Wonderfully written! I very much agree. Even when I don't have the power to deal with it, I try to stick to the wording of my treaty, though. To me, it's a character thing... But that same character is also willing to fight that 50k CS for his beliefs (though, in this case, I'd be surprised if 3k CS showed up at our door).
Also, I find it interesting how pretty much everyone assumed a treaty for an alliance. The case that led me to this curiosity actually involves two nations at peace, but with a long history of working together. It's been a rocky road...
I just gave examples of that, and of ceasefires, because that's what I have the most experience with. I've seen a bunch of general friendship treaties, but they tend to be so vague and meaningless that people forget them after a while.
