England and Portugal were colonial allies for centuries, for most of the time since the age of discovery. And the alliance still exists even today.
But in EUIV, once you've colonised a single province in a certain colonial region, then one of your closest allies (in this case, Portugal) may become totally hostile to you (like -200) just because of that single province, then dissolve the alliance, issue a massive embargo, then even rival you and potentially may declare a colonial war on you in the next years.
All this stab in the back just because of a single colony. single colony!!! totally ruined all relations and trust between two great nations which historically were allied for the entire colonial era. Do you just realize how irrational this political decision making is? Even if thinking geopolitically, it doesn't worth to ruin such a great alliance and issue worldwide embargos between two colonial empires just because of a colonial conflict. In real life, such a mutual and bilateral trade embargo would totally destroy each-others' GDPs and HDIs since many important imports\exports from\into both empires would just suddenly halt and then will cause massive industrial strike, economical crisis, illegal trade and trafficking, increased piracy and increased crime rates\unrest in the colonial nations due to the sudden new trade restrictions and lack of critical consumer goods.
What instead should happen you ask? I say that if Portugal is really mad because of that single province then why not just make a negotiation with England? you know, like a civilised nation, that can diplomatically solve problems. Explain to the English colonists why it is such an important territory to their imperial interests and perhaps England will accept a province sell deal? why not? just like Russia sold Alaska to United States, just as Britain exchanged many colonial territories with the USA over the entire border of Canada and not only once, Just as France sold Louisiana entirely to the USA in order to avoid future wars and become closer allies against the common foe.
But no... in EUIV there are no negotiations in peacetime, A negotiation in EUIV appears only with enemies, as an aftermath of a violent struggle, destruction and bloodshed. Great work, paradox.
But in EUIV, once you've colonised a single province in a certain colonial region, then one of your closest allies (in this case, Portugal) may become totally hostile to you (like -200) just because of that single province, then dissolve the alliance, issue a massive embargo, then even rival you and potentially may declare a colonial war on you in the next years.
All this stab in the back just because of a single colony. single colony!!! totally ruined all relations and trust between two great nations which historically were allied for the entire colonial era. Do you just realize how irrational this political decision making is? Even if thinking geopolitically, it doesn't worth to ruin such a great alliance and issue worldwide embargos between two colonial empires just because of a colonial conflict. In real life, such a mutual and bilateral trade embargo would totally destroy each-others' GDPs and HDIs since many important imports\exports from\into both empires would just suddenly halt and then will cause massive industrial strike, economical crisis, illegal trade and trafficking, increased piracy and increased crime rates\unrest in the colonial nations due to the sudden new trade restrictions and lack of critical consumer goods.
What instead should happen you ask? I say that if Portugal is really mad because of that single province then why not just make a negotiation with England? you know, like a civilised nation, that can diplomatically solve problems. Explain to the English colonists why it is such an important territory to their imperial interests and perhaps England will accept a province sell deal? why not? just like Russia sold Alaska to United States, just as Britain exchanged many colonial territories with the USA over the entire border of Canada and not only once, Just as France sold Louisiana entirely to the USA in order to avoid future wars and become closer allies against the common foe.
But no... in EUIV there are no negotiations in peacetime, A negotiation in EUIV appears only with enemies, as an aftermath of a violent struggle, destruction and bloodshed. Great work, paradox.
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