LONDON – America’s gradual withdrawal from the Middle East puts increasing pressure on Europe to help foster peace in the region. With complex and heated wars threatening to bring about the collapse of states like Syria and Iraq, and the long-simmering conflict between Israel and Palestine seemingly as far from resolution as ever, it is almost easier to ask what Europe should avoid than what it should do.
伦敦——美国从中东逐步撤军使得欧洲协助维护地区和平的压力越来越大。在激烈而复杂的战争可能造成叙利亚伊拉克崩溃、解决以色列和巴勒斯坦长期冲突似乎像以往一样遥遥无期的时候，与其纠结欧洲应该做什么，还不如想想不做什么。