Fiction:Orbispiran Embargo

The Orbispiran Trade Sanctions Act of ID.210502, also known as the Imperial Cyrannian Embargo is an ongoing and controversial international trade embargo placed on the ratified in 2803 in an attempt to reduce the empire's economic influence. Originally imposed by the by approval from its grand senate, the embargo expanded into a coalition designed to counter the spread of a hegemony centred in Orbispira by prohibiting any goods imported from or produced in the Cyrannian Empire.

Criticised for protectionism, unfair practice and ineffectiveness due to the post-scarcity nature of the galactic empire's economy, the sanctions have since been adapted into a means to limit the Empire's economic spread. The sanctions themselves saw renewed interest in the international community after the destruction of transformed from an Imperial Draconid policy adopted by various partner states into a pan-Andromedan mandate from a a widespread decision to use it as a means to condemn the planet's destruction.

History
"As of 219502.04.08 on the imperial calendar, all imports from the Empire of Orbispira will be refused at customs branches across the Imperium. Attempts to smuggle produced goods from this territory and vassals, or any goods originating from the Empire of Orbispira will be seized as contraband goods. Anything bought or imported before this date will retain its legality."

- The official declaration on the initial sanctions

For the most part, the sanctions are one of the most visible signs of the, a decades long period of diplomatic tension that existed due to clashing ideologies and principles. Although the Imperium had been practicing sourcing beyond the Cyrannian Empire in protest of the empire's invasion and annexation of, the embargo itself was not official until the mid months of 2803 AD, during negotiations between the and the  during the , sanctions were proposed after word arose that the  was more inclined to support the DCP. The destruction of the planet of renewed enthusiasm for the sanctions. Nations and personalities previously calling it divisive promoted the embargo as an act of protest against the brutal methods of security and retaliation and the outward isolationism the Cyrannian Empire had become infamous for.

Original Signatories

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Ratified

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In Support, not ratified
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Neutral
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In Opposition
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General Response
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Quotes

 * "The best defense against a virus is prevention. This policy is our best defense against an economic hegemony centred in Orbispira"


 * "Orbispira used to be one of the great universal foci for international trade and finance. It is a shame such sanctions had to be placed on what was once a great centre for commerce and exchange."

- XVI