Europe currently exists as an economic actor, not as an international political actor. If Europeans were to set for themselves the goal of speaking with one voice, of having one representative in the spectrum of multilateral institutions – starting with the UN Security Council – they would be taken more seriously.
但欧洲成为多极世界负责任力量的最后机会恰恰取决于它能否发出统一、团结、负责任的声音。欧洲目前还只是一股经济力量，而没有成为国际政治力量。如果欧洲人决心要以统一的声音讲话，要在多边体制中从联合国安理会开始推举出统一的代表，那么他们的意见将会得到更多的关注。在这种背景下，确实应了那句“少即是多”的老话。