The Core Power Alliance (abbreviated CPA) was a robust, long-running political faction in the Galactic Senate that was largely comprised of members representing individual Core worlds and Core and Inner Rim sectors. The organization was often maligned with allegations of corruption and morally reprehensible acts, but little was ever proven over the years. The group supported strong government, a Core-centric power structure, guild and union-driven markets, and occupational colonialism—that is, the forced takeover of known "uncivilized" planets and free-flowing expansionism. Among the acts supported was the Brasworth Agreement, because it disarmed Core and Inner Rim worlds, making them even more subject to the stronger Core worlds around them. The superstructure of the party was dense and c