Foreign Relations of Meriad

Template:MeriadPage The foreign relations of Meriad are based around the country's neutrality, particularly in terms of the ongoing tensions between the Global Alliance for Progress and the Ordic Communist Union. The foreign relations of Meriad are overseen and exercised by the Meriadni Office of International Relations.

Elements of Policy

Since the end of the First Endwar, Meriad has adhered to a strictly neutral model on foreign policy, with special weight placed on the country's neutral arbitration of international disputes. This is directly due to the country's small population and, similarly, the limited military power that it can exercise. This policy was extremely effective during the Second Endwar, during which Meriad successfully remained neutral despite the extreme proximity of Kolintha, one of the most important belligerents in the conflict. In the intervening time, especially with the advent of the Ordic Cold War, Meriad's policy of absolute neutrality has been extremely effective. The country has strong economic ties with countries on both sides of the conflict, and remains a neutral forum for debate over the possibility of resolving the ideological tensions between the alliances. Unfortunately, recent proxy-wars between the member-states of both alliances have placed this delicate balancing act in danger. This is clearly evidenced by the ongoing February 2016 Asylum Affair, in which Meriad itself is the battleground between the alliances.

Bilateral Relations

***NOTE: When adding dates for the beginnings of formal relations, please ensure that all dates are later that 1763, as Meriad's present form of government did not exist until then.

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Country data Bunnoropolis	date	stuff
Faldarun	date	stuff
Graditora	date	stuff
Khornera	date	stuff
Kolintha	1787	Established by the Yavioska Mission following the Hei Restoration and the end of the isolationist Karoku policy. Kolish embassy in Járnfjördur.
Nerotysia	date	stuff
New Spanishland	date	stuff
Skogkläddaberg	date	stuff
Transoxthraxia	date	stuff