Alliance of Independent Leftist Republics (Rediterranean)

The Alliance of Independent Leftist Republics is a military alliance centred on the Mediterranean Sea. The Alliance came into being on 11th June 1949, when it was signed into existence by the leaders of the People's Republic of France, Yugoslavia and Greece. Like its main European competitor, NATO, the organisation began as a political alliance, since all three initial signatories were communist states with mixed allegiances to both east and west. However, in the 1950s postwar recovery allowed the nations to develop their militaries. The organisation found itself facing several major challenges in 1956 but ultimately emerged with a larger, safer Southern France, and two new members: Egypt and Hungary.

Beginnings
The organisation's initial members were all states that had distanced themselves from the Soviet Union, both geographically and politically. Yugoslavia had angered the Soviet Union through its 'premature' annexation of Albania, Greece was irritatingly stubborn and quick to support Yugoslavia, and France was outright deplored for its 'liberal' approach to communism. The creation of Cominform had simply provided a means to amplify the growing discontent with the fringe communist states. In 1948 these tensions reached a head with tense communication between the Yugoslav and Soviet Communist Parties. On June 28th Yugoslavia was formally expelled, and Southern France and Greece were quick to stand by Tito and leave Cominform.