Alduria

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Bayonville: President Benegarde has issued a White Paper detailing his goals and ambitions for Aldurian foreign policy. The paper, drafted by the presidential office, details a desire for a "more independent" foreign policy. Currently, Alduria is bound by a wide variety of international treaties both restricting its foreign policy and in some cases restricting its potential choices in domestic policy as well. Benegarde, in the white paper, states he seeks to withdraw from a wide variety of international treaties, in particular the treaties with Beiteynu and "redundant treaties" that have no purpose any longer. The relationship with Lourenne is also set to "change", with the government of President Benegarde affraid that the war between Lourenne and Beiteynu that raged and killed thousands has "lasting impact on our relationship with Lourenne." The president did note that he seeks to maintain close relations with the Canrillaise world, even hinting at a possible return to the CEC if "Aldurian conditions are met". Most notable about the paper however is the spoken out intend to create a new "Aldurian Neutrality", completely withdrawing from any treaty that could be seen as forcing Alduria into military action either defensive or offensive. The President seeks to foster "deepened economic ties" with some international partners but wants complete neutrality in the diplomatic and military sphere.

And while the country is set on deepened economic ties, Benegarde reiterates that a priority remains the protection of the Aldurian working class, as well as vital sectors. In this effort, the socialist government is likely to increase state subsidies for these sectors. Any economic treaty should also include provisions to protect vital state industries, in turn protecting Aldurian workers against what the paper calls "unwanted foreign competition on the labour market."

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Bayonville: In the wake of the recent Hubris War and continued geopolitical tensions the Benegarde Administration has announced their "New Security Law" or Nouvelle loi sur la sécurité focussing on reforming and reorganizing the Aldurian security apparatus. The new law reforms existing agencies and the armed forces, focussing on creating a robust and effective security community capable of "independently protecting Aldurian people and interests." The new reform notably creates the new Direction Nationale du Renseignement or DNR, focussed on foreign intelligence gathering and operations, with the new Agence de défense de l'État (State Defense Agency) to focus on domestic surveilance, intelligence and security operations. The police is to be reformed into the National Police, with the current decentralized structure of the police to be consolidated into a single national structure, with the regions to gain sub-branches of the police operating under a national umbrella. The Armed Forces will also be reformed and renamed, to be collectively known as Forces armées nationales (National Armed Forces). The current branches are to be renamed into the Aldurian Army, the Navy of the State, the Aldurian Air Force and the National Guard. This last branch will be newly created and in charge of customs controls, border checks and acting as the military police for the armed forces.

All in all the changes are meant to streamline the security apparatus and professionalize a neglected part of the Aldurian state. President Benegarde endorsed the legislation, which was proposed by a Socialist MP, Jean-Marc Cailloux, former officer in the Aldurian army. Benegarde noted that "this bill has the potential to professionalize our security apparatus. Furthermore, it will set the stage and create the foundations for us to further build a independent and effective security sphere with the help, but not the reliance on, our partners such as Lourenne." The bill is currently being debated in the National Assembly but with Socialist support is guarenteed to pass.