Cardassian Union

The Cardassian Union is a major political entity in the Alpha Quadrant of the Milky Way galaxy in Star Trek.

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Organization

The Cardassian Union showed all the signs of being a military police state, including a rigged judicial system and secret police. They had an effective intelligence network known as the Obsidian Order, but it was discredited when Founder spies tricked them and the Tal'Shiar into an ambush in the Gamma Quadrant.

Following the failed attempt to destroy the Founders on their homeworld, the Union came under attack from the Klingon Empire, which further depleted their military resources. In a desperate bid to retain power in the Alpha Quadrant, the remaining leaders of the Cardassian Union elected to ally with the Dominion.

In the aftermath of the Dominion War, the Cardassian Union has become a minor power that only controls a single, devastated planet.

Territory

The Cardassian Union shares a border with the United Federation of Planets and lies within striking distance of the Klingon Empire. The actual extent of Cardassian territory is not known, but it is probably similar to that of other major powers in the Alpha Quadrant.

Threat Assessment

The Cardassian Union was an expansionist regime that threatened any government near its borders, and it spent several years at war with the Federation before a peace agreement was reached. The Union invested heavily in military assets, but it remained slightly behind its rivals technologically. Despite their technological disadvantages, the Cardassian Union maintained sufficient fleet strength to remain a significant threat to the Federation. They had a powerful intelligence organization known as the Obsidian Order, but this organization was discredited following a failed attempt to eliminate the Founders by bombarding their homeworld.

Following the failed attack on the Founders, the Cardassian Union was attacked by the Klingon Empire and sustained heavy losses. To regain influence, the Cardassians allied themselves with the Dominion in the Dominion War.

By the end of the Dominion War, the Cardassian Union controlled little more than the Cardassian homeworld of Cardassia Prime and had minimal military assets remaining, effectively eliminating them as a major power in the Alpha Quadrant.