reconnaissance) satellites are always conducting passes on countries of interest during their rotations. These satellites could observe an above average gathering of naval vessels in a port complex. 
   
2. As the fleet begins moving, our [Lodamun's] acoustic hydrophones in the South Ocean and Artanian Sea begin to determine the potential classes of vessels on the move, cross-referencing the unique sounds of these vessels' engines with data we've gathered in the Karzon Strait and the South Ocean/Artanian Sea. The Lodamese Navy is capable of comparing its own acoustic library with that of Kalistan's to determine possible identities. Assuming that these vessels are relatively new and have now ventured into the range of our SOSUS network in Karzon Strait or the acoustic hydrophones in the aforementioned bodies of water, there is not much for us to work with on determining intent. 
   
3. Should the fleet continue on its northern trajectory, long-range maritime patrol drones can be dispatched from Aldegar or Saridan, and we can begin the formal process of confirming the identities of these vessels. Perhaps at the same time, this foreign fleet glances into the range of LAORA (Lodamese Advanced Over-the-Horizon Radar), which provides surface returns consistent with large ship hulls. It will be up to drones or maritime patrol aircraft operating from a reasonable distance to gather additional data. 
   
4. At every step of the way, we could send information/data gathered through CISA to other nations to ensure that they are queued in what is happening. What makes this significant is that we can have advanced warnings about things that perhaps one member of this gathering might consider a threat, and which they would consider important to share with others. 
   
5. As a result of the advanced warning, perhaps, although I must register my discomfort with the idea, Egelian ballistic missiles can be queued in the locations of these vessels and firing solutions developed in advance and persistently updated as this foreign fleet moves closer, with potential hostile intent.
   

There are domains I have not even spoken to, including ISR aircraft capable of detecting electronic emissions and even our submarine fleet, which is capable of being dispatched to the general area once the acoustic hydrophones detect the simultaneous movement of a large number of vessels. Similarly, it is not limited to tracking ships, aircraft or ballistic missiles, but can also play a role in ensuring we share information related to national security (e.g.) members being queued in on terrorist threats with global implications. 

Importantly, what each nation will receive as a result of information sharing is not raw sensor feeds (yet), or tasking authority over another state's assets, but instead an unprecedented amount of situational awareness. For some members, the information sharing and warning received may trigger greater surveillance or prompt diplomatic signalling. Our responses need not be uniform or coordinated; it simply means that for many, they'd no longer be blind or as blind as they had been. 

[Doc]

Her Highness, Lady Nicolette Ananto-Collins, Princess of the Empire
Empire of Ananto and Kalistan

Her Imperial Majesty has ordered that Kalistan shall cooperate in intelligence sharing, within a framework that will respect national sovereignty, but will also provide us all the tools to enhance regional, not just local security. We appreciate the exposition from the Lodamese Representatives on their system, and like our colleagues, Kalistan does not necessarily possess the capacity to provide for instantaneous transmission of raw intelligence data.

This is not to say that early warning systems cannot be coordinated, as an instance of a very concrete measure, for example. If Kalistani satellites detect a missile launch in Artania or northern Majatra, warnings go off in Kalistan. There is no reason that that alarm should not also be heard in the Capitals of Lodamun, Valruzia, Gaduridos, or Egelion, NEKK and Nadiya as well. We would have preliminary telemetry data shortly thereafter and under a framework we are thinking of, we should be able to communicate that as well. Because our shared interest is that none of us are hit by the missile. A thermonuclear armed warhead would affect the entire region, whether it hits in Nowagard, or in Kaliburg, or in Altea. So it would be in our interest that we all know something like this is on the way.

If a foreign fleet enters and moves at all in the Northern Anantonese Ocean, we do not need to know its disposition, whether friendly or enemy, to broadcast its existence when it is first detected to our neighbors. Assuming we are all coordinating our efforts, it would be in our individual interests that our neighbors know that this fleet is there, because whatever that fleet is doing in our collective waters or in our national waters, either way, it is all of our interests to know as soon as possible, so we may all take our own steps to counter that threat, should it prove to be one.

This will require a measure of trust. If our neighbors can see what we see, they can also see us. It would require the trust that would make that risk worth it. I think this might be a sticking point, because we have to ask ourselves if this level of trust exists between those present here. Kalistan is admittedly more skittish in the realm of trust than others may be. But we are prepared to at least hear other people out on this matter.

I yield.

[Louis]

Royal Councilor Juan Carlos de Montalivet y Bavard

Representatives,

We must agree with the points raised by Her Highness. While a realm of skepticism remains between some countries, we are fully prepared to end that era of distrust. That is the reason we are here. For military reasons, Egelion holds dearly our ATENEA system, which is a radar-satellite reconnaissance system which also works as our platform for our missile program. Our satellites stationed across three major points in the outer atmosphere create direct communications with our at-sea and ground based radars, giving us a complete look across continents. This aerial system has cost us billion of Crowns in development. Not only to send satellites into space, but to ensure our software and ground based system are up to date.

As a part of commitment of trust, we are open to sharing information received by the ATENEA system with member partners. This system is precise, intricate, and accurate. Similar to what the Honorable Gentleman from Lodamun describes, it is a system made for early warning and regular reconnaissance that could in turn be used to share with partners. We would be willing to make that information open with partners as well as direct communication with IEI, our intelligence agency. 

This would of course be reinforced and made possible through a CISA-like treaty, which I believe we would all benefit from reworking to consider our ideas and concerns.

[Svetlana]

Councilwoman Edda Wahl, Nadiyan Confederation:

Except for some reservations the Nadiyan presidency and military still has about the proposals, we nonetheless agree with all 3 initiatives and hope that this discussion continues forward uninterrupted.

[Doc]

Her Highness, Lady Nicolette Ananto-Collins, Princess of the Empire
Empire of Ananto and Kalistan

We would propose the following principles on intelligence sharing:

1) A region wide early warning system that draws on intelligence from our various individual services and systems to broadcast to the region that strategic or unconventional weapons deployment and/or launch has occurred. This should give other services an opportunity to independently verify the data with their own systems and allow our region to begin preparing as they may.

2) A commitment to open and willing distribution of tactical data, including intel analyses, radar and sonar reports, as they affect our region. This includes information on troop strengths and deployments within the region. Based on the model: "If we know, you know too."

3) A general commitment to the sharing and integration of intelligence technology and systems to bring all of us up to speed with regard to modern intelligence gathering techniques. We note that Egelion has systems similar to Kalistan's in a number of ways, but we do not talk to one another, nor do we have any protocols established to do so. Meanwhile, more than one country has intelligence assets that are either non-existent or relatively not as sophisticated, which it would benefit all of us to assist with bring them up to date so they can contribute to regional intelligence datapools and analysis as well.

4) A fully solid commitment that our existing agreements with nations outside of our area will be carefully cordoned off from the intel we are able to gather under this agreement. This will allow states to maintain their existing agreements that they entered into as a sovereign state, but does not require any of us to also honor that treaty commitment and share our intel with them, some of whom we may not be on the best terms with our own selves.

5) A firm commitment to cost sharing, especially in bringing nations who are not as advanced up to a general level of technological and analytic sophistication. The issue of shared intelligence should be treated both as systemic in nature (as in our regional system) and a social good that nobody can be excluded from regardless of their ability to contribute. Nor should we be willing to accept free riders, but all should commit to contribute as they are able.

Kalistan would support any agreement that includes these points in some form. I yield.

[Louis]

Royal Councilor Juan Carlos de Montalivet y Bavard

Representatives,

We ask each member to give brief comments or potential changes to this treaty that concerns our efforts to increase military and intelligence communication:

The Anantonese Intelligence & Security Accord (AISA)

PREAMBLE Recognizing that regional stability is a collective responsibility, and acknowledging that the opacity of strategic movements increases the risk of miscalculation, the Undersigned Nations hereby commit to a policy of Radical Transparency and Mutual Technical Uplift.

Article I: The Regional Early Warning Network (REWN)
The High Contracting Parties shall establish a unified, 24/7 automated broadcast system designed to detect and alert the region to the deployment or launch of strategic or unconventional weaponry.

• Verification Protocol: Upon a system trigger, all member intelligence services are granted a "Verification Window" to independently cross-reference data using domestic sensors.
  
• Non-Interference: This system serves as a regional tripwire, allowing each state the maximum possible lead time for civil defense and sovereign preparation.
  
  

Article II: The "Universal Awareness" Doctrine
Member states commit to the open distribution of tactical data. This agreement operates on the foundational principle: "If one of us knows, we all know."

• Scope of Data: This includes, but is not limited to, real-time radar/sonar feeds, troop strength assessments, and regional deployment reports.
  
• Intelligence Analysis: Raw data shall be accompanied by expert analysis to ensure smaller or less-equipped intelligence bureaus can interpret threats with the same clarity as larger ones.
  
  

Article III: Technological Integration & Synchronization
To eliminate "dead zones" in regional awareness, the Parties agree to integrate disparate intelligence systems.

• Standardization: Using the existing architectures of Egelion, Loddamun, and Kalistan as a baseline, the region will establish common communication protocols.
  
• The Uplift Mandate: Advanced nations agree to share intelligence gathering techniques and hardware specifications with member states currently possessing limited capabilities, ensuring a seamless regional "datapool."
  
  

Article IV: Sovereignty and External Cordoning
The Parties recognize that individual members maintain pre-existing treaties with extra-regional powers.

• The Data Firewall: All intelligence gathered or synthesized under this Accord is strictly cordoned off. No member is permitted to "leak" or share Accord-derived data with outside allies.
  
• Sovereign Independence: This agreement does not compel any member to honor the external treaties of another member, nor does it grant outside nations access to the regional collective’s internal intelligence.
  
  

Article V: Funding and Collective Responsibility
The maintenance of this system shall be treated as a Regional Social Good.

• Cost Sharing: Funding for the REWN and the "Uplift Mandate" shall be shared proportionally based on GDP and existing infrastructure.
  
• Anti-Exclusion: No nation shall be excluded from the benefits of the intelligence pool due to temporary financial inability to contribute.
  
• Prohibition of Free-Riding: Every member is expected to contribute to the best of their capacity, whether through funding, geographic sensor placement, or analytical personnel.
  

[imperialpearl]

President Robert Hartman

Lodamun maintains no objections to the treaty as it stands. We await the comments from other members to move forward. We would like to thank our humble hosts for drafting the proposed treaty.

[Doc]

Her Highness, Lady Nicolette Ananto-Collins, Princess of the Empire
Empire of Ananto and Kalistan

Her Imperial Majesty has she will require Kalistan's accession to this Accord on all points from the National Assembly.

[Svetlana]

Councilwoman Edda Wahl, Nadiyan Confederation:

The Nadiyan Confederation has no objections to the proposed treaty. Its ratification shall be done by the Nadiyan General Assembly.