MA 2 – President Simulator: How to Join the United Nations

To join the United Nations in MA 2 – President Simulator as an unrecognized or non-member country, you must raise diplomatic relations with major member nations before submitting your admission resolution. Member states vote purely based on their current diplomatic sentiment toward your government. If key powers dislike you, they will vote against your application, forcing a cooldown period before you can apply again.

Pre-Vote Diplomatic Preparation

Do not submit an admission resolution immediately upon starting a non-member campaign. Most non-member territories start with neutral or poor standing across the global stage.

Before opening the vote, secure a solid voting bloc using the following steps:

1. Build a cash reserve: Accumulate liquid funds through your domestic tax base and resource trade so you can fund diplomatic outreach.
2. Send financial gifts: Open the foreign relations screen and send direct cash gifts to influential powers, particularly permanent security members like the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and France. Each gift provides an immediate numerical increase to diplomatic relations.
3. Sign bilateral treaties: Once relations improve, sign Non-Aggression Pacts, commercial trade deals, and cultural exchange agreements to lock in positive sentiment.
4. Avoid active conflicts: Do not launch offensive wars or annex territory while preparing your bid. War aggression penalties immediately lower relations across all continents and will wipe out the progress gained from your gifts.

How to Submit the Admission Resolution

Once you establish positive relations with the major global powers, execute your membership application:

If you secured positive sentiment with the dominant member states beforehand, the resolution will pass and immediately add your country to the permanent roster.

Capabilities Unlocked as a UN Member

Admission into the United Nations shifts your foreign policy from defensive isolation to active global participation:

• Assembly Voting Rights: You can vote on every global resolution, allowing you to counter sanctions, trade embargoes, and intervention motions aimed at your nation.
• Sponsoring Resolutions: You gain the authority to table international motions against adversaries, including asset freezes, arms embargoes, and peacekeeping deployments to contested borders.
• Superpower Deterrence: High baseline relations and full UN status substantially reduce the chance of unprovoked declarations of war by neighboring superpowers.