kind of
don't let players who are inactive or questionable play them, and maybe just make one of the two playable
this, but allow both
also, i think there should only be 1 disadvantage but that's up to you
if your total stats reach a certain number and you have a sensible justification, maybe you should be able to create your own ideology (the USSR totals to 12, the USA to 24, so maybe take the average and make the requirement 16?)