Cold War

Belligerents| United Realmplex Alliance:* Potato Empire
* Thailand
* TMA

The **Cold War** was a term used to refer to the ongoing political conflict occurring between the Potato Empire, the Carrot Republic, and Femboy Land, as well as their respective allies. The events of the Cold War are not necessarily limited to combat, and also include political disputes, competition between nations, threats made to different nations, and many events that have led to drastic change on the server. Due to the nature of these events, it is hard to pinpoint a starting point for the Cold War, partly because no proper conflict was ever declared, and due to these circumstances the name of the conflict could be used as an umbrella term for the events as a whole.

The idea of the Cold War was disputed by some people, who claimed that there were no actual international tensions. Despite this, the idea stuck. Following the events of Chaos Day, JVTA described the Cold War as "over". However, with recent political developments on the world stage, some have suggested a Second Cold War may be beginning.

## Background

Multiple factors contributed to the Cold War.

Both Potato and Carrot had been in an unstable rivalry since the latter's creation in February 2022. The Carrot-Potato Conflict and the Great Realmplex War both defined the relations between the two countries going forward. To ensure world peace, TaylorWorld announced the formation of an organisation known as the United Realmplex Alliance, originally modelled on the United Nations and later NATO, to promote and ensure peace on the server. Carrot refused to join, with RoryRDMB saying: *"conflict is what drives this server to improve"*.

## Sides in the conflict

NOTE FOR READERS: The term "et al" is a Latin phrase meaning "and others"; used here it refers to countries allied with a nation listed.

### U.R.A. (Potato et al.)

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The United Realmplex Alliance is a political organisation made up of Potato Empire, Thailand, and The Mountain Association, among other factions. The organisation functions similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Members of the U.R.A. have a mutual obligation to protect each other in the situation of a conflict.

Potato and Thailand have been, at many points, criticised and attacked for their actions. The current monarch of the Potato Empire, TaylorWorld, has been the target of much criticism.

### Carrot et al.

The Carrot Republic is a sovereign state centered around carrots. Carrot has been the center of major events and conflicts on the server, and has had a strained relationship with the Potato Empire since it's predecessor's foundation in February of 2022.

The country, though not large in numbers, is ahead of the other sides of the conflict in certain ways, Carrot’s answer to the potato temple, Carrot Castle, will be the largest building on the server when complete, and it is that it will be larger than the entirety of Wench itself. Carrot also has at least one creeper farm, operated the CNP. as well as other farms and a trading hall.

### Femboy Land et al.

Femboy Land is a sovereign state formed in June 2022. The country contains some of the most skilled members of the server, many of whom possess many resources. Potato and many of its allies have had an antagonistic view of Femboy Land, and have often pointed to the country as a threat to Potato's existence.

SashaTripleUnderscore, the leader of Ravine Town, is a member of Femboy Land, leading some to believe Ravine Town is allied with Femboy Land. Neither country has commented on this suggestion.

### Neutral powers

The neutral powers of the Cold War are countries which have associated themselves with no specific major faction, instead being a neutral power. Neutral powers include:

* Jonasland
* Sol Corporation
* Underwater Empire
* Wench

Neutral powers do not necessarily cooperate with each other; while they all fit under the same category, they do not have to be allied with each other in the way that the countries allied to the major powers are.