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المفردات الموضوعية

constraints

n.B20:00

/kənˈstreɪnts/

Limits or restrictions that control what can be done.

00:00 is submitted to no limits, no constraints.

powerless

adj.B20:08

/ˈpaʊərləs/

Having no ability to influence or control events.

On the other hand, I would like to uh tell you that the other countries, especially intermediate powers like Canada, are not powerless.

encompass

v.C10:15

/ɪnˈkʌmpəs/

To include a wide range of ideas or elements within something.

They have the capacity to build a new order that encompasses our values such as respect for human rights, sustainable development, solidarity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the various states.

rules-based order

phraseC10:40

/ˈruːlz beɪst ˈɔːrdər/

An international system where countries are expected to follow agreed rules and institutions.

It seems that every day we're reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry, that the rules-based order is fading, that the strong can do what they can and the weak must suffer what they must.

rivalry

n.B20:40

/ˈraɪvəlri/

Serious competition between powers, groups, or individuals.

It seems that every day we're reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry, that the rules-based order is fading, that the strong can do what they can and the weak must suffer what they must.

accommodate

v.C11:08

/əˈkɒmədeɪt/

To adjust to someone’s demands or pressures, often to avoid conflict.

And faced with this logic, there is a strong tendency for countries to go along to get along, to accommodate, to avoid trouble, to hope that compliance will buy safety.

compliance

n.C11:19

/kəmˈplaɪəns/

The act of obeying rules or following demands.

And faced with this logic, there is a strong tendency for countries to go along to get along, to accommodate, to avoid trouble, to hope that compliance will buy safety.

dissident

n.C11:31

/ˈdɪsɪdənt/

A person who opposes an official policy, especially in an authoritarian system.

In 1978, the Czech dissident Vaslav Havl, later president, wrote an essay called the power of the powerless.

fragility

n.C12:33

/frəˈdʒɪləti/

The quality of being easily broken, damaged, or destabilized (here, describing a political system).

And its fragility comes from the same source.

rupture

n.C14:07

/ˈrʌptʃər/

A sudden and serious break or disruption.

This bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.

coercion

n.C14:25

/koʊˈɜːrʒən/

The use of threats or pressure to force someone to do something.

But more recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons. Tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited.

subordination

n.C14:39

/səˌbɔːrdəˈneɪʃən/

A condition of being placed in a lower or dependent position.

You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration. When integration becomes the source of your subordination, the multilateral institutions on which the middle powers have relied... are under threat.

strategic autonomy

phraseC15:05

/strəˈtiːdʒɪk ɔːˈtɒnəmi/

The ability to act independently in key areas like security, energy, and supply chains.

And as a result, many countries are drawing the same conclusions that they must develop greater strategic autonomy in energy, food, critical minerals, in finance and supply chains.

resilience

n.C16:35

/rɪˈzɪliəns/

The capacity to recover quickly and withstand pressure or disruption.

Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses.

العبارات الفعلية

go along to get along

1:14

To cooperate or stay agreeable to avoid conflict, even if you disagree.

💡 More pointed than simply 'agree'; it implies strategic conformity for safety or convenience.

And faced with this logic, there is a strong tendency for countries to go along to get along, to accommodate, to avoid trouble, to hope that compliance will buy safety.

live within a lie

2:21

To maintain a false system by acting as if it is true.

💡 A high-level rhetorical phrase; strong for essays/speeches when criticizing hypocrisy or empty rituals.

Havl called this living within a lie.

lay bare

4:16

To reveal something clearly and often uncomfortably.

💡 Formal and persuasive; common in analysis writing (crises laid bare weaknesses).

Over the past two decades, a series of crises in finance, health, energy, and geopolitics have laid bare the risks of extreme global integration.

draw the same conclusions

5:05

To arrive at a similar judgment after considering evidence.

💡 Useful for summarizing trends; stronger than 'think' because it implies reasoning from evidence.

And as a result, many countries are drawing the same conclusions that they must develop greater strategic autonomy in energy, food, critical minerals, in finance and supply chains.

hedge against uncertainty

6:02

To reduce risk by preparing alternatives in case something goes wrong.

💡 Common in business/policy English; often followed by the risk (hedge against inflation/instability).

Allies will diversify to hedge against uncertainty.

call it what it is

13:22

To describe something honestly and directly, without euphemisms.

💡 Strong rhetorical move; often used to shift from polite language to blunt analysis.

Call it what it is, a system of intensifying great power rivalry where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as coercion.

التعبيرات العامية

If we're not at the table, we're on the menu.

11:57

If you aren’t included in decision-making, you may be harmed by others’ decisions.

📍 سياق الاستخدام：Warning / persuasive motivation to participate or cooperate.

argue that middle powers must act together because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu.

Nostalgia is not a strategy.

15:39

Longing for the past does not help you solve current problems.

📍 سياق الاستخدام：Rejecting wishful thinking / urging practical planning.

We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn't mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy.

build higher walls

6:55

To respond by isolating yourself and becoming defensive rather than cooperating.

📍 سياق الاستخدام：Critiquing isolationism / framing a choice between defense and ambition.

The question is whether we adapt by simply building higher walls or whether we can do something more ambitious.

name reality

13:13

To state the truth plainly, even if it is uncomfortable.

📍 سياق الاستخدام：Leadership / honesty in analysis and public communication.

Well, first, it means naming reality.

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