Defence Campaign

[Deleted]

The platform of nominated candidates in the Ministry of Defence as well as questions for those candidates go here.

[Goncar]

I guess Im first to the podium.

General:
I am the All-Saints Paradise of Goncar and we have been in the SLU for a year and a half. We have been a longstanding active member of the SLU. We have run in four Delegate elections (None won) and 2 Ministerial elections. We, first, ran for Deputy Minister of Defense and was elected as Millyland's deputy and was mostly elected as last term's Minister of Defense.

Previous Jobs in the SLU:
Former Ambassador to UPFS
Current Ambassador to ALH
Former Deputy Minister of Defense (To Millyland)
Minister of Defense (Deputy: Nytavuthar)

Accomplishments:
Created [glow=red,2,300]Undercover Nations of the SLU(UNSLU)[/glow], an organisation that has undercover puppets in major raider organisations.

Helped get the Defense Minstry get recognized by the SLU as an official ministry.

Defended the SLU from possible raids as allies were raided.

Plans For the Future:
Upgrade the UNSLU to a fully operational organisation in the SLU to protect the SLU even further.

Execute Prosecutions of the violaters of the Constitution

Create more jobs inside the Defnse Ministry.



Thanks guys! Please post your questions here in this thread. Thanks!

[Deleted]

Campaign season is in full swing, and there is a full slate of candidates for Defense Minister. So, the question on everyone's mind is: why, out of all the possible candidates, should I vote for you?

Allow me to elaborate on why I believe that I, Bonaria, am the best candidate for the job.

As I said in the WA Delegate election, I am a relative newcomer to the SLU, but not to NationStates. I have served in other governments (as other nations) during my time in this grand game. From reorganizing near-dead political parties into political machines to serving as WA Delegate of Eastern Europe for a time, I have been involved in various aspects of government. I have been a winner and a loser, but I have always been involved.

What can I bring to the Defense Ministry? One thing is a fresh point of view. I do not mean to attack fellow candidate and current defense minister Goncar with this statement; he has performed well as Defense Minister. However, getting fresh points of view in the government is never, I believe, a bad thing.

If made Defense Minister, I will, of course, be vigilant of threats to the region. I will promote and, ideally, expand UNSLU through the creation of a new post within the Ministry: the Director of Intelligence of the SLU. This post will be responsible for monitoring threats to the region, as well as infiltrating the threats to our democracy. I would also like, through the Ambassadors, to establish better lines of communication with allied regions regarding a coordinated defense against threats.

Our region is superb, and we need to be sure that she is safe against those who would dishonor her fame. I believe that I am the best man for the job, and I am happy to take any questions that my fellow nations may have.

Thank you!

[Millyland]

What are your plans for CUS?

[Administrator]

Azerzia thanks Groslch for the nomination. At this time, we would like to ask the member states to view our campaign website, sites.google.com/site/azerziadefense/
The short version of the Azerzian Plan:

As for Millyland's question, CUS will remain an important feature of defense under an Azerzian ministry. We will not focus on CUS, instead focusing on domestic issues, but will continue to use CUS operatives to spy on threats and protect our region and its allies. As for UNSLU, I believe it can be easily put into the CUS structure. The Chief Officer of CUS can act as an intelligence chief for the region.

[Nytavuthar]

First of all, I would like to introduce myself. I am The Democratic Republic of Nytavuthar. I have been in the SLU for about 3 months now. I have been elected as Deputy Minister of Defence. I will try to work with the Minister of Foreign Relations to make better long lasting alliances. I will also up surveillance on the main raiding nations like The Black Hawks and The Black Riders. The Social Liberal Union deserves to be defended by a qualified candidate and I would say that my fellow candidates are highly qualified for the job.

[Deleted]

Nov 13, 2012 3:02:30 GMT Millyland said:

What are your plans for CUS?

I'm sorry, that acronym isn't ringing a bell. I'm not quite yet fluent in SLU's form of "Beltway Speak." Could you spell out what you're asking? I'll be more than happy to answer the question.

[Administrator]

CUS is Combined Union Security. Since implementation, CUS has been the primary intelligence gathering and defense organization in the region

[Deleted]

Ah, got it. I would say expand the organization, but that would depend on nation involvement. To be honest, I'm not terribly familiar with the organization. However, that doesn't mean I'm not willing to learn!

[Kingdom of Grolsch]

As a CUS founding member and the first CUS Chief Officer, I´m always willing to answer any questions about the organization and it´s history.

[Deleted]

Thank you, Grolsch. If I'm privileged enough to serve in your administration, I will take advantage of your offer.

[Goncar]

For the CUS, I would give it more powers as an organisation. I would like them to handle the prosecutions with at least contacting the offending nation and at least give him or her the time explain themselves.

[Kingdom of Grolsch]

Ok. Why should CUS do that, you think?

[Deleted]

Hello. I would like to run for Deputy Minister of Defense. This is my first campaign ever, so please bear with me.

Qualifications:
-I have multiple nations that are stationed in raider regions, so I know who they are attacking every day. Others are in founder-less regions to know if they are being attacked like the group said so. The rest are currently stationed in Luxembourg-Belgium Puppets until they receive a mission
-I have experience in Foreign Affairs as a ambassador. I also have experience in Domestic Affairs as Secretary of Communications.

Plans
-I will help defend this region from raiders.
-I promise I will work with the Minister of Defense efficiently and accurately, to give this region its best results.

What you can do
On the ballot, just put your favorite candidate as #1, and if you like me, put me as #2. Thank you for reading my campaign!

[Administrator]

I am curious about Goncar's point as well. In the past, CUS has been used for external intelligence gathering and would be used as a core of defensive military actions. A switch to prosecutions would completely change the purpose of the organization

[Millyland]

Would you put spies into defender organizations, as well as raiders, to further increase our knowledge, planning for the future?

[Goncar]

Millyland: I don't see that as necessary as raider organizations.
Kingdom of Grolsch: My point is that the CUS provides the Reports I believe and I think they need more powers in the SLU and to add prosecutions would be a logical thing to do.

[Administrator]

If I may also answer Millyland's question: As a general principle, the reason spies are needed for raiders is because they will not be forthcoming with information on raids against us and our allies. Defenders, on the other hamd, are more prone friendliness and openness. Raiders are security risks in terms of regional sovereignty while Defenders are, at absolute worst, a risk to the information on security plans.

Since these groups are, generally, fundamentally different they should be treated differenrly. Raiders need to be watchef carefully with spies, diplomacy or both. Defenders should be be contacted with diplomacy and agreements. Of course, some raiders are friendlier than some defenders. In those unusual cases, we must consider our options. But as a general rule, spies are not needed against defenders

[Goncar]

I agree with Azerzia's statement

[Nytavuthar]

Anybody who has not voted and is viewing this needs to vote. I would like to thank my opposition for a great race.