Yemen | The Reason Why I Made the Decision to Hand Over Yemen to Sweden

(Indonesian translation coming up tomorrow)

disclaimer: I had the Yemen takeover documented, all the way from April to the time it was handed over to Sweden, I never managed to publish my report it since I got exiled from Indo gov a while back.

(I won't mention how I did it, just the chronology of what happened)

Anyways, this is just a summary of my 5 page report on Yemen, from the time it was taken over by someone who was a good friend of mine, King_Salman , all the way to when it was holding on to their Limestone monopoly under Slandah and Rilley's leadership

I'll most likely delete the file on my computer since I haven't had much time to update most of anything cuz life's been getting busy.

This report was also made before Yemen left BEER, so a lot of the stuff mentioned in the last few bits wont be as up to date, its mostly in past tense anyways lol

Also, this article isn't meant to be an attack towards anyone, I just felt that many people don't see the bigger picture in this game apart from just logging in, clicking things, and logging off.

The TLDR is also very long, its hard to sum up 2-3 months of stuff in a few paragraphs.

Yemen back in June 1st

Yemen today:

Anyways, this was my last convo with King_Salman, although he hasn't been active in a while, I do make sure to check up on many of my friends who aren't active anymore.

I felt the need to drop the screenshots cuz there's been rumors floating around that I held a grudge against him for reasons that person can't even explain

Translation: (google translate is quite unreliable for translating slang)

TLDR:

Indonesia took control of Yemen from April to June to use it as a strategic proxy. While Yemen had strong potential due to its strategic location, its actual contribution was limited, especially during the May wars when ICPD needed its support.

The situation became worse when Yemen began pursuing alliances and NAPs with countries we were at war with, countries that were actively fighting Indonesia and its allies. This created a major disconnect between what Indonesia expected from Yemen and how Yemen was conducting its diplomacy.

Yemen also had around 6,000 gold intended for future bounties, but money was not the reason for the handover. Indonesia needed active coordination, and participation rather than resources sitting unused.

I understand that Yemen's former leadership had their own reasoning and that they were still learning how to run the country. However, from Indonesia's perspective, we ultimately had to judge the results.

Sweden was ultimately chosen because they had no proxies at the time, and the ability to make much better use of Yemen. The handover was also intended to make Sweden more active in the Middle East and strengthen the wider alliance.

It was a gambit ... and it paid off! In the two months since Sweden took over, they have helped liberate Bahrain, Qatar, Iran, and Kuwait.

The decision was not personal, not revenge, and not a punishment. Indonesia simply decided that Yemen could be more useful under someone else's leadership.

The original plan was for Yemen to be a shared Indonesia-Sweden proxy, but the Swedish players quickly proved more active and dedicated.

In the end, Indonesia gave Yemen a chance, it didn't work out, and Sweden was given the opportunity to make something better out of it.

Yemen, an Indonesian Proxy, No More 

The Reason Why I Made the Decision to Hand Over Yemen to Sweden

From April to June, Yemen has effectively been an Indonesian proxy. After one of our players PTO'd Yemen from its natives.

The person's reasoning to takeover Yemen was simple; give Indonesia another country that could contribute to our wider strategic and military interests. At that time, Yemen was still occupied by Türkiye and India, but it still was and is in a strategic position, potentially valuable extension of Indonesian influence.

Unfortunately, over time, it became increasingly clear that the arrangement was not working as well as I had hoped.

And that is why I decided made the hard decision to hand Yemen over to Sweden.

Why Yemen?

The main issue was never Yemen's potential. It was its actual contribution. Apart from that, out of nowhere they were actively pursuing alliances with countries our bloc was at war with, mainly Egypt and Iraq.

During wars in mid-May, where Portugal and Spain was reaching back for Africa, there were several opportunities where Yemen could have played a much larger role. Instead, ICPD ended up carrying much of the pressure while Yemen remained relatively inactive.

From the perspective of our government and allies, this was particularly frustrating because Yemen had the potential to help us pressure countries such as Egypt and Iraq.

Had Yemen been more active, it could have forced our opponents to divide their attention instead of allowing them to concentrate so much of their damage on Portugal and Spain.

That is ultimately what we expect from a proxy. What even is the point of having proxies when they're actively siding with the enemy?

It does not need to win wars by itself. It does not need to have the strongest players in the game.

But when Indonesia needs its proxies to move, we need them to move.

The Diplomatic Problem

There was also an increasingly awkward diplomatic situation surrounding Yemen.

Yemen had established both a non-aggression pact and an alliance with Egypt and Iraq.

Like why tf man? Those same countries they were allied with were doing massive amounts of damage against us.

The problem was that Indonesia and its allies was simultaneously expecting Yemen to be available as part of our strategic network while Yemen was pushing for better relations with our opponenets.

That created a disconnect between what Indonesia needed from Yemen and how Yemen was actually positioning itself.

From our side, however, it became increasingly difficult to justify investing more into Yemen when the proxy itself was not consistently contributing to Indonesia's, and/or our allies operations.

It became a cycle where both sides felt that the other should be doing more.

This was roots of a succession.

What About Yemen's Money?

There is another part of this story that deserves clarification.

I was told that Yemen had accumulated a significant amount of money, (it was only 6k gold btw) with the intention of eventually using it for bounties against our players' enemies once a major war began.

That would obviously have been useful.

But the money was not the reason I made this decision.

A large stockpile of resources means very little if those resources are not being converted into meaningful activity when they are needed.

Indonesia at that time needed active players, coordination, and reliable participation.

Money sitting idly in a reserve is not productive.

So while Yemen's financial reserves certainly made the decision more complicated, they were never the deciding factor.

I Understand Yemen's Perspective

I also want to be fair to Yemen's former leadership.

They made a reasonable arguments about the choices they made, and even claimed that judging them based on their recent decisions was unfair.

They brought up the fact that they didn't get much time to learn about running the country, and they had to make radical decisions, even if it was not in Indonesia's best interests, like idk ... allying with some countries we were at war with. (I can't look up the chat logs, I dont have access to those channels in indo discord anymore)

I do not believe that every player in Yemen should be blamed for what happened.

But from Indonesia's perspective, we eventually have to look at the results.

A proxy is ultimately a strategic asset.

If that asset is consistently underutilized, then eventually we have to ask whether someone else could make better use of it.

That is the conclusion I reached.

Why Sweden?

This was where Sweden comes in.

We were already part of the same alliance, ICPD, i dont even remember what it stands for anymore, there were other candidates, but we went with Sweden because they had no proxies at that time, and most of the other ICPD countries already had a lot of proxies, so Sweden was a no-brainer.

Sweden's core development was also far greater than most countries in ICPD, and them having a proxy would make a lot of things more efficient for them.

That means Sweden would have a much greater ability to turn Yemen into an active and useful proxy.

Rather than Indonesia holding onto Yemen simply because we already have influence there, as we already had Qatar and Bahrain, I believe it made more sense to transfer it to an ally who could actually utilize its potential.

This was not about punishing Yemen.

It was about finding the arrangement that makes the most strategic sense in the grand scheme of things.

And at that time, I gambled all my faith into Sweden, and it paid off very well.

In a way, it was to make Sweden more active in the Middle Eastern region, which would've made things much more easier for Indonesia, since we would've had another major player actively investing their time in the region.

This wasn't Personal

I felt the need to make this distinction very clear, since I've been getting harassed about it several articles made by one dude.

Handing Yemen over did not mean I consider the previous administration an enemy,

It was not a decision made out of spite.

Nor was it a punishment.

And it was not because I suddenly think Yemen is incapable of becoming useful.

The problem is simply that the Indonesian-Yemeni proxy relationship was no longer producing what Indonesia needed from it.

Yemen had its opportunity to contribute under Indonesia.

Its been 2 months since Sweden took over Yemen, and during that time they managed liberate many of our allies in the region, from Bahrain, Qatar, Iran, and Kuwait.

Yemen is no longer an Indonesian proxy.

The original goal was actually to have Yemen function as a shared proxy between Indonesia and Sweden.

However, it did not take long for many of us to realize that "our players" were not as active or dedicated as the Swedish newcomers, who came in and immediately started making moves.

The goal was always for Yemen to contribute to Indonesia as well as our wider alliance.

If Sweden could make Yemen more active, more organized, and more useful to the alliance than Indonesia currently could, then there was little reason for us to hold onto it.

And if I wasn't doing a good job in Brunei, I would've done the same with Brunei, albeit with the consent of the natives of Brunei, including those (aka the legacy players) who left following Indonesia's PTO of Brunei.

At the end of the day, this was never about ownership.

It was about making sure the resources and players under our influence were being used effectively.

Indonesia had its opportunity with Yemen.

We made our attempt.

It did not work out the way we wanted.

So I made the decision to give someone else a chance.

And looking back two months later, I believe it was the right decision.

Yemen is no longer an Indonesian proxy, nor a Swedish proxy anymore. It is now an independent country, run by people who genuinely care about Yemen and its future.

So apparently an article I made a while ago may have triggered some people, that was not my intention, if it was then I fully apologize for what happened.

https://app.warera.io/article/6a47c9673b503bed57f2965d