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A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state or dependent territory that foregoes an independent foreign policy in favour of alliance with a protecting power, normally in order to ensure its defence against regional aggressors. It is a dependent territory that enjoys autonomy over most of its internal affairs, while still recognizing the suzerainty of a more powerful sovereign state without being a possession. In exchange, the protectorate accepts treaty obligations which bind it to the protecting power in foreign policy. Protectorates are established formally by a tre
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A protectorate is a territory that gives up control over its own foreign policy and defense in exchange for protection from a more powerful country, while keeping autonomy over its internal affairs. These arrangements matter because they represent a middle ground between complete independence and outright conquest—allowing smaller or weaker territories to gain security through formal agreements with stronger nations.
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