Foreign Affairs Theory Page

Welcome to the Foreign Affairs Theory Page. This is a place where you can discuss confirmed, debunked, and unconfirmed theories from the Foreign Affairs series.

Confirmed Theories

 * December release: Due to the recent trend where one book is released at the end of each month, it is believed this book will be released at the end of December and is the last book of 2020. The December 2020 newsletter confirmed that the book will be released sometime this month. It is later confirmed that the book will be released on December 30, making this book the last book of the year.
 * Fictional countries: Based on the sneak peeks for this book, it is believed the story will be set in two fictional countries rather than the US, as is the case for most Choices books. This is strengthened when a teaser released on December 11, 2020 shows some fictional countries. On December 22, 2020, a blogpost confirmed that the story takes place in several fictional countries.
 * Storyline: There are several theories about the kind of political drama this story is about.
 * Foreign disputes: Due to the title of this book and the sneak peek released in Choices Insider November 2020, it is believed this story will be about solving disputes with a foreign country. This theory is strengthened when it is revealed that our country, Rutherland, has a feud with Blaine's country, Ardona.
 * Running for president: Some players theorize that we will be playing as a US presidential candidate, especially since this book will be released not long after the recently concluded US general election. However, this theory is weakened when the book title is revealed.
 * In Chapter 2, we can earn diplomacy points to gain support for a peace summit, thus it can be said that the storyline involves settling foreign disputes.
 * Fake Date's confession: It is believed that Alexei/Evelyn wants to tell us that they're in love with Henri or that they're developing actual feelings for us. This is confirmed in Chapter 12 as they confess they have feelings for Henri and want to break up with us.
 * Standing up to our mother: It is believed that at some point we will have the option to berate our mother for placing her political career above her child and constantly dictating our social life. This is confirmed in Chapter 12.
 * Attackers: It is believed that either Ayna or Agent DeMarco was working with the attackers and told them we would be at the lake. This is confirmed in Chapter 13 as Ayna confesses she was bribed by the attackers' employer to give away our location.
 * Ayna's employer: It is believed that Ayna was taking orders from either Winston or Lewis Wright. In Chapter 15, Ayna's employer is revealed to be Wright.
 * Winston as antagonist: Some players think that Winston will turn out to be the antagonist, given how close he is to our mother, which gives him the opportunity for a betrayal without being obvious. Moreover, he suggested that we secretly meet our love interest, implying a hidden agenda. In Chapter 10, he attempts to get us to tell him who our love interest is. In addition, he suggests postponing or canceling the peace summit in Chapter 13, which is vital for our mom's campaign. This has led some players to theorize he's working with Lewis Wright, the opposition candidate. Some players also suspect him of hiring the attackers at the lake and suggesting the removal of Tatum from our security team. This was proven true in the final chapter as it was revealed he was the one pulling the strings from the start, and that he and Wright worked together to try to unseat our mother.

Debunked Theories

 * Gender-locked: Due to the recent surge in gender-locked books and the profession-based premise, it is possible this book will be gender-locked as well. On November 23, 2020, a blog post revealed that this story will be Gender of Choice.
 * Dionne will be an antagonist: It is believed that Dionne isn't as nice as she seems and will cause trouble later in the story. This is debunked as she remains as our ally throughout the book.
 * Our mom and Blaine: Some players believe our mom pulled strings to get Blaine expelled from Vancross to keep him/her away from us. This is disproven as our mom had nothing to do with it.
 * Leak: It is believed that either Dionne, Henri or Winston is leaking information to the Paparazzi. This was debunked when it's revealed that Ayna was the one leaking information.
 * The peace summit: Some players theorize that the peace summit will fail if we do not have enough support. This is disproven, as the summit turns out to be successful even if we do not get any signatures from our friends' families.

Unresolved Theories

 * Multiple books planned: Many players have stated that the ending was rushed, since there are several plot points left unexplained, such as Winston's past and whether our mom got reelected or not. Also, the pop-up for the choice where we choose who we want to end up with says that our selection will be locked in as our "primary love interest", which technically means we can still romance other love interests. This has led players to believe that FA was meant to be a series, but plans for sequels were canceled due to the book not doing as well as PB intended.