This, too, may prove temporary as two new geopolitical macro-blocs gain strength in the twenty-first century. One centers on the US and its ambition to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
而这一状况可能也是暂时性的，二十一世纪，两大新的地缘政治宏观板块正在形成。一个板块的核心是美国及其完成跨太平洋合作伙伴关系 (TPP)和跨大西洋贸易与投资合作伙伴关系 (TTIP)的宏大目标。