Indeed, at no time since the Arab Spring began has one been able to discern a coherent Western strategy to address its many challenges and uncertainties. Each case has elicited a different response, owing either to the constraints of international power politics, as is now the case with respect to Syria, or to economic and strategic considerations, as in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
事实上，阿拉伯之春一开始，你就可以领会到西方在解决其中诸多挑战和不确定性方面实行的是一致战略。每场革命都引发了不同的应对措施，要么根据国际实力政治约束做出（如现在的叙利亚），要么根据经济和战略条件做出（如沙特和巴林）。