E20：【外交事務】俄羅斯正在失去它的「近鄰國」

講義下載連結 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SU9h4UWbMRgDQ8SJbW1vVaulJ7RnRN3w/view?usp=sharing 贊助本頻道，請我喝杯咖啡~ https://pay.soundon.fm/podcasts/4563ef6b-9cae-4426-b97f-24be3e88e554 重點單字 massive drain 巨大耗損 near abroad 近鄰 power vacuum 權力真空 hegemon 霸主 proprietary view 所有權般的看法 aspire to suzerainty 渴望宗主權 primary broker 主要調解者 has long entailed 長期以來都涉及 mediation 調解 diplomatic breakthroughs 外交突破 reinforce their sovereignty and independence 鞏固其主權和獨立 loosening some of the bonds 鬆綁了一些束縛 weapons suppliers 武器供應商 long-standing disputes 長期存在的爭端 normalize relations 使關係正常化 the Middle Corridor 中間走廊 loosen bottlenecks 緩解瓶頸 power players 重要勢力 help tip the scales 幫助扭轉局面 remain peripheral 仍處於邊緣地位 discreetly encourage 謹慎地鼓勵 local actors to take the lead 地方參與者主導局勢 facilitate the involvement of Western firms 促進西方公司的參與 take up the mantle 承擔 supporting diversified ties 支持多元化的聯繫 revisionist powers 修正主義大國 happen on Washington's terms 按照華盛頓的條件進行 來源文章其他重點單字 go to extreme lengths 不擇手段 peter out 逐漸平息 ratify 批准 win a tender 得標 de facto protectorate 事實上的保護國 hydrocarbons 碳氫化合物 transit fee 過境費 signal displeasure 表達不滿 Great Game 大博弈 Great-power contestation 大國競爭 be groomed as… 被培養為… 句型表達 be a further boon 成為進一步的助力／好處 fill the void 填補空缺 tip the scales 扭轉局勢、讓天秤傾向某一方 文章來源 Mankoff, Jeffrey. Russia Is Losing Its Near Abroad: How America and Its European Allies Can Help Erode Moscow’s Declining Influence. Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025, https://reader.foreignaffairs.com/2025/07/24/russia-is-losing-its-near-abroad/content.html. 封面圖片來源 Russian service members attending a base-closing ceremony in Khojaly, Azerbaijan, May 2024 - Aziz Karimov / Reuters -- Hosting provided by SoundOn