So Russia seems doomed to continue its decline – an outcome that should be no cause for celebration in the West. States in decline – think of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914 – tend to become less risk-averse and thus much more dangerous.
因此俄国似乎注定要继续衰落——这样的结果不值得西方为之庆贺。衰落中的国家——比方说1914年的奥匈帝国——往往更加危险，因为他们规避风险的意愿较弱。无论如何，长远来看一个繁荣的俄罗斯将对国际社会更有好处。