Cooperation of American Alliance Nations

The Cooperation of American Alliance Nations (CAAN) is a political organization between six North and South American Alliance of Independent Nations members. The nations of Acadia, Carolina, Poemia, Santa Catarina, Siculia, and Sint Cunera are members of the group while six others are eligible for membership. Together, the countries have a population of 176,793,342 and a GDP of $6.825 Trillion. The group contains several provisions such as a free trade agreement and aims to work together for better cooperation between Alliance nations in the Americas.

The founding members of CAAN, Carolina, Poemia, Santa Catarina, and Siculia met in Tampa, Carolina to discuss the initiative. The plan had been floated by Carolina and Santa Catarina since earlier that year, however subsequent crises brought it closer to reality, as Carolina and Poemia sought better relations with each other. In 2017, Acadia and Santa Catarina joined CAAN becoming the fifth and sixth members. However, CAAN faces some opposition. The Poemian Democratic Party has sought to remove Poemia from CAAN and some experts believe the group has been ineffective. In May of 2018, the Aranese government publicly criticized CAAN, denouncing it as an "imperialistic and illegitimate" organization, subsequently ending speculation that Arriola might enter the bloc.

Founding
The original idea of creating a Pan-American Alliance of Independent Nations organization was originally discussed by both Carolina and Santa Catarina at a 2016 summit between the two leaders. The provisional name for the agreement was the Atlantic Union, and was meant to potentially include Siculia, Freiga, the Atlantic Federation, Ascadylea, and Galbadia. The name was eventually changed to avoid confusion with the Atlantic Commonwealth and Carolina, Santa Catarina, and Siculia agreed for the union to focus on the American Continents. At the time, tense relations between Carolina and Poemia led to the former declaring that Poemia would not be allowed to join such a union. However, after relations cooled Poemia was invited to become a founding member and sign the agreement in Tampa.

All four countries met in Tampa, Florida to sign the agreement to create the cooperation. The agreement included a free trade agreement, as well as economic, military, and political agreements. The Treaty of Tampa was signed on December 19, 2016, formally creating the bloc.

Expansion and 2018 Criticism
CAAN as an organization was largely silent in the PMPower Crisis which was between two CAAN member states, Carolina and Poemia. This called into question how effective the group would be in mediating conflicts between member states.

At the 2017 CAAN Summit, hosted by Siculia, Acadia and Sint Cunera were voted to ascend into the group. At the same time, the group agreed to host military drills together, which would occur once a year.

Since the April 2018 elections in Arriola, CAAN was undergone considerable criticism by Aranese Prime Minister Ruben Stampietr. In addition, several Aranese communities such as San Martin have placed economic and political restrictions on CAAN member states. Before the election, Arriola was floated as a potential observer or full member of the group.

In the 2018 Poemian Presidential election, Democratic Nominee Ernest Villaroa spoke considerable criticism of CAAN and said on multiple occasions he wanted to leave the bloc.

On June 16, 2018, Carolinian President Nikki Haley stated that CAAN needed major reworking, saying the group has failed to prevent tensions between Poemia and Carolina twice. Haley said that the group has failed to achieve long-lasting unity in the Americas, pointing to the absence of Wilfran and Ralpha, Deimenovinas, and Lower Columbia in the group and the re-rise of tensions between Carolina and Poemia.