Lesson 11. Migration & Immigration.
Warm-up
1. No bloc of countries has, for the past 75 years, been as umbilically tied to the United States as Europe. First, its western half and, since the end of the Cold War, much of its eastern half have prospered under the world’s most extensive bonds in trade, finance, and investment. Europe could also depend on the U.S. military’s iron commitment—enshrined in the 75-year-old NATO alliance—to come to its defense. Together with a few other nations, the United States and Europe defined many of the institutions that comprise what we call the Western-led order. The U.S.-European alliance has arguably been the bedrock (краеугольный камень) of the global system as we know it today. But the era in which Europe could count on the United States may be nearing its end. No matter who wins the U.S. presidential election in November, Washington’s attention is shifting to Beijing and the Indo-Pacific. Should Donald Trump return to the White House, it’s conceivable that the United States could question its commitmentto NATO—or even pull out of the alliance altogether, a scenario that will hang over the bloc’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington in July.
2. GERMANY’S DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE CHIEF, Thomas Haldenwang, likes to say Russia’s war against Ukraine is the storm whereas China’s quest for global dominance is climate change. What Europe is facing today is nothing less than a geostrategic firestorm. Russia is not only on the offensive in Ukraine but also waging a hybrid war on Europe through weaponized corruption, assassinations, cyberattacks, espionage, disinformation, election interference, communications jamming, and sabotage of critical infrastructure. China,too, sees Europe as a strategic prize: It is buying up physical and digital infrastructure, preparing to conduct economic warfare by flooding European markets with electric vehicles, and maintaining quasi-police stations on European soil to surveil and coerce (удерживать, сдерживать силой) dissidents. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s choice of France, Serbia, and Hungary for his European trip in May was the clearest signal yet of Beijing’s strategy for Europe: divide and rule.
3. Trump shook Europeans from their navel-gazing (самосозерцание - иронич.), reminding them what their union was all about: democracy, multilateralism, and the rules-based order. With Washington checked out of that order, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel—the undisputed leader of the EU at the time—became the voice of the free world. Europeans knew they couldn’t afford to be divided: Their continent was already on fire then, with Russia having annexed Crimea and nationalist populism on the rise. Faced with escalating threats and abandoned by Washington, Europeans understood they had to stick together. The question haunting Europe today is whether it will be united once again if Trump returns to the White House.Of course,Trump is not the only reason Europe should be unified. Europe and its neighborhood are even more ablaze today than in 2016. Europe itself is at war, with Russian officials openly stating thattheir imperial appetites won’t be sated with the subjugation (подчинение) of Ukraine. To the south east of Europe,the Israel Hamas war is teetering (балансирует) on the brink of a wider conflict. In Africa’s vast Sahel region,European powers and the United States have been pushed out as Russia strengthens its grip—with all the options that gives the Kremlin to impact Europe, not least by weaponizing migration.
Grammar
Revision
1. He decided to _____(broad) his knowledge by reading more books.
2. Can you _____(clear) the instructions for me, please?
3. It’s important to _____(criticism) new projects constructively.
4. Learning new languages can _____(ability) you to communicate with more people.
5. Parents often _____(encouragement) their children to achieve the goals.
6. The faster you drive, the more other road users are ________(dangerous).
7. The company plans to _____(large) its production capacity next year.
8. Travelling to different countries _____(rich) your cultural experiences.
9. Police were able to _____(identification) the suspect through fingerprint analysis.
10. She needs to _____(long) her dress before the event.
11. Setting goals can _____(motivation) you to work harder towards achieving them.
12. It’s essential to _______(production) and recycle materials to reduce waste.
13. Using public transport instead of private cars helps to_____(reduction) air pollution.
14. Taking a short break can _____(fresh) your mind and boost productivity.
15. I need to _____(replacement) my old phone with a new one.
Reading & Discussing
No more cartoons!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2307/230710-child-asylum-seekers.html
Who`s The Responsible?
Homework
Task 1.
