Forum post here: http://politicsandwar.com/forums/index.php?/topic/7495-7192015-alliance-messages-to-members-declaring-war/

Alliances can now set a message to be displayed to members on the "Declare War" page. It is not shown to applicants, and BB code can be used. You can edit the message on the "Alliance Edit" page.

Please read the full announcement here: http://politicsandwar.com/forums/index.php?/topic/7469-7182015-alliance-banks-looting/

Alliance Bank Looting has been re-enabled

When you win a war and loot your opponent's resources, you no longer loot raw resources. Instead you loot manufactured resources (Gasoline, Munitions, Steel, Aluminum). See forum post for full details on this change.

P&Wpedia is available, and more information will be added over time.

Alliance Bank looting has been temporarily disabled while we investigate and fix a related issue.

Alliance Bank Looting has been re-activated.

If you're in an alliance and someone defeats you in a war, not only will they loot some of your raw resources and cash, they can also loot a portion of your alliance bank. The amount that they take from your bank is a random % between 0 and (Your Score/(Alliance Score*3)). This means that defeating smaller nations loots less from the alliance bank, and bigger nations loots more.

This change prevents folks from using Alliance Banks as safes for money and resources.

EDIT: I've updated the looting formula for clarification. I should also add that there's an existing hard 33% cap on that (can't go up a 33% loot).

* Spy Counts have been hidden from the Alliance API page.

* Spy Counts are now only visible on Alliance pages if you're a member of the alliance

* The Gather Intelligence Espionage Operation now leaves you a notification with the information you discover.