Reich Credenda

The Reich Credenda is the official document which outlines the Constitutional Monarchy of Aquitayne's foreign policy.

Reich Credenda

Credenda

It is my firm belief that in the face of adverse conditions, action must be taken to preserve and protect the things that we hold dear to our hearts. It is the aim of nations inherently to seek out their goals, desires and ideas above all others; that the belief of my country, the government of my people, is greater and more just than any other of whom we may encounter in our travels is what has lead to armed conflict throughout the many centuries of this world.

It is not inherently the policy of the people of Aquitayne and jointly the United Kingdom to seek out conflict. However, when conflict arises and the lives of innocents are indeed in danger, action must be taken and the livelihood of those people must be preserved to the best of anyone's ability. Right now, the people of the former Imperial Spartanian Empire are calling for help, and their pleas are being answered only by the United Kingdom. While the Eastern Astyrian Treaty Alliance has taken action to stop this humanitarian aid, we will not falter in our goals of prosperity for all.

Today, I outline the Constitutional Monarchy of Aquitayne's official foreign policy, to be preserved and enacted by the armed services of this nation, and to be supported by the people of this nation, and to be ratified by the legislative bodies of this nation. It is my wish that further and future conflict can be avoided at all cost, but in the world in which we live the preservation of our beliefs and goals is of great importance.

As such, it is in my firm belief that the following are the paramount concerns of the Royal Foreign Policy Advisory, and too should be the concerns of the people of Aquitayne:

• The preservation of the neutrality of nations, especially allies of the Crown, in the face of the polarizing forces of the Eastern Astyrian Trade Alliance and the Astyrian Trade Organisation;
• The preservation and protection of the monarchs of Astyria.

Policy

The level of conflict throughout the region of Astyria has grown exponentially in the past five years, with more than five separate conflicts being waged around the region without a means to an end. It is the firm belief of His Majesty that these conflicts are not only being proliferated, but endorsed, by the Eastern Astyrian Treaty Alliance and the Astyrian Trade Organisation. The evidence of both bloc's backing of opposing forces in different conflicts are testament to their growing opposition and distaste for one another.

With the imperialist policies of the Blackhelm Confederacy, the naval backing of such policies by the Dangish Empire (as seen and demonstrated in the impasse over the nature of the United Kingdom intervention in Insula Fera), and their belief they may enforce their policies wherever they so wish, it is in the interests of the United Kingdom to oppose such endeavors. The fairness of trade over the Mare Ferum, as well as the economic security of both Aquitayne and Symphonia have been put into question numerous times by both the Confederacy and the Dangish Empire.

Although the Dangish Empire is a constitutional monarchy and would traditionally fall under clause II of this foreign policy, it is unfortunately the ruling of the Foreign Policy Advisory that Her Majesty's government and people are not applicable for the same levels of protection and friendship that we would show other monarchies of Astyria so long as they are a member of the Eastern Astyrian Treaty Alliance.

The monarchies of Astyria, in the firm belief of His Majesty, must unite under a singular banner to stand against the rising political and military power of both the EATA and ATO blocs. The neutrality of the region must be preserved to prevent a regional war which would cost millions of lives and innumerable amounts of monetary damage to the livelihood and infrastructure of too many nations. It is in the interest of the people of Astyria that Aquitayne voices a tone of neutral diplomatic tenner than that of waging conflict and subterfuge.

The Blackhelm Confederacy has often gone against the nation of Ghawkins, and is doing so more brashly and openly than ever before. It is due to these transpiring events that the Constitutional Monarchy of Aquitayne calls on all nations not already embroiled in the conflicts of these giants to publicly decree their neutrality and prevent their might from growing any stronger. If it were up to the leaders of these blocs, they would only use the smaller nations of Astyria for their own proxies, as pawns in a game of chess to which no one will survive.

Ultimately, the Constitutional Monarchy of Aquitayne will call forever for the dissolution of the Eastern Astyrian Treaty Alliance and the Astyrian Trade Organisation, as while they may believe they stand for united goals and referendum, they only stand to divide the region and rip it apart in ways unimaginable. The Constitutional Monarchy of Aquitayne will forever stand to preserve the neutrality of nations and prevent either the EATA or ATO from forcibly conscripting any nation to their ranks or from instilling a puppet-state which would act only to further their influence throughout the region.

Alongside this stand against the two giants of Astyria, the monarchies of this region must too prevent the ideals of such nations from removing us from their 21st Century mindset. The monarchies of Astyria are a dying breed in the modern era; they stand divided on the global stage and appear weak to their neighbors, that they are the bygones of an epoch long past. It is indeed the belief of these Democracies that the Kings and Queens of Astyria are to be discarded as the last legitimate dictators of the modern age; that they would cast aside our humble and rich origins for the replication of a republican theme of Roman romanticism is a desire all modern governments of Astyria wish of us.

It is the necessity of our very survival as a unitary belief that we must repel these actions. Already the monarch of Glislandia has seen its end at the hand of its enemies, their prince residing incognito. It is thus the duty of the Constitutional Monarchy of Aquitayne to prevent such happenings from repeating themselves throughout the other monarchies of Astyria, so long as their ruler is just, fair, and well to their people.

Signatures

The King of Aquitayne, Samuel Reich, alongside the Chair of the Royal Foreign Policy Advisory, Carus Car'tatus, signed the document which was passed through the House of Parliament on March 30th, 2014.