Today’s reality, however, is that great powers can no longer divide and conquer other regions, even if they try. The age of colonialism is finished, and we are now moving beyond the age of US global dominance.
而如今的现实则是这些强国已经无力（尽管依然想方设法）去分裂和征服其他区域了。殖民时代已成往事，现在美国作为全球霸主的时代也正渐行渐远。