NATO's involvement in Afghan War is a massive "out-of-area" operation for practicing it's function of "globalization". 北约介入阿富汗战争是其“走出地区”实践“全球化”职能的一次大规模行动。
The PLA Navy has been participating in anti-piracy missions in the Gulf of Aden since late last year, its first out-of-area mission, which has been welcomed by US naval commanders as an opportunity to work more closely with China. 自去年年底以来,中国海军一直在参与亚丁湾反海盗任务这是它的首个境外任务,受到美国海军司令官们的欢迎,认为可以借此机会与中国更紧密地合作。