EU leaders are weak, divided, and seemingly incapable of setting out a credible vision of the future benefits that European integration could provide, without which they cannot rally popular support and convince recalcitrant governments to bear their fair share of current costs. In the absence of an effective, common response, Europe’s crises fester, feed on each other, and foment unilateralism.
欧洲领导人弱势、意见不一，似乎也没有能力勾勒出欧洲一体化所能提供的可信的美好未来前景，而没有这一前景，他们就无法赢得群众支持、说服顽固的政府承担当前成本的合理份额。由于没有有效的共同应对方案，欧洲的危机愈演愈烈、彼此强化，并且煽动起单边主义。