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Foreign Relations of Pavonistade

The foreign relations of Pavonistade are maintained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is overseen by Minister of Foreign Affairs Laura Hammond.

Pavonistade's foreign policy is primarily semi-interventionist but, in recent years, have adopted non-interventionist stances.

Diplomatic missions

Country	Ambassador from	Ambassador to
United States of America	Steve H. Wilkins	Jason Richards

History

Timeline

• 20,000 BCE: Earliest human presence in Pavonistade
• 10,000 BCE: Eruption of Mount Ulieses, technical end of Last Glacial Period
• 1000 BCE: Rise of the first city-states
• 300 BCE: Rise of the first Combines
• 204 BCE: By this point, Combines span swathes of land (at least the size of Forstazika Province or larger) in Pavonistade
• 203 CE: Hals'se Combine unifies mainland Pavonistade
• 204: The Jopj Combine was founded, succeeding the Hals'se Combine
• 296: The Jopj Combine begins to push into the Eastern Islands, most of them ruled by the Xatoura Combine
• 308: Eastern Islands fall to the Jopj Combine
• 400-900: Nearby uninhabited Pavonistadian islands are colonized by the Jopj
• 989: "Considerations of the Limits and Boundaries of the World" suggests possible lands far beyond Pavonistade; based on the presence of islands beyond the mainland, Jopj scholars inferred that there is more to the world than the Pavonistadian islands
• 1058: A Jopj vessel goes far off course, landing in what would be known as Santo Antão, Cape Verde. The crew returns to Pavonistade within a year and reports on the uncharted lands.
• 1069-76: Three formal Jopj expeditions to the islands of Cape Verde
• 1075: The Jopj begins colonizing Cape Verde (beginning with the island of Santo Antão). The founding of the city of Talhaman marks the beginning of the Jopj empire. The "Considerations of the Limits and Boundaries of the World" is proven right.
• 1105: Jopj expeditioners arrive at the coast of west Africa (in present-day Senegal). Later return trips help show that the lands do not belong to islands but rather to a large landmass, possibly larger than the Pavonistadian mainland. This is the first major change in the worldview of the Jopj Combine, and also it has various impacts (e.g. unprecedented shipbuilding geared towards long voyages).
• 1118: The Jopj founds the post of Talpiitek, in present-day Dakar.
• 1120-1130: Jopj expeditioners continue exploration of West Africa. The Jopj makes contact with other nations and people, particularly the Almoravid dynasty and the Ghana Empire. The discovery of foreign people and cultures marks the second major change in the Jopj worldview.
• 1150: Jopj contact established with the Almohad Caliphate. Talpiitek occasionally takes part in Trans-Saharan trade.
• 1160-1180: The Jopj expeditioner Teculsaleh sails further along the African coast, directly encountering various people as well as nations such as the Kingdom of Nri.
• 12XX: The expeditioner Sgrikian sails to the southern edges of the African coast, passing Cape of Good Hope and then past Cape Agulhas.
• 12XX: Sgrikian passes by Ascension Island.

• 1418-1419: beginning of Age of Discovery
• 1450: the Jopj Combine gradually declines
• 1456: Alvise Cadamosto, Antoniotto Usodimare and a third captain discover parts of Cape Verde on behalf of Portugal.
• 1551: explorer Henry Pavonin becomes the first modern European to land on Pavonistadian soils; before this, Pavonistade had evaded discovery from previous explorers (particularly Christopher Columbus)
  • Pavonin will make a total of three trips to the Pavonistadian islands
• 1552: early posts in present-day Eastern Islands; early interactions with the Jopj Combine
• before 1619, explorers from Spain, Portugal and France visited the Pavonistadian islands at some point; no definitive colonization took place until 1619
• 1619: the settlement of Emerson is founded and named after the colonist Walter Emerson; British Pavonistade begins, while Jopj Combine goes into a permanent decline
• 1630: Great Britain lays claims to all of present-day Eastern Islands
• 1650: by this point, diseases common to Europe (e.g. smallpox) have causes substantial devastation to the Jopj Combine; the Jopj Combine was characterized as the "nation of noble savages" by an unknown source
• 1700: Great Britain lays claims to all Pavonistadian islands
• 1680: Christian Revolution in Pavonistade; the Jopj government embraces Christianity though most Jopj and non-Jopj natives continue to practice their own religions
• 1765-1783: American Revolution; the British would be most pressured to grant Pavonistade independence during this period
• 1768: Pavonistadian Revolution begins; unlike the American Revolution, the Pavonistadian counterpart was peaceful and resulted in no military or war-related casualties; the leaders were Sir Walter Stuart (sympathetic British official) and Rujonim (Jopj ambassador)
• 1784: Pavonistadian independence

Modern Era

Pavonistade supported the United Kingdom and the Allied Powers during the First World War. The country was subject to the impacts of the Spanish Flu and the Great Depression. In the Second World War, Pavonistade sided with Allied countries and declared war on the Axis countries. The war occurred in the midst of the Pavonistadian Industrial Revolution, and the country played a recognizable economic and military role in the Allied war effort.

After the Second World War, Pavonistade helped found the United Nations and engaged in international conflicts such as the Korean War. Pavonistade sided with the United States during the Cold War and became a member of NATO. While the Pavonistadian government is divided over the amount of support appropriate for the United States, Pavonistade experienced several cultural shifts such as the counterculture of the 1960's.

After the end of the Cold War, Pavonistade remained a prominent ally of the United States and European powers. It has maintained a cautious presence in conflicts such as the War on Terror and insurgencies in West African countries. Despite an semi-interventionist foreign policy, Pavonistade has engaged both in peacekeeping operations and in offensive operations (e.g. intervention against ISIL).

Pavonistade is labelled as an emerging power with influence in the regional and, to an extent, international stage. Climate change, environmental degradation, economic disparities, changing social demographics (e.g. age) and continued cultural shifts are some of the issues currently faced by Pavonistadians.

Velocity

Velocity is a brand of carbonated soft drink. Beverages of the brand are manufactured, bottled, and distributed by Velocity Corporation. Keith Jannard, the founder of Velocity Corporation, also formulated the recipe for the original Velocity drink, now known as Velocity Original.

Variants of Velocity include Zoom, which specialize in the flavors of several fruits; and Blast, which is described as having "increased sophistication" by the Velocity Corporation.