Category:Transpacific Socialist Alliance

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As the infosocialist ideology spread, nations which had accepted it found themselves at odds with the capitalist world. By undercutting the concept of intellectual property, they threatened the economies of many other nations, provoking a menacing response. To defend their ideology in a hostile world, several nations of the nanosocialist bloc formed the Transpacific Socialist Alliance in 2074.

The TSA is primarily a diplomatic and military alliance, dedicated to the defense and spread of nanosocialism. Its member states share few cultural traits. Since nanosocialism is not hostile to religion, the member states retain diverse traditions. They also speak a wide variety of unrelated languages, from Malay to Spanish to Vietnamese. The official language of the alliance, used during all deliberations of the Alliance Council in Djakarta, is English.

Most TSA member states have high military budgets, but the alliance remains vulnerable to attack. TSA military establishments are at a technological disadvantage, and the alliance also faces a serious strategic problem with its membership divided by the width of the Pacific Ocean. TSA diplomacy concentrates on keeping its potential foes off-balance, hoping to prevent a two-front war.

The TSA was not originally conceived as an economic partnership. Even so, ongoing trade sanctions have encouraged its members to cooperate in economic as well as military terms. The TSA nations trade extensively among themselves. They also have their own segment of the global web, somewhat isolated from that of the outside world. Several TSA nations are doing moderately well despite the trade sanctions. Effective local governments (and the porousness of the sanctions regime) allow them to continue technological and economic progress.