"Romulus, New China"

[CaptainSDavies 0]

Date: September 21, 2395

Location: Romulus

"Romulus, New China"

 

With the signing of the 2395 Treaty of Versailles, the final nail in

the coffin was hammered into the tr'Llhvae-Tal'Shiar government that had

taken over nearly a decade before. The galae forces overthrew

the Tal'Shiar government in late 2393 with the unprecedented support of

the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet. One of the conditions for

the Romulans entering the Versailles treaty was the official recognition

of the Galae's New Senate as the legitimate head of the Romulan Star

Empire. The situation seemed similar to the twentieth century United

States' recognition of the People's Repbulic of China and the

Communist rule as the legitimate Chinese authority rather than

acknowledging the Taiwanese's claim. In that situation, the United

States recognized the Communist rule because of prudence, not because of

principle.

 

Although the Federation did not necessarily favor the return of the

Romulan Star Empire to this new Senate, they found that support

for the return was likewise prudent. With the militant Tal'Shiar

authorities in power, the Federation had found the Romulans even more difficult to

deal with and relations plummeted to their lowest levels in decades.

Yet, the Senate led by a charismatic war-hero of a Praetor, promised a

new beginning of diplomatic cooperation.

 

Some in the Federation questioned whether the Federation should even

get involved in the Romulan crisis, however, the idealists won the day.

In an attitude that could only be described as Wilsonian, the Federation

idealists envisioned a departure from the fragile balance of power and

the embracing of a new level of political and economic cooperation. The

Treaty of Versailles was that beginning.

 

Nevertheless, Versailles has remained largely untested, at least

politically. Many of the economic barriers that existed between the

Romulans, Klingons and Federation have been lifted allowing relatively

free trade with minimal regulation and tariffs. Politically speaking,

however, the three empires have remained relatively isolated. The true

judgment of the success or failure of Versailles will be what happens

between the three empires politically.

[NDak 0]

::sighs:: Aur first step towards political cooperation is the recognition of the proper lexicon. Rihan for Romulan, ch'Rihan for Romulus, Rihannsu Saeiher Nneikha for Romulan Star Empire.

 

 

When will au lloann'na ever learn. :)

Edited February 21, 2005 by NDak

[Grom 0]

::sighs:: Aur first step towards political cooperation is the recognition of the proper lexicon. Rihan for Romulan, ch'Rihan for Romulus, Rihannsu Saeiher Nneikha for Romulan Star Empire.

 

 

When will au lloann'na ever learn. :)

Ha!