Global Authority (Colony)

The Global Authority, also known as the Interim Global Authority, serve as a major antagonistic faction in USA's science fiction drama series Colony. They are a global government overseeing the humanity (who now live in isolated colonies throughout the world) on behalf of an alien species known as the Hosts.

Founding
It is presumed that the predecessor to the Global Authority was the Institute for Global Advancement, who served also served the Hosts, which was possibly founded around 1969.

The Arrival of the Hosts and overall structure
The Global Authority was officially formed after the arrival of the Hosts on November 13th. It's seat is located in Swiss and rules over at least 14 nations worldwide, which include the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, China, Argentina and the Arab Emirates, which in return are divided in several colonies (cities like Los Angeles).

The colonies are usually ruled by a small local government, such as Transitional Authority in Los Angeles.

Security
Each colony has a secuirty division known as Homeland Security (Redhats, due to the color of the Helmets used by the agents) who enforce the laws within the colonies borders and serve the local government. Outside the colonies operates the Security Directorate (Greyhats) who serve directly the Authority and sometimes even the Hosts themselves, usually looking for resistance groups and traitors. They Directorate can also work wihtin the borders of a colony.