But it is none of the above. The vast region (45% of the earth’s total surface) with next to no governance or rule of law is the high seas – nearly two-thirds of the global ocean that lies outside of any country’s jurisdiction.
这听起来像是在描述某个失败国家，一个饱受内战摧残的绝望穷国，或是虚构异邦。非也。有一片接近无政府状态的广袤之地（占地球表面的45%），它的名字叫作公海。全球近三分之二的海域处于所有国家的法律辖区之外。