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{{Infobox alliance|image=Rotterdamconference.jpg|caption=Meeting of WCO leaders during the Rotterdam Conference|formation=11 Mar 2018|membership=* {{flag|Columbia|firstempire}}

* {{flag|[[Königsberg}}]]

The '''Western Cooperative Organization''', also known as the '''W.C.O''', was a pact between [[HJE]], [[Wayrest]], [[Pripyat]], [[Columbia]], and [[Königsberg]] to "encourage trade, activity, respect for sovereignty, and to provide mutual security."

<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qdm7-P4PxoIpQy88yK7_e10a7QFWQV-mNl0Zv6hhN-4/edit</ref> It was the first formalized alliance between [[Holy Jaded Empire|HJE]] and [[Columbia]], preceding [[FRIENDS]].

The W.C.O was founded on March 11, 2018, during the Rotterdam Conference where itthe governing treaty was ratified.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/83q0gq/some_of_the_highlights_from_the_bot_debate_that/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/83qe5f/an_image_of_the_rotterdam_conference_showing_the/</ref> The alliance existed for only a mere few weeks until [[Yoahtl (CivClassic)|Yoahtlan]] leadership accused Königsberg of orchestrating a series of altraids targeting [[Yoahtl (CivClassic)|Yoahtl]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/84imm1/konigsberg_has_deliberately_openly_and_clearly/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/7sg5sp/my_side/</ref> This caused the [[Holy Jaded Empire]] to withdraw from the alliance. As a result of the allegations, a few days later Königsberg was attacked by [[Vinland]]<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/85wx4g/vinland_renovates_konigsberg_storage_facility/</ref>, causing the collapse and subsequent dispersal of their group. Over the following few weeks [[Columbia]] also collapsed due to internal conflicts<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/896y8d/the_fall_of_a_monarchy/</ref>, effectively rendering the alliance defunct. Eventually this alliance would be succeeded by the [[FRIENDS]] alliance, which contained both the [[Holy Jaded Empire|HJE]], [[Columbia]], and many players from former WCOW.C.O nations.

The pact included mutual security and defense cooperation, regular meetings between heads-of-state, common Iron/Diamond/[[Emerald]] exchange rates and tool/armor prices, and establishing a rail network to connect the member states.