1. Mutual Recognition
   
2. Non-Aggression and Mutual Defense
   
3. Intelligence Sharing
   
4. Cooperation
   
5. Councils
   
6. Ratification, Expulsion, Withdrawal, Protected Regions
   
7. Amendments
   
8. Deposition and Annexes
   

1. Parties to the Aegis Accords
   
2. Recognized Intelligence Sharing Entities
   
3. Recognized Protected Regions
   

1. The Parties to this treaty recognize the government of each Party, based upon its constituting instruments and laws, as legitimate and will not extend that recognition to any government that comes to power unlawfully.
   
2. A Party must maintain in-game embassies with all other Parties. When applicable, a Party must maintain off-site embassies with other Parties. It is also recommended Parties exchange diplomats with all other Parties.
   

1. The Parties vow to never attack the home region or Protected Regions of another Party, nor participate in any action with the intent to overthrow a Party’s legitimate government or conspire to the same.
   
2. A Party must not conduct clandestine operations, espionage, or any other forms of spying against another Party.
   
3. The Parties agree to provide military assistance where possible in the event of a military attack, which includes but is not limited to a coup d’état, an invasion, or a raid, against the home region of another Party or a Protected Region thereof.
   

1. A Party must provide the Parties any intelligence it holds that is relevant to military hostilities, a coup d’état, or any acts of subversion against the home region, Protected Regions, or legitimate government of another Party.
   
2. Intelligence must be shared with the relevant security organization or other entity per each Party’s wishes, as recognized in a Treaty Annex.
   
3. The Parties agree to maintain the classified nature of sensitive information regarding military affairs that concerns the other Parties or their defensive military operations, unless they are authorized to share the information by the Party whom the information concerns.
   

1. The Parties declare that they share the general goal of protecting the sovereignty of NationStates regions and self-identify as Defender regions.
   
2. The Parties to this treaty shall strive for closer cooperation in defensive military operations and liberations of innocent regions across NationStates.
   
3. The Parties will also cooperate to counter quorum raiding, the tactic of disrupting the quorum of a proposal in the World Assembly by raiding regions whose Delegates have approved it, when it is being committed against regions not espousing hateful ideologies or otherwise posing a threat to other NationStates communities.
   
4. The Parties agree to provide military assistance to lawful transitions of power between World Assembly Delegates of a Party, if requested.
   
5. The Parties to this treaty will endeavor to conduct communal cultural activities with one or more of the other Parties to benefit the people of all Parties and strengthen the causes of peace, liberty, and defending, when feasible to do so.
   
6. The Parties to this treaty will share strategies and techniques to further develop the endorsement culture of their respective regions and to increase the number of endorsements of their respective World Assembly Delegates.
   
7. The Parties to this treaty agree to develop communal strategies to improve the quality and superiority of potatoes above all other foods, as is right and proper.
   

1. A Council of the Parties is defined as an official meeting of the Parties in order to discuss a matter relevant to this treaty.
   
2. Any Party may call a Council of the Parties. A Council of the Parties has the power to:
   a. Approve a request by a region to accede to this treaty.
   b. Expel a Party if that Party violates this treaty or otherwise shows concerning behavior.
   c. Recognise a region as a Protected Region of a Party.
   d. Propose an amendment to this treaty for the Parties’ ratification.
   
3. Each Party may send one voting representative to the Council. The Council begins once 75% of all Parties declare attendance. If a Party does not send a representative to the Council, it must provide an explanation for its absence. Parties may switch representatives during a Council.
   
4. Once a matter has been before the Council for a week, any voting representative may move it to a vote with a second from another representative. A motion to vote beforehand requires the stated support of over 50% of Parties.
   
5. Votes will be open for a week or until the requisite majority has been attained, whichever occurs first.
   
6. Votes before the Council, not including motions to vote, must achieve a 75% majority of all voting representatives to be considered 'Passed' before the Council. Any representative who abstains shall not be counted in the vote tally.
   
7. If a Council is called to expel a Party from this treaty or to remove recognition of a Protected Region of a Party, the Party in question may discuss in the Council but cannot vote and the Party’s attendance will not impact the presence of a quorum.
   
8. The voting representative of the Party who called the Council is responsible for monitoring the discussion time, opening votes, closing votes, and announcing vote results. They may, with the support of another Party, adjourn the Council if a vote is not held within four weeks of the Council convening. Should the voting representative of said Party switch out with another representative, the new representative shall assume the duties of the previous representative.
   
9. Once the Council has dealt with the matters for which it was convened, it must adjourn.
   

1. Any region interested in acceding to the treaty must make a formal request to a Party to this treaty.
   
2. If the request is approved by the Council and this treaty is approved by the applying region in accordance with its laws or norms, the applying region becomes a Party to this treaty.
   
3. If a Party violates this treaty or otherwise shows concerning behavior, another Party may call a Council to discuss expelling the Party in question. If the Council decides to expel the Party, it ceases to be a Party to this treaty.
   
4. A Party may withdraw from the treaty by providing at least seven days notice to the other Parties.
   
5. The Council may declare any region to be a Protected Region, to which the Parties will extend their defense and intelligence obligations. Protected Regions are to be listed in a Treaty Annex.
   
6. Any Party may call a Council to remove recognition of a Protected Region for any reason.
   

1. A Party may call a Council to discuss and vote on a proposed amendment to this treaty.
   
2. If a proposed amendment is approved by the Council, the proposed amendment is sent to each of the Parties for its ratification. A Party must notify the Council of its ratification or rejection of the proposed amendment. The proposed amendment goes into effect once all Parties have ratified it, or 1 month after its approval by the Council if no Party has rejected it, whichever occurs earlier. If a Party rejects an amendment, it shall be considered failed and will not be enacted.
   
3. A Party that failed to ratify or reject the proposed amendment within 1 month of Council approval is eligible for expulsion for inactivity.
   

1. The Parties must publicly record the complete text of this treaty in their respective appropriate record-keeping places.
   
2. Alongside the complete text of the treaty shall be placed any annexes, which shall be updated as appropriate by the Parties. Establishment, abolishment, and/or update to an annex shall not be considered an amendment to this treaty.
   

1. 10000 Islands
   
2. The Rejected Realms
   
3. The Coalition of the South Pacific
   
4. The Baked Potato (with Cheese and Sour Cream) of Spiritus
   
5. The Union of Democratic States
   
6. The League
   
7. The Order of the Grey Wardens
   
8. Europeia
   

1. For 10000 Islands, the Chief Executive or Field Commander of the Ten Thousand Islands Treaty Organization
   
2. For the Rejected Realms, the High Commander of the Rejected Realms Army
   
3. For the South Pacific, the Council on Regional Security and South Pacific Special Forces General Corps
   
4. For Spiritus, the Chief Executive of the Baked Potato (with Cheese and Sour Cream)
   
5. For the Union of Democratic States, the President and Minister of Defense
   
6. For The League, the Office of the Consulate and the Domestic Security Bureau
   
7. For The Order of the Grey Wardens, the First Warden
   
8. For Europeia, the President of the Republic and the Director of the Europeian Intelligence Agency
   

• Concord
  
• A Taco Paradise
  
• The Amaranthine Isles
  

Hello, my name is Salisford, and I originally joined this community back in 2016, during the time when it was known as LCN. Soon after my arrival, I became involved in regional politics and eventually served on multiple regional cabinets.

In early 2018, I received an invitation to join the National Committee of Reconstruction, which later appointed the first three consuls. After Consul Neo resigned, I was selected, with his endorsement, to succeed him as Consul of the Republic on March 18th, 2018. I served in this capacity until my regrettable departure from LCN in 2019. After a brief hiatus from NS, I was invited back by the regional government in 2020, and I have since resumed my active involvement in regional politics and culture.

I am proud to have witnessed the growth and development of this great community and grateful to have humbly served as both a Consul and citizen for all these years. We have come a long way from being a tiny group of friends and acquaintances to becoming a truly massive community. I would never have dreamed of this community's size back in 2019.

It is an honor to continue serving you, and I look forward to seeing what future developments are in store for this great community.

Thank you.

“I'm Creeperopolis, more commonly referred to as Creeper, and I'm the current Chief Consul of the Republic of The League and Concord. I joined NationStates back in September 2015, first came into contact with the community in February 2019, and finally joined in July 2019.

I was the president of another region from January to April 2019, and that's when I first started my cooperation with the community. After a period of instability in the region, I left my old region in July 2019 and joined the community I'm still a part of today. Three of my peers nominated me to become a Council Delegate in July 2019, and I served on the Council until my assumption to the Consulate in July 2021. As a Council Delegate, I also served at various times as the General of the Armed Forces and as the Director of Foreign Affairs.

Following the retirement of Chief Consul Terranihil, I humbly accepted my selected as Chief Consul of the Republic by then-Consuls Quebecshire and Paleocacher on 26 July 2021. Throughout my time on the Consulate, I've helped in the formation of Concord, continued to maintain and bring life to the regional roleplay, contribute as much as I can to the community's manual recruitment program, and help in the general administration and record keeping of the region's ever growing history.

I've learned a lot about regional governance while on the Council, but even more so as Chief Consul and I continue to learn and expand my knowledge every day. I'm honored to be in the position I am currently in. I look forward to continue my service to the region for as long as I can and hope to leave an impressionable and positive mark on the community through my service.“

• Host means the Party currently hosting the Defender Awards in accordance with Section 2.
  
• Law includes any established practice in the absence of applicable law.
  
• Party means a party to the Accords in accordance with Section 1.5.
  
• Special Majority means the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of Parties.
  

1. 10000 Islands
   
2. The Grey Wardens
   
3. The League
   
4. The Rejected Realms Army
   
5. The South Pacific
   
6. The Union of Democratic States.
   

1. Ceases to exist;
   
2. Renounces its defender status;
   
3. Participates in the invasion of another Party; or
   
4. Announces its intention, in accordance with its Law, to cease to be a Party.
   

1. The League
   
2. 10000 Islands
   
3. The South Pacific
   
4. The Grey Wardens
   
5. The Union of Democratic States
   
6. The Rejected Realms Army
   

• Defender of the Year
  
• Ananke Award
  
• Anarchtopia Award
  
• Sir Lans
  
• Operation of the Year
  
• Newcomer
  
• Lifetime Achievement
  
• Best Defender Quote
  
• The Numero Capitan Award
  
• Karputsk Award
  

• The Worst Invasion / Worst Operation Award
  
• Meltdown of the Year
  
• The Belgium Award
  
• The Worst Invader Group
  
• The Eluvatar Award
  
• The Blackbird Award
  
• Mentor of the Year
  

1. host the Defender Awards in a platform that is publicly available, irrespective of gameplay alignment or regional affiliation, and viewable by unregistered users; or
   
2. publish all information required to participate in the Defender Awards, including in relation to nomination and voting, in a regularly updated dispatch on the NationStates site.