[OOC] Proposal for the Assembled Nations Peacekeeping Force in Caerlannach

[Caerlannach]

Hello y'all! I'm making this thread for my idea of an Assembled Nations peacekeeping force in Caerlannach. I know my nation is quite new, but I hope y'all can help me with this project.

Overview on Caerlannach, the “country” is a decentralized confederation of autonomous tribes, which means it is an anarchist country here on Eurth. Other than its already established “Border Guards”, I would like to propose an international peacekeeping force to operate in Caerlannach.

I am planning for the peacekeeping force to start its mission in the early 1990s, Caerlanni Deconstructional Period final years. The force will ensure peace among autonomous tribal regions, prevent escalations between factions, support safe migration across the territories, assist the temporary self-defense networks to form the “Border Guards” and assist in establishing fair dispute resolution systems for both intertribal and external matters.

Here are what I planned the peacekeeping force to do:

• Maintain Peace and Security: they will focus on preventing violence within and between Caerlannach's autonomous tribal regions by serving as a neutral intermediary to de-escalate conflicts. The force will monitor demilitarized zones and sensitive border areas, ensuring no military escalation among tribes or outside actors. Especially any invading forces that could endanger Caerlanni independence.
• Facilitate Safe Trade and Migration: by maintaining security in key trade corridors and migration paths, they will support free movement of trade, resources, and people across tribal regions, preserving the intertribal exchange network critical to Caerlannach's economy.
• Support Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: they will help set up and support Caerlannach-led conflict mediation councils and other structures in line with tribal justice systems. This will ensure disputes are resolved peacefully, and that regional differences are respected.
• Protect Civil Liberties and Rights: The force will work closely with local leaders to monitor potential abuses, ensure human rights are respected, and uphold international standards within Caerlannach’s decentralized legal framework.
• Enable Cultural Exchange and Understanding: they would recruit personnel with backgrounds in anthropology, cultural studies, and mediation to enhance the understanding of tribal customs and avoid cultural friction. The peacekeepers’ mission will be as much about diplomacy as it is about maintaining order.

The composition of the peacekeeping forces:

1. Military Component: Light Infantry (to assist the temporary self-defense networks), Medical Units and Logistical Support.
2. Civilian Component: Cultural Liaisons and Translators (provided by the transitional government), Mediators and Diplomats, and Human Rights Observers.

I will provide more information on what is needed, so feel free to drop your questions here.

[Tagmatium Rules]

What size are you thinking for the various different elements?

On the one hand, you'll what a large enough force to be effective but on the other, I doubt you want something approaching a size that could be construed as an occupational force

[Caerlannach]

Now that my schedule is somewhat free, I can make a post on this RP.

Pinging all who is going to be involved with the forces: @Tagmatium Rules @Seylos @Orioni (And those who replied in the forum @Poja @Stedoria @Pecario)

First and foremost, thank you so much for participating and replying to the forum, I highly appreciate all of your inputs and works.

To ensure a smoother planning, y'all can refer to this forum if anything happens.

Now, for the actual planning:

To coincide with the AN's Failure (1968-1980s), I would like to propose the SC dropping the peacekeeping mission with a unanimous or majority vote, to which Dharmaid would propose a smaller humanitarian mission. The peacekeeping mission would be only be mained by @Gotneska, several years after their civil war or after the establishment of the Autonomous Tribe in 1998.

On 11/8/2024 at 2:57 AM, Tagmatium Rules said:

What size are you thinking for the various different elements?

On the one hand, you'll what a large enough force to be effective but on the other, I doubt you want something approaching a size that could be construed as an occupational force

And for Tagmatium's question, I think that for the military aspect of the mission (after the AN's revival) could be around 20,000 to 25,000 perhaps? and for the humanitarian side, they could preside over the direct democracy of certain area and look if there any misconduct on human's rights, so maybe 5,000 to 6,000 personnel?

[Orioni]

@Caerlannach Some further questions to help structure the OOC discussion of this story.

1. Can you outline in a general timeline of how you see this story evolve? (Broad strokes.)
2. What is the ultimate goal you want to achieve? How do you wish to finish this story?
3. How much agency do other participants have? Within which range can they operate?
4. Are there any actions which other players must avoid at all cost? (Constraints)
5. Are there any RP characters you require from other players? And which behaviour should they portray?

Mind, you are the OP of this story, so as game master you get to set the rules. The outcome also largely affects your RP nation, so you have the final say on what this should look like.

[Gotneska]

@Caerlannach I don’t know how much we can provide for this during the early 1990’s as Gotneska would to busy trying to rebuild it’s self after our civil war. As the decade progressed I could see us getting somewhat involved. 
 

Maybe one thing Gotneska could do is send our disband military (1987-95) to help secure tribal peace and stability. Just a thought. 

[Tagmatium Rules]

5 hours ago, Caerlannach said:

And for Tagmatium's question, I think that for the military aspect of the mission (after the AN's revival) could be around 20,000 to 25,000 perhaps? and for the humanitarian side, they could preside over the direct democracy of certain area and look if there any misconduct on human's rights, so maybe 5,000 to 6,000 personnel?

I think 20-25K might be a bit big. It's on the same scale as the large UN interventions in conflicts such as the Yugoslav Wars and bigger than many pretty vicious civil wars.

Albeit I don't know if the numbers I was looking at for UN peacekeeping missions was the number at one time or total personnel over the course of the mission. Maybe I should have looked harder.

EDIT: The UN peacekeeping mission after the Second Liberian Civil War was 15K military personnel at its height. So maybe 20-25K for a force that isn't actively trying to prevent conflict is a bit much.

[Caerlannach]

On 11/24/2024 at 1:42 AM, Orioni said:

Can you outline in a general timeline of how you see this story evolve? (Broad strokes.)

As of right now, we are still at the discussing with the AN phase, but I think rather than having the AN conduct the mission all the way into modern day, so I think we can have all the participating nations create a seperate mission aside from the AN, possibly?
Basically, the mission is mainly diplomatic and humanitarian, with little to no military involvement. So the participating nations will arrive at the start of the 1980s, conducting assessment and formal tribal engagement. Then they can host dialogue with the transitional government and tribes, we can throw in some accidents if anyone up for it . Then near the end of the 1990s, the coalition can depart as the transitional government declare the deconstruction.

 

On 11/24/2024 at 1:42 AM, Orioni said:

What is the ultimate goal you want to achieve? How do you wish to finish this story?

A coalition of nations that helps us with the deconstruction period, ending with a success mission, I suppose.

 

On 11/24/2024 at 1:42 AM, Orioni said:

How much agency do other participants have? Within which range can they operate?

Not sure about what this meant lol.

 

On 11/24/2024 at 1:42 AM, Orioni said:

Are there any actions which other players must avoid at all cost? (Constraints)

Avoid overthrowing and/or overpower the transitional government and its self-defense networks. No pushing external interest onto tribes (unless discussed beforehand)

 

On 11/24/2024 at 1:42 AM, Orioni said:

Are there any RP characters you require from other players? And which behaviour should they portray?

Diplomats of the participating nations, humanitarian workers, external stakeholders (ya know, the ones either supporting or trying to oppose the mission)
 

On 11/24/2024 at 2:05 AM, Tagmatium Rules said:

I think 20-25K might be a bit big. It's on the same scale as the large UN interventions in conflicts such as the Yugoslav Wars and bigger than many pretty vicious civil wars.

Got it, restructuring it, maybe 500-700 personnel for the mission, lightly armed of course, while the rest, around 200-300, are mainly humanitarian, diplomatic, support staff.

[Orioni]

3 hours ago, Caerlannach said:

A coalition of nations that helps us with the deconstruction period, ending with a success mission, I suppose.

What does this help look like? What does success look like?

3 hours ago, Caerlannach said:

On 11/23/2024 at 7:42 PM, Orioni said:

How much agency do other participants have? Within which range can they operate?

Not sure about what this meant lol.

How much freedom do you allow other players to take? What can they do without your approval, versus what needs to be checked with the OP (you)?

[Caerlannach]

1 hour ago, Orioni said:

What does this help look like? What does success look like?

I was thinking about things like having the groups sent to analyze the socio-political climate, regional tensions, logistical challenges, assess infrastructure, security, and social needs. And by success, a stable enough anarchist system that modern Caerlannach is right now.

 

1 hour ago, Orioni said:

How much freedom do you allow other players to take? What can they do without your approval, versus what needs to be checked with the OP (you)?

I think everyone should talk and discuss with me first before taking any drastic (like conflict, skirmishes, accidents, etc.) But for help (mentioned and agreed during the AN talk), I think they're free to active control over that.