While the United Nations Charter designates the maintenance of peace and security at the global level as the primary responsibility of the international community, in practice, tensions at the regional and subregional levels constitute the main source of instability.
尽管《联合国宪章》指定在全球一级维护和平与安全是国际社会的首要责任，但实际上区域和次区域各级的紧张局势是不稳定的主要根源。