Italy’s crisis comes at a time of heightened risk for key countries (for example, a hard landing in China, or persistently high unemployment in the US). In assessing such risks, it is useful to focus on three variables: resources, competence, and will.
意大利危机爆发于关键国家风险高企的当口（比如中国出现硬着陆、美国失业率持久居高不下等）。在评估这些风险时，关注三个变量是大有裨益的：资源、能力和意愿。一个国家是否有解决其所面临的问题的资源？政客是否有经验和专业知识实施有效改革？当局是否认识到了采取果断有力的反应的需要？