I think he means in general. Fronen's !@#$ty luck with its neighboring realms is, frankly, due to how they've treated them all.
Old Grehk may not always be loved, but they've always been willing to help their immediate neighbors, even if they were fighting them not long prior.
Sint may not always be loved, but they've proven themselves to be good allies to their immediate neighbors.
Thalmarkin may not always be loved, but they've proven themselves... To... Be... There.
And then there's Melhed. Who isn't waiting for them to go isolationist again?
