The international political system is anarchic,  

國際政治體係是無政府狀態的，

as there is no supranational  authority to enforce rules;

因為沒有超國家權威來執行規則； 在國際緊急情況下

The often-used analogy of there being 'no one to  

「無人可呼叫」的常用比喻

call' in an international emergency  might help to underline this point.

可能有助於強調這一點。

Within our own countries, we typically have  police forces, militaries, courts, and so on.  

在我們自己的國家內，我們通常有警察部隊、軍隊、法院等。

There is an expectation that these institutions  will "do something" in the event of an emergency.

人們期望這些機構在緊急情況下會「有所作為」。

However, there is no clear expectation of  anyone or anything 'doing something ' on a  

然而，由於沒有明確的等級制度，因此沒有明確期望任何人或任何事物在全球範圍內“做某事”

global scale because there is no  defined hierarchy. As a result,  

。結果，

nations can only rely on themselves in the end.

國家最終只能靠自己。