@pyrhos
As steephie said, it probably won't ever be coded into Vdip. This is for multiple reasons. First, there are 4 types of units (armies, fleets, wings, nukes), and IIRC, vdip is only coded for 2 types of units. I seem to remember Oli saying at some point that recoding it for 3 or 4 would be a LOT of work as it would overhaul everything. Could be wrong with that though.
Second, it's a "coalition" victory game. It is not won by conquering the entire board, but rather, by accumulating the required amount of votes depending on the "sizes" of your 3 coalition members. Big powers require more votes than small starting powers.
Finally, there's a lot of side things like UN peacekeeping, and terrorism, and in this game, pirates, that would be a headache to try to code it all in I imagine.
If someone DID find a way to code it, I'd bow before their skills :D
As an aside, I'm UK. Feel free to message me fellow vdippers!