Imperion Coalition
Imperion Coalition | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: "Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo." "If I cannot move Heaven, I will raise Hell." | |
Anthem: Imperium | |
| Administrative Stronghold | Reichsstadt, TECT |
| Type | Military, Economic, and Political Coalition |
| Membership | 11 |
| Leaders | |
• Imperial Marshal | Emperor Johannes Christoph Karl |
• Vice Imperial Marshal | N/A |
• Armed Forces Marshal | Rep. Itto Katayama of Greater Nifon |
• Domestic Affairs Marshal | N/A |
• Foreign Affairs Marshal | Mr. James Hammel of Romic |
| Establishment | May 5th, 2012 |
• The Imperion Coalition is established by the first Imperial Marshal, Emperor Grin Konrad II of the Celisian Empire. Celisia along with three close allies formed the original membership of the Coalition. | May 5th, 2012 |
• TECT joins the Imperion Coalition, becoming the Economic Marshal on September 25th, 2014. | August 25th, 2012 |
• In late November, the Imperion Coalition officially disolves because of the collapse of all central authority. The Empire of Celisia is annexed into the TECT becoming the Kingdom of New Celisia, leaving TECT as the sole member of the Coalition. | November 28th, 2014 |
• TECT officially refounds the Imperion Coalition, recruiting several allies into the fold along with other interested foreign empires/kingdoms. | April 10, 2015 |
• The Imperion Coalition continues to exist as bastion for traditional monarchist/imperial nations. | May 5th, 2022 |
Website www.Imperion.win | |
The Imperion Coalition is a military, economic, and political intergovermental coalition comprised of imperial entities and royal monarchies with its sole purpose as an organization being the mutual security and prosperity of its member nations. Formerly, the Imperion Coalition was a military alliance under the rule of the first Imperial Marshal, Emperor Grin Konrad II of the former Empire of Celis. Imperion's purpose during its early years was to defend monarchies and empires militarily, member nation or not, and to expand monarchism/imperialism by force if need be. As the old Coalition went defunct in 2014 due to the collapse of membership within the Coalition, The Empire of Common Territories (Economics Marshal then Vice Marshal at the time) reforged the Coalition in 2015 as its second Imperial Marshal. Under the second Imperial Marshal, the Imperion Coalition evolved as an organization with the Coalition's original set of goals expanding into providing members with economic and political security along with promised military strength. In its present form, the Coalition has prospered as one of the few bastions left internationally to protect traditional monarchist and imperial systems of government.
As an organization, the Coalition is extremely hegemonic and centers itself around the traditional systems of monarchy and imperialism. To become a member of the Coalition, a nation must be ruled by a powerful monarch, posses a sturdy and stable government with matching culture, and show they can be loyal to the Coalition, its founding tenants, and its fellow member nations. Naturally, members of the Coalition fall within the right-wing of the political spectrum if not far-right; members such as TECT and Greater Nifon fall within the far-right while members such as Aravea may fall simply within the right-wing. Although political conservatisim differs for each country and is fairly diverse, members of the Coalition largely believe in preserving the strengths that made their nation's great in the first place. These strengths often translate into powerful monarchies, conservative political structures, and deeply patriotic monarchist cultures. While diverse in many cases, Coalition members agree on having realist, and often brutal outlooks on topics such as foreign policy. As survivors of an older breed of governance smeered over the past two centuries, members of the Coalition see the world as a ruthless battlefield and are thus forced to meet that expectation head on. Understandably, many modern government systems are labled enemies or rivals of the Imperion Coalition, namely communism and democracy as one Imperion official describing both as rapists. "Both will rape you, however one will kill you before and the other after if you're lucky." Communism, which flourishes in many forms, is the most traditional enemy of the Coalition due to their origins as enemies to monarchism. This is notably why some members are also signatories to the Santiago Anti-Communist Treaty Organisation, and also why the Coalition sees little to no issue with having Coalition members signing into SACTO; in the past, both organizations have cooperated as allies to defeat communist threats. Although less guilty in the public eye, democracies of the past have presented themselves as enemies to monarchies/imperialism. Monarchs existing in many modern democracies have found themselves either throneless or as neutered national pets on display like dressed up dolls; in the past democracies overthrew their traditional monarchs and removed their heads into wicker baskets as a result. Although countries with weak monarchs have applied to join the Imperion Coalition in the past, the Coalition denies these applications every time on the grounds that it does not accept "neutered house pets."
As a Coalition of the willing, all members have sworn to uphold the Coalition's three primary tenants. The first mission of the Coalition is mutual security. Imperion promises members mutual safety and military strength no matter the reason or time. Be it defensive or offensive, the Coalition promises to assist a member militarily in need. Second, the Coalition works for the member nations, not the other way around. If all members pitch in together equally at minimum, both the members and the Coalition itself will prosper. By creating mutual profit sharing programs and diplomatic corridors, members will achieve more together than ever apart. Third and lastly, the Imperion Coalition's foreign policy goal is the revitalization and protection of fellow traditional monarchies/empires around the world. Imperion envisions itself as the bulwark against the enemies of monarchy and imperialism, namely communism, democracy, and anarchism. Furthermore, the Imperion Coalition adheres to no international law other than the Decrees it passes and observes its member nation's laws when appropriate; international bodies such as the World Assembly are routinely rebuked and their authority rejected outright by member nations.
Etymology
"Imperion" is in reference to the term "empire." In some languages, imperion is an accustive term for empires while in others imperion is simply one of many alternate spellings/meanings for empires. As such, imperion as a word is found in multiple languages within the Western World with only some variations of its meaning depending on each culture it's spoken in. The Imperion Coalition adopted its name with this etymology in mind, bridging a unique term from many origins to mean one entity into symbolizing many empires/monarchies forming one single group.
Coalitions, such as Imperion, are groups of entities that unite together to achieve one common purpose. Many examples include political party coalitions in government, business factions teaming together, or even states forming coalitions to achieve certain goals. In Imperion's case, its members have banded together for the purposes of military supremecy; to achieve the security that mutual defense provides and the bountiful success offensive conflicts may bring to them. Furthermore, by working together on economic and political fronts, members stand to prosper much greater than they originally could on their own. The intention behind forming a coalition rather than a more common treaty alliance is based solely on member willingness. Coalitions are entirely built by the willing. Empires and monarchies have their own aspirations for the future - goals and dreams they wish to achieve. If those aspirations collide together, or against each other, this spells conflict with each other. Imperion's ideal outcome is to minimize, settle, or eliminate this threat altogether. But banding together also means conflicts arising with the Coalition itself that has at least some supremecy over its members. Granting the Coalition some powers over themselves allows members access to the Coalition's resources, but as a Coalition of the willing, the Coalition avoids overstepping itself and allows members to exit the organization at their leisure. Members want a coalition that works for them and a coalition wants to keep its members satisfied and happy, thus creating a stable give-and-take relationship. As such, the primary differences between Coalitions like Imperion and treaty organizations (and other international alliances too) is their very lose, yet firmly planted footing on membership status and mutual respect.
History
1st Coalition
To understand Imperion Coalition history, one must learn about its predecessors and who formed those great organizations. Imperion's roots stretch back all the way to the Soverign Empires Coalition, which was founded by the Bladian Imperium on November 27th, 2010. SEC's creation stems directly from the Lyran Osmouth Declaration, which lead to the Great Quendispherian War and resulting in the fall of the Great Quendisphere. The Bladian Imperium and several other nations founded the SEC to prevent more monarchies and empires from suffering the same fate as the Quendisphere. Each founding member of the SEC was an ally or was a monarchy part of the Quendisphere; they all came together to form a coalition in order to preserve their soverignty and very existance. It too was a coalition of monarchies and empires who's core set of values were the protection and proliferation of their community against an ever growing host of enemies. At the time of its foundation, the SEC stood as the most powerful monarchist/imperialist alliance against an actively aggressive international community hellbent on the destruction of all traditional monarchies and empires; it cannot go understated how perilous the situation was for monarchies and empires during this time period. The existance of some traditional monarchies/empires, such as Imperion's founding members, can be directly attributed to the SEC's successes. Unfortunately, the SEC was disbanded on April 27th, 2011 after the Bladian Imperium resigned as Director. Controversy concerning a decision to defend a member of the Coalition resulted in members leaving the Coalition in mass, forcing the Bladian Imperium to not only resign from its position as Director but also from the Coalition itself. As a result of their stepping down, the coalition ceased to function and was dissolved. The Commonwealth of Imperial Nations, an immediate successor to the SEC, was an attempt by loyal members of the Coalition to rescue the Coalition from total destruction. It sadly disbanded by June 12th due to infighting that led to the SEC's own dissolving.
The Imperion Coalition, or 1st Coalition in this regard, was founded by the Empire of Celis and Bladian Imperium on May 5th, 2012. Celis was an original member of the Soverign Empires Coalition and one of the nations attempting to rescue the SEC with the creation of the Commonwealth of Imperial Nations. The Bladian Imperium, after its departure from the SEC as its founder and Director, eventually held talks with the Empire of Celis who wished to form a new coalition in the SEC's image with the Bladians. Both nations agreed to form a new coalition with the Emperor of Celis, HIM Grin Konrad II, acting as leader of the new coalition. The Empire of Celis and the Bladian Imperium founded Imperion for the sole purpose of continuing the mission the SEC had originally taken upon itself: "To defend Empires from the terrors that brought down the former Quendisphere." Imperion was seen as the direct continuation of the Soverign Empires Coalition by both Celis and Bladia. After its foundation, the Imperion Coalition recieved initial success in recruitment of former SEC member nations to its ranks. Along with newer members such as TECT, the Coalition thrived as the true successor of the SEC. D'Dareian Imperium, an alliance spawned from the Imperion Coalition, was another directly tied Imperion-based successor who's purpose was more aggressive than Imperion's more defensive origins. Imperion went dormant shortly after its foundation but reaffirmed its comittments by reopening recruitment on September 24th, 2014. Although its older members had largely remained dormant, newer blood kept the Coalition's halls buzzing with activity. Sadly, the Imperion Coalition officially dissolved on November 28th, 2014 due to the lack of central authority and members refraining from participation in Coalition affairs. During the few months of its regained activity, TECT had risen through the ranks with the support of the Empire of Celis to first become the Coalition's Economic Marshal and than eventually Vice Marshal of the Coalition before the Coalition's collapse. Left entirely in charge of the Coalition, TECT was unable to keep the Coalition's senior members interested in membership and prevent the younger members from leaving the Coalition altogether. Thus, the Imperion Coalition unofficially disloved similar to its predecessors years prior.
2nd Coalition
Purpose
Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion
The Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion is the principle gendarmerie and armed forces of the Imperion Coalition. Created by the "Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion & Imperion Military Protocols Decree," the Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion (ICFL) consists of volunteers from each member nation of the Coalition. Their sworn duty is to protect and serve the Imperion Coalition - and by extension its member states - against enemies foreign and domestic. Although technically an armed forces, Coalition Decree has extensively limited both the manpower and structure of the ICFL. The overwhelming majority of the ICFL consists of light infantry that are stationed in smaller units for domestic operations; secondary units include artillery units, anti-armor units, anti-air units, light armor units, and support units, all of which are fairly lightweight and simplistic in nature. According to Imperion Decree, the Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion is to not posses serious armor or extended range artillery, an air force, a navy, or cyber/intelligence forces. Furthermore, the ICFL's primary focus is internal security duties for the Coalition and member states who request Coalition assistance. As an armed force, however, the ICFL is more than capable of waging war on modern battlefields, defensive and offensive in nature.
Recruited entirely from volunteers, ninety percent of the two hundred and eighty thousand men of the Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion were average citizens within their respective nations. The remaining ten percent of volunteers consist of military forces of member nations who've been volunteered for Coalition service by their respective country. Legionnaires serve up to five years within the Coalition per tour as per their contract. Only males between eighteen and thirty-five are elligible to be recruited, and they must speak/read english and/or german otherwise they must be taught before being assigned a unit; females are not allowed to serve within the ICFL and older men past thirty-five are retained at least until forty-five or dismissed for medical reasons. All Legionnaires must pass two training schools before entering service. Both schools, "Basic Training" and "Legionnaire Tradition" are based off of TECT's own special operations force Foreign Legion program. Upon graduation, Legionnaires are assigned to units (often based on their national origins) and undergo retention training every month outside weekly/daily exercise drills. Aside from special equipment training schools after both recruit schools, Legionnaires are only offered one specialized training school, which is officer school and is only available to Legionnaires who've served their entire first tour.
The Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion is structured via the "Regimental System." Imperion's Regimental System consists of independent light infantry based regiments consisting of two or three battalions, between two and four thousand men in total. Each battalion consists of at least three or four infantry companies along with up to several supporting units (such as an artillery company and reconnaissance platoon) who altogether range between four hundred to over one thousand men total. Below companies are platoons, often consisting of five or less infantry squads of eight men total and one support team as small as three men. The smallest station or deployment of Legionnaires possible is the platoon, although these types of operations are rarely independent from larger units and mostly constitute personal security deployments. Companies, which are the standard unit size for stations and deployments by Coalition standards, are widely used because of their ideal manpower size and tactical capabilities, making them versitile for both security missions and combat operations. Battalions operate as the standard overarching unit within the Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion. A battalion is versitile for being able to perform larger operations and act as overarching stationed units within member nations due to their superior command structure and manpower pool; thus the Coalition can cover more ground uniformly and create regiments using two or three battalions without any serious delays. Regiments as a whole are rarely utilized outside of overarching major stations and unit organization on paper for the Coalition. If a conflict is serious enough to warrant a major response, an entire regiment or multiple regiments will either be organized or pre-existing regiments will be deployed into theater using member nation assets. At the senior command level is the "Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff" and the "Joint Chiefs of Staff" that serve under him. General Dietfried Schmitt of TECT serves as the Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion's Chairman of The Join Chiefs of Staff - he is the most senior Legionnare Officer in Coalition service. While most armed forces utilizing joint chief administrations utilize chiefs of armed service branches, the Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion's Joint Chiefs refers to the Legionnaire Officers serving as the commander of each member nation's theater(s). Therefor, there are currently eleven active commanders, or "Joint Chiefs," within the Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion who hold command over Foreign Legion assets, operations, and activities within each member nation; the most senior officer among the Joint Chiefs serves as Chairman while the second most senior officer serves as Vice-Chair. At the very top of the Imperion Coalition Foreign Legion is of course the Coalition oversight authority in charge of overseeing the Coalition's military affairs. This person is the Armed Forces Marshal, Rep. Itto Katayama of Greater Nifon. Lastly, above him is the Imperion Coalition's leader, the Imperial Marshal Emperor JC of TECT.
Members
Members of the Imperion Coalition are often referred to as simply "member nations" or something similar to that effect. While all members posses an equal voice to be heard within the Coalition, the Coalition posseses a leadership structure that makes official decisions based on these opinions only. Therefor, while member nations have a say within the Coalition, they do not possess the means to personally enact them as a general rule of thumb. For example, while other similar natured international bodies, such as the International Freedom Coalition, are lead by democratically elected Coalition officials, Imperion does not vote on its leadership, nor does it technically vote on Coalition rules or laws called "Decrees". The founder of the Coalition, Imperion's first Imperial Marshal Emperor Grin Konrad II, appointed himself as the Coalition's leader in 2012. His Marshals were also unelected, all being appointed by Emperor Konrad II himself. This system persists a decade later under the leadership of the second Imperial Marshal, Emperor JC who appoints all positions within the Coalition, including the Marshals, according to his preferences. While many would question this system as authoritarianism or at least leading to it, Imperion's system which allows members to voice their objections will often be heeded if signifigantly perdent, as with the Empire of Ghant who objected to Imperion's embargo on IFC members. Ghant was allowed special relief due to their special circumstances, avoiding further issues.
As with any organization, the hierarchy for Imperion is based on the position that nation holds within its leadership. At the top is the Imperial Marshal, the supreme leader of the Coalition with total authority over the Coalition. Each Imperial Marshal has historically been the founder of their iteration of the Coalition, thus it goes without saying their how powerful their influence over the organization is. There is no absolute command structure for inheriting the Imperial Marshal role