South America is becoming a region where war is unthinkable – what the political scientist Karl Deutsch once called a “security community.” Having visited every South American country in my tenure as Defense Minister, I am convinced that, the most effective deterrent on the continent is cooperation.
战争在南美地区越来越不可想象——这就是政治学家卡尔·多伊奇所谓的“安全社区”。任职国防部长期间访问南美各国令我坚信合作是该地区最有效的威慑手段。