[War_ooc] Spain 2014

Tue Aug 5 18:50:13 EDT 2008

Same from here! I'm Daniel, and I play Australia.

--- On Wed, 6/8/08, Dylan de Valk <dylandv at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Dylan de Valk <dylandv at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [War_ooc] Spain 2014
> To: war_ooc at esteroic.com
> Received: Wednesday, 6 August, 2008, 8:32 AM
> hey,
> 
> welcome aboard.  in Dylan and I play Canada.  good to have
> ya with us.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Ian Martell
> <martellian at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hey Iain,
> >
> > Welcome to WAR, I'm Ian Martell, the player for
> Japan.
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Iain" <iain at iain-waddell.co.uk>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 11:50 AM
> > To: <war_ooc at esteroic.com>
> > Subject: [War_ooc] Spain 2014
> >
> > > ====================
> > > Country: Kingdom of Spain
> > > Leader: President of the Government Elena Garcia
> Rodriguez Ruling Party:
> > > Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
> > >
> > >
> > > Political Landscape
> > > ===================
> > >
> > > In 2008, the Spanish Socialist Worker's Party
> was re-elected to
> > Government
> > > under President Zapatero with slightly less than
> an overall majority. At
> > > this time the party was unable to secure support
> of any of the other
> > > parties
> > > in the parliament and therefore began to run a
> minority government. This
> > > government was plagued by problems both in terms
> of its inability to gain
> > > support for many of its key tabled reforms and in
> the public opinion of
> > > the
> > > party. Following the shooting of one of the
> party's Basque politicians on
> > > the run up to the 2008 election, which was
> attributed to ETA, the party
> > > and
> > > the government were seen to do little. This ran
> contrary to Zapatero's
> > > promise of being a hardliner on terrorism and he
> began to lose popularity
> > > and the faith of his people. When an attempt was
> made on the President's
> > > life in 2009, leaving him without the function of
> his left arm, he
> > stepped
> > > down. Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la
> Vega stepped into the
> > > breach as interim and two days later was elected
> to the Presidential post
> > > on
> > > the second vote with only a plurality of votes
> having failed to gain a
> > > majority in the first vote.
> > >
> > > It was under Fernandez's leadership that the
> Spanish Socialist Worker's
> > > Party found a renewed support among the
> Spaniards. Her increasingly
> > > liberal
> > > views on equality and a unified Spain rang
> resoundingly with the people
> > of
> > > Spain. During the ensuing recession, her firm
> leadership and increasingly
> > > public figure seized the opportunity to further
> her policies. In 2010, in
> > > league with the monarch, Juan Carlos I, she
> called out to Spain to seek a
> > > new era of unity, to use the wealth they had
> gathered prior to this
> > > financial crisis to spread throughout the country
> rather than the local
> > > disparities that currently reigned. Nationalist
> movements for regions
> > > throughout Spain began to lose their popularity
> and by 2012 a return to
> > > Central Government Administration had been
> achieved.
> > >
> > > Following the 2012 elections, the Spanish
> Socialist Workers Party found
> > > themselves win a landslide victory with a clear
> majority in the Senate.
> > > Fernandez congratulated her party and their
> supporters before announcing
> > > her
> > > time had come to retire. It was a third round of
> voting this time that
> > > eventually elected a President to be confirmed by
> the King. Elena Garcia
> > > Rodriguez was confirmed as President on November
> 17th, 2012. Rodriguez
> > was
> > > much younger than her predecessor and a new-hand
> to politics having only
> > > joined the government of Fernandez 2 years
> earlier from a career in
> > > diplomacy.
> > >
> > > After a shaky start, Fernandez gained increasing
> popularity with key
> > > members
> > > of her party and many public figures spoke out in
> support of a fresh face
> > > leading the country. Many social reforms remained
> on the table, and it
> > was
> > > Fernandez that began to bring the Spanish back
> into the international
> > > political arena in 2013 following a prolonged
> period of political
> > > isolation.
> > >
> > >
> > > Defence
> > > =======
> > >
> > > The Spanish military remains active only in
> International Peacekeeping
> > > Forces and has down-scaled considerably in recent
> years. The running joke
> > > is
> > > that the coast guard and border patrol will soon
> be the frontline Spanish
> > > troops. The Spanish government have been
> reluctant to pledge any troops
> > to
> > > the UN and have only done so when it has been
> suggested that they're
> > > co-operation is required rather than requested.
> This reluctance echoes
> > the
> > > lack of participation in diplomacy in recent
> years. The participation in
> > > peacekeeping operations in Azerbaijan under US
> direction was seen as
> > > controversial (albeit justified) given the
> condemnation of violence in
> > > Russian provinces and Korea.
> > >
> > > Foreign Relations
> > > =================
> > >
> > > Over the past year, President Fernandez has
> reshuffled her ambassadorial
> > > staff to better represent Spain abroad. There are
> rumours of an intended
> > > tour of Europe to discuss common political issues
> with nearby leaders but
> > > nothing has yet been confirmed.
> > >
> > > In 2013 Fernandez directly criticised the Chinese
> leader for his
> > > government's involvement in using prisoners
> to produce goods for export.
> > > This, whilst the opinion of the majority, was
> seen as a bold move given
> > > the
> > > influence of the superpower over the currently
> political climate. Further
> > > condemnations came from members of her government
> and diplomatic staff
> > > following evidence of human rights violations by
> Chinese soldiers.
> > >
> > > Relations with the United States have been
> cordial, with open discussion
> > > and
> > > review of the Azerbaijan situation and joint
> criticism of the Chinese
> > > leading to a defrosting of the usually icy
> Iberian-US dialogue. There
> > have
> > > been warnings from several sources against Spain
> becoming a new US
> > > 'lapdog'
> > > which the President has not taken seriously.
> Comparisons of former UK-US
> > > relations have also been made.
> > >
> > > Despite widely evading damage in recent
> international terrorist strikes,
> > > Fernandez has reinforced her position to not
> negotiate with terrorist
> > > organisations and ensured that the leaders of
> countries affected all
> > > received personal messages of condolences and
> support from her
> > government.
> > > A
> > > visit to the United States is now thought to be
> imminent following
> > > messages
> > > of support for the Williams administrations
> handling of almost ever
> > recent
> > > affair.
> > >
> > >
> > > Economy
> > > =======
> > >
> > > The economy is slowly restabilising following the
> recessions of recent
> > > times. This has been helped with the central
> regulation of government
> > > spending and taxation taken back from local
> governments a couple of years
> > > ago. There is hope with a raised international
> profile both tourism and
> > > sales of Spanish exports will bring the country
> higher revenues once
> > more.
> > >
> > >
> > > Social Issues
> > > =============
> > >
> > > Unemployment remains an issue in Spain which has
> had an effect on
> > slightly
> > > higher rates of crime. The government is tackling
> these problems together
> > > with criminals having compulsory public service
> and training courses to
> > > increase their skills and 'sense of
> duty'.
> > >
> > > Particularly following World Youth Day in 2011 in
> Madrid, a return to
> > > Catholicism has led to immense controversies in
> Spain. Whilst the people
> > > are
> > > taking up regular attendance at mass and
> religious views, this has led to
> > > a
> > > decreased interest in social reform. This has
> been echoed by the slowing
> > > of
> > > social reforms passing through legislative paths.
> Hate crimes have been
> > on
> > > the increase following recent international
> terrorism and Iranian
> > actions,
> > > particularly against the Muslim communities in
> Spain. There has been a
> > > no-tolerance approach from the government on
> these crimes with mandatory
> > > custodial sentences for anyone convicted but this
> has done little to curb
> > > the trend. Non-Spanish nationals are still
> finding themselves feeling
> > > bullied as the nation frowns on both legal and
> illegal immigration. The
> > > tightening of immigration laws does not seem to
> have helped the matter.
> > >
> > > Tolerance for homosexual marriage remains but is
> continuously being
> > > protested by religious groups and being brought
> for debate in government.
> > > The appointment of an openly-gay man as Vice
> President, who is married to
> > > his husband has been viewed as a token gesture to
> the 'liberal' views
> > that
> > > the President supposedly holds and has led to a
> decrease in both the
> > > government, and their leader's popularity
> among the more religious.
> > >
> > > The Muslim population of Spain is also gaining
> increased attendance at
> > > religious gatherings and whilst this initially
> was accepted and a
> > > live-and-let-live attitude was adopted,
> increasing suspicion over the war
> > > in
> > > Azerbaijan and terrorism has led to the
> occasional brawl between Muslims
> > > and
> > > Christians. Conversely, the Muslims are
> protesting the Spanish
> > > government's
> > > involvement in Azerbaijan as an act against
> Islamic faithfuls.
> > >
> > > Human Rights organisations and Sexual-equality
> groups remain a powerful
> > > lobbying force but are being increasingly
> side-lined over the growing
> > > power
> > > of the Catholic Church and the government's
> desperation to quench bad
> > > feeling both from and toward its Muslim citizens.
> > >
> > > ====
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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