上月月底，歐盟、加拿大與美國白宮先後對抖音程式採取了新一波的封禁政策。

EU spokeswoman Sonya Gospodinova said the corporate management board of the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, had made the decision for security reasons.

“The measure aims to protect the Commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyberattacks against the corporate environment of the commission,” she said.¹

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米爾斯海默：「這些遠處的霸權通常喜歡讓地區大國來制衡熱衷於追逐霸權的國家，它們則坐山觀虎鬥。 但有時這種推卸責任的策略並不可行，遙遠的霸權國家不得不插手以平衡崛起中的國家。」

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「我們對軍方的行為沒有話語權，但我們為此付出了代價」。隨著烏俄戰爭進入第五個月，國際特赦組織(Amnesty International)在八月4日發布一份調查報告，指控烏軍在與俄軍對抗的過程中將戰火波及到住宅區。以下為該報告的整理。