Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
To pose a threat to; inter-state wars; lethality; a dimension; communal disputes; to terminate; to trigger; a refugee flow; internal; humanitarian emergency; a spillover; to exploit an opportunity; discontent; tight resources; to tend.
3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases and reproduce the sentences from the text with this active vocabulary.
Поток беженцев; вызвать; измерение; межкультурные и религиозно-этнические разногласия; нехватка ресурсом; представлять угрозу; заканчивать; внутренний; гуманитарная катастрофа; перетекание (переход); летальность; использовать возможность; недовольство; межгосударственные войны; иметь тенденцию.
4. Read the article again and answer the questions using the active vocabulary.
- What conflicts will pose the most frequent threat stability around the world?
- Why will inter-state wars grow in lethality?
- What features of future internal conflicts can you name?
- What will internal conflicts frequently trigger?
- What will internal conflicts cause?
- What are internal conflicts growing from?
- Why will major states wish to minimize then direct Involvement in internal conflicts?
- What will China, India and Russia oppose? And why?
5. Using the active vocabulary retell the article in English.
6. Questions for discussion.
- What conflicts do you believe will be more dangerous and why?
- Why do you think non-government experts assume that many internal conflicts, particularly those arising from communal disputes, will continue to be dangerous, long-lasting and difficult to terminate?
- Why will internal conflicts cause spillover into inter state conflicts?
- How do you think religious and ethnic discontent, increasing migration pressures may affect Russian security?
- Do you think possible military intervention of Western governments, international and regional organizations in certain internal conflicts may threaten Russia's security?
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