or their wiles to bring the allies to take that decision,

或者使诈使得盟邦
when they would not have otherwise done so,

在有其他选择的前提下采纳了这个决定
I think that is wrong.

我认为也是有失偏颇的
I'm going to start doing something

接下来的内容
that you may get tired of after awhile;

你可能会感到有些枯燥
I want to use an analogy that I find very illuminating anyway.

但我还得说一下这个非常有启发性的类比
The analogy of the formation of NATO after the Second World War

以二战后北约的形成
and the formation of the Delian League,

与希波战争后提洛同盟的形成
which is ultimately turned into the Athenian Empire

并最终演变成为雅典帝国的这两个事件
after the Persian Wars.

进行一番类比
In the case of the Delian League,

在提洛同盟形成的过程中
I think a Norwegian

我认为正如一个挪威