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Article Number: 9
Writer:
hax0rin42
Editor:
reid1128
Hello eUnitedStates citizens! Today we have a special guest,
Lilith of Apollyon . DerpyHooves is the previous secretary general of SIGMA, the alliance system we are currently in. The interview today is for the generic citizen, interested in learning about politics and world affairs and how an international alliance systems works.
As usual, questions are bolded and answers are not. Enjoy!
1. How does the SIGMA alliance work? (For example accepting countries, coordinating with other countries, decision-making processes, politics, and anything else you can think of.)
Sigma operates under consensus agreement of it's member-states, as per our charter. New nations can only join if they are approved by all members and nations can only be expelled by a unanimous vote of the standing member-states, other than the one who's being expelled, of course. Each member-state is represented by their President or, usually if they're not around, someone they've named to represent them.
2. What countries are a part of this Sigma alliance?
Sigma is composed of the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain and Ireland.
3. Who is the leader of SIGMA(if not you), and how is the leader decided?
Sigma's discussions are lead by a Secretary General, who is responsible for moderating the conversation, courting new members and providing direction for the Alliance. The Secretary General is chosen via popular vote of the member-states, as is the Military Commander who sets battle priorities and requests support from member-states. I was previously Secretary General of Sigma.
4. What made you want to be the leader of SIGMA?
To be honest, I didn't really have time to think it through when I was asked. Khaled was looking for a nominee who wasn't too busy and I happened to be VP at the time. I was hoping very much to have a hand in creating an alliance that would fundamentally reshape the power and alliance structure but so far that's been a difficult road.
5. How was being a head of an international alliance different from being in congress(or if a previous leader was president, how is it different from being president)?
It's quite a bit less formal. Congress deals mostly with monetary and funding issues, while CP's have to focus on mechanics and creating national direction. My position has no mechanical function, although I need to be as familiar with the presidents mechanics as they are. This can be a bit difficult, as I lack a CP medal so it's nice to have Khaled around to ask a hypothetical.
Thank you Derpyhooves for conducting the interview! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I learned a great deal of information on SIGMA and I’m sure you did as well. Tell me what you think in the comments below, or leave suggestions for my next interview.
Editors Summary: This article is, for the most part, self explanatory and has no need for an "Editors Summary" but I thought I would make it a tradition and decided to throw it in here anyways. Therefore, I would just like to say that people like DerpyHooves deserve the utmost respect for their total dedication! I find it rather unbelievable that one man can do so much
So, I would personally like to say, "Thank You"!
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
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The international war.
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