Cathay and Kindara have been making some pretty poor decisions I have noticed. They're letting the fear of the enemy get to them, at the command level.
Personally I'd like to see a massive shakeup. There are ways to promote war within an empire or whatever, but just because you've beaten an enemy doesn't mean they're going to like the terms you give them. In fact they'll prefer to have territory taken away than having to act in a certain way.
