Outlook Weekly, part of the state news agency, quoted a military academic warning that to misuse the term "core interests" might undermine its deterrent value or even lead to armed conflict.

这家国家通讯社的分刊，瞭望周刊援引某位军事学者的警告称，滥用“核心利益”一词可能会削弱它的威慑价值，甚至导致军事冲突。

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The world is boring. If there isn't a natural disaster or an armed conflict, most places will never even be mentioned in the news.

世界充满无聊：如果没有自然灾害或者武装冲突的话，绝大多数地方永远不会在新闻中被提到。

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Even in Afghanistan, where the armed conflict has ended.

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It attributes much of this uncertainty to geopolitical risks: the prospect of armed conflict with Iraq, for example, is not going to enthuse even businesspeople who relish risk.

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But even in Kuwait, the foreign minister has expressed hopes that the stand-off will not escalate into armed conflict.

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