There is opportunity in austerity. Britain and France are putting pen to parchment on a new defence treaty – the first of its kind since the Treaty of Dunkirk in 1947. Strange as it may seem, the two countries were fretting then about German resurgence. Now, they want to hold on to a role in a world where power is shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
紧缩中蕴含着机遇，英法两国即将签署一份新的防御条约(编者注：英法已于11月2日签署该防御条约)，这是自1947年敦克尔克条约(Treaty of Dunkirk)签署以来的首个此类条约。尽管看上去也许很奇怪，不过两国当时担忧的是德国的东山再起。现在，它们则是希望在实力从大西洋向太平洋转移的世界中，能够占有一席之地。
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