When confronted by such a diplomatic snarl, there are, in reality, only two options: either allow the disputes to boil in their own cauldrons, or lower the temperature on all of the region’s antagonisms before a cataclysmic explosion occurs. Clearly, today’s frozen regional diplomacy must end; far too much of global importance is at stake.
在如此外交乱象下，只有两个现实选择：要么任争端在各自领域闹到不可开交，要么在矛盾集中爆发前给该地区的冲突降温。显然，眼下的外交冷漠现状必须结束；要不然将给全球带来不可承受之重。