I've always tended to think that for Caldari, foreign markets in the Federation, Empire and Republic are simply exist to be exploited for the benefit of their own companies and the Caldari State. Ishukone and Hyasyoda have only survived in what is an extremely competitive domestic market where you've got KK and the Patriots able to outproduce them in raw industrial capacity on the one hand and SuVee and the Practicals having cornered markets ranging from agriculture, construction, entertainment and retail is the fact that they're able to sell themselves well to foreign markets through effective advertising and management of their brands.
It's so effective that people like President Foiritain fell hook, line and sinker for Gariushi and the whole, "Fostering goodwill between Caldari and Gallente," that it seems they failed to notice just how much Ishukone gave the Fed the shaft at Crielere and ran off with all the juicy research for themselves that they were supposed to be doing together in the, "Promotion of peace."
Honestly, I sometimes think a lot of Caldari in the State look at what Ishukone does in foreign markets and wonder if all those Gallente, Amarr and Minmatar really are that stupid to fall for all their tricks. Then again, hey, they're all stupid foreigners and just don't understand Caldari business.
