English Dictionary

Finlandization

noun

(politics) The process by which a smaller or less powerful sovereign state comes to abide by a more powerful neighbor's foreign policy rules, while retaining its independence.

Finlandization is a term used to describe the process by which a country adopts policies that are similar to those of a neighboring country, particularly the Soviet Union, in order to avoid conflict or maintain neutrality.

意味（1）

(politics) The process by which a smaller or less powerful sovereign state comes to abide by a more powerful neighbor's foreign policy rules, while retaining its independence.

Yet the model surfaced again this week, when President Emmanuel Macron of France was asked by a reporter during his shuttle diplomacy in Moscow whether Finlandization was a possibility for Ukraine. He replied, “Yes, it is one of the options on the table.”