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The article in Time on May 14th 2018,Military Spending Has Doubled but the World Is No Safer mentions that excessive spending on military hardware cannot address challenges such as climate change, mass refugee flows and extreme poverty. In the absence of an urgent global response, these challenges will fuel tomorrow’s conflicts and make each of us less safe. Now is the time to consider alternatives to excessive militarization,options that can provide true peace and security.

最新一期的美国《时代》周刊题为《军费翻倍，世界还是不安全》的文章提到，军事装备和设施上的过度开支无法解决如气候变化、难民潮和极端贫困此类的问题。在全球应急反应机制缺失的情况下，此类问题将会加剧未来的冲突，从而使我们更缺乏安全感。现在是时候考虑过度军事化的替代办法了，这样才能给我们带来真正的和平和安全。

The article with the title saying The U.S is Mortgaging Its Future in Washingtonpost on May 1st, 2018, mentioned that the IMF projected that the US is the only advanced economy in the world expected to have its debt burden get worse over the next five years.Every other rich country, including perennial fiscal basket cases such as Greece and Italy, is projected to lower its debt as a share of its economy. That is thanks in large part to the global economic recovery, which is bringing in more tax revenue and reducing the need for unemployment benefits. With unemployment at an 18-year low and the country enjoying one of the longest recoveries on record,it is difficult to explain why we’ve spilled so much red ink.

2018年5月1日的《华盛顿邮报》一篇题为《美国正在按揭未来》的文章称,国际货币基金组织预计——未来五年，在当今所有的发达经济体中，唯一一个会出现债务状况恶化的就是美国。就连希腊和意大利这样深陷债务危机的国家都将降低债务在GDP中的比重，这很大程度上要归功于全球经济复苏所带来的税收增加和失业福利保障支出的减少。美国当前失业率为18年来最低，经济正处于有史以来最长的一次复苏周期。形势利好之下出现严重赤字，这着实令人费解。