Forty years ago, Oman was one of the Middle East's most backward countries, with fewer than a dozen miles of paved roads and a nearly impenetrable interior populated by heavily armed, warring tribes.

四十年前阿曼是中东最落后的国家之一，当时铺设路面的道路仅有几十英里，而内地则由全副武装的部族所控制，外人难以进入。

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And in Croatia it has had a more co-operative partner than Bosnia's warring tribes.

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Sadly, this is the new way of debate, with the nation increasingly divided into warring tribes of open mouths and closed ears.

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To this day, women are traded in settling disputes between warring tribes.

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