The Alliance loosely coordinates human expansion across Near Space extending almost 15 parsecs / 50 light years from Sol.
Some say the Alliance governs in its prime while others darkly claim the Alliance prime has passed into decadence and decay.
The Alliance established the Alliance Navy to coordinate colonization across Near Space.
With the discovery of xeno-artifacts in the Niecti star system, the Alliance dispatched scientists to create the Alliance Xeno-Archeological Agency, AXAA to oversee investigations, backed by support of the Navy.