Geopolitics

A key aspect of the Decline of Empire saga is the relationship between the Unifed Kingdoms of Freedomia, and Forin, which represents the perceived "Us and Them" worldview of many Americans. This is a critical element of the satire, providing a vehicle to explore 20th and 21st Century history in a caricaturized form. Over the course of the story, a more nuanced and refined view of world affairs will emerge.

Us and Them
Farce Earth consists of two geopolitical entities: Relations between the Unified Kingdoms of Freedomia and Forin have been strained for many years, resulting in numerous wars. This situation is made more confusing by the constant internal fighting amongst the Feifdoms of Forin. The Freedomians have been required to intervene in these internal skirmishes over the years, and deciding whose side to take is an often controversial decision, which further adds to tensions within Freedomia itself.
 * The Unified Kingdoms of Freedomia aka UKF
 * Forin aka the Disunified Fiefdoms of Forin, aka Over There aka The Unfree Lands

Inter-Courts and Co-operation
The Inter-Courts (IC) was established after the Second Great War to End All Wars in Forin, as a means of establishing better communication and cooperation between the Courts of the Fiefdoms of Forin, and the Kingdoms of Freedomia.

This is considered by many withing the Unified Kingdoms of Freedomia as a conspiracy to make the UKF subsrvient to the IC, and is therefore treated with suspicion and contempt, particulalry amongst Dwarfs and Trolls. Because the idea is so abhorent to Dwarfs and Trolls, it is enthusiastically supported by many Elves.

Eco-Systems
Complicating things further, the Eco-system of the UKF is intricately intertwined with, and depends greatly on the the health of the Eco-system of Forin. The UKF is heavily dependent on Forin as a source of resources, cheap labor and customers. Which makes just blowing the whole place up problematic, though still not entirely out of the question.

Tourism
Thousands of Forin tourists visit the Unified Kingdoms of Freedomia every year, most of whom are treated very politely, unless they look like Frighteners. All in-bound travellers are subject to security precautions such as Special Profiling and Liquid Restrictions.

Similarly, thousands of Freedomians travel to Forin every year, although they are not always treated as well, due mainly to rising Anti-Freedomian sentiment in Forin, fueled by ignorance and jealousy, and a lack of appreciation for all the Freedom Freedomia has brought to Forin over the years. As a result, many Freedomians prefer to travel within Freedomia, where people speak proper Freedomian and don't eat funny foods like snails and entrails.