Finlandization

== English == === Etymology === From Finland +‎ -ization, translating German Finnlandisierung, referring to the political climate in Finland during the cold war in the view of a 1960s and 1970s West-German debate. === Noun === Finlandization (uncountable) (geopolitics) 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. ==== Related terms ==== Finlandize ==== Translations ====