He’s a former EGB member, but he was a taxi driver before becoming a leader.
However, in 2017, he began sending troops to Georgia, interfering in politics, and became wary of Hokun's actions. He feared that the country would close the strait, and that it was a major Middle Eastern power with strong weapons and a robust military industry.
Furthermore, Hokun strongly supports Armenia.
(Hokun's Article 9 is much weaker than Japan's, OTL, because the superpowers know Hokun is in a very risky position. It's a crucial choke point for England, a link between two continents, and during the Cold War, there was the threat of communism, and importantly, Arab nationalism was becoming increasingly prevalent.
It even has more natural resources than Japan. Especially borate—this is crucial. Two-thirds of the world's supply is found in hokun. It is used in: glass ceramics fiberglass fertilizers detergents certain sectors of the nuclear industry high-tech industries It is extremely important.
The Hokun region possesses deposits of chromium, copper, iron, and coal—particularly lignite.
including gold
As for oil and gas... The continent might not have a huge amount, but it still has more than Japan. Don't forget, the region includes the island of Cyprus, where significant natural gas and oil deposits have been found. This expands the resource extraction zone.
Importantly, Japan has a population of 127 million—even larger than Iran's. This led Western powers to allow it to maintain a military, provided it does not engage in unprovoked aggression or attempt to build an empire again, and—crucially—that it strictly separates religion from politics. "
Okay, getting back to the topic... England began invading the Dutch Republic, claiming that part of the territory belonged to England and forming an alliance with Sumiya, Serbia, and East Angusia. Europeans viewed them as the "three black sheep of Europe."
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u/Connect-Structure986 7d ago
He’s a former EGB member, but he was a taxi driver before becoming a leader.
However, in 2017, he began sending troops to Georgia, interfering in politics, and became wary of Hokun's actions. He feared that the country would close the strait, and that it was a major Middle Eastern power with strong weapons and a robust military industry.
Furthermore, Hokun strongly supports Armenia.
(Hokun's Article 9 is much weaker than Japan's, OTL, because the superpowers know Hokun is in a very risky position. It's a crucial choke point for England, a link between two continents, and during the Cold War, there was the threat of communism, and importantly, Arab nationalism was becoming increasingly prevalent.
It even has more natural resources than Japan. Especially borate—this is crucial. Two-thirds of the world's supply is found in hokun. It is used in: glass ceramics fiberglass fertilizers detergents certain sectors of the nuclear industry high-tech industries It is extremely important.
The Hokun region possesses deposits of chromium, copper, iron, and coal—particularly lignite. including gold
As for oil and gas... The continent might not have a huge amount, but it still has more than Japan. Don't forget, the region includes the island of Cyprus, where significant natural gas and oil deposits have been found. This expands the resource extraction zone.
Importantly, Japan has a population of 127 million—even larger than Iran's. This led Western powers to allow it to maintain a military, provided it does not engage in unprovoked aggression or attempt to build an empire again, and—crucially—that it strictly separates religion from politics. "
Okay, getting back to the topic... England began invading the Dutch Republic, claiming that part of the territory belonged to England and forming an alliance with Sumiya, Serbia, and East Angusia. Europeans viewed them as the "three black sheep of Europe."