Failed economies and brutal secular dictatorships, together with deep-rooted ethnic and religious rifts, have fueled a volatile combination of fear, instability, and anger. But no one should doubt that the framework of fanaticism has been abetted by the dire environmental conditions that now prevail in much of the Middle East and the Sahel.
当然，气候变化绝不是伊斯兰极端主义的首要原因。糟糕的经济和残酷的世俗独裁统治，再加上根深蒂固的种族和宗教分歧，共同助长了恐惧、动荡和愤怒的不稳定环境。但任何人都不应怀疑恶劣的环境条件助长了狂热主义架构，目前这样的可怕局面正在中东和萨赫勒的大部分地区盛行。