Finlandization

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Fin·land·i·za·tion

(fĭn′lən-də-zā′shən)

1. The former policy of neutrality by non-Communist countries under the influence of the Soviet Union.

2. The adoption of such a policy.

Fin′land·ize′ v.

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Finlandization

(ˌfɪnləndaɪˈzeɪʃən) or

Finlandisation

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) neutralization of a small country by a superpower, using conciliation, as the former Soviet Union did in relation to Finland

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Fin•land•i•za•tion

(ˌfɪn lən dəˈzeɪ ʃən)

n.

a former policy by a non-Communist country, as Finland, of maintaining neutrality with the Soviet Union with a consequent susceptibilty to its influence.

[1965–70]

Translations

Finnlandisierung

suomettuminen

finlandisation

finlandisering

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For the Kremlin's appetite will not be satisfied by a Finlandized Ukraine; it will next demand similar arrangements for all the countries in its "near abroad." A relic of the Cold War, Finlandization was an unfortunate overreaction to Soviet aggression.

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What Finland achieved in maintaining its own political and cultural character, even while being "Finlandized," is what Iceland also achieved in the West--to escape being culturally swamped.

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Specialists in the field refer to victims of the syndrome as being "Finlandized,' thus beyond recuperation.

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In brief, should revolutionary countries in the region be "Finlandized" if that is the only means of insuring their survival?