Star Trek rarely does predestination paradoxes, but…sometimes it does. Your idea sounds plausible.

individual discussion threads for each episode that come out one or two a day,

BRB adding this as an option

The political situation in the region is incredibly complicated - if Bajor is interested in prosecuting, they risk a renewed conflict with Cardassia, which neither they nor the Federation particularly want. On top of that, many Bajorans are skeptical of the Federation and its intentions, at least in the early days.

Plus…did Dukat ever “visit” DS9 (as in, physically board the station) without explicit authorization from the command staff?

I think you might be able to draw a parallel with long-running serials like comic books, or even Star Trek itself. They tend to revisit old themes and revolve around a certain status quo.

They tend not to involve multigenerational obedience to an authoritarian regime, though…