Foreign Relations of Acadia

Since its independence in 1999 and international recognition in 2000, Acadia has established relations with many countries in Antarctica. Acadian foreign policy, and thus its relations with almost every nation in Antarctica, tends to shift more or less with the election of a new President, or even the appointment of a new Minister of Foreign Affairs. However, throughout the years, Acadia's closest allies have usually been listed as Castilla, Francterre, Liguria, Snowzerland, and the Western Union countries, especially Candvia, Dragonstone, Duck Island, and the United Provinces.

Foreign Commitments
Despite being small in terms of both land area and population, Acadia is considered an interventionist country, maintains thousands of troops in various countries around Antarctica for either protection or peacekeeping purposes, along with providing millions of Acadian francs worth of foreign aid to many other countries around Antarctica. The country's large economy and relatively large military has allowed it to provide financial and military aid to its allies around Antarctica, and Acadia has been involved in many conflicts around Antarctica as well.

Financial
Having an large economy for its small size, at 5.543 trillion Fish, Acadia can afford to provide large amounts of foreign aid to many nations around Antarctica. Acadia provides a total of around 725 million Fish worth of foreign aid to various countries around Antarctica, mostly its allies. Like with military aid, Duck Island receives the largest amount of Acadian aid, at around 125 million Fish. Acadia also provides around 75 million Fish worth of foreign aid to West Pengolia, despite it not being an actual country, to aid West Pengolia against East Pengolia.

As of 2018, these are the nations that Acadia provides an annual amount of foreign aid for.
 * 125 million Fish to Duck Island
 * 100 million Fish to Okan
 * 70 million Fish to Caseusopolis
 * 60 million Fish to Poshia
 * 60 million Fish to West Pengolia
 * 50 million Fish to Hailvale
 * 50 million Fish to Red Island
 * 50 million Fish to Land of Flystar55555
 * 50 million Fish to Maps Union
 * 50 million Fish to the Emperorlands

Military Commitments
Out of 563,900 troops, Acadia currently has around 27,000 soldiers stationed in various Acadian allies throughout Antarctica. There are smaller numbers of Acadian soldiers stationed at embassies and other diplomatic institutions around Antarctica, but are usually not counted for the sake of simplicity. Most of the Acadian soldiers stationed overseas are a part of the Acadian Foreign Legion, a unit in the military consisting of soldiers recruited from foreign nations. The largest Acadian force stationed overseas is in Okan where 11,000 Acadian soldiers are currently stationed.

As of 2018, these are the countries in which Acadia has troops stationed in.
 * 11,000 soldiers in Okan
 * 7,000 soldiers in Duck Island
 * 5,000 soldiers in Caseusopolis
 * 4,000 soldiers in Hailvale

In 2027, after the fall of Shops Island and the subsequent founding of the Republic of Moon Island, Acadia immediately deployed 15,000 soldiers, mostly consisting of Foreign Legion recruits, to defend the sovereignty of the fledgling republic. This became the largest Acadian military commitment at the time and established Acadia as one of the closest allies and trading partners of the new republic. Acadian military bases overseas remained on high alert during the Scramble for Power immediately following the fall of Shops, during which many former Shopper colonies fell to imperial conquest

Antarctic trade agreements
Aside from free trade agreements with the member states of the Free Republic Union and Western Union, the organizations of which Acadia is a member of, but the country also has multiple free trade agreements with other countries as well. Below is the list of the eleven nations in Antarctica of which Acadia has a free trade agreement with. The nations which Acadia previously had a free trade agreement with before they joined either the Free Republic Union and Western Union are not included, as they are counted as being a part of the free trade agreements of those organizations instead.


 * Amataria
 * Batavia
 * Castilla
 * Francterre
 * Liguria
 * Polaris
 * Puffle'and
 * Snowzerland
 * South Joseon
 * UnitedTerra
 * United States of Antarctica

Legend

 * Red - Terrible
 * Orange - Bad
 * Gold - Fair
 * Yellow Green - Good
 * Green - Excellent
 * Gray - No relations/interactions

Dorkugal
Acadia and Dorkugal were previously allies, as they were both member states of the Free Republic Union, and Acadia was often supplied by Dorkugal with many technologies. However, after Acadia and Snowiny invaded the Dorkugese territory of Macradonia, the relations between both countries deteriorated, and tensions rose between the two countries after Acadia exited the Free Republic Union in 2016. In 2019, Acadia began making the first steps to improving its relations with Dorkugal, with Acadia planning to ease the sanctions on Dorkugal to open up trade between the two countries once more.

East Pengolia
Acadia had poor relations with East Pengolia when the former was still in the Free Republic Union, but still maintained diplomatic relations with the country for the sake of cooperation in the FRU. However, after Acadia left the Free Republic Union in 2016, relations between the countries completely deteriorated, with both countries closing their embassies in each other's countries permanently. Both countries have continued to threaten each other, which led to the short First Acadian Colonial War, but there have been no other major wars between the two countries.

Freezeland
Acadia and Freezeland originally had good relations as both countries were members of the Free Republic Union, and both countries also had a High Penguin majority. After Acadia left the Free Republic Union in 2016, relations between the two countries slightly soured as Freezeland took the side of the United States of Antarctica and the FRU against Acadia. However, when tensions between Acadia and the United States of Antarctica nearly led to war, Freezeland declared it would not join in an invasion of Acadia, which improved relations with Acadia.

Polaris
Acadia and Polaris absolutely disagree about each other's governments, with Polaris calling Acadia's government "too conservative", while Acadia calls Polaris's government "too liberal." To make matters worse, their relations are soured because of the Polarian Revolution, when Acadia fought on the side of the United States of Antarctica and the Free Republic Union against Polaris. The relations between the two countries eventually improved after a series of talks were held between the leaders of both countries in 2017, and the two countries occasionally trade with each other.

United States of Antarctica
Both countries used to be good allies, but Acadia's relations with the United States of Antarctica deteriorated after Acadia exited the Free Republic Union in 2016, which led to increased tensions between the two countries for the next two years. However in late 2018, Acadian and Antarctican diplomats met in South Pole City, where the negotiated a trade deal between the two countries, which was considered a first step in improving relations. Since then, the two countries have improved relations, with there being talk of loosening border restrictions between the two countries.

Amataria
Acadia and Amataria were automatically allies since they were both in the Western Union and therefore had a mutual defense pact, among other treaties, but didn't have much interaction then. Increased trade between the two countries began to take place, and the Acadians planned to open an embassy in Amataria, which opened in 2017, while the Amatarians did the same in 2018. Despite Amataria's exit from the Western Union in 2019, which Acadia was involved in, Acadia has opted to try and continue peaceful relations with Amataria and free trade to some degree.

Finipines
Acadia and the Finipines had few interactions with each other prior to the latter's entry into the Western Union in 2018, aside from some trade between the countries. However, after the Finipines joined the Western Union in 2018, Acadia was quick to establish relations with the Finipines, securing trade deals with the country.

Gensou Island
Acadia and Gensou don't trade or interact.

Hindonesie
Acadia sometimes trades with Hindonesie, but don't have much interaction besides that.

Japaland
Acadia and Japaland are allies, since Acadia needs a strong ally in the Asiapelago to deal with Zhou, and trading partners, would Japaland often selling cars and many other products to Acadia. The two nations are thinking to open an embassy and to make a formal defense pact, which would benefit Japaland since the country doesn't have a military, instead only having a small defense force. An Acadian embassy opened in Japaland for the first time in 2017, but Japaland has neither accepted or declined the invitation for a formal defense pact by the Acadians.

North Joseon
Like East Pengolia, North Joseon has extremely poor relations with Acadia due to the big difference in ideology, constantly threatens Acadia, with the two nations having missiles aimed for each other, which concerns the Acadians since North Joseon is in possession of nuclear weapons. North Joseon has often threatened to attack Acadia, as East Pengolia has done, which has caused sanctions to be placed on North Joseon by Acadia. Acadia often joins the other countries of Antarctica in isolating North Joseon, especially through the placement of sanctions on the country.

South Joseon
Unlike its northern neighbor, Acadia has very good relations with South Joseon. South Joseon imports electronics, in return for Acadian materials such as oil, metals, weapons, etc.

Zhou
Acadia and Zhou don't trade or interact.

Batavia
Like most Ninja Archipelago nations, Acadia has good relations with Batavia, and they trade a lot, with a lot of the trade between the two countries being done between the Acadian colony of Tyrosh and the Batavian colony of Hindonesie, both of which are located in the Asiapelago.

Castilla
Acadia has good relations with Castilla, since the two have a trading agreement and a defense pact.

Francterre
As a Francophone nation and former Francterran colony that shares many similarities in culture with Francterre, Acadia is a good ally with Francterre, with the two often conducting trade between each other, and the two countries' leaders often meet as well. Additionally, both countries have a defense pact with each other, promising to come to each other's aid if the other is attacked. Most Acadians view Francterre favorably, and it is the same vice versa, and Acadians consider Francterre to be one of Acadia's best allies outside of the Western Union.

German States
Acadia and the German States, which consists of Alemania, Lichenstien, Osterreach, and Snowzerland, have good relations, partially due to the close friendship between the leaders of both countries. Originally, as a member of the Free Republic Union, Acadia had cold relations towards the German States, but refused to take part in any action against the German States, be it diplomatic, economic, or military. Acadia turned to the powerful German States for protection against the United States of Antarctica, the rival of the German States, in 2016, when war seemed imminent.

Liguria
Acadia and Liguria had fair relations throughout most of the existence of Acadia, but had few interactions outside of trade. This, however, changed after the leaders of Acadia and Liguria, Brant Esser, and Flywish, respectively, began befriending each other. Brant Esser made a state visit to Liguria in 2015 and the two nations have signed a trading agreement and military alliance with one another since then. Both countries' populations have a relatively positive opinion of each other, although that has changed in Liguria, especially after the Achadia Crisis.

Puffle'and
Being their former colonial master, Acadia has good relations with Puffle'and, which Acadia having a trade agreement and defense pact with Puffle'and. The two countries have since settled their grievances from the Colonial Antarctica War as early as the War of 2002, when Acadia allied with Freezeland and Puffle'and against the United States of Antarctica, which had attacked Freezeland.

Candvia
A close ally of the United Provinces, which is a close Acadian ally, Candvia naturally has good relations with Acadia, with the two having a military alliance and often trading. Recently, after Candvia entered the Western Union, the two countries have gotten closer to each other, and a small Candvian population lives in Delphi, leading to Latin becoming a recognized language in Acadia.

Caseusopolis
Both countries are close allies due to their membership in the Western Union, but Acadia's relationship with Caseusopolis has existed since 2012, when Acadia built a military base in Caseusopolis to defend the small country. Acadia has provided Caseusopolis with equipment and weapons for the small Caseusopolisian military, and the country also receives around 70 million Fish worth of foreign aid from Acadia each year. In return, Caseusopolis is Acadia's largest supplier of dairy products, as there is little to no land in Acadia or its colonies to produce any dairy products.

Ed Island
Acadia and Ed Island had some relations in the past, with some trade being conducted between the two countries, but the relations between the two countries were officially severed during the Ed-Snowinn War due to Acadia's participation in the war as an ally of Snowiny. Additionally, Acadia has often criticized Ed Island for its treatment of High Penguins, the majority ethnic group in Acadia, with Acadia offering asylum to any High Penguin from Ed Island who is willing to apply for it, and Acadia has often voiced its concern on the issue to the UAN.

Margate
Due to both countries having been a part of the Western Union, the two countries traded often and conducted military operations together, with the two countries having fought alongside each other during the Antarctic War on Terrorism. However, Margate threaten to leave the Western Union over Acadia's threatening of East Pengolia in the Marxit Crisis, which temporarily damaged their relations with Acadia, and Margate eventually left the Western Union a few months after the Achadia Crisis, stating that it did not like the way that the Western Union had become.

Shops Island
Relations between the two countries were mostly good before 2018, though Shops Island considered Acadia a joke due to its small size and being a less powerful country than Shops Island, but the relations began to deteriorate during the Achadia Crisis, with Shops Island voicing their support for Hockey Manlet, and even gave him honorary citizenship. Tensions began to mount after an ethnic Acadian attempted to assassinate Lavender, with Shops Island threatening to attack Acadia, but the leaders of the two countries met in March 2019 to discuss improving relations between their countries.

United Provinces
Acadia and the United Provinces are extremely good allies, as both countries are members of the Western Union, but the friendship between the two countries has extended even before Acadia's entry into the WU. Both countries often trade with each other, with the United Provinces being Acadia's largest trading partner. The two countries also have a defense pact, with the United Provinces has swearing to protect Acadia from an attack. Acadians view the UP extremely favorably and consider the United Provinces to be their country's closest ally, and vice versa.

Tropicalis
As both countries were once members of the Free Republic Union, Acadia and Tropicalis had very good relations, with the two countries often trading, and the leaders of the two countries also sharing a personal friendship as well. After Tropicalis joined the Western Union in 2016, relations between the countries were strengthened, and even after Acadia left the Free Republic Union, both countries continued to have a positive relationship. Acadian politicians usually refer to Tropicalis as one of Acadia's closest allies, and Acadian Presidents have often visited the country.

View from other nations
When Acadia was first founded, despite recognizing Acadia as a country, most countries around Antarctica expected the city-state to last about a year, due to its lack of natural resources and weak military. With the United States of Antarctica warring with different countries around Antarctica to take more land at the time, Acadia was expected to be conquered or voluntarily join the USA within a few months. However, the Acadian President at the time, Greg Cleanington, allied with many powerful countries, which ensured the survival of the small city-state.

Despite being a small country, Acadia participated in the War of 2002 alongside its allies Freezeland and Puffle'and, against the United States of Antarctica, which was trying to take Freezeland. For the first time, Acadia showed that it was a formidable country, quickly taking the city of Shiverpool and some sections of the Antarctic Peninsula with aid from Puffle'and. Acadian forces again showed their military prowess during the Snowinn Civil War, when they aided Republican Snowiny against Nationalist Snowiny. This eventually led to Acadia gaining more respect and prestige among the countries of the Antarctic.

However, since it's founding as a country, Acadia has received a lot of criticism and condemnation from many nations around Antarctica for its penguin rights abuses, though the Antarctic community took little action against Acadia, if at all. However, the 2018 arrest of Hockey Manlet, a notable critic of the Acadian government, began to be known around Antarctica, and many countries began pressuring Acadia to democratize. The Western Union also threatened to suspend Acadia from the union if it didn't democratize, and with that, the Acadian government began to democratize.