To be sure, the sanctity of existing borders has become a powerful norm in world politics. Yet this norm has permitted the emergence of ungovernable and unmanageable states, whose internal wars spill across international boundaries, fueling regional tensions and insecurity.
可以肯定，现有边界的神圣性已成为世界政治的有力规则。但这种规则导致无法治理的国家出现，其国内战争跨越国际边境，为区域紧张和不安全局势火上浇油。