In times of financial crisis, EU member states are unlikely to increase defense spending. But if France and the UK understand how much their projection of power is linked to that of Europe, if they make cooperation reciprocal and expand it to other European countries – according to the formula foreseen in the treaties – we could eventually see an EU with the ability to assume the defense role expected of it by the global community.
在金融危机之下，各欧盟成员国已不再可能增加国防开支。但如果法国和英国能意识到自身武装力量的投送能力的大小将关系到整个欧洲，如果它们都能从合作中获益并将其扩展到其他欧洲国家（依照条约所包含的模式），我们将最终看到一个足以承担国际社会所赋予的防卫角色的欧盟。通过推进更高效率和更深入合作，经济危机这类坏事也能催生出好的结果。