Equestria's positioning on the world stage

2) Equestrian Foreign Policy

Equestria, unlike Yakyakistan, the Former Griffon Empire, and the state of Dong Fang routinely exercises a Foreign Policy of ‘Pacifistic Power’ as the Scholars at Canterlot University would call it. The doctrine of Pacifistic Power was drafted by the Princesses in 200 BB to ensure that Equestria stays out from most of the world’s problems unless said world problems is threatening the integrity of Equestria itself. Under Pacifistic Power, Equestrian Diplomats and Merchants would be allowed to negotiate trade deals and trade in general with other powers regardless of the foreign state’s stance to Equestria, if they are captured, Equestria would try to negotiate for their release and unless if they are a Pony in a position of importance for Equestria, the country would not try military intervention unless absolutely necessary.

Pacifistic Power also dictates that Equestria will try to mediate any tensions between other powers. This is most notably shown in the Amaterasan-Keun San feud in which the island of Keshima-Jima was being contested by both Amaterasu and Keun San. After the battle of the Pearl Estuary which ended inconclusively, both powers asked Equestria for help and Princess Celestia responded by sending in delegations to both Amaterasu and Keun San to settle their differences in Equestria, this resulted in the ratification of the treaty of Los Pegasus in 2000 BB which allowed Amaterasan ownership of the island but Amaterasu must pay Keun San some 500,000 Bits of Gold (5 billion bits by today’s rate, roughly 10 billion Euros) and allow Keun San Kirins to stay on the island regardless of whatever’s happening in Chuoko.

Pacifistic Power allows Equestria to have lucrative trade relations with other powers while still maintaining their neutrality, although by 1003 AB Celestia realized that the changing political atmosphere meant that Equestria must abandon the policy in pursuit of a more aggressive one instead. The arrival of France just after the Changeling attack on Canterlot has essentially put Pacifistic Power in the backburner and since then, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna has pursued a Foreign Policy known as ‘The Great Barrier’ in which Equestria would try to forge working alliances and strong relationships with their nearest powers (E.G: France, Griffonstone, Amaterasu, Zebrica etc) and would work in conjunction with them in conflicts of defense. This foreign policy is brand new and it would take Equestria a couple of years to adjust their diplomats and ambassadors to the new situation.

This foreign policy of constructing an alliance with immediate states works really well with France’s new foreign policy of enforcing free trade and being the leader of the region, because it would mean that Equestria would need to ally themselves with France in order for said foreign policy to work. This has resulted in the opeing of some 2000 small Equestrian businesses in Metropolitan France and some 1000 in French territories with dozens of ‘big business’ companies such as Dark Coal & Grey Coal LTD and Ironhoof Industries partnering with local French manufacturers to fuel the coming Equestrian Industrial Revolution. Not only does this naturally bring both nations closer, but would also mean that Equestria and France are effectively allies in the immediate future.

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