Perfect, I watched a lot more Gundam than you then, but still had many problems having a clear picture of what the fuck the protagonist were fighting about in the very beginning. ( I guess mostly due, to my Anime veterancy, I landed smack in the middle of Hypercommercial gundam phase 04' to 11' )



This explains it well, even for a first episode and this is maybe the best world building that came out of Sunrise in the last 20 years lol.