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Tretrid has been a colonial empire for most of its history, starting in the 15th century with the establishment of [[Tretridian West Novaris]]. After the [[War of the Tretridian Succession]], in which Tretridian West Novaris was partitioned by [[Norgsveldet]] and Asendavia, Tretrid maintained a colony in the form of [[Tretridian Nordenpunto]], and later established [[Transnalpia]] as a means to easier access Nordenpunto. However, in 1981 [[Nordenpunto]] gained independence, seemingly marking an end to the Tretridian Colonial Empire. However, Tretrid still has [[Transnalpia]] as a dependency.
Even without its colonies, Tretrid has historically been one of the premier powers of Novaris, which would often bringbrought it into conflict with other nations. FromIndeed, the latefirst 18th4 Centurycenturies onwardsof the unified Tretrid's history was largely characterized by its power struggles with Dallacqua, though this largely ended as Dallacqua declined. During the 18th century, Tretrid oftenfought clasheda war with [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Ethalria]] and waged multiple wars against Norgsveldet. However, the rise of [[Arkalarius]] as a regional power in Novaris and later as a great power strugglebrought overit Novarisinto direct conflict with Tretrid, leadingstarting toin the twoearly countries19th beingcentury. This rivalry resulted in the countries ontaking opposing sides ofin the [[Great War]] and eventually culminatingculminated in the Novaran Cold War throughoutthat pervaded much of the 20th Centurycentury. The collapse of the [[Arkian Confederation]] and the resulting [[Arkian Civil War]] ended the Novaran Cold War in Tretrid's favor. However, the rise and fall of [[Karolingia]], among other things, have reignited tensions between Tretrid and Arkalarius, enough to the point where most agree that the Karolingian crisis marked the start of a Second Novaran Cold War.
Even despiteDespite its many issues and what has been argued to be its decline, Tretrid is still generally considered a [[w:great power|great power]]. Indeed, even though Tretrid has only the third highest military expenditure in Novaris, Tretrid more than makes up for it with soft power; indeed, its admission to the [[North Concordian Economic Forum]] and its role in creating the [[League of Novaris]] have only served to amplify this. Tretrid also largely maintains its position of power through alliances, most notably the [[Tolinsk Accords]], though Tretrid also maintains observer status in the [[NSTO|North Shield Treaty Organization]] and [[IRSA|Interregional Security Accords]]. Tretrid's system of alliances has been argued to be the main reason why Tretrid still remains the dominant power in West Novaris, especially compared to the significantly more diplomatically isolated Arkalarius.
==Etymology==
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