Do you think TNP should adopt a constitutional name? If yes, what do you think this should be?
Many regions, including the majority of feeder and sinker regions, have adopted a constitutional name for themselves and their governments. We have the New Pacific Order, the Coalition of The South Pacific, the Imperium of The West Pacific (not sure whether this is a constitutional name, but that is how they style themselves), the Realm of Balder, the People's Republic of Lazarus, and the Osiris Fraternal Order. TNP, along with TEP and (as far as I know) TRR are the exceptions.
Constitutional names are important diplomatically, because the current consensus in interregional law is that treaties are between governments of regions, and not between the in-game regions themselves. The distinction becomes salient during periods of upheaval or government transitions.
For example, last April there were two governments claiming the region of The South Pacific: the Coalition of The South Pacific, which had in-game control of the region for the best part of the previous decade, and the SPSR (I do not recall what this stands for), which was established by Milograd and at the time controlled the region. In TNP, our treaty obligations were towards the Coalition government, which we continued to recognize as legitimate and offered our assistance to.
Another example would be Osiris. During the Douria coup in July, we continued to recognize and assisted the Kemetic Republic of Osiris, instead of the regime established by the coupers (I do not recall its name). When in September the Kemetic Republic was dissolved, we interpreted our treaty obligations towards Osiris not to extend to the new government established by Detective Figs.
TNP's constitution does not establish a constitutional name. Instead we usually enter treaties as the "R/region of The North Pacific". This could prove somewhat problematic should we ever lose in-game control of the region (though, at least under current political circumstances, I have no doubt that all of our allies would recognize our claim and come to our aid anyway).
Constitutional names are also culturally significant. They tend to reflect principles the region stands for, and become an integral part of regional identity, similar to the regional flag.
Many regions, including the majority of feeder and sinker regions, have adopted a constitutional name for themselves and their governments. We have the New Pacific Order, the Coalition of The South Pacific, the Imperium of The West Pacific (not sure whether this is a constitutional name, but that is how they style themselves), the Realm of Balder, the People's Republic of Lazarus, and the Osiris Fraternal Order. TNP, along with TEP and (as far as I know) TRR are the exceptions.
Constitutional names are important diplomatically, because the current consensus in interregional law is that treaties are between governments of regions, and not between the in-game regions themselves. The distinction becomes salient during periods of upheaval or government transitions.
For example, last April there were two governments claiming the region of The South Pacific: the Coalition of The South Pacific, which had in-game control of the region for the best part of the previous decade, and the SPSR (I do not recall what this stands for), which was established by Milograd and at the time controlled the region. In TNP, our treaty obligations were towards the Coalition government, which we continued to recognize as legitimate and offered our assistance to.
Another example would be Osiris. During the Douria coup in July, we continued to recognize and assisted the Kemetic Republic of Osiris, instead of the regime established by the coupers (I do not recall its name). When in September the Kemetic Republic was dissolved, we interpreted our treaty obligations towards Osiris not to extend to the new government established by Detective Figs.
TNP's constitution does not establish a constitutional name. Instead we usually enter treaties as the "R/region of The North Pacific". This could prove somewhat problematic should we ever lose in-game control of the region (though, at least under current political circumstances, I have no doubt that all of our allies would recognize our claim and come to our aid anyway).
Constitutional names are also culturally significant. They tend to reflect principles the region stands for, and become an integral part of regional identity, similar to the regional flag.
