With the HCS currently invading Lornaca Melnig The Orchid has said the DDS needs to be wary of Clone expansion though stopped short of saying the DDS should intervene in this case. "The DDS must strengthen it's alliance networks, bulk up it's allies and improve it's fleet to act as a deterrence against future Clone aggression." The Orchid told a rally on Solaris.
"I see this invasion as a result of the old reactive foreign policy. Under Orchidism the DDS will become much more pro-active. To take Lornaca Melnig as an example, we would see the planet was a potential future target and aim to bring them into a DDS alliance network before the Clones could act. The DDS under Orchidism will be pro-active, strong, professional and true to the values we all share of honour, technique and holistic self-actualisationism".
