The Second Great War ended with supreme victory for the Confederate States of America. The United States has been shattered between doznes of Warlords on one half, and weak Confederate puppets on the other. In Europe, the British and French fell before the might of the German Empire, but thanks to the industrial planning of (Insert Russian industrial planner here), the Tsar was able to industrialize his country earlier and put up a far better fight against the Kaiser, resulting in a humiliating surrender on the Eastern Front and seeing much of Germanies eastern colonies ceded to Russian control.
On the other side of the Atlantic, the Confederacy is the greatest power. Equipped with Superbombs and having reshaped the continent in the image of the Freedom Party, the Confederacy seems like a potential superpower from the outside. But in reality, the Confederacy is on the brink of collapse. Only a decade after the Second Great War, a massive financial crash hit the CS. Emboldened by this, the US Military launched a major offensive with the goal of pushing the South back to Richmond, almost reaching Detroit. While the offensive failed, the fact that the CS military struggled to hold onto the Northern states resulted in the Freedom Party Guard launching a coup. The vast majority of the FPG have gone rogue and formed the Knights of the Golden Circle, who have been given their own state in the form of the Jerseyan Legionary state, taking territory from the already small rump US in the process, from which they plan to extend their vision of the white race to the rest of the world (What is going on in the shadow state, you may ask? FUHGEDDABOUTIT). Meanwhile, Featherston himself has become ill, and various factions have arisen with the hopes of taking over, in the form of the Reformer George Wallace with the backing of the Whigs, The Militarist Don Partridge, the Conservative Saul Goldman with the backing of the Stalwarts, and lastly Jefferson Pinkard, with the backing of the Freedom Party Guards.
Elsewhere, the entente cordiale has collapsed. Confederate activities in the Caribbean have alienated Featherston's allies to the south, with Mexico, Gran Colombia, and the new Central American Union forming a Triumvirate to resist Confederate activities, starting a "great game" in the region. Elsewhere, German-dominated Europe and Tsarist Russia are also armed with Superbombs, and the slightest trip could lead to nuclear annihilation.