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The **World Assembly** (WA) is an international body within NationStates. Through its General Assembly, it governs policy choices amongst its members and alters issue stats. Via its Security Council, the WA addresses Raiding and Defending as well as commends (or condemns) notable members of the game.

The New West Indies maintains a "high" regional power standard, determined by the influence measure compared to other regions. This influence increases when there are more endorsements between the New West Indies' WA members and/or those endorsements carry for a long period of time. There was at one point a distinct focus on the effort via the Indies Endorsement Program, which encouraged endorsements with trading card prizes and shoutouts.

## Overview

### **Process**

A resolution draft can be submitted by any WA member with at least two endorsements, though it is customary to create a thread for any draft in the World Assembly forum. Once a draft is submitted, it is adjudicated by the GA Secretariat or Security Council moderators; they determine whether the draft is legal. If not, it may not be voted on by the chamber; if it is particularly egregious, the draft may be discarded. If the draft is legal, it must acquire the approval at least 6% of all World Assembly Delegates to go to the voting floor.

Once a resolution draft gets enough approval, it shall be entered into the floor queue. Upon arrival, the draft is voted on by the entire World Assembly. Any member thereof may vote on the submission. Delegates get more voting power than the average member, however. Every Delegate gets one vote plus however many endorsements they have.

### **General Assembly**

> *"Improving the World One Resolution at a Time"*
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This chamber considers resolutions on a variety of political topics that influence stats of WA member nations. Each resolution falls within a certain category (or "industry"), which determines how such resolution affect national statistics. Categories include Civil Rights, Environmental, Free Trade, International Security, and others.

The WA General Assembly has passed over 500 resolutions since its establishment in 2008.

### **Security Council**

> *"Spreading interregional peace and goodwill, via force if necessary"*
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This chamber considers resolutions concerning topics on NationStates issues. They come in three different forms: Commendations, Condemnations, and Liberations. Commendations are celebrations of particular nations for their outstanding deeds, whether it's via their national policies, regional accolades, or interregional pursuits. Condemnations share this jurisdiction, though these nations are infamous in contrast. Liberations, the more unique of the three types, targets regions with password. When a liberation is enacted, the password is mechanically lifted, allowing raiders or (normally) defenders to enter the region.

The Security Council has passed more than 300 resolutions in its history.

## Relation to the New West Indies

### **World Assembly Delegate**

*Main Article: World Assembly Delegate*

The World Assembly Delegate for the New West Indies has longed maintained substantial influence in the World Assembly, primarily via a relatively large voting power.

The region has had three total Delegates during its lifespan, beginning with Unia Saul. Following a reign of 61 days, Canilu became the Delegate for another 65. During this time, the Delegate was elected by the General Assembly. On September 9th, 2018, Karteria was elected to the Delegacy, overcoming Kronshtadt by a 19-10 vote.

Karteria have been the Delegate ever since. They are the longest-serving Delegate in regional history, having served for over 600 consecutive days (or over a year and a half). During their tenure, Karteria has maintained voting power anywhere between 20 and 40 votes.

### **Indies Endorsement Program**

*Main Article: Indies Endorsement Program*

On May 24, 2020, the Delegate for the New West Indies, Karteria, established the Indies Endorsement Program. This initiative sought to encourage WA members in the region to endorse each other to increase the influence of the New West Indies.

Every WA member is considered a member of the program automatically. Members whom endorse the Delegate or a certain number of other members receive trading card rewards depending on the number endorsed.

In Early 2021, the program was ended due to a lack of interest.

## See Also

1. World Assembly page.
2. GA Rules.
3. SC Rules.
4. Rules for GA Secretariat.

## References

1. ↑ Influence Ranking.
2. ↑ NWI region page.
3. ↑ General Assembly Proposal Page
4. ↑ Election Archive
5. ↑ New West Indies History Page