It is strange but true that even American unilateralism under President George W. Bush has not provoked a genuine debate over Europe’s future role in the world. The EU’s problem is not its so-called “constitutional crisis,” but rather its lack of a recognizable political identity.
奇怪但却真实的是即便美国在布什总统领导下实行的单边主义也未能引发关于欧洲在世界的未来角色的辩论。欧盟的问题不是所谓的“宪法危机”，而是缺少一种可识别的政治身份。