Federalist-Cattiria Cold War

The Federalist-Cattiria Cold War was a protracted conflict that began on 21 November 2018 with the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Charismatic Cattirian Union and the then-Federalist Caucus.

Battles
The conflict culminated on 16 December 2018, when Federalist forces launched an offensive campaign, driving deep into the interior of Cattiria. Two days later, on 18 December, Cattirian forces, in turn, launched a minor counteroffensive against the Grand Army of the Federalists server, with trivial effect.

Legacy
Both sides claimed victory in the conflict and relationship returned to the status quo ante bellum. While the Federalist forces were able to levy some destruction on Cattiria, the damage was never extensive and Cattiria soon returned to business as usual. Similarly, any damage caused by the Cattirian counteroffensive was trivial and the Federalist Caucus continued to maintain its power.

Aftermath on the Cattirians
In the aftermath of the conflict, the Cattirian political system became radically authoritarian. Whereas Cattiria saw its beginnings as a decentralized democratic socialist system, the Federalist-Cattiria Cold War resulted in the declaration of martial law in Cattiria. Furthermore, Cattiria also renamed itself from the "People's Charismatic Cattirian Union" to the "People's Cattirian Regime", reflecting this shift towards authoritarianism. Furthermore, the head-of-state of Cattiria, Polkovnik, also went on a bout of egotism, granting himself the title of "Supreme Leader", "Chairman", and proclaiming the Cattirian regime to follow Hoxhaism - an Albanian ultra far-left totalitarian political ideology that was similar to Stalinism.

Aftermath on the Federalists
With regards to the effect of the Cold War on the Federalists, the First Officer class of the Grand Army was born, giving the Federalists the best officers out of most governments. Intelligence divisions also got a ton of practice and a spy agency defected to the Federalists. Furthermore, the Supreme Chancellor's Office and the then Legislature established the relationship that is still present with the Supreme Chancellor and Congress. The Supreme Chancellor's wartime powers were also defined in this conflict. Lastly, to prevent a second Cold War from being 1 v 1 again, the Federalists went to the Roman Republic to establish a military alliance, which Krameria and Albania later joined, thus marking the earliest beginnings of the Aegis League.