Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Diplomatic actions

Diplomatic plays

Power blocs

Subjects

Treaties

Diplomacy is the relationship and interactions between countries. In Victoria 3, there are four major factors affecting diplomacy: attitude, relations, infamy, and interests. These factors impact which diplomatic actions are available and how likely an AI country is to accept them.

Attitude

Each AI controlled country has an attitude towards every other country that influences what diplomatic actions it is likely to take. A country's attitude is based on its strategic desire towards another country as well as the relations value, infamy, military size, and diplomatic pacts of the other country. The various attitudes and the likely impact on AI behavior are detailed below from a perspective towards a country. Note that attitudes are only one of several factors that determine the actual AI behavior.

Positive attitudes	Protective			Genial			Cooperative			Conciliatory
Likely Behavior	Side with country in diplomatic plays Offer country subject status			Improve relations with country Seek a defensive pact or alliance with country			Improve relations with country Accept diplomatic pacts from country			Improve relations with country End rivalry with country
Neutral attitudes	Cautious				Disinterested				Human
Likely Behavior	No effect				No effect				No effect
Negative attitudes	Wary			Antagonistic			Belligerent			Domineering
Likely Behavior	Reject diplomatic pacts from country Seek out alliances to defend from country			Side against country in diplomatic plays Seek out alliances with country's enemies			Target country in diplomatic plays			Subjugate country if it is independent Integrate country if it is a subject
Subject attitudes	Loyal			Aloof			Defiant			Rebellious
Likely Behavior	Agree to overlord demands			Maintain status quo			Seek greater autonomy from overlord			Seek independence from overlord

Relations

Relations is a bilateral value between −100 and +100 that determines the overall diplomatic standing between two countries. Relations are categorized into seven levels, based on the current relations score.

Score	−100 - −80	−79 - −50	−49 - −20	−19 - +19	+20 - +49	+50 - +79	+80 - +100
Relation level	Hostile	Cold	Poor	Neutral	Cordial	Amicable	Friendly

Many diplomatic actions are blocked if relations are above or below a certain level, and starting diplomatic plays generally requires neutral or worse relations. Additionally, the relation score, along with attitude, impacts AI's acceptance of diplomatic actions and its willingness to join a side in diplomatic plays.

The primary way to change relations is through the  Improve Relations and  Damage Relations ongoing diplomatic actions, but most diplomatic actions and pacts affect relations, as do diplomatic incidents and various events.

Infamy

Infamy represents a country's perceived aggression in the world. Infamy begins at 0 and can reach a maximum of 1000. Infamy primarily increases from diplomatic plays but certain other actions and events can add infamy. Infamy decays yearly at a base of −5 and can be increased to −6.25 from excess  influence.

Infamy gain

Diplomatic demands generate infamy according to the formula : Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \text{Infamy} = \text{Base value} \cdot \text{(1 + Pop multiplier)} \cdot \text{State multiplier} \cdot (1 + \text{Initiator modifier} + \text{Target modifier}) \cdot \text{Subject multiplier} \cdot \text{Unrecognized target modifier} \cdot \text{Other modifiers}} with :

Rank		Initiator	Target
	Great power	+20%	+20%
	Major power	+10%	+10%
	Unrecognized major power	+50%	−30%
	Minor power	+0%	+0%
	Unrecognized regional power	+40%	−40%
	Insignificant power	−10%	−10%
	Unrecognized power	+30%	−50%

• Base value depends on the war goal used.
• Pop multiplier is Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 3 * \text{Population}} , where Population is the targeted population in millions. This multiplier is capped at
  5

  500%
  per targeted state and
  50

  5000%
  overall.
• State multipliers reduce the infamy cost of targeted states if they are unincorporated (−50%) or homelands of the initiator's primary cultures (−25%). These apply separately to each state targeted and can stack.
• Initiator and target modifiers depend on the rank and recognition status of both countries as shown in the table below.
• Subject multiplier is
  0.25

  −75%
  if target a subject of the initiator and has less than  25 liberty desire or is opposing the initiator in a diplomatic play, 1 otherwise.
• Unrecognized target modifier only affects infamy generation by recognized countries against unrecognized countries; this is obtained by researching the Colonization (−10%) and Civilizing Mission (−25%) technologies. The principle  Colonial Offices III also adds −5% per level of  Colonial Affairs
• Other modifiers include Multilateral Alliances (−25%), and  rulers with the character traits  Cautious (−20%) and  Reckless (+20%), and various country modifiers from events.

Infamy levels

The amount of infamy a country has is categorized into four levels, and each affects how AI countries view and interact with the country. Each infamy level also increases the cost of maintaining diplomatic pacts and actions and increases subject  liberty desire and  radicals from gained conquest.

Level	Infamy	Pact cost
Reputable	0 to 24.9	0
Infamous	25 to 49.9	+25%
Notorious	50 to 99.9	+50%
Pariah	100 and above	+100%

In particular, if a country reaches Pariah status, great powers can use theCut Down to Size diplomatic play, which returns conquests and releases subjects gained in previous 10 years and nullifies all war goals in any ongoing wars at the time this demand is conceded.

Diplomatic incidents

Infamy is tied to the diplomatic incident mechanic. In the vast majority of cases, any diplomatic action a country takes – such as demanding land in a diplomatic play or violating a neutral country's sovereignty during war – that increases infamy also creates a diplomatic incident localized in a particular strategic region on the map. This adds a relation penalty to all countries with an interest in the region, based on the amount of infamy gained in the incident.

Interests

Not to be confused with interest paid from treasury loans

Interests represent a country's diplomatic engagement with a region of the world. A country has a natural interest in regions where it or a subject owns non-colony states and can declare interests in other regions. A country can also engage in diplomacy with its immediate neighbors, even without a specific interest in that region.

In order to start or join a diplomatic play, a country typically must have an interest in the region where the play is located. This can be used advantageously when attacking a country with states in many regions, as the initial demand can be targeted to a region where the country's rivals have no interest and thus cannot join the play.

Additionally, colonization requires the colonizing nation to have an interest in the region, and note that in-progress  colony states do not maintain an interest in a region by themselves.

Lacking interests in foreign markets reduces the country's trade advantage when trading with them.

Declared interest

A British Empire player declaring interests in China.

A declared interest represents a country declaring that a strategic region is of importance to it. A country can declare an interest in any region that is either coastal or adjacent to a region where it has a natural interest due to owned states or subjects, including customs union members.

A country may declare up to as many interests as its maximum Declared Interests cap. This cap is determined according to the table below, with a total maximum of 20 declared interests. If Isolationism is enacted, the maximum number of declared interests is reduced by −50%.

Rank	Interests
Great power	+6
Major power	+3
Unrecognized major power	+2
Minor power	+1
Unrecognized regional power	+1
Technology	Interests
Colonization	+1
Civilizing Mission	+1
Telephone	+1
Radio	+1
Naval power projection	Interests
Per 100, max at 1000 or more	+1 (max +10)

Diplomatic catalysts

Diplomatic catalysts represent various occurrences such as one country taking an action towards another, changes in relation levels, or even certain internal political events. Each catalyst can have various effects, such as prompting a political lobby to form or causing an AI country to reconsider its attitude towards another country.

Diplomatic actions

Diplomatic actions are one form of diplomatic engagement. Each diplomatic action can be categorized by whether it requires the target to accept and whether it happens immediately or establishes an ongoing pact. Diplomatic actions can be found in the diplomatic actions tab of the diplomacy lens or the interactions tab of a country's info window. Possible diplomatic actions are also shown when right-clicking on countries on the map. Most actions cannot be used with revolution countries; exceptions are noted below.

Some diplomatic actions can be offered as a sway in a diplomatic play or be negotiated as a part of a diplomatic treaty. Such offers, if accepted, cannot be broken for 10 years.

Obligations

An  obligation is a promise that a country can use to convince another country to agree to their proposal. A country can offer an obligation as a sway in diplomatic plays or as an extra incentive in diplomatic agreements. Obligations can also be gained as part of a treaty. Obligations from a treaty are gained when the binding period ends or after 10 years, whichever comes first.

Once an obligation has been obtained, it can be used to increase acceptance of a diplomatic offer or treaty, or to sway a country to join a diplomatic play. If a country rejects a proposal when an obligation has been used, it gains Repudiated ObligationRepudiated Obligation(Decaying) Country modifier
−25%  Prestige
−25% Infamy decay for 5 years as well as losing −50 relations with the offering country and −30 relations with all other countries that it owes an obligation. Rejecting another obligation resets the modifier, but does not increase it.

An obligation is valid for ten years, after which it expires. While a country owes an obligation, it cannot oppose the country owed the obligation in diplomatic plays.

Obligations can be absolved for a boost of +30 relations.

Instant actions

The following actions happen immediately. Unless otherwise noted, the actor and target must be at peace with each other and have an interest in the same region.

Action	Requires approval	Conditions	Effects
Expel Diplomats		Is not improving relations with target Has not expelled target's diplomats within the last five years Not subject of the target or has 75 or more  liberty desire	Lose −30 relations with target Target's diplomats are expelled for five years preventing improve relations action Reduce  leverage generation up to ×0.3 if target is power bloc leader If the target is Supporting Separatism in the actor, it is cancelled Gain up to 10 infamy based on target's rank: 10 for great powers and major powers 7.5 for minor powers and unrecognized major powers 5 for insignificant powers and unrecognized regional powers 2.5 for unrecognized powers
Redeem Obligation		Target owes actor an obligation Can be done while at war with target or without overlapping interests	Gain +30 relations with target Absolves target's obligation
Trade States		Neither country is committed in a diplomatic play Has greater than  Poor relations Actor is not a subject Action can be used to demand or gift a state Either country has a valid state State is not a  capital or  colony States are not in same state region Other country can access potential traded state to trade	Each country gains control of the other's traded state
Violate Sovereignty		Is at war Target is not in war or at war with actor Target is not subject of actor Has less than  Amicable relations Target borders both warleaders through one contiguous region. Can be used towards or by revolutionary countries	If target accepts: Create diplomatic incident with 15 infamy Target joins actor's side in war If target declines: Create diplomatic incident with 10 infamy Target joins enemy side in actor's war Other countries may join enemy side in actor's war
Join Power Bloc		Is independent Target leads a power bloc Has lower rank or less prestige than target Not at war war or opposing any power bloc member Power bloc has 200 or more  leverage advantage on actor	If target accepts: Join target's power bloc If target declines: Lose −30 relations with target Set  leverage advantage to 0
Invite to Power Bloc		Leads a power bloc Target has lower rank or less prestige than target Target is not at war war or opposing any power bloc member Power bloc has 200 or more  leverage advantage on target Target has not declined within 2 years	If target accepts: Target joins power bloc If target declines: Lose −50 relations with target

Bloc leader actions

The following actions can only be done by power bloc leaders of blocs with the specified central identity. The target must be a member of the power bloc for at least 5 years.

Action / Bloc identity	Other conditions	Effects
Subjugate  Sovereign Empire	Power bloc has 50 or more  cohesion Target is independent Target is below  major power Target is not at war or committed in a diplomatic play Has 5 times or more prestige than the target	Target becomes a protectorate or tributary, as appropriate Target starts with 80  liberty desire Create a 5-year truce with the target Power bloc loses 20  cohesion Loses additional 10 cohesion for each rank levelWith unrecognized power as 1, insignificant power as 2, etc. of target If the target is unrecognized, lose 1/3 as much
Force Regime Change  Ideological Union	Power bloc has 10 or more  cohesion At least 50 total difference in progressiveness between either: Target and bloc leader's Governance Principles laws Target and bloc leader's Distribution of Power laws Has 3 times or more prestige than the target	Target's Governance Principles and Distribution of Power laws are changed to be in line with bloc leader's Target gains Installed RegimeInstalled RegimeCountry modifier +20% Imposed enactment success chance for 5 years Power bloc loses 5  cohesion Loses additional 2.5 cohesion for each rank levelWith unrecognized power as 1, insignificant power as 2, etc. of target If the target is a great power, lose 7.5 more
Impose State Religion  Religious Convocation	Power bloc has 50 or more  cohesion Target does not have bloc leader's state religion Has 3 times or more prestige than the target	Target's state religion changes to bloc leader's 5% of pops in target's capital convert to new religion 2% of pops in target's other states convert to new religion Power bloc loses 5  cohesion Loses additional 2.5 cohesion for each rank levelWith unrecognized power as 1, insignificant power as 2, etc. of target If the target is a great power, lose 7.5 more

Ongoing actions

The following actions are ongoing; they never require approval and can be ended any time by the actor. Most cost  influence to maintain, modified by the target's rank, actor's infamy, and clout of any  pro-country lobby or  anti-country lobby towards the target. All costs below are unmodified base costs. All of the following automatically end if any of their conditions are false.

Action	Cost	Conditions	Effects
Improve Relations	150	At peace with target Is not damaging relations with target Neither country has expelled the other's diplomats Has less than  Amicable relations Can be used towards or by revolutionary countries	Gain +0.03 relations with target daily, to a max of +50
Damage Relations	100	Is not improving relations with target Has greater than  Cold relations Can be used towards or by revolutionary countries	Lose −0.03 relations with target daily, to a max of −50
Rivalry	—	Neither country is a non-autonomous subject Personal union, Crown land, Puppet, Colony, or Vassal or subject of the other Target is within one rank category of actor Target has the same recognition as actor Has less than  Cordial relations	Changes  appeasement of relevant lobbies in actor by ±4 Lose −0.01 relations with target daily, to a max of −20 Gain +200 influence ×0.5 if target's absolute rank is lower than actor's +50% for each overlapping interest, max +400 Modified by lobby clout, up to ±100 If actor is power bloc leader, adds −90%  leverage generation on target Cannot manually break for 1 year If broken, changes  appeasement of relevant lobbies in both countries by ±4 If autobroken and target has lower rank, anti-lobbies instead gain +2
Embargo	100	Has researched International Trade Does not have  Investment Rights in target Neither country has any variant of Isolationism enacted Neither country is a junior member of a  customs union Neither country is a non-autonomous subject Personal union, Crown land, Puppet, Colony, or Vassal or subject of the other Target does not have an active  treaty port towards actor Has  Poor or lower relations	Changes  appeasement of relevant lobbies in actor by ±2 Deactivates all trade routes between actor and target Lose −0.01 relations with target daily If target is a bloc leader, adds −50%  leverage generation from target If broken, changes  appeasement of relevant lobbies in both countries by ±2
Fund Lobbies	100	Sphere of Influence is enabled Has researched Central Banking Has greater than  Poor relations At peace with target Has higher rank than target Not in default	Fully Accepted pops in target receive money equal to 20% of its incomeDoes not include tariffs or diplomatic pacts from actor Payment cannot exceed 10% of actor's income +25% pop attraction for interest groups in pro-lobbies towards actor −25% pop attraction for interest groups in anti-lobbies towards actor Interest groups in target more likely to join lobbies beneficial for actorpro toward actor; anti towards actor's rivals Interest groups in target less likely to join lobbies detrimental for actoranti toward actor; pro towards actor's rivals If no  pro-country lobby exists in target towards the actor: Weekly chance of 0.25%–1% of creating a pro-country lobby Weekly chance of 2% of creating a pro-overlord lobby
Support Separatism	100	Has researched Nationalism Is independent or an autonomous subject Protectorate, Tributary, Chartered Company, or Dominion Has not had diplomats expelled by target Has less than Amicable relations Does not share any primary cultures with target Target owns a state with at least 10% population of a primary culture and a primary culture homeland of actor At peace with target	Lose −0.01 relations with target daily, to a max of −25 Increases pop attraction and activism of cultural minority movements of the actor's primary cultures in the target

Subject actions and pacts

See also: Subject

The following actions and pacts are generally used between a subject and its  overlord. Some actions can also be used by the leader of a  power bloc with its members. Influence cost is only paid by the overlord or bloc leader unless otherwise noted.

Pacts

Pact	Cost	Conditions	Effects	Auto-break conditions
Raise Payments	25	Sphere of Influence is enabled Target is a subject of actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target has some form of income transfer with the actor Target is not a protectorate or personal union Target has less than 75  liberty desire Target is not in default Does not have  Decrease Payments with target	Target gains +0.1  Liberty desire weekly Target's pays 10% more of its incomeDoes not include tariffs or diplomatic pacts to overlord Target can break if  liberty desire is 75 or more	Target is opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target does not have some form of income transfer with the actor
Decrease Payments	0	Sphere of Influence is enabled Target is a subject of actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target has some form of income transfer with the actor Target is not a protectorate or personal union Does not have  Raise Payments with target	Target's pays 10% less of its incomeDoes not include tariffs or diplomatic pacts to overlord Target's loses −0.05  liberty desire weekly Cannot break for one year If manually broken, Target gains +10  liberty desire	Target is opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target does not have some form of income transfer with the actor
Exempt from Service	0	Actor is overlord or bloc leader of target Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target is required to join actor's diplomatic plays	Target is not required to join actor's diplomatic plays If target is a subject of actor, −0.05  Liberty desire weekly Cannot break for one year If manually broken and target is subject of actor, Target gains +10  liberty desire	Actor is not overlord or bloc leader of target
Grant Own Market	0	Target is member of actor's market Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target is independent or a direct subject of actor	Target is given an independent market When granted, if target is subject of actor,  liberty desire changes by +50 to −20 depending on economic dependence Cannot break for one year If manually broken and target is subject of actor, Target gains +25  liberty desire	Actor is not direct overlord or bloc leader of target
Knowledge Sharing	50	Sphere of Influence is enabled Actor is overlord or bloc leader of target Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play	Target gains +25% technology spread Actor loses −10% technology spread If target is subject of actor, Target gains −0.05  liberty desire weekly When started, changes  appeasement of target's overlord lobbies by ±2 Cannot break for one year If manually broken, Target gains +10  liberty desire Changes  appeasement of target's overlord lobbies by ±2	Actor is not direct overlord or bloc leader of target Actor has not researched more technologies than target
Request Market Control	0	Actor is member of target's market Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Actor is either: Independent A direct subject of target with 25 or more  liberty desire Has not requested market control within 5 years	If target agrees, Gain +10 relations with target Actor is given an independent market If actor is a subject of target, lose −30  liberty desire If target declines, Lose −20 relations with target If actor is a subject of target, gain +10  liberty desire If broken, Lose −10 relations with target	Target is not direct overlord or bloc leader of actor
Evangelize	25	Sphere of Influence is enabled Actor's state religion is not  Atheist Actor has State Religion Target is subject of actor Target has same state religion as actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play	Target gains +50%  conversion When started, target gains +10  liberty desire unless target has any of: State Religion  Devout  in government Any interest group with a Traditionalist or Theocrat leader in government Then target loses −10  liberty desire Cannot break for one year If manually broken, Target gains ±10  liberty desire by reverse condition as when started
Support Regime	50	Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target's  legitimacy is less than 75 Target is subject of actor	Target gains: +20  Legitimacy −10% Political movement activism −0.1  Liberty desire weekly Actor loses −10  legitimacy When started, changes  appeasement of target's overlord lobbies by ±4 Cannot break for one year If manually broken, Target gains +10  liberty desire Changes  appeasement of target's overlord lobbies by ±4

Actions

Action	Conditions	Effects
Appoint Colonial Governor	Sphere of Influence is enabled Target is subject of actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play A new governor type has not been appointed nor requested within 5 years Target has enacted Colonial Administration If actor is unrecognized, target is a vassal If actor is recognized, target is unrecognized, or not a protectorate or personal union	Actor chooses a new  ruler for target May choose out of the following options: •  Influential Planter () •  Local Appointee, with the subject's Primary Culture and Religion (instead of the Overlord's) •  Experienced Extractor () •  Prominent Businessman () •  Military Governor () The Governor will rule for a term of 4 years, before being automatically replaced by a character with the same unique trait
Request Colonial Governor	Sphere of Influence is enabled Target is direct overlord of actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play A new governor type has not been appointed nor requested within 5 years Actor has enacted Colonial Administration If actor is a vassal, target is unrecognized Actor is not a protectorate or a personal union	Actor gains modifier Requested Colonial GovernorRequested Colonial GovernorCountry modifier −0.1 Weekly Liberty Desire for 5 years Actor chooses a new  ruler May choose out of the following options: •  Influential Planter () •  Local Appointee, with the subject's Primary Culture and Religion (instead of the Overlord's) •  Experienced Extractor () •  Prominent Businessman () •  Military Governor () The Governor will rule for a term of 4 years, before being automatically replaced by a character with the same unique trait
Change Language of Administration	Sphere of Influence is enabled Target is subject of actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Actor has enacted Colonial Administration None of target's Primary Cultures: Are the same as Overlord's Share a Language trait with Overlord's	10% of previous Primary Cultures pops in the subject become more radical All previous Primary Cultures are removed from the target country The subject gains all Primary Cultures the Overlord has • If the country has its capital in the Canada region and overlord has the Francophone language trait • Change Primary Culture of subject to Franco-Canadian • If the country has its capital in the Canada region and overlord has the Anglophone language trait • Change Primary Culture of subject to Anglo-Canadian • If the country is South Africa and overlord has the Dutch language trait • Change Primary Culture of subject to Boer 5% of  Bureaucrats in the subject's Capital change to new Primary Culture Subject gains Changed Language of AdministrationChanged Language of AdministrationCountry modifier −20% Bureaucracy −25% Institution Size Change Speed (decaying) for 5 years Subject's Capital state gains Exchanging AdministratorsExchanging AdministratorsState modifier +75% Assimilation (decaying) for 5 years
Decrease Autonomy	Target is direct subject of actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target has less than 25  liberty desire Target's autonomy can be reducedi.e., not a puppet or vassal Target is not a personal union or actor has researched Nationalism Target is not a Chartered Company or actor has researched Civilizing Mission Target's autonomy has not changed within 5 years	Target's autonomy is reduced by one step Target gains +50  liberty desire All other direct subjects of actor gain +10  liberty desire Create 5-year  truce with target
Increase Autonomy	Target is direct subject of actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target's autonomy can be increasedi.e., not a protectorate or tributary Target is not a personal union or actor has researched Nationalism Target is not a Chartered Company or actor has researched Civilizing Mission Target's autonomy has not changed within 5 years	Target's autonomy is increased by one step Target loses −30  liberty desire Create 5-year  truce with target
Request Increase Autonomy	Target is direct overlord of actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Actor has 75 or more  liberty desire Actor's autonomy can be increasedi.e., not a protectorate or tributary Actor is not a personal union or has researched Nationalism Actor is not a chartered company or has researched Civilizing Mission Actor's autonomy has not changed within 5 years Has not requested more autonomy within 5 years	If target agrees, Actor's autonomy is increased by one step Actor loses −30  liberty desire Creates a mutual 5-year  truce with target Lose −20 relations with target If target refuses, Actor gains +10  liberty desire Lose −30 relations with target Actor gains ability to demand increased autonomy for 5 years
Request Support Regime	Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Target is overlord of actor Has not requested support regime within 5 years	If target agrees, Target establishes  Support Regime pact with actor If target declines, Lose −20 relations with target Gain +10  liberty desire
Request Knowledge Sharing	Sphere of Influence is enabled Target is overlord of actor Target is not opposing actor in a diplomatic play Has not requested knowledge sharing within 5 years	If target agrees, Target establishes  Knowledge Sharing pact with actor If target declines, Lose −20 relations with target Gain +10  liberty desire
Grant State	Target is subject of actor Neither country is at war or committed in a diplomatic play Actor has a valid state State is not a  capital or  colony State is not an owned  incorporated primary culture  homeland Can be a state owned by another annexable subject Crown land, Puppet, Colony, or Vassal Either: State neighbors target State is a coastal homeland of target's primary culture and target owns a coastal state to grant	Target gains state Target loses between −5 and −50  liberty desire, depending on value of state If state was owned by another subject, That subject gains between +20 and +100  liberty desire, depending on value of state
Take State	Target is an annexable subject Crown land, Puppet, Colony, or Vassal of actor Target is not at war or committed in a diplomatic play Target has less than 25  liberty desire Target has a valid state to take: State is not a  capital or  colony State is not  incorporated or target is not a dominion	Actor gains state Target gains between +20 and +100  Liberty Desire, depending on value of state Create incident with target with between 10 and 50 infamy, depending on value of state
Demand State	Target is overlord of actor Neither country is at war or committed in a diplomatic play Target has a valid state State is not a  capital or  colony State is not an  incorporated state of target State is not a primary culture  homeland of owner Can be a state owned by another annexable subject Crown land, Puppet, Colony, or Vassal of target Either: State neighbors actor State is a coastal homeland of actors's primary culture and actor owns a coastal state to grant	If target agrees, Actor gains state Actor loses between −5 and −50  liberty desire, depending on value of state If state was owned by another subject, That subject gains bewteen +20 and +100  liberty desire, depending on value of state
Enforce Military Access	Target is subject of actor Actor is at war Target is not opposing actor in a war or diplomatic play Target is not involved in every war of actor	Target joins every war of actor as ally Target gains +10  liberty desire If target is a protectorate or tributary, it gains +20 instead
Invoke Doctrine of Lapse	Is East India Has not received event End of the Company Is at peace Has not Invoked Doctrine of Lapse within two years Target is an AI subject princely state Target is not an empire tier country	Create an incident with 20 infamy on target Lose −10 relations with every princely state Every princely state gains up to 25  liberty desire, based on target's  prestige Target receives event Doctrine of Lapse Invoked Can be annexed or fight for independence If annexed, transfers gold reserves to East India

Treaties

Main article: Treaty

Diplomatic treaties are bilateral agreements between two countries. They contain one or more articles – commitments from either party – which are binding for a specified period of time. Parties to a treaty can also renegotiate or withdraw from it after it is initially ratified. When an offer is received, it is possible to send a counter-offer. When signed, it will be agreed how long the treaty is binding for.

Mutual articles

Mutual treaty articles

Name	Requirements	Effect	Upkeep	Relations
Alliance	International Relations Mutually exclusive with defensive pact and guarantee independence	An alliance is formed between the two countries	150	+1 every 66 days up to 80
Defensive Pact	International Relations Mutually exclusive with alliance and guarantee independence	An defensive pact is formed between the two countries	100	+1 every 100 days up to 80

Directional articles

Directional articles have a source, the country "giving" the article's effects, and often a target, the country "receiving" the article's effects.

Directional treaty articles

Name	Requirements	Effect	Requires input	Upkeep		Relations
				Source	Target
Guarantee Independence	International Relations Mutually exclusive with alliance and defensive pact	The target is guaranteed by the source		50	0	+1 every 100 days up to 80
Investment Rights	Sphere of Influence or  Charters of Commerce Stock Exchange	The target gets investment rights in the source		0	50	+1 every 200 days up to 50
Military Assistance	General Staff	The target gets military assistance from the source		25	0	+1 every 200 days up to 50
Money Transfer	Central Banking	The source transfers the specified amount of money from its budget to the target's budget		0	50	+1 every 200 days up to 20
State Transfer	Target has more than 1 state	The source transfers the specified state to the target on entry into force		0	0	—
Treaty Port	Colonization	The source transfers the treaty port in the specified state to the target on entry into force		0	0	−1 every 400 days down to 0
Power Bloc Embassy	International Relations Is not in the same power bloc Source is not a power bloc leader Target is a power bloc leader	The target establishes a power bloc embassy in the source		0	0	+1 every 200 days up to 25
Join Power Bloc	Source is not a subject or power bloc leader Source has less prestige or lower rank than target Is not in the same power bloc	The target joins the power bloc of the source on entry into force		0	0	—
Military Access	International Relations	The target gets military access through the source's states		0	25	+1 every 200 days up to 25
Trade Privileges	International Relations Does not have Isolationism	The target gets trade privileges from the source		0	50	+1 every 200 days up to 25
Transit Rights	International Relations Is not a junior country in a customs union	The target can access the world market through the source's states		0	50	+1 every 200 days up to 20
Goods Transfer	International Trade	The source buys an amount of a specific good on their own market and sells it on the targets market		10	0	—
Support Independence	International Relations	The source pledges to support the target in diplomatic plays for independence, increase autonomy or annex subject		50	0	+1 every 100 days up to 80
Take on Debt	Central Banking Target has debt	The debt of the target is transferred to the source on entry into force		0	0	+1 every 100 days
Law Commitment	International Relations	The source pledges to implement the specified law		0	25	+1 every 200 days up to 25
Non-Colonization Agreement	Charters of Commerce Civilizing Mission	The source cannot start colonies in the specified strategic region		0	10	+1 every 200 days up to 25
Company Monopoly	Charters of Commerce Stock Exchange	The source grants a monopoly to target's specified company		0	25	—
Prohibit Trade with World Market	Charters of Commerce International Trade	The source cannot trade the specified goods on the world market		0	50	−1 every 200 days down to 0
No Tariffs	Charters of Commerce International Trade Is not a junior country in a customs union	The source cannot impose tariffs on the specified goods		0	10	−1 every 400 days down to 0
No Subventions	Charters of Commerce International Trade Is not a junior country in a customs union	The source cannot use subventions on the specified goods		0	10	−1 every 400 days down to 0

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