Orange Defense Network (Cyber Nations)

Template:Alliance infobox The Orange Defense Network (ODN) is a premier alliance in Cyber Nations with a rich democratic history. Founded by Pope Hope in February 2006, it is the oldest alliance in the orange sphere, the longest continually sanctioned alliance, and the largest democracy in Cyber Nations.

The ODN is known for its outstanding economic programs that focus on individual growth for the betterment of the alliance. The ODN actively seeks trades with other orange alliances and strives for orange solidarity through its friendships with its orange allies. Although the alliance contains individual nations, the alliance acts collectively to obtain a highly integrated economic community.

In the ODN's mission statement, it is stated that the ODN strives for friendship, fidelity, and familiarity, so as to preserve peace. Although the alliance is peaceful, it will act to protect its members and allies from attack. The ODN preserves a symbiotic relationship between the members, so that each will benefit the other. This is reflected by the nature of the government. In democracy the government is the people, and the people are lead by the government each according to their own merit.

The current ODN government is headed by Overlord Shinnra as the Secretary General of the alliance. The Secretary General acts as the figurehead for the alliance and represents the ODN on the world stage. Although the Secretary General is the leader, the General Assembly of the ODN wields all sovereign authority.

The Citrus Declaration 2.0

Main article: Charter of the Orange Defense Network

The Citrus Declaration 2.0 is the legal framework for the ODN. The declaration (commonly referred to as "the charter") outlines membership criteria, government etiquette and government restraints. The ODN's laws can be altered through charter amendments and through legislation (the procedure for legislation creating is outlined in the charter), hence the importance of the charter to the ODN.

The ODN has many charters in its time- but the Citrus Declaration 2.0 is by far the longest standing. The charter was drafted under Pingu's gaze in 2007. The original drafters were Mnemnoth Blackclaw (Chair), Golan 1st, Dr. Hrmmm, Sunstar, WalkerNinja and Peth Avenfield. Since then- although the charter has been edited and changed- it has kept the form and spirit it had when originally written.

History of the ODN

Main article: History of the Orange Defense Network

The History of the ODN is long and complex. The first 6 months of history has been completed by Dr. Hrmmm. The ODN has, for most of its history, been at the forefront of global politics and has been seen by many as a 'swing' alliance due to its friendships across the treaty web and therefore importance in global conflicts. As a result-the ODN has a both a rich and controversial history.

Culture of the ODN

Main article: Culture of the Orange Defense Network

The ODN is well known for its democracy. Unlike most alliances, the GA also discusses alliance policy and global events in the Department of Discourse and Joint Staff Room- as well as on the active private IRC channels. This is because the GA are considered to be the rulers of the alliance- and so the GA must discuss the issues in the alliance. The GA has the final (and often the initial) say on almost all issues in the ODN.

On the less official side of things- the ODN is known for its OOC forums, especially Pingu's pub and the Spam Forum. These two forums are well known to diplomats due to their high activity rate and 'post-count building' functions.

Departments of the ODN

The Secretary General of the ODN is charged with appointing four secretaries to oversee the day-to-day running of the alliance. These secretaries include Defense, State, Interior (commonly referred to as "Invisibility") and Economics. The Secretary is in charge of their department (confirmed by the senate and under the oversight of the Secretary General) and can appoint deputies to assist them.

The Defense Department

Defense is headed by masterofwind. As its name suggests, the defense department is charged with defending the ODN and its allies against aggressors whether they be rogues or hostile alliances. The defense department is very organized and fast working. It consists of Bear Battalion, Creepy Lurker Legion, Nasicournian Guard, and the Ravenrock Regiment. Each that has is own NS range and Officers. All problems are reported and the responses are fast with the active members in each department.

The State Department

The State Department is headed by Zaxon. The purpose of the State department is to establish relationships with other alliances and to maintain relationships with the ODN's allies. The Department employs diplomats to do this. Senior Diplomats divide up the alliances and diplomats between them. This way each alliance gets a 'spread' of diplomats assigned to them. Each DSoS has a different responsibility, including PR, departmental logistics, and acquirement of tech.

The State department is also responsible for "diplo rushes", monitoring the external image of the alliance, and encouraging IRC activity.

The Interior Department

The current Secretary of the Interior is Badpoet. The Interior Department is in charge of the internal organization of the ODN. The Secretary and his deputies deal with culture, communication, recruitment, admissions, the entrance academy and, to an extent, tech deals within the alliance.

The head of the department is often referred to as the "Secretary of Invisibility" due to the behind-the-scenes nature of the position.

The Economics Department

The current Secretary of Economics is PeachesIII. The economics department is in charge of the growth of ODN nations. It assists in the finding of trades, advice on nation growth, aid programs and tech dealing. The department is also responsible for the ODN banking system, nation growth programs, and statistics collecting (Watchtower).

War History

War	Who	Outcome	Ribbon
Citrus War	ODN vs. NPO	ODN Defeat	File:ODNCitrus War.jpg
BF1942 War	ODN vs. BF1942	ODN Victory	File:Bf1942.jpg
Great War I	ODN and CoaLUEtion vs. NPO and NpO	ODN Victory	File:ODNGW1.jpg
Great War III	ODN vs. Goon Order of Neutral Shoving	ODN Defeat	File:ODNGWIII.jpg
The Unjust War	ODN vs Goon Order of Neutral Shoving and \m/	ODN Victory	File:ODN UJW.jpg
GATO-1V War	ODN vs. CSN	ODN Victory	File:ODN GATO-1V war.jpg
War of the Coalition	ODN vs. Vox Populi	ODN Victory	File:ODNWotC.png
Karma	ODN vs. FEAR, Wolfpack, UCN and NATO	ODN Victory	File:KarmaODN.jpg
TOP-CnG War	ODN vs. TOP, IRON, DAWN, TORN, TSO, Carthage, GUN and FEAR	ODN Victory	File:TOP CnG ribbon.jpg
NEW-DF War	ODN vs. FEAR, Europa, Paragon	ODN Victory	File:FEARwar ribbon.png
DH-NPO War	ODN vs. 64Digits, Kerberos Nexus, CoJ, Legion	ODN Victory	File:Legiontier0.png
C&G-MHA War	ODN vs. Mostly Harmless Alliance, Knights of Ni!	ODN Victory	File:New-war-ribbon-3.jpg
Dave War	ODN vs. Sparta, Legion, CRAP, MCXA, NADC, and CCC	ODN Victory	File:Warribbonoldstyle.png
Equilibrium War	ODN vs. Equilibrium	ODN Defeat	File:EQwar.jpg
Disorder War	ODN vs. CCC, NpO, NPL, Fark, TTK and Alpha Omega	White Peace	File:DisOrder Medal.png

Treaties

List of Current Treaties

Treaty	Type	Treaty Partners	Status	Date
The Orange Army Pact ()	Template:MDoAP	Template:Flag The International	Template:Color	Aug 24, 2009
Complaints and Grievances Union	Template:MDAP bloc	C&G	Template:Color	Jan 18, 2010
Los Accuerdos de Gatos de Naranja ()	Template:MDoAP	Template:Flag Global Alliance and Treaty Organization	Template:Color	April 13, 2010
The OsRavan Can Finally Leave His House Accords ()	Template:MDoAP	Template:Flag Mushroom Kingdom	Template:Color	Oct 29, 2010
Orange-Flavored Baby Pact	Template:MnDoAP	Template:Flag New Pacific Order	Template:Color	April 13, 2013
The Orange SLAP's Leave Bruises Accords	Template:Protectorate	Template:Flag Sovereign League of Armed Powers	Template:Color	22 April 2013
ODN-Atlas Protectorate (link)	Template:Protectorate	File:Atlas Flag CP.png Atlas	Template:Color	September 26th, 2013
The Better Call Kenny Loggins Accords (part1) (part2)	Template:MnDoAP	Template:Flag NATO	Template:Color	January 22, 2014
Indiana Jones and the Orange of Doom (link)	Template:ODoAP	Template:Flag Doom Squad	Template:Color	February 6, 2014
Making Friends in Unexpected Places (link)	Template:ODoAP	Template:Flag The Templar Knights	Template:Color	February 24, 2014
The Zombie Treaty of Scary Orange Caek (link)	Template:ODoAP	Template:Flag Fellowship of Elite Allied Republics	Template:Color	March 16, 2014
The Citrus Express 2.0 (link)	Template:MnDoAP	Template:Flag R&R	Template:Color	March 17, 2014
Vodka and Oranges (link)	Template:MnDoAP	Template:Flag STA	Template:Color	April 17, 2014
Atlas - ODN MDoAP (link)	Template:MnDoAP	File:Atlas Flag CP.png Atlas	Template:Color	May 9, 2014
ODN - Zulu NAP (link)	Template:NAP	File:Zulu Flag.jpg Zulu	Template:Color	May 11, 2014

ODN Visual Treaty Web

File:ODN Galaxy Map.jpeg

Government and Elected Officials of the ODN

Current Government

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File:ODN Government History Full - November 09.png

Historic Government

Main article: Government history of the Orange Defense Network

On the right is an image created by former ODN Secretary General Sunstar of the entire ODN government from the ODN's formation to its current government. The table omits any appointments that lasted for less than 10 days.

1 pixel = 1 day.

ODN Picture Gallery

• A soldier of The Network on the battlefield.

  A soldier of The Network on the battlefield.

• Normal ODNer posing in front of an ODN Air Force jet.

  Normal ODNer posing in front of an ODN Air Force jet.

• Aerial photograph of the Ravenrock Regiment.

  Aerial photograph of the Ravenrock Regiment.

• A tank of The Network in battle.

  A tank of The Network in battle.

• Artillery during the Karma War.

  Artillery during the Karma War.

• ODN-C&G Joke sig

  ODN-C&G Joke sig

• A CNF sig

  A CNF sig

• The official Symbol of the Network

  The official Symbol of the Network

• The ODN's TE alliance symbol

  The ODN's TE alliance symbol

• A Tattered ODN Flag

  A Tattered ODN Flag

External Links

• Orange Defense Network on the Cyber Nations Wiki