Indeed, Europe’s crisis only seems to be economic or financial in nature; in reality, it is political to the core, for it has revealed that Europe lacks two things: a political framework – that is, more statehood – for its monetary union, and the vision and leadership to create it.
诚然，欧洲危机看起来只是经济和金融性质的；但实际上有其政治核心，因为危机反映出欧洲缺少两样东西：货币联盟的政治框架——也就是说，更多的国家属性；以及创造这一框架的远见卓识和领导力。