Examples include the breakup of the Soviet Union and the race for control of oil deposits in the newly independent states.

案例包括前苏联的解体以及各个新独立国家间为争夺石油储备的控制权而展开的竞赛。

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Drops in production had been severe after the breakup of the Soviet Union in December 1991, but by mid-1995 production began to recover and exports began to increase.

在1991年12月前苏联解体后，生产能力下跌的形势是十分严峻的。到了1995年中期，生产能力开始恢复，出口也在增长。

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"We have been discriminated against for 20 years," the doctor said, referring to the ethnic riots that took place near Osh in 1990, just after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

医生说，“我们被歧视了二十年”，他指的是1990年苏联解体后奥什附近发生的种族冲突。

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The collapse of the Soviet Union and the breakup of Yugoslavia in the nineteen nineties challenged NATO's traditional position as a defensive alliance.

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On his watch, oil-rich Kazakhstan managed to get out of its deep economic crisis following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 and has seen annual growth rates of around 10% over the last few years.

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Two decades ago the breakup of the Soviet Union left Russia's defense industry on the verge of collapse.

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It hadn't won gold in the sport since it started competing in the Olympics as an independent country following the breakup of the Soviet Union.

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