In short, this year Iran will be the single most problematic factor for regional stability in the Middle East and the principal macro issue for continued high global oil prices.

总之，今年伊朗会是影响中东地区稳定的最主要因素，同时也是国际油价走高的重要推手。

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One reason is that Russian economic growth, sparked by the privatisations of the 1990s and kept going by the oil-price boom, has brought rising living standards and a new sense of stability.

其中一个原因是，二十世纪九十年代私有化激发的经济增长，以及由原油价格上扬而导致的经济持续升温提高了俄罗斯的人均生活水平并给国家带来了一种新稳定感。

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Yet thanks to the stability that he has brought, and even more to oil-and-gas-fired growth, Mr Putin remains extremely popular with ordinary Russians.

然而由于他所带来稳定局面，或者说更多地由于石油天然气拉动型的经济增长，普京在俄罗斯民众中仍然极有口碑/极受欢迎。

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For instance, Iran is challenging Saudi Arabia's ability to guarantee the stability of global oil markets.

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The paper suggested accumulating cash in an oil fund would help provide stability but says this could lead to reduced public spending.

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For generations, the stability of global oil supplies has been guaranteed by Saudi Arabia's reserve capacity that could be relied on to make up for any shocks to those supplies due to political unrest or other factors.

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