 This structure arose "ad hoc" after the collapse of the "20th century Western democracies", driven in part by an inability to control crime and juvenile delinquency, particularly in North America, and a war between an alliance of the US, the UK and Russia against the "Chinese Hegemony".Two extraterrestrial civilizations are also depicted.The "Pseudo-Arachnids" or "Bugs" are shown as communal beings originating from the planet of Klendathu.