The European crisis-management process has been predicated on the Scarlett O’Hara principle that “tomorrow will be a better day.” Although everyone knows that postponing hard decisions only makes the problem larger, they could still believe that there would always be a firm line of defense.
欧洲危机治理过程一直可以用斯嘉丽·奥哈拉（Scarlett O’Hara）的“明天会更好”原则预测。尽管所有人都知道暂停艰难抉择只能让问题变得跟严重，但他们仍然相信，总会找到一条稳固的防线。这一点或许正在发生变化。