The policy of neutrality of a country under the influence of another more powerful one without being formally allied to it, similar to the neutralization of Finland with respect to the Soviet Union after 1944.[After Finland.]
"When Sri Lanka's President Junius Jayewardene was asked whether this implied a Finlandization of Sri Lanka or Sri Lanka's acknowledgment that it was within India's sphere of influence, he quickly brushed aside such concerns." Neelan Tiruchelvam; Sri Lanka's First Steps Toward Peace; The Wall Street Journal (New York); Aug 10, 1987."Conciliation does not have to mean Finlandization."
Takashi Inoguchi; For East Asians, Engagement With China Is the Only Option; International Herald Tribune (Paris, France); May 19, 1997.
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