Protectorate of Sovereign Socialist Ententes

The **Protectorate of Sovereign Socialist Ententes** or **POSSE** was a short-lived, yet prominent alliance on the Brown sphere. POSSE was founded in April 2016 by Alonso Quixano as a decentralized confederation similar in structure to the Libertarian Socialist Federation. However, its rapid growth and foreign policy entanglements necessitated reforms. Although it was the largest left wing alliance at its peak, lack of clear ideological unity or direction would lead to the various internal crises that lead to its reformation as Aevrum.

## History

### Foundation

POSSE was originally founded in June 2015 by Alonso Quixano. The original POSSE lasted only a few weeks, with Quixano abandoning the project to learn the basics of alliance management as a member of The Bear Cavalry. The second incarnation of POSSE was founded on April 12 2016 as the alliance El Castillo using the same charter as the original. The alliance attracted 36 members in 2 weeks. The new member base preferred the socialist theming of the original POSSE and elected to revert to the original name as well. POSSE secured a protectorate agreement with Umbrella and found early support in Supernova X.

### New Power on Brown

Throughout the later half of 2016, POSSE expanded its foreign affairs and, due to its size, became established as a power in the Brown team senate.  In October, POSSE and the Union of Communist Republics signed an ODOAP. In December, the Magnum Opus bloc was formed, with COBRA, Varangian Guard, Screaming Red Asses, Kashmir, and POSSE as signatories.

### POSSE in Crisis

The Protectorate celebrated its achievements, but could not anticipate the cracks that began to form. Alonso Quixano enacted a policy of attempting to rehabilitate rogue states by offering membership and negotiating on their behalf. This antagonized many world leaders who felt that the use of alliance sovereignty to protect rogues was itself an aggressive act. This lead to an outbreak of war in January 2017, when POSSE accepted the Nation of New Lucinda as a member. New Lucinda had been engaged in a nuclear war against nations of the AGW Overlords for the prior month before seeking refuge in POSSE. AGWO leadership requested the removal of the nation from POSSE. Quixano refused, stating that any further aggression would be treated as an attack on POSSE. AGW Overlords declared war on January 9, with treaty partner Alpha Wolves declaring in support the next day. Later in the day on January 10, POSSE received intelligence proving that the leader of New Lucinda had been plotting against the government to usurp control of the alliance. The war ended quickly as it started, with all sides agreeing to white peace. New Lucinda was expelled from POSSE and subjected to sanctions. Although a favorable outcome was reached, this would mark the beginning of POSSE's downfall.

### Rise of the Elective State

In the beginning of 2017, POSSE quietly amended its charter and became a dual AA alliance. Under the new Elective State of the Protectorate, members of POSSE could elect to join one of two connected entities, the alliance proper or the National Revolutionary Party (NRP). Alonso Quixano moved away from Foreign Affairs and took up a position of military leadership in the NRP. POSSE member Diadochi became the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. The NRP portrayed itself as the Protectorate's defense force, but in reality it was an imperialist force engaged in raiding campaigns. This caused a disconnect between POSSE members, the government, and the NRP, as lack of ideological unity had taken its toll.

### SLAP Fight

On February 11, nations of the A Team, a newly formed micro alliance, attacked the NRP. Under the dual AA charter, the POSSE Foreign Affairs Ministry recognized this as an act of war against the Protectorate and sought to negotiate a peaceful settlement. When negotiations were rebuffed, he sought support from allies in the UCR, who pledged aid against the imperialist incursion. The A Team's Protector, SLAP, also entered the conflict at this point. By the next morning, the situation had grown more chaotic. Defense Minister Quixano and newly appointed diplomat Noctis Lucis Caelum denounced the actions of Diadochi as an escalation of the conflict. He was accused of mobilizing an aggressive response without the consent of the government. His defense that the alliance was already in a state of war was rejected by both Alonso and Noctis, who stated that the NRP could handle its own wars. Defeated, Diadochi left his position and fled to Supernova X. As FA Minister, Noctis Lucis Caelum negotiated a peaceful settlement