With Hanover growing in the community, it is at the crux of decision-making about its future, and its role in the international community of micro-nations. In the next few months, Hanover's government, monarch, and people will be participating in a great national debate about how we should emerge as a world power, and make our impact upon the course of that international community.

One of the suggestions that may arise is whether Hanover should become a participating member of an intermicronational organizations, such as the League of Secessionist States (LoSS), SPuM, the League of Micronations(LOM), and other associations of that ilk. There are pros, and cons, advantages, and disadvantages.

Many old guard micro-nations consider that membership in an organization such as LoSS is a deleterious commitment. For Instance, the relatively defunct Comity of Peoples, frowns upon, and usually reject applicants who are members of LoSS. However, one must understand that the Comity of Peoples is rather irrelevant, in that 1.) it is comprised of an arrogant, isolationist clique of nations that don't have much activity, don't offer any substantial efforts to the community, and are rather condescending as they relate to the community at large; and 2.) they are nothing more than an over-glamourized debating society, with no direction, purpose other than perpetuating their isolationism.

The League of Secessionist States, and similar organizations tend to be stricken with one problem. Despite trying to be inclusive, the League of Secessionist States suffers from long bouts of inactivity, in an almost perennial fight to stay alive. Much like Morovia. Its last Secretary-General, Charles Gordon of Morovia, disappeared, causing the League to flounder around, for the most part dormant, until HRH King Spence of Zarahelma recently broke the silence saying, "I propose we let her die."

However, if Hanover were to join, or form, an international organization (despite the risk of being shouted as a "YAMO") we have the opportunity to shape the course of micronationalism for years to come, much like Morovia did when it was influential in the League of Secessionist States going back to its revitalization in 1998. We have the opportunity to emerge as a leader, a standard-bearer for the micronational cause. Our position, as enshrined in our Organic Law, against the futile folly of "micronational war" shows us to the world as a serious, intelligent player -- almost nostalgic for the good old days when advocating and causing micronational wars was the calling card of a "bug nation" that quickly got ostracized from the community.

We are at the crossroads in our nation's development where we should consider such a ponderous question such as this. What will be the extent of our participation in the world community? What impact will we leave on the microworld, even after (God forbid) Hanover disappears? While we propose that Hanover move into another level of participation internationally, we should do so with caution, and discretion. After all, reputations are built by a life time, and destroyed with a momentary whisper. There is much at stake.