Is Trouble Brewing in the Pularemak Arm?
The Pularemak Arm By Mev D’toma – February 2717 Bene Beata enjoyed a brief stint in the headlines late last year, with leading Lendam Kingdom protectionists, the empire’s independence-leaning Leader Ler Sai-an, and Molto Paradise all signaling that a shift to a much tenser period of inter-frontier relations has arrived. Of course, relations between Bene Beata and Molto Paradise began to deteriorate over a year ago, after Ler’s Demonta Progressive Party (DPP) soundly beat the ruling Komina party (KM), Molto Paradise’s preferred interlocutor, in 2716. But things really became heated after the Lendam leader-elect broke with longstanding Lendam Kingdom diplomatic protocol to hold a telecom call with Ler. This prompted fears in Molto Paradise that a pro-independence minded Bene Beata leader had emerged at the same time as a protectionist Lendam Kingdom leader, undermining support in both empires for the “One Molto” policy which Molto Paradise’s ruling Expansionist party ...