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IRON AXIS - GOVERNMENT - OVERVIEW [2.1]
Our current understanding of Motive’s political structure is that it constitutes an oligarchic federation with possible theocratic overtones. However, a full analysis of its government is limited by three things: We know almost nothing about Motive’s interstellar government. Almost all our knowledge centers on the organization of its federated states, known internally as Junctions. Even then, the civilian organization of these Junctions bears little resemblance to any conventional form of government, and instead appears to be a vastly expanded corporate hierarchy. Indeed, state governance seems to be only a subsection of their overall administrative structure.
 * 1) Its secrecy. Motive refuses to share any knowledge of its internal structure beyond the most basic outlines. No reason has been given for this behavior.
 * 2) Its complexity. Motive’s bureaucracy is enormous and labyrinthine. We have yet to fully chart its organization; current models are reliant on best-guess statistical analysis.
 * 3) Its unconventional structure. See below.

Collated intelligence suggests that Junction administration can be divided into five branches: Operations, Production, Logistics, Infrastructure, and Labor.