Outsiders worry about Latvia’s manifold weaknesses, ranging from leaky border controls to feeble defence spending, as well as the domination of the media by shadowy commercial interests.

局外人对拉托维亚的各种缺点心存担忧，从有漏洞的边界控制到微少的防御开支，国家的主要媒体也被商业利益集团暗中控制。

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Yet another source of Mr Blair's self-confidence is a feeling that Britain could play a pivotal role in Europe's complex structure of cross-border defence relationships.

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Although Myanmar has negotiated ceasefires with some of the ethnic insurgents along the border, defence spending keeps climbing, partly because the government fears an uprising, like the one in 1988 that followed demonetisation.

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For its part, Brazil has promoted the South American Union (UNASUR), which aims to develop cross-border infrastructure and defence co-operation.

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