01 · Orientation
Summary
The Confederacy of Independent Systems united secessionist worlds, political leaders, and major corporate interests in opposition to the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars.
02 · Organization
Structure and membership
The Confederacy combined a political movement of breakaway systems with a Separatist Council dominated by major commercial organizations, military commanders, droid armies, and Count Dooku's central leadership.
03 · Ideas
Ideology and legitimacy
Separatist rhetoric drew on real dissatisfaction with Republic corruption, representation, and Core-centered power. Those grievances coexisted with the influence of corporations and Sith manipulation at the highest level.
04 · Practice
Methods and power
The CIS used diplomacy, secession, industrial production, droid armies, occupation, blockade, economic pressure, intelligence, and large-scale warfare.
05 · Change over time
Historical development
The Separatist Crisis escalated into the Clone Wars after years of political division. The Confederacy fielded enormous military resources but was secretly entangled in Darth Sidious's plan to transform the Republic. Its leadership was destroyed near the war's end.
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