The lovable EEE

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You might try to use WP closers to isolate the EEE from your enemy. No path from eee to your enemy = lost contact = no treaties. However, this is likely to be prohibatively expensive, and depending on the map characteristics, quite difficult. Intel would probably be cheaper, both in terms of resources and research points.

Other than that.... Well, lets just say that you are up a minor tributary without means of propulsion.