New United Nations

The New United Nations, more commonly referred to as the United Nations, or more simply as Earth is a federal republic comprised of 127 constituent "republics" and fourteen "observer states", or territories. It is the sole superpower of the modern Solar System. It encompasses the entirety of Earth's gravity well, namely Earth, Luna and the Orbitals. It is the single most populous polity in the Solar System and also controls the greatest amount of both surface and space area.

Pre-Crisis and the Second Cold War
Founded in the aftermath of the second world war, the United Nations began its existence as a loose international organization designed to promote international dialogue and cooperation. It was often criticised as being weak and ineffective, although it was instrumental in preventing several wars between the United States and the People's Republic of China during the second cold war until conflict did eventually break out in 2049. It was based on an earlier institution called the League of Nations.

Crisis and the Sino-American War
During the Sino-American war, the United Nations essentially ceased to exist becoming a limp organ, but after it during the crisis, it began to consolidate power over the Earth. The United Nations made itself central to the climate relief efforts that followed the Deluge. They directly annexed territory in the Gulf of Mexico, the coasts of East and West Africa, China and Southeast Asia to create relief areas and refugee zones which are to this day governed as unincorporated territories in the polity. The various sovereigns of the world also ceded many powers in addition to land in this era, particularly granting it the ability to intervene in international wars, doing away with the permanent members of the security council in favour of a more democratic global parliament and making resolutions binding.

Post-Crisis and Emergence as a Polity
Emerging out the chaos of the twenty-first century the United Nations had mostly consolidated power over the Earth, but it was still dominated by the various superstates that had emerged during the Crisis. However, all off-world territories were administered by United Nations. During the Artemis Crisis, when the Lunar Republic of Artemis threatened to redirect an asteroid into the Earth destroying earthbound civilization, the disparate militaries of the Earth were consolidated into a common Peacekeeper force that was used to invade Luna. This is commonly perceived as the moment at which the United Nations emerged as a truly united polity. In 2201 the United Nations attempted to intervene in the uprisings on Mars to disastrous consequences causing the United Nations to restrict its efforts to the Earth’s gravity well for the majority of the 23rd century.