The thing with Wing's politics is that about half of it actually makes sense - the other half is just thrown in there to make the series seem more intellactually refined than it actually is. (as quoted from mahq.net, since it's so true). Seriously, they make even the most simple thing sound complicated.

Narrator voice: Due to Operation *insert random name here*, people suffered deadly conflicts that nobody could stop
Translation: There is war

Narrator voice: Because of the sudden alignment switch of *insert any character here, because they all randomly switch sides*, the world once again suffered from internal conflicts not seen since *insert stupid event name here*
Translation: The manuscript author needs to be dragged out on the street and get decapitated