Geopolitics (Napoleon's Australian Victory)

A general overview of international politics and alliences in the world of Napoleon's Australian Victory.

International Alliances
The modern world has developed quite differently in this universe. Instead of the Bipolar alliance system which has prevailed since the 20th century, there is a strong Tripolar tradition, with three separate power blocs; the Continental Bloc, the Coalition, and the Greater Asian Sphere. Each bloc is centred on one particular power, the French Empire, the Brazllian Empire, and the Sino-Japanese Empire respectively.

The French Bloc
The Continental, or French Bloc, is arguably the most powerful of the three. Although it has all the typical characteristics of a proper alliance, the Continental Bloc is, in fact, not. There is no treaty to which the member states have agreed to. Instead, the members are eah individually allied to France by its own treaties and alliances.

The origins of the "bloc" can be found in the reigns of the first two French emperors. The puppet and client states established by the first Napoleon supported France during the Napoleonic Wars, and in turn, were supported economically and politically by France. This symbiotic relationship resulted in a closely knit family of nations in Europe. Russia is an anomoly in this sense.