https://www.foreignaffairs.com/world/global-south-defense-fence-sitters
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単語帳
The global South 発展途上国 (↔︎the global North)
Fence sitters どっちつかずの状態
court (v). 〜するよう求める、求愛する
trample ふみつける
in the brawl 口論の中
By invading its neighbor, Russia may have made a mistake that will accelerate its long-term decline, but the country will remain【 】 in the〈 〉 future and a necessary player in negotiating an end to the war.
【a major force to reckon with】軽視できない勢力、主要勢力
〈foreseeable〉形/ 予知できる、あまり遠くない
Most countries in the global South also see a total Russian defeat as undesirable, contending that a broken Russia would open【 】 wide enough to〈 〉 countries far beyond Europe.
【a power vacuum】権力の空白地帯
(a condition that exists when someone has lost control of something and no one has replaced them. By Cambridge dictionary)
〈destabilize〉他動 (…を)不安にする、動揺させる
But such frustrations with〈 1 〉 are misguided—the West is ignoring the opportunity created by large developing countries’ growing〈 2 〉 with the policies of Beijing and Moscow.
1〈hedgers〉外交でヘッジ政策を取る国々 ( hedge自体は「障壁」など)
2〈disillusionment〉UC 幻滅、覚醒
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for example, has developed strong diplomatic and commercial ties with China, Russia, and the United States〈 〉.
〈simultaneously〉副 同時に
Should conflict〈 1 〉 among the major powers, India could profit by〈 2 〉 with the most powerful side or joining a〈 3 〉 of weaker states to〈 4 〉 the strongest one.
1〈erupt〉自動 爆発する、噴火する、突発する
2〈aligning〉一直線にする、整列させる →…同列に位置付ける？
3〈coalition〉連合、合同、(政治的な)提携、連立
4〈deter〉やめさせる、阻止する
