Brave New World: 2020
January 1, 2020. The old international order still appears to be functioning, but cracks have spread across the globe. US-Russia confrontation, the rise of China, internal European divisions, proxy wars in the Middle East, and numerous long-standing civil wars are piling up; domestic political polarization, economic fragility, and information warfare are magnifying every crisis.
You represent the strategic will of a nation. Choose your country and issue your first national directive: stabilize the home front, launch diplomatic probes, adjust military deployments, or bet on a high-risk geopolitical maneuver. Every country on the map is controlled by independent actors; they will not wait for you.