Commonwealth

It wasn't as though the Commonwealth had failed, quite the opposite. But it was nonetheless a mark of shame that right on their borders, and in the lands of territories that were once members of the Former Commonwealth of Nations, lay Empires and often brutal regimes.
In particular, the European states felt threatened by the Fourth Reich, while many states lying along the Mediterranean were looking to Yugoslavia with fear of invasion. In addition, the Empire of America occupied the nation of Belize and the Yugoslavians occupied Cyprus, both of which were members of the former Commonwealth of Nations
This kept the Commonwealth on its toes, and many lived in fear of hearing the announcement of WW5. The Commonwealth was terrified of yet another world war... All the progress that was made in Africa and India, all the programs that was still underway, reversed at the push of a button, reverting the lands back to poverty. 

In the end it was quite simple: War with another great power was simply out of the question, despite what the Commonwealth wanted to do... There had to be another way...

Well, apparently there was. Rebel groups plagued the EoA... Maybe it would be best to start there...