Greetings everybody. When the DDS approached us for an "expert" to present an alternative point of view on matters of strategic interest we thought it was a great idea to promote greater understanding between our two sides. I hope that in the coming months i can foster a greater appreciation of Clone issues.
I have a great deal of experience in military and geo-political issues. I have been in the HCS for 17 years, though the last 2 have been in a non-active role. Before that i rose to command of the 140th Infantry Brigade. Now i am a member of the Future Strategy Committee which is a HCS department which looks at long-term military and geo-political trends and helps advise our leadership in their strategic direction.
At the moment we are looking into the changing galatic "landscape" (for want of a better word). The great war of 2110 will set in place a great political upheaval. The Bolitic have been smashed by the Dinos and Raegris and will probably split into various competing factions. The Dinos have been badly hurt by the war but their DTA initiative will lead them down a very interesting path.
The ABBOs look to have committed suicide, and could well be out of the game for good following this war. The DDS are the most interesting to consider. Badly hurt by the war but not critically, the loss of their Aritan and Sirikwanese allies is a heavy blow though. Their strategy over the last few years has been to strengthen in the area they call "DDS West" but that strategy is now in total ruins. It will be interesting to see where the DDS go politically now.
We think the DDS will go through a period of quiet introspection, both to regenerate their damaged fleet, army and finances and also to decide on their future strategic direction. Much of this, of course, will end up being dictated by what is happening elsewhere of course. This decade could end up by being very interesting, and dangerous, indeed.
