Hapan Diplomacy

Hapan Diplomacy

While maintaining various diplomatic and trade relations with the galaxy beyond the Hapes Cluster, the Hapes Consortium is well known for its seclusive tendencies, motived by millennia of relative isolationism.

Regardless of the existing ideological differences between the Consortium and many of the galaxy's governments and power blocs, there is a strong belief within the Hapan government that a keen interest in understanding the foreign cultures and their governments, as well as the recognition of shared values, are both important to maintaining respectful relations with foreign powers. The desire to ensure stability and peace in its region of space, as well as the acknowledgement of the benefits inherent with cooperation, has seen Hapes Consortium concluding a number of notable treaties with foreign powers during its existence.

Most prominent among them have been the signing of the founding treaty of the first Imperial Union with the Galactic Empire, the bilateral alliance formed with the Trade Federation with the signing of the Neshig Accords, and the subsequent joining of the first Galactic Concordiate with the ratification of the Treaty of Forsetti in 4040.

The government maintains for its internal use a classification of standing relations with foreign governments and organizations, as well as a depository of active treaties and agreements, overseen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in conjunction with the Ministry of Intelligence.

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Agreements

No Treaties: Default Neutrality
Organizations and entities that the Hapes Consortium has had no prior contact or relations with are treated as Neutral for diplomatic purposes.
Neutrality does not apply to undeclared and unauthorized entry into the Hapes Cluster by individuals or organizations, as determined by the Territorial Security Act, and it is important to distinguish that diplomatic considerations do not reflect on how Hapes Consortium utilizes its IFF systems.
Furthermore, there is no obligation on part of the Hapan government to extent the courtesy of neutrality to any parties. Similarly, while hostile actions or preparations towards the possibility of hostile actions against Hapes Consortium's citizens or the state itself, or those contrary to its strategic interests, may or may not result in formal downgrading of public diplomatic status, that in itself has little bearing on Hapes' practical policies or in the timing and measures it chooses to take in response.

Non-Aggression Pact
Once a staple of galactic diplomacy, but still popular, signed with foreign governments, as well as notable conglomerates and military organizations, to signify stable and respectful relations between parties. Increasingly often this status is conferred and recognized de facto rather than de jure with such notable parties with which Hapes Consortium retains stable, friendly and cordial relations with.

Trade deals and Contracts
Commercial agreements for the purchase of services, property and technologies, including intellectual property, are commonplace between Hapes Consortium and its chosen partners around the galaxy, with the Consortium continuing to spend billions of credits annually on acquisitions of goods and services.
Please note that the Hapes Consortium does not provide general services to the public, including but not limited to the sale of, or bartering with its indigenous technologies.

Cooperative pacts and agreements
Agreements of various natures that cover cooperation and/or assistance, such as for hosting foreign corporate headquarters on Hapan soil, investment agreements, or for example the exchange of judicial records on known criminals.

Nationalization
Nationalization of a corporation as a Crown Corporation of the Hapes Consortium.

Alliance
Be it with a coalition of powers or with individual ones, alliances are typically the realm of government entities, representing unusually close and continuing relations between the Hapes Consortium and friendly foreign organizations of note, with the treaty covering such matters as mutual policies, military co-operation, and/or economic partnership.

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Major Treaties

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Past Affiliations

Hapes Consortium has in its past been the founding member of two prominent galactic coalitions;