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**Amerion** · 05-29-2020, 10:17 PM

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INTRODUCTION
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WELCOME

The Council on Regional Security (CRS) is a group of nations that is responsible for the internal security of the South Pacific. They are one of the most crucial lines of defense against external and internal security threats. Their main purpose is monitoring, responding to regional security issues, and protecting the Delegate from a coup.

For the safety and security of the region, the Council ask that all World Assembly (WA) member nations in the South Pacific endorse the members of the CRS, as well as the Delegate. There is no requirement to do so but it will make those who do a SWAN Knight.

DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CRS

Member nations of the CRS are granted Border Control power in-game, which means they can eject or ban nations. According to the Charter of the Coalition of the South Pacific, some of the duties and powers of the CRS are:

• Preventing the Delegacy from being taken by anyone other than the legally elected Delegate;

• Reclaiming the Delegacy if the above occurs or the elected Delegate goes rogue and attempts to coup the region;

• Establishing an appropriate endorsement cap and enforcing it;

• Assuming martial command of the region during a coup d'état, whether committed by outside forces, infiltrators, or duly elected officials, until such a time that a legitimate government is restored; and,

• Performing all necessary measures to defeat a coup d'état or hostile invasion.

HOW DOES THE CRS PERFORM ITS DUTIES?

When detecting a nation that is causing trouble or is a potential security threat, a CRS member will take action by warning that nation via telegram, and ejecting or banning the nation from the region if they do not respond and curb their actions. In order to do this, something called influence needs to be used. CRS members need a lot of influence to properly carry out their duty. In order to have a lot of influence, they require significant amounts of endorsements, which is why CRS member nations' endorsement count is usually only slightly lower than that of the Delegate.

The threats or troubles the CRS usually deals with are:

• Nations that continue to exceed the endorsement cap despite being told multiple times not to;

• A Delegate, Delegate-elect, or CRS member nation that goes rogue and threatens to coup the region;

• An external invasion force wants to raid and occupy the region;

• Spammers and trollers; and,

• Nations that violate the laws of our region and have a ban sentence from the High Court.

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MEMBERS
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Username	Nation	Discord ID
Amerion	Amerion	Amerion#9702
Farengeto	Farengeto	Farengeto#7220
Jay Coop	Qvait	JayCoop#5045
Kris Kringle	Kringalia	Kringle#7460
Penguin	Penguinpies	Penguin#0738
Sandaoguo	Sandaoguo	hierocles#3041
Seraph	Erinor	Seraph#4235
Somyrion	Aumeltopia	Somyrion #8047
Tsunamy	Tsunamy	tsu#6405

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JOINING THE CRS
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REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN THE CRS

In order to become a member of the CRS, one has to:

• Have World Assembly membership in the South Pacific;

• Have the Soft Power Disbursement Score of at least 130,000 or an Influence Ranking of at least Apprentice;

• Have at least 400 endorsements or half the endorsements of the Delegate; and,

• Have six consecutive months of legislator status, or at least two terms in the Local Council.

The specific influence score, ranking, and endorsement numbers may be updated by the CRS, with majority approval by the Assembly, to reflect changes to the disbursement of influence in the region or updates to the game.

PROCESS

Step 1: Ensure that you meet all the requirements listed above.

Step 2: Write up an application which provides:

• The name of your WA nation;

• Your history in NationStates including any aliases you are using or have previously used; and,

• One (or several) paragraphs arguing what you can bring to the Council.

Step 3: Send your application to a member of the CRS. You can do this by a variety of methods (a telegram, a private message on the forum, or a direct message on Discord).

The CRS will review your application. This can take a number of days to three weeks. The Council will likely have additional questions which they will communicate to you via the method of your application. Following a formal vote within the Council, it will decide whether to advance your application to the Assembly with its recommendation.

Please be advised that meeting the requirements does not automatically guarantee that the application will be successful. These mechanical conditions are one of several factors which the Council considers in its determination.

(This post was last modified: 01-07-2021, 04:19 AM by Amerion.)