Professor Nicholas Boyle claims that events of the fatefulyear will decide whether the world enjoys peace and prosperity over the coming decades or suffers war and poverty.

　　英国剑桥大学教授尼古拉斯波义尔称该2014年发生的重大事件将决定整个世界的走向：和平繁荣抑或战乱贫穷。

　　He believes financialturmoil could be the trigger for the crisis, and that the reactions of American leaders will be crucial to its outcome. He also thinks new global organisations will be key to securing stability rather than nation-states.

　　波义尔教授称金融动荡将会是“2014危机”的导火索，美国领导人对此的反应和采取的行动会对未来产生重大影响。他提出，只有结束单一民族国家的时代，引进某种有效的全球性管理机制，依靠国际合作才能取得稳定的新局面。