Equally worrisome is the recent drift of former imperial powers Russia and Turkey. Both countries’ leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, place their own power above their citizens’ interests, and both are fanning the flames of misguided nationalism and religious chauvinism, surrounded by frightened courtiers whose main function has been to keep reality at bay.
同样令人担忧的是前帝国主义列强俄罗斯和土耳其最近的走势。两国领导人——俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京和土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安将自身权力凌驾于公民利益之上，两人都在以掩盖事实为主要目的的惊恐不安的臣子包围下，拼命煽动被误导的民族主义和宗教沙文主义情绪。