Coalition of Planets

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The Coalition of Planets is an organization in the science fiction series, Star Trek featured primarily in Star Trek: Enterprise. It is an obvious forerunner of the United Federation of Planets. Earth Minister Nathan Samuels was an advocate of the idea and hoped to encourage other alien species, such as the Vulcans, Andorians and Tellarites, to become a part of this. The Coalition seems to be the provoking event of the Terra Prime incident in the episodes "Demons" and "Terra Prime." After Terra Prime leader John Frederick Paxton exploited the xenophobia on Earth, many of the aliens were unnerved and nearly abandoned the idea of a coalition. However, thanks to a speech by Captain Jonathan Archer, they were convinced to give the idea of a united organisation of worlds a chance. But, as noted in Terra Prime, it was going to take years to work out the details. Six years later in 2161, the United Federation of Planets was organized.