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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

• 971 BCE: Hals'se Combine unifies mainland Pavonistade
• 971-970 BCE: the Jopj Combine was founded, succeeding the Hals'se Combine
• 100: the Jopj Combine begins a military campaign to conquer the Eastern Islands, ruled by the Xatoura Combine
• 105: Eastern Islands fall to the Jopj Combine; all Pavonistadian islands are under the control of the Jopj
• 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.

Test Film

Jarmin is a 1990 Pavonistadian post-apocalyptic drama film directed by Jaime Williamson. The film stars a variety of actors and actresses, most of whom achieved significant name recognition and acclaim as a result of their roles. The most prominent of the cast is the actor Jay Fury-Ocelot, who played the role of the titular survivor. It was produced by Centralian Pictures and was distributed by PAVEntertainments.

The film is centered on the journey of Jarmin, a resident of a Jopj reserve who secretly practices Tecomchaunee, an indigenous martial art thought to be extinct by the outside world. A mysterious celestial event wipes out nearly all of humanity off the Earth, leaving Jarmin and a few survivors to fend for themselves. As Jarmin attempts to defend the weak or those in need, he also struggles to redefine right and wrong in an era where artifacts of the old world have become meaningless.

Jarmin is known to have drawn inspiration from Jopj culture, as well as works of fiction such as the American novel Earth Abides and the Japanese manga/anime Fist of the North Star. Much of the filming took place between 1988 and 1989, involving several Pavonistadian cities and ending on November 21, 1989. The film was released on June 15, 1990 and was originally met with mixed-to-positive reception. However, Jarmin is currently considered to be one of the best drama films in the history of Pavonistadian cinema.

While some elements such as acting have received praises, other elements were subject to criticism. There is debate about the portrayal of Pavonistadian indigenous people in the film; several critics such as writer Daryl Henson praised the film for portraying a strong indigenous character (in the form of Jarmin), while other critics such as columnist Clifford Hubert warned that it might erroneously portray indigenous people as being aggressive and undiplomatic. The imagined aspects of Tecomchaunee, which is featured heavily in the film, have also been questioned by reviewers.

Plot

In the year 2000, a celestial object enters the Earth's atmosphere and explodes in a brilliant flash. 99% of the world's population is vaporized in the process, described as a result of "man [having] fallen out of favor with the gods." In the Pavonistadian jungles, Jarmin finishes mediating and returns to his village. He finds almost everyone in his village reduced to ashes, including his family, save for a little girl named Kipa. Overcoming shock and loss, Jarmin decides to take Kipa and leave his village to find out what has happened.

Along the desolate Route 5 of the Trans-Pavonistadian Highway (in North Pavonistade), Jarmin encounters a woman named Fiona Goodwin as she is surrounded by hostile armed survivors. Jarmin effortlessly kills the attackers with his martial art, which he reveals to Fiona to be Tecomchaunee, long thought by Pavonistadians to be forgotten. As gratitude for the rescue, Fiona leads Jarmin and Kipa to her house in the remains of the city of Aurora. Fiona explains to Jarmin about a brief mysterious flash, vaporizing almost every person and destroying cities in a matter of seconds. Jarmin suspects that the Fateful Day had come, a day predicted by Jopj culture when the deities either spare or eradicate mankind based on its worthiness.

Characters

• Jay Fury-Ocelot as Jarmin, a Jopj warrior and a martial artist that practices Tecomchaunee
• Alicia Robertson as Kipa, a girl that Jarmin safeguards in the wastelands
• Quinna Flores as Fiona Goodwin, a survivor of the Fateful Day

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.