Safingrad Pact

## General Info

### Member States

United Soviet Socialist Republics of Konzask, The United Socialist States of Zhonghan, Democratic Republic of Ubizieten, United Nyle Kingdom

## Related Organizations

### Economic

SZIV/CMEA, Safingrad Pact Trade Commission

### Diplomatic

Safingrad Pact Collective Diplomacy Division, SZIV/CMEA

### Political

Second Workers International, First Workers International, SZIV

### Research

SZIV, Joint Pact Research and Development Department

## History

### Recent Events

Wadiyan Crisis, SZIV Foundation, Spartikade

## Safingrad Pact

The Safingrad Pact (Сафинградски пакт/薩芬格勒條約/ສະຝິງຣະດ ພະຈຕ/ميثاق سافينغراد) is an all purpose alliance between the socialist states of Elparia. Unlike previous iterations of alliances and pacts between socialist, and communist country's, not only is the Safingrad Pact relatively new, it is also highly coordinated and organized (Although many attribute this to the unique geo-political situation Elparia is in, rather then an intrinsic quality of the Safingrad Pact itself). The Safingrad Pact is lead by the United Soviet Socialist States of Konzask (Обединени съветски социалистически републики от Конзаск/Obedineni Sŭvet·ski Sotsialisticheski Republiki ot Konzask), most commonly referred to as Konzask.

The Safingrad Pact is organized under a strict policy of Anti-Imperialism, Socialist Unity, Preservation of Socialism within Elparia as well as a staunch anti-fascist policy. Historically, the Safingrad Pact has taken strong stances against ideologies such as Haoism, or "Revisionist" Socialism, which the Pact defines as "Social and State Capitalism masking itself as Socialism".

### Pact Economics:

Safingrad Pact countries, generally (Although not mandatory) operate under a centrally planned economic system with varying levels of state interventionism, with strong stances against private property and business's (Although pact countries make a strong distinction between Private property and Personal Property).

Trade among Safingrad Pact countries is also quite extensive. Although many members do partake in global trade, or are apart of the global market, trade is always the most extensive within member states, primarily due to the ideological biases of the alliance, while other reasons can range from developmental aid, to being unable to trade with the rest of the global community. The biggest imports and exports between Safingrad Pact members tend to be metals, agriculture products and oil.

Recently, Safingrad Pact members have seen further economic integration and cooperation with the establishment of the Съвет за икономическа взаимопомощ/Sŭvet za ikonomicheska vzaimopomosht (SZIV), or in Trekan, the Council of Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA).

Although not strictly made for the Safingrad Pact, the SZIV being a separate entity, in which none-pact members can join as members or observers, it plays a distinct and unique role within Safingrad Pact countries that it doesn't in others.

Within the Safingrad Pact, SZIV operates under many pretexts, but most prominently as a form of "Joint Economic Planning". As such, it functions as a forum for Safingrad Pact economic planners to meet, discuss and debate economic plans, directions, reforms and policy. Furthermore, it provides a forum for aid, investments and other financial avenues such as stimulus packages and financial planning.

The SZIV also operates within the Trade Commission in micro managing resource needs for member states in order to ensure member states are able to receive both material, and luxury needs, solidify shipping lanes, as well as keep track of inner-pact transactions.

Within the Safingrad Pact, the SZIV economically also serves as a forum for joint domestic technological cooperation and exchange. Primarily for the flow of modern technological advancements, products and understanding are readily available for the Safingrad Pact member states. It also doubles in allowing pact scientists to meet, collaborate, discuss and innovate from regions across the globe for new innovations in domestic technological and scientific development. This is often felt the most in the developing members of the Pact, granting them access to first world amenities and extensive levels of support and cooperation in development.

Outside the pact, SZIV operates differently, with sperate policies for members, and observers, however in the pact it operates as a forum and bedrock for Socialist economic and scientific cooperation and development.

### Military:

The Safingrad Pact, as an all purpose alliance, also functions as an official military alliance. Although not having to have entered into a fully fledged war, the Safingrad Pact members cooperate extensively militarily both doctrinally, and in exercises. In peace time, member states military officers and commanders have open forum to discuss, debate, and formulate strategic doctrines, battlefield policies as well as to compare and contrast between military doctrines among member states to promote future coordination in the event of joint military forces being required for deployment.

In early 2022 however, the Safingrad Pact has perused further military unity through hosting joint military exercises between all it's member states with the intent of long term military coordination. The largest of these so far has been the exercises conducted in what used to be Neria, now under the United Nyle Kingdom, with member states sending large portions of their military forces for extensive desert training in 2021.

Similar coordination has been put in place for naval and air forces, however the United Nyle Kingdoms and Konzask have so far been the only states to majorly cooperate in said fields, with the Nyle Pharoh, and Konzaskan President even partaking in a trip across the globe in a Konzaskan battlecruiser.

With alliances across Elparia beginning to solidify, and nations continue to militarily provoke one another, experts predict that future exercises in larger scales are inevitable.

The most recent example of this prediction happened on January 28th, 2022, with Safingrad Pact forces conducting extensive military exercises along the Novavostok border in response to Trekosphere exercises and airbases.

### Research:

The final aspect of the pact comes in the form of domestic and military technological cooperation, seen not only in the SZIV, but in a joint Research and Development program between member states. The joint R&D programs exist in order to maintain military modernization and advancements between member states, allowing Safingrad Pact members to freely share military technology, develop new military technology, and ensure members are equipped with the most up-to-date military equipment available to the Pact.