Conflicts

Conflicts refer to organized, sustained episodes of violence between political, ideological, or geopolitical entities. They may involve sovereign states, megacorporations, or violent non-state actors. While the scale, duration, and nature of conflict vary widely, these events are distinguished by the use of military force and their impact on territorial control, political authority, or population centers. Conflicts may be limited to a single neighborhood, or span dozens of star systems in full-scale interstellar wars.

Since the outbreak of the First Scinfaxi War in the mid-20th century, the character of armed conflict within human civilization has undergone significant transformation. The existential threat posed by the Scinfaxi, particularly during the Terran Interregnum and Early Interstellar Era, instilled a lasting caution in the strategic calculus of the major powers. This mentality endured throughout the Interstellar Dark Age, when isolation between human systems made large-scale warfare logistically impossible and politically irrelevant.

That restraint began to erode as renewed contact between interstellar states accelerated in the late 22nd and early 23rd centuries. As trade routes reopened and political blocs re-emerged, interactions between ideological, strategic, and other types of rival nations developed. Instances of inter-state violence resumed, though direct action between major powers remains rare. Most large-scale confrontations take place through proxies, (ranging from non-state actors to regional powers), occur in grey zones, or through regionally isolated escalations.

At the same time, the reestablishment and expansion of human civilization across the Orion Arm has brought with it a range of stabilizing forces. The resurgence of interstellar trade, expanded access to healthcare, the proliferation of trans-system communication networks, and the integration of peripheral economies into broader regional markets have all contributed to an unprecedented level of interstellar interdependence.

As a result, while conflict remains a persistent feature of human civilization, its prevalence has diminished in relative terms. Measured as a percentage of the total human population, deaths resulting from organized combat are at their lowest recorded level.

Terran Interregnum (1949-2018)

Start Date	End Date	Name of Conflict	Type	Belligerents		Outcome
				Victorious Party (if applicable)	Defeated Party (if applicable)
1953	1956	The American Impasse	Dual Sovereignty Crisis	Pacific States of America	United States of America
1957	1957	Hainan Island Massacre	Scinfaxi	Scinfaxi	United Nations Republic of China Empire of Japan Pacific States of America United States of America United Kingdom Commonwealth of Australia Dominion of New Zealand
1962	1962	French Crisis	Military Confrontation Coup d'état	Atlantic Treaty Organization French Republic Supported By United Kingdom United States of America Pacific States of America	Axis Powers French Union State Supported By Greater German Reich Italian Social Republic Spanish State	Abolition of the French Union State Establishment of the French Republic

Early Interstellar Era (2018-2153)

Start Date	End Date	Name of Conflict	Type	Belligerents		Outcome
				Victorious Party (if applicable)	Defeated Party (if applicable)
2150	2153	Second Scinfaxi War	Scinfaxi	League of Nations	Scinfaxi

The Modern Dark Age (2154-2207)

Start Date	End Date	Name of Conflict	Type	Belligerents		Outcome
				Victorious Party (if applicable)	Defeated Party (if applicable)
May 2154	July 2154	Collapse of the Vega Mandate	Post Mandate Conflict	Commonwealth of Vega	League of Nations Mandate for the Vega Colonies
2154	2159	Vesta Civil War	Post Mandate Conflict	Republic of Vesta	League of Nations Mandate for the Vestan Colonies
2154	2155	Juno Revolution	Post Mandate Conflict	United States of Juno	League of Nations Mandate for the Junoese Colonies
2155	2162	American Insurrection	Insurgency	United States of America
	2165	Sakura Incident		Empire of Japan
2184	2187	Lyra Campaigns	Post Mandate Conflict	Commonwealth of Vega	Altair Colonial Administration

The Cold War (2208-Present)

Start Date	End Date	Name of Conflict	Type	Belligerents		Outcome
				Victorious Party (if applicable)	Defeated Party (if applicable)
2208	2213	First Solar War	Interstellar War	Commonwealth of Vega	United Centauri Republic Federation of Sirius
2229	2232	Second Solar War	Interstellar War	Solar Treaty Organization: United Centauri Republic Federation of Sirius (2229) United Provinces of Tau Ceti Apollo Colonial Republic	United Solar Federation: Commonwealth of Vega Republic of Vesta United States of Juno Silvanus Colonial Republic Barrosa Colonial Republic Jarandi Colonial Republic Kassar-Antrali Colonial Republic
2232	Ongoing	Soviet - Reich Conflict	Cold War	Axis Powers Greater German Reich	Communist Interstellar Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
2259	2263	The First Vega War	Interstellar War	Republic of Vega	Federal Union of Vega
2265	2271	War of the Bolivar Sea	Interstellar War	Federative Republic of Brazil	Argentine Republic Supported By German Reich Italian Social Republic
2268	2277	Arab Civil War	Interstellar War	United Arab Republic
2269	2271	The Corporate War	Interstellar War	Frontier Alliance Ash Point Colonial Administration Blakeburn Colonial Union Reunion Colonial Administration (2267-2270) Colonial Republic of Glasswall (2267-2271) Commonwealth of Kovach Colonial Union of Vorma-St. Monica	Thule Incorporated Arrowhead Colonial Administration Reunion Colonial Administration (2270-2271) Colonial Republic of Glasswall (2271) Three Saints Colonial Administration
2274	2283	Acadian Wars	Interstellar War	Acadian Coalition Forces Federation of Acadia Orion Treaty Organization (2278-83) United States of America French Republic United Kingdom	Acadian National Army National Republic of Castine	Acadian federal government survives, but cedes territory to breakaway states
2283	Ongoing	Amalfi War	Interstellar War