After our first game of Global 1939 had the oddity of ANZAC invading S. America and other attacks on Strict Neutrals by the Allied players, I went back and reread the rules a couple more times while planning options for our next game when the earlier topic about UK/France’s inability to declare war on Germany sparked a thought regarding the neutrals.  The rules explicitly allow some countries to attack others at will, explicitly restrict others from certain actions, and are quiet about others.

BLUF:
Germany:  Can attack any strict or pro-allied neutral (in addition to any allied power)
Japan:  Can attack any power at any time
Italy:  “Joins that Axis”

• Can they attack any country after they have joined the Axis powers,

• Or does Germany/Japan have to declare war on the Strict Neutral (e.g. Turkey) before Italy can attack it?

Russia:  Can attack the Baltic States, Eastern Poland, Finland and any Strict Neutral outside of Europe.
UK/Commonwealth:  Japan at the start of turn 3.
US:  Can declare war on Axis powers when income hits 80 or after being attacked.

• Can the UK or US declare war on a Strict Neutral during the game?

• Can the UK or US declare war on a Pro-Axis Neutral during the game? (e.g. Spain after the fall of a Russian city)