The report was drawn up by experts from almost all OAS member states, and was divided into two parts: an excellent analytical section, and a brief and somewhat exasperating chapter devoted to future scenarios. The document itself represents a watershed, because it provides the data needed for a scientific and empirical discussion of an issue that is too often debated in ideological terms.
几乎所有OAS成员国都有专家参与报告的起草。报告分为两部分：一是出色的分析部分，而是颇可气人的关于未来前景的简报。报告本身算得上一座里程碑，因为它提供了科学地、实证地讨论问题所需的数据。此前，问题的讨论往往基于意识形态。