France and Germany could provide and pay for military intervention against the Islamic State. All of Europe and the rest of the world – the US, the rich Gulf States – could provide massive amounts of money for refugee support and eventually funds to rebuild failed states and provide economic opportunity to hundreds of millions of Muslims and Africans.
但欧洲绝非注定会崩溃。它目前所面临的冲突可能带来更大的凝聚力、更多的风险共担和进一步机构一体化。德国可能吸收更多的难民（尽管达不到每年一百万的速度）。法国和德国可能提供和出资针对伊斯兰国的军事干预。整个欧洲以及世界其他地区——美国、波斯湾富裕国家——可能提供大量资金用于支持难民并最终出资筹建失败国家，为数以亿计的穆斯林和非洲人民提供经济机会。