The 2023 Defender Awards

Hosted at the Mirotvorets Plaza in The League & Concord

Please note official business (onsite voting, etc) will be conducted from 2023 Defender Awards. I am making this post from my main as that account is too new to post images.

• October 19th - October 22nd: Discussion phase (this thread or #awards-discussion in The Liberty Gala server)
  
• October 23rd - October 30th: Nominations phase (The League & Concord's forum or 2023 Defender Awards telegrams)
  
• November 1st - November 8th: Voting phase (The League & Concord's forum or 2023 Defender Awards telegrams.
  

The Awards

This year features a full lineup, both the staple and optional awards. All graphics were produced by Director Not Gagium on behalf of The League & Concord Department of Culture.

Defender of the Year

The nation that has served the defender cause effectively the most the past year.

Award Medal

Ananke Award

The nation that has most proficiently and regularly noticed and alerted others of in-progress invasions.

Award Medal

Anarchotopia Award

The military most successful at curtailing invasions.

Award Medal

Sir Lans

Updater of the year.

Award Medal

Operation of the Year

The victory that had us on the edge of our seats, and proved to be the most fulfilling of the year.

Award Medal

Newcomer of the Year

The nation that has stormed onto the scene and made a name for themselves as a strong new defender.

Award Medal

Lifetime Achievement

An old person we want to feel good this year - a veteran who has contributed immense time and effort to the cause.

Award Medal

Best Defender Quote

Pretty self-explanatory.

Award Medal

Numero Capitan Award

The nation that has contributed the most to defender intelligence.

Award Medal

Karputsk Award

The nation that excels in leading liberations.

Award Medal

Worst Invasion / Worst Operation Award

The operation that had us all coping and seething.

Award Medal

Meltdown of the Year

The incident or event that had us all giving each other awkward, cringing looks.

Award Medal

Belgium Award

The nation that has advanced the defender cause in the Security Council the most.

Award Medal

Worst Invader Group

Again, fairly self-explanatory.

Award Medal

Eluvatar Award

The nation that has contributed the most to defender technological advancement.

Award Medal

Blackbird Award

The "best" invader group.

Award Medal

Mentor of the Year

The nation that has been a strong and effective mentor to new defenders.

Award Medal

• Deciding/advising on regional policies (such as ejections/border control or lack thereof) during Z-Day.
  
• Planning our response and deciding who will be designated leaders for the duration of the event itself.
  
• Working on activities and awards relating to Z-Day this year.
  

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I am here to deliver the Delegate's September 2023 State of the Coalition address, delivered to the Assembly with the invitation of the Chair and Prime Minister, and addressing the progress of the government in regional administration. It is reproduced below for your convenience.

Quote:Mr. Chair, Honorable Prime Minister and your Cabinet, Chief Justice Kris Kringle, and Associate Justices, and to the most honorable Legislators of the Assembly;

Thank you so much for being in attendance here today.

The State of the Coalition is excellent. Through the incredible efforts of the Assembly, the Regional Message Board, the Cabinet, and more, we have continued to remain an outstanding region, government, and community throughout NationStates. We cannot thank everyone who has participated in our many facets enough, but we hope that a small token of our appreciation is communicated well enough through this address.

The Cabinet is hard at work, firing on all cylinders. Our bilateral discussions with our allies and other major defender regions have been productive and amicable. Our outreach to non-GP and smaller GP regions continues, culminating in the construction of an embassy with the Empire of Great Britain this month and signaling the start of what we hope to be a long and fruitful partnership. The joint cultural event with the Union of Democratic States resulted in our victory and the flying of the TSP Supreme flag over Federal City, and we also successfully completed a joint military operation.

Minister Kotoha Tanaka has introduced a frankly dangerous amount of glass into the Special Forces, as well as some incredible reporting on the military’s activities. Minister Legend is placing the finishing touches on several major agenda items and will put out an announcement shortly. Minister Maverick has been swamped with RL work but has more time in the remainder of the term to work on key agenda items, namely a joint interregional Roleplay event and better integration points. Minister Pronoun has continued their work on dispatches and telegrams and is always seeking additional input. Of special note is the Pathways to Engagement topic, which is the cornerstone of our current integration efforts.

The Assembly has been a place of vigorous debate as well, seeing a number of both private and public discussions ongoing and starting. Notably, we have seen a long-debated bill go to vote and be defeated. The bill regards voter registration and a massive overhaul of the electorate and composition of the legislature. An active legislature is a hallmark of a strong political culture, and we hope to see more engaged discussions on some of the most important topics to the Coalition. The High Court has been deliberating on the applications it has received for potential new Legislators to join their ranks. The Council on Regional Security has introduced a new member into the Coral Guard and has continued discussions on the official line of succession.

Our Coalition is on a good path. We thank everybody involved for their continued efforts to ensure the longevity of NationStates’ Oldest Democracy, and cannot wait to see what we can accomplish next.

Thank you all! Long live the Coalition of the South Pacific!