In the event of a confrontation between the North and South over failed elections in 2011, these organizations could play a role in mitigating the worst excesses of a crisis.

如果2011年大选失败，南北方对抗交锋，这些组织在压制暴行的扩大上有举足轻重的作用。

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"I appeal once more to all the peoples involved, and to their political leaders, to recognise that confrontation has failed and will always fail, " he said.

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Bluster and confrontation have failed.

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The reason Washington and Brussels are now hurtling towards confrontation is that European governments have failed to comply with the WTO rulings.

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