Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-3539474-20130910213054/@comment-3539474-20131009193115

SajuukKhar wrote: Given that Tullius says Mede is putting all of his troops along the border of the AD, it seems unlikely they would have a large presence in border cities, as that would undermine the whole point of putting soldiers on the border. According to what we know from the "not-permanent" WGC treaty, the AD-Cyrodiilic border is basically a Demilitarized Zone that prevented them from tearing each other apart. It's a frontier between the two Empires, soldiers from both sides can patrol within the area.

The part about the AD inciting civil war in Skyrim to weaken the Empire is absolutely true. Their issue with the Blades, getting rid of them is one of the Thalmor's top priorites, the monastery in Bruma probably have been demolished by them.