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Talks at United Earth Starfleet Headquarters to form a Coalition of Planets in 2155

Coalition fleet and Shran — Shran observes a fleet of Vulcan, Andorian, Tellarite, and Human vessels

"The final frontier begins in this hall. Let's explore it together."

- Captain Jonathan Archer, 2155

The Coalition of Planets was a loose alliance whose formation was discussed in 2155 by various Alpha and Beta Quadrant governments.

Formation

The Romulan Star Empire attempted to politically destabilize the region of space between the Alpha and Beta quadrants. This resulted in the Babel Crisis, which was resolved by the joint operation between Humans, Vulcans, Andorians and Tellarites. (ENT: "The Aenar") Starfleet Captain Jonathan Archer, commanding officer of Enterprise NX-01, started working to expose Romulan manipulation of interstellar events.

Initial talks for the formation of the Coalition took place on Earth in San Francisco and the participants included dignitaries from United Earth, Vulcan, the Andorian Empire, Rigel, Denobula, Coridan, and Tellar. (ENT: "Demons")

The initial conference was organized by United Earth Minister Nathan Samuels, who sought to build upon the work begun the previous year by Archer. The conference was disrupted when the terrorist organization Terra Prime threatened to destroy Starfleet Headquarters unless every non-Human left the Sol system within a day.

While Terra Prime was thwarted in this attempt, its creation of a Vulcan/Human hybrid prompted a great many outraged xenophobic protests among UE citizens that threatened to derail the creation of the Coalition, including demonstrations outside of the Vulcan consulate in Berlin and the Andorian Embassy.

Following the intervention of Archer and his crew and the death of Elizabeth, the cloned daughter of Charles Tucker III and T'Pol, however, the various dignitaries began to work in earnest to forge the alliance. (ENT: "Terra Prime")

The Coalition was the precursor to the United Federation of Planets, six years before its founding, and was made up of several worlds who would later become integral to the formation and early history of the Federation. (ENT: "Zero Hour", "These Are the Voyages...")

Appendices

Presumed member worlds

Background information

It is interesting to note that Coridan was apparently on track to become a member of the Coalition of Planets, yet "Journey to Babel" and "Sarek" clearly establish that Coridan did not join the Federation until well over a century later. Also, Denobula-Triaxa may have joined the Coalition, but may have refused to sign the Federation Charter and may never have joined the Federation at all.

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-[[File:Coalition fleet and Shran.jpg|thumb|[[Thy'lek Shran|Shran]] observes a fleet of Vulcan, Andorian, Tellarite and Human vessels]]
+[[File:CoalitionofPlanets2155.jpg|thumb|Talks at [[United Earth]] [[Starfleet]] Headquarters to form a Coalition of Planets in [[2155]]]]
+[[File:Coalition fleet and Shran.jpg|thumb|[[Thy'lek Shran|Shran]] observes a fleet of Vulcan, Andorian, Tellarite, and Human vessels]]
-[[File:CoalitionofPlanets2155.jpg|thumb|The founding ceremony of the Coalition of Planets at [[United Earth]] [[Starfleet]] [[Starfleet Headquarters|Headquarters]] in [[2155]]]]
+"''The final frontier begins in this hall. Let's explore it together.''"
-The '''Coalition of Planets''' was a loose alliance founded in [[2155]] by various [[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[Beta Quadrant]] governments. The Coalition was the precursor to the [[United Federation of Planets]], six years before its founding, and was made up of several worlds who would later become integral to the formation and early [[history]] of the [[Federation]]. Initial talks for the formation of the Coalition took place on [[Earth]] in [[San Francisco]] and the participants included dignitaries from [[United Earth]], [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], the [[Andorian Empire]], [[Rigel]], [[Denobula]], [[Coridan]], and [[Tellar]]. ({{ENT|Demons}})
+:- Captain '''[[Jonathan Archer]]''', [[Terra Prime (episode)|2155]]
+The '''Coalition of Planets''' was a loose alliance whose formation was discussed in [[2155]] by various [[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[Beta Quadrant]] governments.
-The initial conference was organized by United Earth [[Minister]] [[Nathan Samuels]], who sought to build upon the work begun the previous year by [[Starfleet]] [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]], commanding officer of {{EnterpriseNX}}, to expose [[Romulan]] manipulation of interstellar events. The conference was disrupted when the terrorist organization [[Terra Prime]] threatened to destroy the Starfleet headquarters unless every non-[[Human]] left the [[Sol system]] within a day. While Terra Prime was thwarted in this attempt, its creation of a Vulcan/Human [[hybrid]] prompted a great many outraged xenophobic protests among UE citizens that threatened to derail the creation of the Coalition, including demonstrations outside of the Vulcan consulate in [[Berlin]] and the Andorian Embassy. Following the intervention of Archer and his crew and the death of [[Elizabeth]], the [[clone]]d daughter of [[Charles Tucker III]] and [[T'Pol]], however, the various dignitaries began to work in earnest to forge the alliance. ({{ENT|Terra Prime}})
+==Formation==
+The [[Romulan Star Empire]] attempted to politically destabilize the region of space between the Alpha and Beta quadrants. This resulted in the [[Babel Crisis]], which was resolved by the joint operation between [[Human]]s, [[Vulcan]]s, [[Andorian]]s and [[Tellarite]]s. ({{ENT|The Aenar}}) [[Starfleet]] [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]], commanding officer of {{EnterpriseNX}}, started working to expose [[Romulan]] manipulation of interstellar events.
+Initial talks for the formation of the Coalition took place on [[Earth]] in [[San Francisco]] and the participants included dignitaries from [[United Earth]], [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]], the [[Andorian Empire]], [[Rigel]], [[Denobula]], [[Coridan]], and [[Tellar]]. ({{ENT|Demons}})
+The initial conference was organized by United Earth [[Minister]] [[Nathan Samuels]], who sought to build upon the work begun the previous year by Archer. The conference was disrupted when the terrorist organization [[Terra Prime]] threatened to destroy [[Starfleet Headquarters]] unless every non-[[Human]] left the [[Sol system]] within a day.
+While Terra Prime was thwarted in this attempt, its creation of a Vulcan/Human [[hybrid]] prompted a great many outraged xenophobic protests among UE citizens that threatened to derail the creation of the Coalition, including demonstrations outside of the Vulcan consulate in [[Berlin]] and the Andorian Embassy.
+Following the intervention of Archer and his crew and the death of [[Elizabeth]], the [[clone]]d daughter of [[Charles Tucker III]] and [[T'Pol]], however, the various dignitaries began to work in earnest to forge the alliance. ({{ENT|Terra Prime}})
+The Coalition was the precursor to the [[United Federation of Planets]], six years before its founding, and was made up of several worlds who would later become integral to the formation and early [[history]] of the [[Federation]]. ({{ENT|Zero Hour|These Are the Voyages...}})
 == Appendices ==
-=== Presumed Member Worlds ===
+=== Presumed member worlds ===
 *[[Earth]]
 *[[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]
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 *[[Rigel system|Rigel]]
 *[[Coridan (planet)|Coridan]]
-*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Coalition of Planets dignitaries|Six more species]].
+*[[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Coalition of Planets dignitaries|Six more species]]
-=== Additional references ===
-*{{ENT|These Are the Voyages...}}
 === Background information ===
-It is possible that the Coalition of Planets is the interstellar equivalent of the League of Nations, which was founded a year after [[World War I]] had ended and was dissolved a year after [[World War II]] had ended. The League is regarded as a predecessor of the [[United Nations]] which was founded eight days before the League was officially dissolved. The Coalition of Planets was probably dissolved in a way similar to this after the [[Earth-Romulan War]] ended. Its role in that conflict is unknown.
-It could also be interpreted as similar to the United States Articles of Confederation, which was eventually superseded by the [[United States Constitution]]. While the Articles "created" the first American government (whereas the Declaration of Independence and Treaty of Paris actually created the US as a legal body), the Constitution made it a viable system of government. You could be seeing the "birth" of the Federation, while the [[Federation Charter]] has yet to be written.
-Some fans have taken the charter signing ceremony seen in "These Are The Voyages..." to be the signing of the Coalition of Planets' charter or the charter for some other alliance other than the UFP Charter; this is based upon [[Deanna Troi|Troi]]'s line in which she remarks that one wishes to tell the [[holographic]] participants that "''this alliance will give birth to the Federation.''" While that is a legitimate interpretation, it is not necessarily canonical, as the line itself is ambiguous and could easily refer to the present state of the Federation as its own nation rather than an alliance. Although, other fans have pointed to the exact same scene was observed in {{e|Zero Hour}}, in which they believe that the scene itself explicitly identifies the signing of the Federation Charter. However, there is insufficient canonical evidence for either interpretation. Daniels expressly states to Captain Archer: "''Do you remember, I told you about the Federation... you are going to be an integral part of forming that Federation. You're down there right now, with Vulcans, Andorians and Tellerites getting ready to sign the Charter. The membership is going to grow, dozens, eventually hundreds of species, a United Federation of Planets.''" It is strongly inferred by the mention of 'that Federation' and 'the Charter' and the date of 2161 that the scene is the signing of the Federation charter, but it could simply be the signing of another document which led to the final Federation Charter. This conclusion would be consistent with both Daniels' statements and Counselor Troi's statements, "this alliance will give birth to the Federation." Clearly and logically the signing of any pre-Federation Charter alliances, treaties, such as a document officially establishing a post Earth-Romulan War Coalition would be an integral step in the birth of the Federation and Archer's presence at any stage in the development of the Federation would be important. Also, the fact that the writers of both episodes left the scene's purpose vague leaves substantial doubt as to the exactly what document was being signed at the assembly.
 It is interesting to note that Coridan was apparently on track to become a member of the Coalition of Planets, yet {{e|Journey to Babel}} and {{e|Sarek}} clearly establish that Coridan did not join the Federation until well over a century later. Also, Denobula-Triaxa may have joined the Coalition, but may have refused to sign the Federation Charter and may never have joined the Federation at all.
 === External link ===
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