Europe also needs to address the conditions driving residents of war-torn and poverty-stricken countries to flee. So far, the EU has been singularly ineffectual in deploying aid, diplomacy, and boots on the ground to address conflicts in Africa and the Middle East.
在边境建立更多铁丝网是不够的。欧洲还需要改变驱使饱受战争摧残和贫困折磨的国家的居民逃离祖国的环境。目前，欧盟在通过援助、外交手段和部署地面部队解决非洲和中东冲突等方面几乎毫无建树。