Not so long ago consecutive summits of the western powers would have called the world to attention. Nowadays, these gatherings call attention only to how fast and far the west has fallen. If one were looking for a metaphor for a decade of decline, there have been few more telling than the latest summits of leaders of the G8 nations and Nato.
不太久以前，西方大國若是召開一連串峰會，肯定會引起全世界的注意。如今，這類連串峰會只會讓人們注意到西方的衰落有多么快、多么嚴重。如果要找個例子來說明過去十年西方的衰落，那么幾乎沒有比最近的八國集團(G8)峰會和北約(Nato)峰會更具說服力的了。
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