peninsula 半岛
jockey
provovation 挑衅
repress 抑制 repressive 镇压
religious cult 宗教崇拜
build legitamacy with regime 用政权建立合法性
have a common denominator(分母)
speculate 推测
purge 清除
allegedly 据说
unwitting 不知情的
security realm 安全领域
impoverished nation 贫困
revival
depraved regime 堕落的
fiery speech 火热的演讲
rhetoric 修辞
intimidate 恐吓
brutality 暴行
insanity 精神错乱
decent outcome 体面的结果
raise the stakes 提高赌注