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The Necessity of Peace
In the New Era
One plausible explanation for the peace between the Regency and
its neighbors is the very real danger that the Virus poses to an
unstable region (which is what you'd have if a war were to break
out). Warfare could allow the Virus to easily infiltrate and
wreak havoc abroad, doing to the nations of the region what it
did to the Imperium, the Hiver Federation, the Solomani
Confederaton, etc.
Therefore, the Regency, the Zhodani Consolate, the Darrian
Confederation, the Sword Worlds, and all the governments further
spinward each have a very high stake in keeping the peace and
tolerating each others' presence.
That doesn't preclude covert activities, however. :)
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