Do they formally need the territory? If they form a strong enough dependency, you’ve got the stability and sweetheart trade deals without the cost of actually governing it.
The US could probably ask for Wales or a French department or two in exchange for what they sunk into NATO, but they hardly need to raise the flag to symbolize the vassal relationship.
Do they formally need the territory? If they form a strong enough dependency, you’ve got the stability and sweetheart trade deals without the cost of actually governing it.
The US could probably ask for Wales or a French department or two in exchange for what they sunk into NATO, but they hardly need to raise the flag to symbolize the vassal relationship.