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
or a Swedish scholar

或是瑞典学者所指出的那样
has described the process whereby NATO was invented

北约建立的过程
as the establishment of hegemony by invitation.

就是一个邀请霸权主义入主的过程
That is,

意即
if you look at the situation in 1945,1946,1947,1948,and 1949

你可以看一下1945到1949年的情况
the Europeans states that ultimately became part of NATO

欧洲各国最终纷纷加入北约
desperately wanted the Americans to join with them,

并且迫切希望美国也能加入
not to repeat what they had done after the First World War,

不必说他们在一战后