Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
To describe smb/smth as smth; to play/have a role in; long-term; to adopt a strategy/program; to urge; to develop democratic structures; an initiative.
3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases.
Принять стратегию; охарактеризовать как; играть роль; долгосрочный; инициатива; настоятельно требовать/призывать; развивать демократические структуры.
4. Complete the following sentences using the active vocabulary.
- The European Union has to adopt...
- The EU is going to play an increasing ...
- The new EU strategy towards Moscow will be …
- The Russian foreign minister described the EU's plans...
III
1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.
Give peacekeeping muscle to the United Nations
The need for a standing United Nations military force to fulfill the organization's prime mission of maintaining peace has become almost a clichй of international rhetoric. The idea figured in the charter from the very beginning, has been urged ever since.
The end of the Cold War has seen not a reduction but an increase in the number of open conflicts and appeals to the UN to restore peace.
The United Nations, being all the nations, cannot and must not have enemies, but it does have principles and practices to defend. Therefore, if the organization considers itself serious, these principles must be dc I ended seriously and vigorously.
Getting a better, more effective peacekeeping job out of the United Nations is obviously in the world's interest. It requires a shift in attitude. We should demand peaceful results.
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