translation.en: For a number of countries in this part of the world, having pipelines is the ticket to becoming part of the global economy and for having some meaning besides the borders that they are not loyal to themselves.
translation.zh: 对这个区域的一些国家来说， 拥有输油管到就等同于拿到了加入全球经济体中的门票 这对他们很有意义， 加之边界对他们来存在变数。