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small countries often play small roles to larger ones, is there a need for the "lapdog" language?



If it's not in the interest of your population, then yes.


The cablegate diplomatic leaks showed that the relationship between the US government and the Swedish government - regardless of which block is in power - is basically that the US says "Jump!" and the Swedish government asks "How high?".

Zero pushback. There's a huge difference between respecting a larger country and aiming for amicable relations vs. being a complete doormat.




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