Haraszti says the Soviet system collapsed because the East European opposition successfully broke the communists' monopoly of information.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

But Hobbes lived at a time when the modern system of European states even as we understand them today, was just beginning to emerge.

霍布斯生活在一个时代,这个时代中，现代欧洲国家,就像我们今天理解的这样，已经快要出现了。

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Russia says the European missile defense system changes the balance of power and threatens its nuclear arsenal.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

The European Union predicts the bloc may begin to slowly recover next year, but only if the banking system and international trade pick up.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04