Asian Security Organization

亞洲安全公約組織 (Yàzhōu ānquán gōngyuē zǔzhī)/亜細亜安全条約機構 (Ajia anzen jouyaku kikou)

**The Asian Security Organization (ASO)** was a secret intergovernmental military alliance in Asia, headquartered in Japanese-administered Korea. The alliance was established in the aftermath of the NCR War on Terror to counter the growing regional influence of the Dutch East Indies, and to a lesser extent, Marovia.

ASO was a collective security arrangement: its member states agree to defend each other against attacks made by third parties. During its existence, ASO led Asian regional politics in keeping peace between member states. ASO was a core component of the Grand Alliance during the Globe War.

## History

### Background

ASO's origins can be traced to the aftermath of the NCR War on Terror and the dissolution of Al-Halal. These series of events led to the Dutch East Indies becoming the world's sole superpower. In order to respond to these new challenges, the Chinese government, led by President Ruz and Premier Goosw, began talks to ally several Asian nations. This directly led to the creation of the Asian Security Organization.

### Member States

The ASO was formed by three founding member states on the 4th of April:

* **Republic of China**
* **Shogunate of Japan**
* **Sultanate of Garabogazkol**

Three more member states were admitted into the Organization on later dates:

* **United Siberian Socialist Republics**  *(Admitted 9th of April*)
* **Lingbei Khanate**  *(Admitted 11th of April) (Disbanded circa May)*
* **Union of Amaravati** *(Admitted 13th of April) (Removed 7th of May)*

Members of the ASO were equal in principle, with one vote being delegated to each nation in the alliance's decision-making, regardless of population or economic and military prowess, with the intent of ensuring fairness to every member nation.

### Conflict with Al-Halal

ASO faced its greatest threat not from the Dutch East Indies, but the return of Al-Halal and its leader, Nancat21. Al-Halal would come into conflict with Amaravati following an incident where Lalaboy27, then a dual citizen of the TNSOA, was attacked by Amaravati soldiers DrakonicLarva and MingledBacon. Nancat21 and Lalaboy27 launched a counterattack soon after. Al-Halal and Amaravati would soon become fierce enemies, constantly battling each other.

Al-Halal soon also began launching arbitrary raids into the USSR, citing greivances against its communist system of government. The USSR and Amaravati were both firmly against Al-Halal and called for a joint military response on part of the Organization. China had mixed reactions, with leaders Goosw and KidCatComix, who each had positive relationships with Al-Halal since the days of the Treaty of Beiping, calling for diplomatic negotiations. Others in China, who held negative views of Al-Halal to begin with, pushed for an aggressive response. Japan had the most lenient reaction towards Al-Halal. Cryolophysis and CN46 (former Al-Halal leaders) refused to have Japan intervene on either side of the conflict. This owed to Japan's history with Al-Halal, its desire to avoid any conflict considering Nancat21 and Lalaboy27 were covertly using Japanese territory as a base of operations, and the fact that, as Al-Halal did not exist as an actual country and never declared officially war on Amaravati or the USSR, the collective security clause in the organization treaty could not actually be activated.

### Japan-Amaravati Conflict

Soon, connected conflicts between Japan and Amaravati arose, as Amaravati players began occupying Japanese territory to restock their gear without the consent of Japan. Furthermore, in an incident involving Amaravati and USSR players, Michael, the beloved donkey of PaulsDollopCream, was killed. (A memorial was constructed in Tokyo.) Finally, Al-Halal and Amaravati ended their feud, deciding to cooperate instead on raiding the USSR. As a result of these combined incidents, Japan proposed a motion to remove Amaravati from the Organization. The vote passed almost unanimously, with the sole objection being from Amaravati itself. After being removed from ASO, Amaravati was eventually invaded and reconstituted by the Dutch East Indies forces as a vassal, after Amaravati forces continuously raided the Dutch Dominion of Turkey. In response, Secretary General KidCatComix issued a statement:

> *We have witnessed one of our former members usurped into the TDEI SoI (Sphere of Influence). It must be shocking. However, we must maintain our calm posture and realize the geopolitical reality today that the Dutch East Indies will stop at nothing to expand its SoI. So judging from past events and their consequences, I believe a few points of avoidance need to be made:*
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> * *No Provoked Wars*
> * *No Killing for Head Collecting*
> * *No Unprovoked Killings of other Nations' Members*
> * *No Sudden, Unauthorized Appearance in other Nations' territories*
> * *No Griefing*
> * *No excessive larping which lead to arguments rooting from ideological differences*
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> *Instead, we should:*
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> * *Promote regional development and share resources between member states and outside our SoI*
> * *Maintain peace and stability in the Asia Pacific Region*
> * *Restrict any and all TDEI expansion of territories in the means of diplomacy and blockade of trade*
> * *Maintain dialogue with any and all states and vassals in the world, including our geopolitical competitors*
> * *Be more friendly and less asshole-y*
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> *Our main foreign policy goals should be:*
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> * *To maintain peace in the world*
> * *To sell more stuff between states*
> * *To promote an alternative to TDEI domination of trade and military*
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> *To quote the Northern Song politician Su Xun, in the context of the Qin defeating all other 6 Chinese states during the Warring States Period, "The key to Death of the Six Nations, does not lie in the inefficiency of their soldiers, nor the ability to wage war, but the appeasement of Qin." If we do not unite with the world against such an expansionist power, we will all end up like the Six Nations. Long live peace, stability and democracy!! Love live ASO!*
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> ***-* Secretary General KidCatComix, 19th of May, 2023**
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### Globe War

ASO's final actions were done in the context of the Globe War. China, Japan and the USSR co-founded the Grand Alliance and collectively declared war on the Dutch East Indies. After the war ended in a stalemate, ASO became inactive, and dissolved on the 28th of June as part of the shutdown of Earth World III.