Resolving that conflict - itself a key aspect of Arab political identity - might enable Arab political culture to change. But NATO's leaders should bear in mind that, viewed in comparative and historical perspective, such change will be less an imposition from outside and more the result of internal pressures and initiatives.
上述冲突的解决本身成了阿拉伯政治特征的重要方面，并可能促进阿拉伯政治文化发生改变。但北约领导人应该时刻记住：以比较和历史的眼光来看，上述变化更有可能是内部压力和行动的结果，而不会来自外界力量的强迫作用。