Organic Alignment
Spillover
Organic alignment occurs when domestic actors independently adopt and advocate for positions that coincide with foreign state interests without coordination or payment, creating credible, self-sustaining advocacy that is more resilient and difficult to counter than directed influence because it emerges from genuine domestic conviction.
Organic alignment occurs when domestic actors independently adopt and advocate for positions that coincide with foreign state interests without coordination or payment, creating credible, self-sustaining advocacy that is more resilient and difficult to counter than directed influence because it emerges from genuine domestic conviction.
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Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Organic {Alignment}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/organic-alignment.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Organic Alignment,” February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/organic-alignment.html.