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Though Polish voters in October ousted their right-wing populist government, recent elections in Slovakia and the Netherlands show that populism remains as malign and potent a political force as ever in Europe. But these outcomes also hold important lessons for the United States, where the specter of Donald Trump’s return to the White House haunts the runup to the 2024 presidential election.
纽约——伊朗定于4月13日会见中、法、俄、英、美等联合国安理会常任理事国以及德国（即所谓的“P5+1”）的代表，以决定伊朗核计划今后的命运。据报道，北朝鲜正在同时准备第三次核试验，似乎是有意想要破坏会谈的和谐氛围。
如果会谈失败、对伊朗发起军事行动的可能性升高，我们也不该大吃一惊。为阻止某国取得核武器或其他大规模杀伤性武器（WMD），过去10年间发明了一种新的战争。
2003年入侵伊拉克拉开了首场“裁军战争”的序幕。以美国总统乔治·W·布什为首的政府向联合国安理会和美国国会明确表示，这场战争目的是要摧毁伊拉克大规模杀伤性武器的储存和生产设施。当然，事实证明这样的库存或是设施并不存在，这场血腥的战争根本没有达到预定的目标。
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