Greece (1983: Doomsday)

The Greek Federation, formerly the Confederation of Greece and sometimes simply known as Greece, is a nation composed of the successor states of Greece that survived the Nuclear Wars set down by the actions of the United States & the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Currently, the Federation has its capital in New Athens, a new city on the island of Skyros, founded by each of the city-states and mainly populated by their politicians.

History
Main Articles: Morea, Hellenic Republic, Dodecanese Republic, Delian League, Heptanesa, Cyprus, Cyrenaica, Agion Oros, Kemet, Thrace Reclamation Zone

Post Doomsday
On the outbreak of World War III, the fledgling Hellenic Republic was not considered a serious threat by the USSR, but its membership in NATO assured its being targeted by Soviet missiles nonetheless. Because of its threat level only four sites were targeted by Soviet nukes: Athens, the capital and military headquarters, Thessaloniki, headquarters of the Hellenic navy, Patra, headquarters of the Ionian fleet, and Larissa, headquarters of the Hellenic air force. Members of the ruling party were warned of the impending strikes and managed to evacuate Athens before it was struck and moved government operations to Heraklion, on the island of Crete. A gathering order was issued for all Hellenic troops and ships not lost to gather at Crete. Several ships and planes were able to escape the strikes in the attacked areas due to advance warning and gathered at Crete, but the majority of the Hellenic military hardware in these four cities were destroyed or disabled. While the Greek government established themselves in Crete, social order began to break down throughout Greece.

In the Peloponnese peninsula a charismatic monarchist began speaking out, blaming the republican government for the hardships being endured by the population there, gaining popularity swiftly. The people of Rhodes and the surrounding Dodecanese Islands began working together with the nearby villages of Anatolia who had been cut off from any Turkish government. The various Aegean islands not under the control of the Hellenic government in Crete managed to band together into a group of autonomous island-states calling themselves the Delian League, after the ancient Greek alliance of the same name. In the north, the only semblance of order came from the Theocracy of Agion Oros, which began organizing a police force to keep order in surrounding lands and re-asserting the authority of the church that had been lost in modern times, though that authority was tempered with the compassion that had been required of an organized church under a secular government. Local leaders in Corfu began an effort to bring order to the Ionian islands. As the Hellenic forces became more organized they began to retake control of mainland Greece. Spurred by what they saw as aggression from the failed republic, Nikolaos Michaloliakos and his followers declared the Despotate of Morea, named for the Byzantine state, and began fighting against the Republican forces.

After some initial skirmishes with Morean forces, the Hellenic government decided to move up the eastern coast of Greece to try to retake easier targets and build themselves up for a fight with Morea. The Hellenic pullout simply emboldened Morea though, with the Despot calling it a great victory and using it as a focal point for propaganda. By 1985 the Despotate encompassed nearly all of the Peloponnese peninsula and inciting the old glories of the Byzantine Empire began speaking of a Morean Empire in the Mediterranean to rise up from the ashes of Doomsday. In 1986 Morean forces landed in Libya, which the lack of international trade and support, and harsh government treatment of the population, had caused it to collapse into many splintered warlords and city states. By 1988 Morean forces had conquered much of Cyrenaica, including the capital of Benghazi. With the stability offered by the Morean occupation, many Libyans actually supported the invaders, and the Morean system of offering full citizenship in exchange for military service caused their ranks to fill with Libyan recruits. In 1990 Michaloliakos fell ill, with his son and his nephew both vying for power. As he didn't want to see a succession crisis tear apart Morea, he instead created the Kingdom of Cyrenaica and installed his nephew as King. This proved unnecessary as the despot recovered soon after.

Confederation
In 1993, amongst more saber-rattling between the Hellenic Republic and Despotate of Morea, diplomats of the Delian League approached both the Despotate and Republic with the idea of working together for the greater benefit of Greece rather than trying to force reunification through armed conflict. Tired of losing forces in skirmishes and outright fighting, both nations agreed to talks. This period saw a vast improvement in relations between the two nations and eventually, in 1994 a treaty was signed by the leaders of Morea, the Hellenic Republic, the Delian League, Heptanesa, Cyrenaica, and the Dodecanese Republic establishing the Confederation of Greece, a military and economic alliance of Greek states. Each state remained independent, but the Confederation, which established its headquarters in Skyros, could enact joint military operations and for the most part foreign policy was acted on as a group.

Humanitarian Missions
In the first few years of the Confederation, as the Greek states began working together and rediscovering their Greek unity, it became clear that the collective Greek states were the most well off and stable in the Mediterranean. Leaders of Mount Athos, the Dodecanese Republic and the Delian league urged the others to begin looking for ways to help their neighbors. Morean leaders volunteered for an expedition into Thrace in 1995 hoping to return Greek control to the area lost during the Ottoman conquests. The Hellenic Republic, not wanting the Moreans to gain more territory joined the mission. Mount Athos, the Dodecanese, and Delian League sent a mission to Cyprus at the same time. Heptanesa, while sympathetic to these goals, was forced to decline participation - with their prior commitments in Albania and the mainland, they could not help elsewhere. This was acknowledged and accepted by the other members, and it was agree to support it on the same level as the expeditions to Thrace and Cyprus.

Thrace was found to be in chaos. The strikes on Istanbul/Constantinople and Edirne dispersed much of the surviving population to the countryside and lack of infrastructure and the mass of refugees had quickly devolved into mass starvation, disease, and violence. Millions had died in the years following Doomsday and no sense of order had established itself in the area. Greek troops landed around the town of Ereglisi on the coast of the Sea of Marmara. The town had mostly been abandoned but the existing harbor and residences would be ideal for a staging ground for further operations. As aid workers and troops began arriving and establishing themselves there they began referring to the town as New Byzantium. After its discovery by Greek forces exploring the northernmost regions of Greece, at the urging of the Patriarch, Rhodope was included in this, though they have contributed little.

As the aid mission in Cyprus arrived, they found the nation nearly bankrupted fighting insurgency from a Turkish population that had been subjugated and marginalized. The Cypriot government quickly began negotiations with Confederation representatives.

In 2003 the Greek economy and infrastructure had been sufficiently restored to attempt a third mission, and this time Egypt was the target. The Nile Delta had been irradiated by a large scale nuclear attack on Cairo by the Israelis, and much of the population had fled inland or to neighboring countries, but many of the indigenous Copts had remained to attempt to restore the land and escape the persecution of the Arab leadership. Despite the abandonment of the area, Greek workers sought out the Egyptian leadership to negotiate terms of aid. The Egyptian leadership believed the Delta irradiated and useless. Confederation engineers believed they could restore the land to the point that it would be extremely valuable agricultural land. A deal was struck between the two that ceded the territory to Greece in exchange for Greek aid in constructing infrastructure along the newly created Eonile river and keeping monuments from Ancient Egypt intact and maintained.

Greek Federation
As the centralized government in Skyros developed in the 2000s, concern soon arose on unification and the future of the Confederacy itself. Some had suggested a republican/federal model based on the United States, while others the restoration of the original Hellenic Republic. One ambitious plan, however, was put forward in 2008, proposing the reformation of the Byzantine Empire, with the Emperor elected from the (current) constituent states; the latter is considered controversial. A series of "People's Assemblies" were arranged to resolve the matter on both the political and public level. The first of these was a low profile event in Skyros on 11 January 2008. Through this process it was eventually decided that with the differences among the states of the Confederation, than if unification were to happen, a federal model of government would be the most realistic. A referendum was planned for December 2009 asking the question "Do you support the reformation of the Confederation of Greece into a unified Federal State?". If the proposal was accepted, the Confederation would be unified under a central government. The constituent states would remain autonomous, free to decide their own form of government and domestic policy, but would lose the right to unilaterally engage in military action or even maintain their own armies. While opposed to the idea in principle, Libya and Morea grudgingly agreed to submit to the will of the people, but campaigned heavily for the "No" side.

At the same time, the nation of Cyprus and Greek Egypt were asked the question "If the Confederation of Greece reforms into a Federal State, would you desire statehood in this new nation?" In the event of a "Yes" vote, both would be granted equal status with the members of the Confederation themselves.

Results
Though there was heavy campaigning by the nobility in Morea and Libya to prevent the states from joining this new state, much of the populace believed it was their only chance for democracy, and that the states were stronger together. Upon the victory of the "Yes" vote, the Federation of Greece was declared. A constitutional convention was scheduled for March in order to establish the overriding principles of this new state.

Constitutional Convention
A constitutional convention was held in the Confederation headquarters in Skyros with representatives from each member state and administered territory. Since both Cyprus and Greek Egypt voted for statehood within the republic, they were granted the same representation as full states. The separation of powers between states and the Federal government was quickly settled with the Federal government being responsible for foreign policy and defense, as well as having some say in economic policy. The federal government was given limited taxation powers and the right to establish federal corporations for essential services such as utilities and transportation that must be operated not for profit. The only sticking point was the status of the monarchy. Monarchies had been on the rise across Europe due to their unifying symbolism and stability that had been evidenced locally with the Despotate of Morea. While Libya and Morea advocated a constitutional monarchy, although with their monarch on the throne, the Hellenic Republic and Delian League campaigned against what they viewed as an outdated concept. Others, such as Heptanesa, while not happy with the idea of a monarch, are willing to put up with one if it makes the Federation more stable and unified. With no consensus on the point, it was decided that a referendum would be held in October of 2010 to decide the status of a monarchy.

Sicily War
From October 2009 to December 2010, Greece fought in the Second Sicily War alongside the ADC and IPA. Despite widespread destruction in Heptanesa and Cyrenaica, and a failed invasion of Lecce Province, on the Italian mainland, that first October, Greece and its allies eventually came out on top. A second, successful, invasion of Lecce Province was the item that led to the Sicilians seeking peace, in the end.

Despite Greek pressure, the ADC decided to agree to the Sicilian request for a ceasefire that December. In the end, the Greeks would, in a concession, gain control over the areas seized in the second invasion in the form of a mandate, where they would establish a series of military bases to defend themselves.

Government and Politics
The Federation of Greece is a Federal State with its capital at New Athens on the island of Skyros. Each member state is autonomous and may maintain its own form of government and laws, but responsibility for foreign affairs and defense are that of the Federal government.

Organization
The government of the Greek Federation is organized into three branches, the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial. There is currently no constitutionally defined Head of State, as the position will not be be defined until the monarchical referendum in October of 2010. Currently the powers of the head of state are invested in the Speaker of Parliament. The Legislative Branch is defined as the Federal Parliament, currently housed in the House of Parliament in New Athens. The Judicial Branch is the Areios Pagos (Άρειος Πάγος), the supreme court of the Greek Federation. It is the highest court of the Federation, but generally only deals with constitutional cases, as the States may have differing laws in regards to criminality.

Parliament and the Political Parties
The Federation Parliament is headed by its speaker, and currently contains three hundred seats, divided proportionately between the members of the Federation. These are elected or chosen in various ways by the Federation members, as per their own laws, such as partially chosen, like by the Despots in Cyrenaica or Morea, directly elected like in Hellas, or a member from each of the top six parties like in Thrace. The total of representatives is expected to increase in number as the members of the Federation increase in size and population, as well possibly in number.

The majority of representatives in the Parliament of the Greek Federation are from what can be considered to be national parties. However, a fairly large percentage of seats are still controlled by regional parties, especially in Kemet. Various parties that represent minorities generally leave their members alone when it comes to voting between a monarchy and a republic, and other similar issues that are national in basis, or completely abstain from voting.

Administrative Divisions
The Federation of Greece is currently made up of Nine autonomous states, two federal territories, and one mandate.

International Relations
The Greek Federation maintains friendly relations with most of its surrounding neighbors, with especially strong ties with Egypt and the Algerian city states. With Slovenia and Croatia applying for membership in the ADC, relations have been improving sharply there as well.

The Bulgarian successor state of Rhodope has been close partner of Greece for a long time, even taking part in the reclamation of Thrace. Inclusion of nearby areas over the Greek border in the Rhodopian state, while at first an issue between the two, matters little today because of the understanding that it will eventually revert to Greece, likely either going to Thrace or Agion Oros. As of late, however, there is talk that they may be allowed to keep the land, pending a referendum of its citizens and there is even a few people calling for Rhodope to join the Federation outright. It is also believed that some sort of formal alliance between the two will be announced in the very near future.

Relations are very frosty with both Macedonia and the Turkish Sultanate at this time, and the recent establishment of the Mediterranean Defense League between the two is a great cause for concern. It is suspected that the Greeks will form some sort of similar organization in the near future.

Sicily has been Greece's only rival in the Mediterranean for a long time and the Greeks, with the rest of the ADC, managed to eke out a narrow victory over them very recently in the Second Sicily War over them.

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Military
Greece is a powerful military force in the Mediterranean. The Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff is Admiral Panagiotis Hinofotis.

The Greek Navy is based out of the island of Poros, where Greek navy personnel have long been trained.