Rough draft of my app. I cut down member nations, and put quite a lot more into the formation of the EEDR. It should (hopefully) make sense now.
Name of Nation: Eastern European Democratic Republic
Territories: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia
History: Throughout the 21st century, continued Polish economic growth allowed the nation to become one of the most economically strong and stable nations as the decades went by. Continued Russian aggression in Eastern Europe fostered continued focus on Polish military technology, along with promotion of Polish patriotism that allowed for massive growth in military size as the nation’s population began to fear potential invasion by the Russian federation. Taking note of Poland’s economic and military growth, other Eastern European nations grew especially close to the country, seeing as it was the only nation in Eastern Europe with a particularly strong military and economy. Hungary, already having an extremely close relationship with Poland, formed an official military and economic alliance with Poland in hopes of discouraging invasion by an opportunistic Russia which now had a foothold in the Ukraine.
The Polish government accepted the offer, formalizing their relationship with Hungary with the formation of the Eastern European Coalition of Democratic States, (EECDS), which would eventually transform into the EEDR. The European Union quickly began to break apart as the 21st century continued on, forcing nations like the Czech Republic and Slovakia to look to the EECDS for assistance as they too began to flounder.
Eventually, the three nations were accepted into the EECDS, military buildup only growing in prominence as the 21st century marched on. Especially with the growing political unrest in Europe and Germany in particular, the EECDS feared an invasion by the neighboring nations that were once its friends and was preparing for such with massive amounts of funding poured into military research and production. When the German invasion came, the EECDS was more than prepared.
The antiquated, tried-and-tested tactics of Germany proved to be their downfall against a nation that had so eagerly accepted and desperately engaged in military modernization. In many cases, German Blitzkrieg was unable to break the defenses of the military forts scattered across the EECDS before reinforcements arrived, and found its antiquated methods hard-pressed to defeat EECDS use of guided missiles, hypersonic aircraft, and DEWs. Polish Kommandosow earned special praise in WWIII for repeated assaults on Germany bases and supply depots using HAHO jumps, causing extensive damage to German supply lines along with GROM raids against German field command. Hungarian Special Forces frequently engaged in ambushes on Germany armored columns, while JW Formoza earned praise for sabotage against German ports and shipping convoys. The EECDS saw the most casualties against the IDF for their utilization of more modern tactics, though conflict with the IDF did not continue once Germany lost the ability to continue hiring the IDF and after the war ended.
By the end of WWIII, the EECDS had caused extensive damage to the German military and the German industrial machine, but showed little interest in occupying Germany. Quite simply, the EECDS mostly left Germany as-is, avoiding anything resembling the post-WWI restrictions placed on Germany in an effort to improve their international image and to avoid fostering hostility in Germany towards their coalition. Although the EECDS did assist German civilians, little assistance was provided to the German government or military, and the EECDS did make sure to doggedly hunt down and destroy whatever military technology the Germans had captured from them.
Throughout the Third World War, already strong relations between the four countries that would become the EEDR only strengthened. Though it may appear initially that the EEDR was formed out of fear, the reality is that harsh conflict and the sharing of a common goal served to break down ethnic and religious barriers and allow the EEDR to form throughout cooperation rather than fearmongering or sheer necessity. Because Poland was very evidently the strongest and most dominant nation in what was the EECDS, the EEDR was only able to form through democratic vote once power had been more evenly spread throughout the four member-states of the EECDS. Poland’s surprising economic growth allowed it to stimulate the growth of the other three nations. By strengthening its allies, Poland hoped to expand its own industry, damage other European powers, and improve its image on the international stage.
The EEDR was officially formed by way of democratic vote shortly after WWIII ended. The formation of the EEDR, due to the complicated ethnic differences between its many cultures, was finally accomplished by use of a deliberative-democratic system that sought to eliminate concerns of a government being heavily centered on Poland. Encouraging the growth of companies in the Czech Republic, and Hungary both helped to alleviate the concerns of non-poles and strengthen the EEDR’s economy, while an electoral system based entirely on the vote of the people (and which required a significant majority of votes) ensured that, even were the entire Polish population to vote for something, a significant numbers of Hungarians, Czech, and Slovakians must also vote for the same thing for it to be passed. In addition, in the case of lawmaking, a senatorial system that was based on political affiliation instead of location helped remove concerns of ethnocentrism from the minds of the people.
Not only were extensive measures taken to encourage smooth interactions between the peoples of the EEDR as it formed, but the formation of the EEDR provided an enticing offer to the governments of its founding members. Poland had already become an economic superpower thanks to its continued growth in the early 21st century, and, thanks to military buildup due to a fear of encroachment by hostile governments, not only did it become a military power, but its economy was only further stimulated by industry growth. Poland was a major global power, militarily, technologically, and economically, and especially considering its friendly behavior towards the other three members of the EECDS, their governments were effectively guaranteed stability and protection by allowing the EEDR to form.