Cobra Island

Cobra Island is Cobra's primary public base of operations.

Overhead view

Cobra Island-United States relations

Since Cobra Island is technically a military dictatorship, the United States government has initiated various measures against Cobra Island's government, applying standards on Cobra Island which some believe it did not apply to countries with equally poor human rights records, including other totalitarian countries such as Vietnam and China. These measures have little political and economic effect on the island; they have been designed to encourage Cobra Island to remove the leadership and to undertake political change towards liberal democracy, but the continued financial support of both Extensive Enterprises and MARS have made punitive measures by the United States ineffective. The most significant of these measures was the United States embargo against Cobra Island and the subsequent Hama-Blaylock Act of 1996. The US government, its supporters and other observers contend that the Cobra Island government does not meet the minimal standards of a democracy, especially through its lack of multi-party contests for seats and the limitations on free speech that limit a candidate's ability to campaign. In September of 2009, during the disappearance of Cobra Commander, Destro laid claim on Cobra Island, attempting to annex it to Trans-Carpathia. This was welcomed by the US government as a step towards normalizing relations with the Island.

History

Canon History

Cobra Island was created when Cobra tricked G.I. Joe into triggering a fault in the Gulf of Mexico, creating the island, which Cobra then laid claim to. For a while Cobra had diplomatic relations with the US, including a Cobra Consulate in New York City.

MUX History

Eventually the US cut ties with Cobra, closing their consulate in New York (the building of which was immediately purchased by Extensive Enterprises, which retained most of the same staff).

In September of 2009, during the disappearance of Cobra Commander, Destro laid claim on Cobra Island, attempting to annex it to Trans-Carpathia. This was welcomed by the US government as a step towards normalizing relations with the Island. However, with Cobra's recent attacks on US soil starting in December of 2009, Destro's association with Cobra Island has resulted in strained relations between the US and Trans-Carpathia.

Shattered Glass

In the Shattered Glass universe, Cobra Island is an isle in the Caribbean tropics, bought by donors to be a peaceful paradice run by Father Cobra. However, an invasion by G.I. Joe forces shattered the hippie utopia, and most of Cobra's leadership are currently hiding in Springfield.