i don't mean to say that imperialism is to only be an affair that is undertaken in this manner

just that it isn't exclusively a matter of completely one sided subjugation

It's not imperialism then really

It's not an empire in that sense

You don't have colonies

So essentially you want to create a real and modern Imperial Federation? @Death in June

You have territories that expressly want to be part of your state.

This is just basic free will at work

puppet states or integrated?

Think falklands

Or Gibraltar

i see

But they must first apply

there's still usually an element of coercion and the relationship still usually leans in the favor of the stronger poer

Turn EU into HRE

And then vote by referendum in favour

would Scotland count or not?

No not really

i'm not sure what sort of international organizations would be ideal

They are UK

Gib is a territory

i see but if say gib where to join would they be under our parliament or have there own that was a puppet of our own?

For example the gib passport is different, however still let's you in the UK

Gib govern themselves, however some thing like leaving the EU are central to Westminster

Common defence etc

i see

We are responsible for defending them

i actually really like that idea tbh

As the argues found out

With falklands

It's basically territories that are member by consent not force

They want to be here

Falklands voted like 99% to be UK

Not argie

We already have the basical application process to get into the commonwealth

You would simply expand that with more stringent requirement to become a UK territory

In fact I would be surprised if there wasn't already a path to terriroty status

so would we offer this to commonwealth states?

You'd offer it to anyone that met the government type requirements etc

what would the requirements be?

And then you'd make a decision based on economic viability, popular support etc