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In Bed with an Elephant

机译：与大象躺在床上

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HAVING JUST RETURNED from Kabul, it is particularly pertinent to be involved in an initiative which was set up 66 years ago. Mrs. Roosevelt was writing as the Second World War drew to its climax, at a time when exploiting the relationship between the United States and Britain would have been supported by the vast majority of people in both our countries. Since then we have "won" the Cold War, experiencing a transformation into an interconnected world where borders mean little, alliances ebb and flow, the relative strength and influence of countries have changed, and there is only one world superpower. Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said in 1969 that sharing a land mass with a richer and more powerful neighbour was like sleeping with an elephant. "No matter how even-tempered and friendly the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." Although this remark was made from an economic and social perspective, it is an entirely appropriate metaphor to describe the relationship that coalition partners have had with the United States over the past decade in security operations. How do we ensure that contemporary coalition operations are as effective as possible, particularly when one partner dominates so conspicuously in terms of mass or physical investment?
机译：刚从喀布尔归来的人，与参与66年前制定的一项倡议特别相关。在第二次世界大战进入高潮之际，罗斯福夫人正在写作，而此时利用美国和英国之间的关系将得到我们两国绝大多数人民的支持。从那以后，我们“赢得”了冷战，经历了向相互联系的世界的转变，这个世界的边界几乎没有边界，联盟起伏不定，国家的相对实力和影响已经改变，只有一个世界超级大国。加拿大总理皮埃尔·特鲁多（Pierre Trudeau）于1969年表示，与一个更富裕，实力更强的邻居共享土地，就像和一头大象睡觉一样。 “无论野兽多么脾气和友善，每一次抽搐和咕unt都会影响到它。”尽管此言论是从经济和社会角度出发的，但它是描述联盟伙伴在过去十年中在安全行动中与美国之间的关系的完全恰当的隐喻。我们如何确保当代的联合作战尽可能有效，特别是当一个伙伴在大规模或有形投资方面如此显眼时？

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    《Military review》 |2011年第4期|p.83-92|共10页
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