system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Star Trek] How has the Klingon Empire not collapsed on itself yet?
gpt
Is there a specific reason you assume it would?


They are prone to conflict, but all indications are that internal allegiances are somewhat fluid and transitions involving a new emperor seem to indicate that rivalries are settled to some extent ... and in one way or another before a new emperor is put in place.


I suspect the Klingons are willing to fight among themselves, but not to the extent that it becomes an existential threat to the empire.   We saw the civil war quickly resolved when the Romulans were shown to be involved and support moved to Gowron quite quickly.