Triumvirate

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The flag of the Triumvirate

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Faction Leaders
Italian Empire, Iberian Union, Republic of Turkey

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Dominant Ideologies
Fascism, Despotism, Paternalism, - Minor democratic presence

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The Triumvirate is an multilateral alliance and economic sphere created in the 1950s by the Italian Empire, Iberian Union and Republic of Turkey with the objective of dissuading German acts of aggression - as well as securing their possessions obtained during the Second World War. Its members are are the three preeminent powers of the Mediterranean and their respective satellites. The Triumvirate was established unofficially and remains an Italian dominated sphere, much to the chagrin of its member states.

Tensions, always present in the alliance, have become increasingly tenuous by 1962. Both the Iberian Union and Republic of Turkey grow increasingly dissatisfied with their perceived Italian domination of the Triumvirate, Italian control over the Suez Canal remains the primary flashpoint. Additionally, though Algeria is De Jure French, both Iberian and Italian settlers compete over the remains of the colony which France has been unable to secure. Italian support of a Greek support remains another Issue, as well as the occupation of the Dodecanese and border disputes in the Levant. Italian high command has increasingly considered Turkey less of an ally, but instead a potential foe.

Membership Status Icon	Membership Status	Member(s)	Description	Effect(s)
	Triumvirate Founder	Italian Empire Iberian Union Republic of Turkey	(Italian Empire) Of all of the conquests and victories Italy enjoyed during the twentieth century, many consider the formation of the Triumvirate to be the greatest among them. The diplomatic pride and joy of the Empire, the Triumvirate is- on paper- merely a defensive pact around the Mediterranean for mutual protection against the German Reich to their north. In practice, however, it was a masterstroke for Italian foreign policy. Italy's central place in the Mediterranean, and the bounty from her overseas Empire has granted her the unofficial position of first among equals amidst the Triumvirate's Founders. The alliance has been on the decline, and as Italy seems to be its primary beneficiary, she is also the nation that has been fighting the hardest to keep it intact. Their Iberian and Turkish allies have not seem the diplomatic fruits of the partnership though, and without drastic action, this Italian bloc in all but name may indeed be reduced to merely Italy and her puppets. (Iberian Union) Of the three Founders of the Triumvirate, the Iberian Union faced the most direct peril at the hands of the rampaging Germans. They seized the former Portuguese colonies in Africa by force, after all, and then they tried to foist the Gibraltar dam upon them, a project that would have only brought misery upon Iberia and all the nations of the Mediterranean. What was a project in power projection for Italy and a way to shore up border concerns for Turkey was a matter of survival for Iberia, and as such Iberia fought for the formation and maintenance of the Triumvirate since its inception. But times are different now. The Germans seem to be retracting inwards these days, or at least stagnating somewhat, and Iberia no longer feels the existential threat of the Reich loom over them so heavily anymore. Now it is the time to ask what Iberia's ambitions are, and whether or not the Triumvirate is conducive to those aims. And if it's not, then perhaps it might be time to graduate beyond being a supporting actor behind the Italians on the world stage. (Republic of Turkey) The Republic of Turkey, unlike her western counterparts in Italy and Iberia, found herself aligning with the Italians and their Triumvirate not necessarily out of fear of the Germans to the north, but out of a need to secure their borders and foreign policy so they could focus on the nation's internal struggles. The Twentieth Century has seen great gains for the Young Republic, but with their massive successes, they have also gained much in the way of burdens, namely in the area of regional minorities that struggle ceaselessly against the nation. Turkey has needed breathing room to deals with these threats, and if nothing else the Triumvirate has provided exactly that. But times change, and to survive, nations need to adapt to those changes. The Triumvirate is, to put it bluntly, a dying alliance. It no longer offers the security or support to Turkey that it once did, having evolved into a vanity project of Italian duces over the years. Turkey once again strains within her borders, and looks to break out of the constraints that the nature of their alliance places upon them.	GDP Growth Boost: 10%