Peelnotes

Globalnotes

Out of five defined worlds, the League has two single-party governments, one theocracy, one military junta, and one corrupt, unstable democracy. It also has two basketcase economies, one giant pile of fabricators, one black-market hub and a regional port. Their modern systems were built over two decades of total war (or preparation for). Complacent liberal-democratic idealism is dead. Their value systems and heroic assumptions are very different to the modern day.
The League didn't build civilian economies and then repurpose them for war. They built war machines and then repurposed them for ~~peace~~ceasefire.
League values are defined in opposition to the Magnates. They uphold Great Men, who are needed to oppose faceless Magnate collectivity. Statues abound.
League culture is saturated by violence even among the young.
The League glorifies suffering and sacrifice, in opposition to the Magnates who make working all day at the production line enjoyable or even addictive.

Ares had an EU peacekeeping force on-planet when the breakdown hit. These informed the new professional militaries the League had to create.
Ares had a lot of railguns and fabbers to play with. They have the most advanced rail technology of the League and are proponents of exploring 'alternate weapon concepts'.
When the Breakdown ended the EU peacekeepers could return home. How many did?
Azadistan can't hope to match Magnate supersoldier numbers or augmentation. How do they compensate?
Azadistan probably has a sizeable antidemocratic movement.
Finnegan's Folley has people still hiding out in the boonies with families, convinced the Magnates have taken over.

The Magnates are wholly evil and a threat that must be contained if not destroyed. You can't trust a magnate. Not even the smilers.
ZOCU are soft because their war was short and against velvet-gloved Core armies and they lost anyway. Also their tech isn't that great and nephilim armour would totally own megaparticles and mecha are a silly fad and we didn't get the massive pile of theta and years of peace they cheated with and and and :<.
The EU are soft but we have some historical friendship.
PACT are the softest and their 'economy' is imaginary monopoly money that'd all come crashing down if they had a real war. Also please give us some of your monopoly money.
Russia are making worrying noises towards the Magnates.
China aren't our business but if Russia keeps it up we might have to make friends.
The Rim should align with us before the Magnates conquer them.