One week was not a long time, but the world had not been calm during the last one. And it was not just because agreements had been reached and countries were moving troops. That was actually the simplest part of what had to be done. Even more so when there was hardly any opposition in the countries.
Just as Estrella had explained to Hannah, many desired the resources she had dangled in front of them. All the superpowers wanted to regain the throne of hegemony, or have a chance to fight for it, and in the new era, the brute strength needed for that took a whole new meaning they are looking to actualize.
Moreover, just as many countries were waiting to gauge the capabilities of New City, to look for a chink in its armor and pull it down from its pedestal. So it was to no one's surprise that any dissident voice going against the general interest was stomped and buried.
