In recent years, countries from Germany and Italy to Bulgaria and Greece have signed deals that increase the EU's dependence on Russia, and undercut alternative routes.

这些年来，从德国，意大利到保加利亚，希腊都签订了类似的双边能源协定，这增加了欧盟对俄罗斯的依赖，有损能源进口多元化的努力。

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Its recent purchases, which include stealth frigates, reflect the vulnerability felt by a tiny island state on one of the world's busiest shipping routes.

他们最近得到的包括隐形护卫舰的一批武器，反映了在这个小国旁边的马六甲海峡这一世界上最繁忙的航道有多么易受攻击。

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However, in recent years the alliance has opened up alternative supply routes through Central Asia, reducing its reliance on the route through Pakistan.

不过，最近几年盟军已经拥有了经过中亚的其它补给路线，降低对经巴基斯坦线路的依赖。

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"What we've seen in recent years is a proliferation of routes from Latin America to Africa, Africa to Europe, " Naranjo said.

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Even though passenger numbers and routes have increased rapidly in India in recent years, labour strife and mismanagement remain hurdles to profit growth.

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Government forces have been doing better over recent weeks, recapturing territory and re-opening key supply routes.

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