Europe still constitutes a quarter of the world’s economy and remains one of America’s principal geopolitical partners. A Europe overwhelmed by a demographic challenge, in addition to its economic and security challenges, would be neither able nor willing to be an effective ally.
协助德国和欧洲抗衡危机也符合美国的战略利益。欧洲仍占据世界经济的四分之一，依然是美国主要的地缘政治合作者。除经济和安全难题外深陷人口困局的欧洲既不能也不愿扮演有效的盟友。