the great game of smashing countries

John Pilger: Afghanistan, The Great Game of Smashing Countries by John Pilger 

憂鬱になるね。

 “I confess that [countries] are pieces on a chessboard,” said Lord Curzon in 1898, “upon which is being played out a great game for the domination of the world.”

チェスはこれからも続くんだろうね。