Deltarian Diplomacy

The Quanzari Cold War
The Quanzari Cold War began under the communist regime. The powerless National Socialists, Utilolibertarians and Totalitarians were appealing to the Communists to remilitarise, but they were opposed until Quanzari NeoSocialist diplomants censured the parties who supported the bill, and made veiled threats of an Arms Race. Xenophobic and paranoid by nature, the Deltarians quickly passed bills to remilitarise in expectation of a Quanzari attack.

Lasting well into the Nazi and Totalitarian coalition, Deltarians re-instituted the draft, built and maintained a massive network of shelters and nuclear fallout bunkers throughout the nation, began construction on nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, instituted a intillegence agency and finally passed a first strike bill. Masses of national pride bills were passed, discriminating against Quanzari and Al'Badaran citizens, a bounty was placed on the hawk, their national animal, and hawks have since been eradicated from Deltaria. Literature and media was censored to eradicated any pro-Quanzari sentiment, and the national anthem was changed, as is the Deltarian custom since the time of the Thanes, to specific threats and insults to their current enemy.



During the re-militarisation, the National Socialist and Totalitarian parties used the fear of the war to pass a number of bills restricting personal freedoms. All media was taken over by the State, and the internet outside Deltaria was disconnected. All advertising became governmental. They equipped the police with tanks and assault rifles, and called the military in to back up their manpower. They confined everybody to gated communities, watched constantly by government cameras. The right to privacy was absolished and the Totalitarians established the terrifying DSP - Deltarian Secret Police, who were afforded the right to kidnap citizens from the streets and torture them for information. Immigration was sealed off, and refugees turned away. The death penalty was re-instituted and thousands were hanged. At the zenith of the Nazi/Totalitarian regime, the slave trade was reintroduced.

The Selucian Empire was at the time trying to create a South Ocean Treaty Organisation, to solidify good relations around the continent and isthmus, but the Deltarians and Quanzars were by that time, embroiled into thick hostilities. The Al'Badarans supported Quanzar, everyone else in the region stayed neutral. The Selucians hosted the spectacularly unsuccessful Victoria Summit, which left both nations unsatisfied, but by that time the Deltarian parliament had seen Quanzar was no real threat, and was too internationally supported to invade, and chose to let the anti-Quanzari sentiments cool towards an uneasy peace.

The Victoria Summit
The Selucians generously accomodated speakers from the National Socialist Party of Deltaria and the Tudeh party of Quanzar, in the interest of Majatran peace. After the initial motions, the Nazi speaker put forth a list of requirements of peace that were considered by Quanzar and most of the International Community as outrageous. The demands included heavy tributes and blood sacrifice. The two nations made little headway, with constant threats to withdraw and neither side giving in compromise. Throughout the summit Quanzar gained an enormous amount of international support, which even led to a nuclear scare between Deltaria and Gaduridos. Eventually the Nazi party withdrew, presenting the Quanzari list of demands to the Deltarian parliament and having them swiftly rejected.

Institution of the Slave Trade
During the coalition regime of the Totalitarian and National Socialist parties, Deltaria became the first nation in modern history to re-institute the slave trade. Thousands of ethnic Quanzaris attempted to flee Deltaria, and although most nationals managed to escape in time the Deltarian Iron Curtain policy regarding passport application meant that most Deltarian citizens were unable to escape the police and armed forces.



The victims were stripped of citizenship and all their possessions were forfeited to the State, before being sold and transported to private farms across the nation. There were no regulations on the legal treatment of slaves, and some were believed to have been shot or beaten to death for disobedience. The Deltarian hatred towards Quanzaris was curbed only by the limited stock of slaves, and their hefty cost, and thus most Quanzaris survived their short term of enslavement. Exactly two hundred and three Quanzaris managed to escape the Deltarian border. It is estimated there was a population of 13,000 Quanzaris living in Deltaria before the legislature was passed. An estimated 1,230 Quanzari-Deltarians died during the nationwide arrests, and a further estimated 860 died from ill-treatment before slavery was abolished. Less than 1,000 Quanzaris stayed in Deltaria after the slave trade was banned.

The Deltarian government later changed its national animal to the Quanzari Citizen, in a shocking display of insensitivity, but it changed back to Deltarian Bull Mastiff by the Aristocracy.

Reintroduction of Slavery
During the years of the Communist/Totalitarian/National Socialist coalition, a trade was made to decriminalise Democratic Workers Unions in exchange for instituting slavery for those convicted of capital crimes, and for POWs in wartime. As the GuLags opened to send their worst rapists and murderers out in shackles, the remaining Quanzari citizens of Deltaria were arrested for the charge of "Escaping lawful custody (slave)". As a capital offence, they were immediately sentenced to slavery.

The new Deltarian slave railways become renowned worldwide for violence and inefficiency. Attempted slave-breaks were common. Violence between slaves was constant, and sometimes deadly. Summary executions occurred daily, and not a single Quanzaris enslaved by the Deltarian's second slavery initiative survived over five years.



Ba'ath Terrorist Support
During the height of the Cold War the militant, pan-Arabic Ba'Ath Arab Socialist Party began sponsoring terrorist attacks against the government of Al'Badara. The foreign minister of Deltaria was approached by Ba'ath representatives seeking to purchase arms, and seeing a potential weapon to use against Quanzaris allies the National Socialist Party immediately proposed a bill to not only offer conventional arms, but weapons of mass destruction and safe harbour for terrorists within Deltaria.

Thankfully, just as the Deltarian government gave approval to fully back the Ba'ath sponsored terrorists, the organisation ended and stability returned to the Al'Badaran government. Not a single weapon was sold.

HMS Waterfowl
The HMS Waterfowl incident began in August 2121 when a Selucian transport ship sunk in Deltarian waters. The Selucians claimed it was a legitimate transport ship travelling through an internationally recognised shipping route, and had been torpedoed by the Deltarian Navy. The Deltarians claimed it was conducting an illegal espionage mission into Deltaria and struck a sea mine five kilometres from the shipping route. Both nations provide evidence supporting their claims, but neither side can provide conclusive proof.

The Deltarian military rescued most of the crew, reporting that the Captain and First Communications Officer were lost at sea. There are some claims they were secretly killed by the Deltarian Military, or are still alive and being held captive in GuLag #1. They also temporarily confiscated the navigation equipment and logbooks, and it is claimed they were heavily edited or replaced with forgeries before being returned to the Selucian Government.

Initial Attacks
Tensions remained high until July, 2123, when the Selucian destroyer HMS Uleroth was submarined and severely damaged. The Selucians blamed the Deltarians, and the Deltarians denied responsibility. Almost immediately afterwards a Deltarian spy plane was shot down over East Shadar, Selucia. Dorvik and Al'Badaran parties put foward motions to join the conflict on the Selucian side, but were rejected in parliament. In September the Selucians reported a wave of Deltarian aircraft passing over Galtar Harbour. AA fire lit the skies, but no planes were downed and no attack was launched on Galtar.

Tension worsened when in January 2124, Alžbeta Bátoriová-Nádašdy withdrew from the negotiations and General #1 Edvard Beneš took the floor. All Deltarians offers were immediately closed and a massive missile-bomber and ICBM attack was launched on Selucian harbours. Galtar was demolished, and Goldaria lost ninety percent of operational ability. In Febuary the Selucians counterattacked with an air-raid on known ICBM sites, and the Deltarians shocked the world with the extent of their military capability when another missile attack devastated one of the supercarrier groups, crippling the supercarrier HMS Ferrata, and sinking destroyers HMS Gorky and HMS Zukerky and cruiser, HMS Lopot. The meagre Deltarian Navy was smashed in the counterattack, crippling their sole Battleship and sinking two Destroyers. Twenty-seven Deltarian missile bombers and seven escort fighters were shot down in the attack, compared to five Selucian interceptors shot down. A two year ceasefire was agreed apon in the aftermath

Selucian Genocide
During the ceasefire, the National Socialist Party of Deltaria managed to sneak a confusing and unpopular bill through, calling for a policy of extermination towards Selucian citizens in Deltaria, and Deltarian citizens of Selucian descent. Thousands of ethnic Selucians were first captured and placed into walled communities, referred to as the "Selucian Ghettos", before the genocide began in earnest. Large columns of Selucians were marched into the unforgiving Deltarian wastelands, and denied food or water, forced to keep walking under the harsh and blazing sun until they died of exposure or heat stroke. Such methods of extermination came to be known as the "Lines of Death". Many more were placed in extermination camps, and gassed in small unventilated rooms using carbon monoxide. The international community, although expressing outrage, did little to attempt the ending of the genocide.

As the numbers of Selucians dwindled and the Deltarians came closer and closer to the complete extermination of all Selucians within their borders, the Selucian Government launched massive bombing campaign on Deltarian supply lines, in conjuction with a covert attack on Castle Castiche, resulting in the deaths of ten of their commandos and the kidnapping of Deltarian Vel'kovojvoda Svätopluk Nádašdy. The Deltarians refused to state whether any guards were killed or wounded in the kidnapping. Soon afterwards, the Deltarians and Selucians came to an agreement that would end the genocide, in peace talks sponsered by the Hobrazian Government. In exchange for the release of the surviving Selucians in Deltaria, the Selucian Government gave the Deltarians back their kidnapped noble, as well as 275,000 tons of medical aid and 175,000 tons of oil. A five-year ceasefire was also part of the bargain.

Terra War 1
The Deltarian government was insulted by certain parties within the nation of Kalistan. The government then issued a declaration demanding the Kalistan government to let Deltarian peacekeepers in. This declaration was ignored by the kalistani authorities. Thus the Deltarian let Axis powers immediately built up their fleets and prepared to invade. However this invasion never took place. Selucia joined the war on Kalistan's side. They become known as the allies. The war went on with naval skirmishes between the respective powers. Dorvik(Allies) and Dundorf(Axis) had also become entangled in the war. There were tit for tat bombing raids on each other for a period of time before the situation between them cooled. Meanwhile Kanjor(Axis) had landed troops on Selucian soil, leading to a bitter struggle.

Meanwhile in Deltaria new elections which were a win for the democratic reform parties meant a change in Deltarian policy. Deltaria immediately removed itself from the axis alliance and also from the war. This ended Deltaria involvement in the war.

Kanjor was eventually defeated and negotiation has begun. In the midst of a new threat to Deltaria.

Kanjoran-Deltarian War

Kanjor angered by the change in government of Deltaria prepared an invasion fleet. It then proceeded to bomb Deltarian cities with chemical and biological weapons. This was met with FDAF bombing Kanjoran army bases and ports in Kanjor itself. There were mainly civilian casuaalties on the Deltarian side with many more military casualties on the Kanjoran side. The Kanjoran war effort was impeded by the Selucian bombing runs on Kanjor which crippled many facilities. A ceasefire is to be signed during an agreed period of armistice.