> Hardline ~~socialist~~ countries This is true of any regime which refuses to adapt to reality. And in any case it's more or less tautological: a "hardliner"

> Hardline ~~socialist~~ countries This is true of any regime which refuses to adapt to reality. And in any case it's more or less tautological: a "hardliner" is defined precisely by the refusal to budge even when it might be to their benefit.