FINLANDIZATION Definition & Meaning

Finlandization

[fin-luhn-duh-zey-shuhn]

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noun

the neutralization of a country in terms of its allegiance to the superpowers, in the way that the Soviet Union rendered Finland neutral and friendly without making it a satellite state or requiring that it adopt Communism.
such a neutral status pursued as a deliberate act of policy by a lesser power.

Finlandization

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noun

neutralization of a small country by a superpower, using conciliation, as the former Soviet Union did in relation to Finland

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Finlandization¹

First recorded in 1965–70; Finland + -ization

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U.S. policy should protect Indo-Pacific nations from “Finlandization,” a Cold War term for large authoritarian powers reducing nominally independent countries to functional subservience.

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“I said Putin’s looking for the Finlandization of Europe. He’s going to get the NATOization of Europe,” Mr. Biden said, referencing Finland’s status as a neutral country.

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This is not the time for concessions or the “Finlandization” of Ukraine.

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Following World War II, Finland was forced to accept a form of nonalignment often referred to as “Finlandization,” in which they had to cede substantial territory but retained nominal independence with substantial political interference from Moscow.

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Some European leaders are still urging Ukraine to accept a form of “Finlandization” as a compromise with Putin.

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Finlandia Finlandize

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