The question is particularly relevant for Europe, but it also has global significance. In the Middle East, for example, identity politics is manifesting itself in its most sinister form: a chaotic and violent clash between Sunni and Shia Muslims, exemplified by the rise of the Islamic State.
该问题对欧洲特别重要，但从全球范围看亦不可等闲视之。比如，在中东，身份政治正在以最邪恶的形式展现：逊尼派和什叶派之间的混乱而暴力的冲突，伊斯兰国的崛起就是明证。