Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-13417807-20130726204600/@comment-9062114-20140111162928

The Empire beat the Thalmor. They messed with them, and won. The thing is, Titus Mede signed the Concordat anyway because he wanted peace so badly, so yes, the Empire is basically serving the Dominion. As they're giving into there goals without any real reason. The Stormcloaks on the other hand are actively opposing the Dominion, not helping them in the least.