Editing United States (Nations) (section)

=== New Era ===
Since the end of the cold war, the U.S. experienced a continuous economic boom, solidifying its position as a global superpower. The admission of Illinois into the nation, the massive developments in New York and California, and the thriving population and activity in Texas further strengthened the country's economic output and development. Chicago ended up becoming one of the most highly developed cities in the U.S. since then, on-par with New York and surpassing Richmond/DC.

However, in December 2022, internal disagreements within America led Disqsted to plan an insurrection against the American government. Disqsted formed an alliance with several foreign nations, including Bulgaria, Sweden, Japan, Iceland, Germany, Poland, Scotland, and Anticosti, creating the Central Powers Alliance. This alliance intended to invade the AEU and several other nations, which potentially included Arstotzka. In response, the AEU and UASR formed a coalition and declared war on all involved nations, including Illinois. However, no war was fought on U.S. soil, and a peaceful resolution was reached through a meeting between Disqsted and AndrejFish. This resulted in the signing of the Treaty of New Germany, addressing Disqsted's concerns and ensuring that no such resurrection could ever happen again in Illinois.

The Central Wars also saw American involvement in Europe, with Lithuania annexing most of Poland, while Sweden and Bulgaria became part of Arstotzka. In January 2023, some former Central Powers members such as Germany, Scotland, and Poland, unified and formed the Prussian Empire. Relations between the Prussian Empire and the U.S. became strained as Prussia perceived the AEU (and the U.S.) as imperialistic. The U.S. supported the AEU's decision to expel Germany in November 2022 on the accusation of Nazism, further worsening relations.

Disqsted, who got appointed Vice President under Tiki's administration on December 26th 2022, even leaked some internal confidential U.S. Senate (and AEU) information to Prussians, which resulted in him being impeached and considered a traitor by many Americans. Illinois Senator Plant had also been a subject of controversy as he assassinated Lithuanian leader LiTzo in January 2023 and tried to lie about it in court. Both the UN Court and the U.S. Supreme Court declared him guilty in a now controversial series of court cases, in which he was defended by both Prussians and Disqsted. Still, Plant had since then become the leader of the United States Department of Homeland Security, and became one of America's biggest contributors.

Eventually, peace and cooperation were achieved between the AEU and Prussia. The VinterKnox Agreement was signed between Prussia, America, Arstotzka and Norway on June 21st, leading to a relatively peaceful era until the Latium-Roman War on July 9th 2023. In this war the U.S. was directly engaged in conflict with Arstotzka and Prussia, leading to several days of heavy tensions unseen since the TCP era. The U.S. and the AEU even declared a temporary travel ban on Arstotzkan and Prussian citizens for the first time in years (read article for more info). However, peace was once again reached on July 15th after a peace meeting between Arstotzkan and American representatives.

All across 2023 the U.S. government saw massive reforms, with many new ministries and branches of government created. In June, California saw a massive surge in development as 5 large skyscrapers were constructed overnight, and in July 2023 the U.S. hit a massive milestone after successfully claiming all American land east of the Mississippi river. Today, the U.S. stands at first place in economy size, territory size, and is third in wealth per capita.