October 17th 5466
During the past few years Dolgava and Lodamun have made headlines in increasing amounts of trade and military cooperation. From the passage of the Keris Straight Initiative to the creation of a joint Submarine surveillance network to now the stationing of Lodamunese drones at Point Hoomar, the two countries have seemingly never been as close as they are today.
This has been a long time coming as Lodamun and Dolgava have been at odds throughout history, however in recent years this ancient animosity has been swept aside and replacing it has been the mantle of joint security and friendship. Lets look into some factors that has made this friendship possible.
Territorial IntegrityDolgavans have long been very stubborn about their territorial rights, however they have been very cooperative with allies or other like minded nations. The Dolgavan Government realizes the shared goals of Lodamun and Dolgava and that with each country prominently positioned on the Kerisian Straight, it is clear that there is mutual trust, respect and friendliness between the two states. With other prominent straights such as the Migrants Pass seemingly becoming a point of aggression and international incident every few decades, both countries recognize that they cannot police or protect the straight alone, they realize that they both need territorial integrity by working together.
Moderate GovernmentsLodamun has in recent years been under a very accomplished and very stable governance by the Democratic Party of Lodamun. Gone are the days when Ecofuedlists ran the country into a third world state. Modern Lodamun is a country that is open for business and looking to expand its economy and its foreign relations across the globe. Lodamun has been a success story for the triumph of moderate politics and this sort of governance has been a key influence in Dolgava's willingness to work with them. Past Lodamun regimes have been ideologically and morally against Dolgavan way of life, but Lodamun and Dolgava are now more similar then they have been in centuries. The Dolgavan and Lodamunese Governments have been able to work in lockstep with each other in accomplishing joint Seleyan and Kerisian security and it has been truly a good thing for both countries.
TradeOne cannot look at Lodamun and Dolgava and their foreign relations without looking at trade. The Kerisian straight is one of the largest sea routes in the Northern hemisphere with traffic from Northern Artania and Northern Dovani intersecting into Makon, Keris and Seleya. It is the linchpin that keeps the Northern Hemisphere trading and if it was to arise in crisis, it would leave both Dolgava and Lodamun in a sorry state. Both countries realize this and they realize that they must continue to not only keep from having conflict with one another but to be allies as a way of ensuring to businesses and the international community that the passage is safe.
LuthoriLodamun is a member of the Luthorian Commonwealth and a close ally of the Luthorian Empire. One can argue that Luthori has played an important role in getting these two states to cooperate and to become friends. Dolgava solidified its friendship with Luthori at the same time as it did so with Lodamun along with the rest of the Commonwealth. Luthori is not solely responsible and inadvertently helped Dolgava and Lodamun get closer but they indeed were a driving factor behind this.
To Conclude, Dolgava and Lodamun have and will continue to be key strategic and trade partners for the foreseeable future. Together they have helped make the region safe, secure and economically vibrant by their policies and together they will do many more things in the future. This is an example of cooperation and trade being extremely valuable and having widespread impacts across multiple continents and can be seen as a framework for other parts of the globe looking to put aside fighting and taking up the mantle of peace.
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