I think its annoying that the enemy basically always refuses Protectorate offers, even if they are being attacked by several factions...and also refuseing to pay reperations after a war. But Force Dipolomacy should sort this . WHile on subject, how come cities (etc) WERE forced to pay reperations and such? Presumably to stop the victor from destroying them, but then why doesnt this work in the game very often? Is the AI stubboness just hardcoded into the game?