Throughout the Arab world, nationalism constricts societies and retards cooperation, the dismantling of tariffs, and the creation of an economic community. And yet the economies of the Arab countries in crisis are too small to succeed on their own; even if everything goes well, they cannot offer their large and young populations hope of a positive future.
放眼阿拉伯世界，民族主义束缚着社会，阻碍着合作、取消关税和建立经济社会。危机中的阿拉伯国家太小，不可能单枪匹马获得成功；即使所有方面都进展良好，它们也无法给广大年轻人带来积极未来的希望。它们需要加强合作，共同的语言意味着阿拉伯世界的合作基础比欧洲更好。