User blog comment:JediSpectre117/Regarding the surviving Prothean./@comment-4118072-20120219214557/@comment-1900300-20120220013620

The hanar have a powerful enough miltary that they can defend their territory and be a respected member of the galactic community. Volus dont need fleets as they are a client race of the turians and haved their massive fleets to defend them, but do maintain a standing military of their own. The elcor use VI technology to ensure their military can keep up with the battlefield. They also have all the materials they need and are impossible to embargo or seige. I read somewhere an fun quote that "Amateurs study strategy, professionals study logistics". These races my not have the power of the Alliance or turians, but they have not survived this long by being polite.