Finlandization

[ fin-luh n-duh-zey-shuh n ]
/ ˌfɪn lən dəˈzeɪ ʃən /

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.

Origin of Finlandization

First recorded in 1965–70; Finland + -ization

British Dictionary definitions for finlandization

Finlandization

Finlandisation

/ (ˌfɪnləndaɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

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