Finlandisation
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Finlandisation is not a bad idea
n Cold War discourse, especially in West Germany and the Anglo-American world, the term Finlandisation became shorthand for a small democratic state supposedly forced into self-censorship and foreign policy subservience under pressure from a great authoritarian neighbour. Yet the historical experience of Finland between 1944 and 1991 was more complex, more pragmatic, and less moralistic… Continue reading
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Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovsky calls for Finlandisation of Belarus
After years of imprisonment, Belarusian opposition leader Sergey Tikhanovsky is attempting to shape Western policy towards his country. In a recent post published on his Strana dlya Zhizni (“Country for Life”) YouTube channel, Tikhanovsky describes brief but telling conversations with European politicians during the Munich Security Conference. His goal, he writes, is straightforward: “I set… Continue reading
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