The crisis in Ukraine spiraled out of control, with Russia's annexation of Crimea, followed by military escalation in the eastern Donbas region, calling into question the post-1945 European order. And, though the measures agreed in Minsk earlier this month offer an opportunity to enter into a political process, other crises – for example, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the advance of ISIS – have presented new, urgent challenges.
柏林—去年的严峻现实给德国及其外交政策造成了前所未有的挑战。乌克兰危机逐渐失控，俄罗斯入侵克里米亚，随后乌克兰东部顿巴斯地区军事冲突升级，1945年后的欧洲秩序告急。此外，尽管本月早些时候在明斯克达成一致的措施有望让乌克兰危机走向政治进程，但其他危机——比如西非埃博拉病毒的肆虐和伊斯兰国的兴起——带来了新的紧迫挑战。