Embassies and Relations
The
Ascendancy of Andrea conducts its relations with an eye
toward making the most favorable business and trading
envirnoment possible. To that end, it maintains embassassies
in as many nations as possible, and will seek to promote
free trade and capitalism and discourage the spread of
communism. It belongs to several international organizations,
includeing the International Forum, World Bank of Development,
and World Economic Organization. The Andrean Constitution
places many restrictions on what sort of organization
the Ascendancy can join.
Extradition
The Ascendancy of Andrea does not establish Extradition Treaties
under any circumstances. However, any requests for extradition
will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Furthermore, the AoA
will not seek to block or inhibit civil suites originating in
other nations.
International Issues
Drug Trafficking
While most recreational drugs besides tobacco
and alcohol are illegal in many the nations of Scandia,
Andrea is the exception. Many perfectly legitimate companies
are involved in the manufacture and sale of narcotic substances
within the Ascendancy. As a result of legality, the prices
of these substances are low, often equivalent to the price
of alcohol or tobacco products in other nations. In nations
that prohibit drug trafficking, sale, and use the black
market has often inflated drug prices beyond any realistic
measure. The resulting price differential has made smuggling
a very attractive option for those Andreans who have no
moral concerns about breaking another nation's laws. Consequently,
Andrea is a haven for and the major source of illegal
drug trafficking and production for all drugs except alcohol.
tobacco, and marijuana (in most nations, marijuana is
grown in small amounts by individual users). This situation
has alarmed and angered several nations with strict drug
control policies, especially in light of the governments
inability and unwillingness to do anything to curb the
problem.
