Today, it is more important than ever that the EU, which now includes not only former Soviet satellites but countries that were part of the USSR, should create a strategic policy framework. This reflects not only worries about energy and shared security concerns, but also the need to head off any looming crisis in the Middle East that could plunge large parts of the world into turmoil, if not armed conflict.
欧盟现在不仅包括前苏联卫星国家，而且也包括几个前苏联加盟共和国。如今，欧盟应该建立一个战略政策框架。这比以往更为重要。这不仅反映出有关能源以及共同的安全担忧，而且反映出需要防止在中东出现滚滚欲来的危机。这些危机即使把世界很多地方陷于武装冲突，也会把令其陷于动乱。