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Finlandization, n.|ˌfɪnləndaɪˈzeɪʃən|
[f. Finland (see Finlander n.) + -ization, after G. Finnlandisierung.]
The process or result of becoming obliged for economic reasons to favour (or refrain from opposing) the interests of the former Soviet Union despite not being formally allied to it politically, as happened to Finland after 1944; hence used transf. of similar influence by other powers on a neighbouring state.
1969Guardian Weekly 22 May 7/4 There is a foreign policy called Finlandisation, which allows more independence than Rumania has. 1972Times 15 Dec. 14/6 Doubters in, say, Iceland, Norway or Italy will be induced to make their peace with Russia and accept ‘Finlandization’. 1980Times 11 Sept. 6/8 Poland's $20,000m debt towards the West, almost leading to economic ‘Finlandization’ in reverse. 1989New Yorker 23 Oct. 100/1 Whereas Washington used to worry about Moscow's being able to ‘Finlandize’ Western Europe, a more plausible prospect now is an eventual ‘Finlandization’ of much of Eastern Europe.
Hence (as a back-formation) ˈFinlandize v. trans., to induce (a country) to adopt a policy of benevolent neutrality towards the Soviet Union; ˈFinlandized ppl. a.
1972N.Y. Times 18 June iv. 15/1 The voters want comfort more than protection; their governments worry about letting this area gradually become ‘Finlandized’. What they mean is neutralization and exposure to Soviet threats. 1977Time 21 Mar. 10/2 There is little doubt in Oslo and Copenhagen that without NATO the Warsaw Pact by now would have gradually squeezed these two small Scandinavian countries into a ‘Finlandized’ state of unconditional cooperation. 1979Dædalus Winter 146 If one looks at the interaction in this perspective, one may well ask ‘who is Finlandizing whom?’ 1986Observer 19 Jan. 9/6 Who doesn't remember..Jacek Kuron arguing that a ‘Finlandised’ Poland would offer Moscow a stable friend? |