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This is very interesting indeed! ^.^

France's understanding of the situation is outlined here, and I'll be filling out more of it over the next few days.

@Gorzill: The UPD will be getting access to the internal deliberations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Franco-Persan Exchange Commission. Given how new the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is as an institution (reformed in 2803 from scratch by the FCE), they've enlisted the help of a huge amount of universities from all over the French territory and beyond. Traditionally, there's a revolving door between French foreign service and academia, and at no other time in history has that interchange been so vibrant.

Essentially, Persan academics and statesmen might actually be astonished at how transparent the French policy process currently is. Academics, policy experts, and active diplomats attend conferences and voice their arguments in publications, partaking in a lively debate on how best to proceed in the matter of the Covenant of Mirus. The voices of UPD academics will be highly sought after as thinkers and the Mirusian Diplomatic Bureau attempt to piece together workable policy, both regarding the Covenant and Mirus as a whole.

In all, though you might find groups of thinkers that criticize Alexandre for trusting the Mirusians too much, you'll find that most of the influential voices are looking for ways to piece together a government that will at once wholly satisfy Mirusian and Xonexi powers, and keep both safe.

In the meantime, I'm going to bed. Goodnight!