User blog comment:IonMapping/Aftermath (Map Game) (WIP)/@comment-26031225-20160814020311/@comment-25923362-20160814020924

If you play as Baltic Alliance (Finland), you will have support from the Eurasian Alliance and can expand into Russia (it will be a tough fight though). If you play as Congo, you will have to deal with those anti-communists in Southern Africa and that frenemy, Ethiopia.

If you want to play with support from other nations, Baltic Alliance is good. If you want to go one man's army and witness the possible failure of your allies (PRC is kind of fucked), Congo is a good choice.