So such an approach is a bulwark against extremism but it is also a civilising force in a future in which Western economic and political weight will be less than hitherto.

• 因此，在未来，尽管西方的政治经济地位远不如今日，仍会有一个坚实的堡垒，伫立在极端主义面前，推动世界的文明与开化。