Moreover, the Middle East’s role in the global geopolitics of energy will grow in the coming decades, making it difficult to see how a superpower like the US could simply walk away from the region. Within the next 15 years, OPEC countries will account for 50% of global oil production, compared to only 42% today.
此外，中东在全球能源地缘政治中的作用将在未来几十年中与日俱增，因此，对于美国这样的超级大国，很难想象它会对该地区一弃了之。在未来15年中，欧佩克国家将占据全球石油产量的一半，而今天为42%。此外，份额的增长之源极有可能来自伊拉克。