ok you guys probably dont care but i think its hilarious
a common problem in Galciv 2 is the random outbreaks of war. For example look at this.

Those red symbols are civilizations declaring war.
Those yellow ones are civilizations surrendering.
The green ones mean nothing, those are just notifications that a building finished constructing.
Within one turn, the arceans declared war on the yor, and as their ally I had to join the fight. So the torians, iconians, and krynn, terrans, jawas, and korx, as the arcean's allies declared war on me and the yor. Then after that the terrans, jawas, and korx all surrendered to their allies for no reason whatsoever. It's like the beginning of World War I but on a galactic scale. Kids, this is why alliances are nothing but trouble.
Also I haven't been researching military things at all. I am so boned.