| Welcome to Europeia! So what the heck is Europeia anyways? Can I join? So, I came here representing another region? I do not want to become a citizen. Where should I go? What offices are there for people to be elected into? What is there for me to do in Europeia? That answers most of my immediate questions. What if I have any more? |
| A look at Kantrias; Interview with Kylia regarding Kantrias | |||
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| JayDee | Sep 14 2017, 11:55 PM Post #1 | ||
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![]() A look at Kantrias An interview with Kylia on the state of Kantrias Written by JayDee Earlier this year, veteran player Kylia Quilor returned to NationStates. Within a few weeks of returning, she was appointed as Minister of Communications in Europeia; replacing Darcness after his ascension to the vice presidency. A few days later, Kylia was elected to her 9th term as Senator in the same region, winning her seat handily. However, Europeia wasn't the only region to benefit from this resurrection. Kantrias had also received its own breath of life. Kantrias is a region founded in October of 2012, during the chaotic days of NationStates. The region was founded with the vision of "an Imperialist region that would be sort of a 'new breed'...melding what I felt to be some of the best aspects of regions like TNI and the LKE with the best of Europeia and of course, my own idiosyncrasies." The idea of the "Gavel and the Sword" [Justice and Strength] became a popular rallying sign for the region of Kantrias, a vision that held firm through its refounding. It was this idea that would build the cornerstones of Kantrian ideology; a region that would "etch its name on the annals of NationStates history." Through their decline and eventual refounding, Kantrias was held in regard as a unique region with a strong sense of purpose. Their strong regard for the Independent ideology put them in a favorable light amongst many of the regions of the day. In particular, Europeia would emerge as one of Kantrias' stronger allies. With Kylia's (then called Cerian) connection to both regions, a strong bond was easily formed between the two governments. The relationship eventually culminated into a Treaty of Friendship in the Spring of 2013, less than a year after Kantrias' founding. Unfortunately, the summer of 2015 would find Kylia inactive, and with her, the region as well. In the fall of that same year, the Treaty of Friendship with Europeia was repealed. With the return of Kylia and Kantrias to the political arena, the potential for a renewal of the strong alliance has been discussed by both sides. While Kantrias is a unique region, they still carry a shadow of influence from regions across NationStates. As mentioned above, the vision of Kantrias was largely based on ideas espoused by the powerhouse regions of the day, including the likes of TNI, LKE, and Europeia. However, Kantrias and Europeia also share similarities in the likes of their foreign outreach strategy. "Well, we're actually taking a bit of a page from Europeia's book, though I didn't realize I was doing that until I started... writing a short-form article for distribution, and as I finished the first draft, I realized, hey, this is like what Europeia has started doing recently." The foreign outreach strategy has been a cornerstone of Europeian and Kantrian political strategy for the past few months. Pioneered by President Writinglegend in Europeia, the strategy consists of writing short articles that are then turned into updates to be distributed to regional embassies. When asked about its use, Kylia responded with "it's a way to attract interest to the region, both social and political, reach out to friends and potential friends. The more people take part in a contest or a game or a festival, the more fun it is, for everyone involved." As a newly refounded region, being able to attract a strong and dedicated core group was vital to Kantrias' original success. Surprisingly, despite the success of Old Kantrias, as Kylia calls it, she openly admits that integration is a weakness of hers. When asked about her biggest obstacle, Kylia answered with "Integration. That has always been my weakest point, getting people onto the forums and then staying on them...there's a lot of people who register, sign up for nobility (citizenship) and then.... never come back onto the forums." Unfortunately, Kylia also admitted that integration is exactly what Kantrias needed. "People, activity. What all regions do. Beyond that even, Kantrians need the incentive to create...Kantrias needs people to fill all tasks, and to do that, we need to further their incentives to contribute to that shared, created culture." However, Kantrias has seen relative success in the recent months. With a working government and strong Constitution, Kantrias could certainly be considered a stable region; a stark contrast to Kylia's claims of being unable to understand integration. For all the efforts that went into refounding Kantrias, one must wonder why such a region was refounded in the first place. Nostalgia? Maybe. A sense of purpose? Perhaps.. For Kylia, it is a mixture of both. "I came back to NationStates and had to get in touch with Caldemar...as we talked about the last few years, caught up and reminisced, we remembered just how much fun Kantrias had been...there were still things I had in my vision for Kantrias that weren't achieved...so between a desire for us to try to rebuild that community we once had - as much as was practicable - and the desire to see the Kantrian Project through, revive it we did." A stable region, Kantrias has a future in NationStates. Previous experience as a reliable ally also makes for the likelihood of strong support from the Independent community. Interview
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| Snowball | Sep 14 2017, 11:57 PM Post #2 | ||
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| JayDee | Sep 14 2017, 11:58 PM Post #3 | ||
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| Kylia Quilor | Sep 15 2017, 12:17 AM Post #4 | ||
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It was a pleasure having this sit down with Siol, and a very nicely done article. Thank you very much, JayDee. | ||
The Rt. Hon. Commodore Kylia Quilor, Dux Emeritus, Legatus, Quartius, Primus Pilus, Praefectus Vigilum Noctu, ERN![]() I. Am. Not. A. Nice. Person. Never underestimate the power of cynicism, pessimism and negativity to prevent terrible things from happening. Only idealists try to build the future on a mountain of bodies. Unfocused populism is just as dangerous, if not more so, to a Republic's survival as creeping authoritarianism. Tell people how you feel, honestly and frankly. If you like someone, tell them. If you don't like them, tell them - the world would be a better place if we all knew where we stood. Professional Credentials Testimonials To My Character
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| Vac | Sep 15 2017, 04:22 AM Post #5 | ||
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Very well done, and interesting article. I've always remember Kantrias as a cool group of people. I was sad to see it fall to inactivity after Kylia left several years ago, and was both interested and excited when I saw Kantrias start to make its comeback. | ||
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| Aditya Republic | Sep 15 2017, 11:26 AM Post #6 | ||
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