In view of the serious risks that Europe has assumed, in full awareness of the consequences, it is of the utmost importance that a European “Grand Strategy” for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East be developed, so that Europe can calmly and clearly define its interests. In any serious variation of this Grand Strategy, Turkey will need to play a central role – politically, militarily, economically, and culturally.
鉴于欧洲承担的重大风险，充分意识到其后果，欧洲必须对地中海中部和中东制定一套“宏大的战略”，从而冷静、明确地界定其利益所在。要对这套宏大战略进行任何重要的改动，土耳其应该发挥核心作用——政治上、军事上、经济上、以及文化上。