The geostrategic importance of the area has meant that the international powers have, to a large extent, an interest in determining its security arrangements and thus its autonomy over its own policy.
本地区在地缘战略上极端重要，这意味着：如何决定其安全安排，从而对其本身的政策拥有自主权在很大程度上与国际势力的利益相关。