Jack of Harts

There are many neutral powers on Earth and beyond.  South America and her colonies are the largest of these.  The province of strongman leadership, corruption, and civil wars for thousands of years, the continent was in some ways uniquely ready for the Second Great Depression and the Islamic Jihad.  They have charted their own path since then, trading with all nations, and entering into entangling alliances with none.  It is a delicate balancing act.