When the Soviet Union collapsed, many predicted the end of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Yet a few weeks ago, NATO held its summit meeting in the Latvian capital of Riga, formerly part of the USSR.
苏联瓦解以后，许多人预测北大西洋公约组织（北约）也走到了尽头。但就在前几周，北约还在拉脱维亚（曾是前苏联一部分）首都里加召开了首脑会议。