hey, all. one thing i've been mulling over for my ASB ATL is the possibility of one or more of the Balkan states gaining just enough influence to have a small colonial empire (probably on the level of OTL Austria) and either holding onto this territory until the decolonization period or perhaps losing it to civil war
one possibility that came to me just now is one of the Balkan powers getting OTL Papua New Guinea as part of the winning conditions of TTL's version of World War I, only to lose it within the next century (perhaps civil war not from the natives but from European settlers who refuse to accept foreign rulers, something of a twist on traditional colonialism)
what does everyone think of this basic idea and which Balkan states would be the most likely to establish or be granted colonies for whatever reason. this can require whatever POD one wants as long as its within the 19th or 20th centuries (hence the pre-1900 designation)