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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The newly independent states around the Caspian have been hard hit by the break-up of the Soviet Union, and they're anxious to bring their reserves onto world markets as quickly as possible.

BBC: Oil flows from the Caspian Sea

Others such as Felix Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast believed that the newly independent countries must first build strong nation states.

BBC: Q&A: African Union