Nowadays, when the EU concludes agreements with non-EU countries, it includes all sorts of stiff requirements in areas like human rights, non-proliferation, readmission of migrants, and terrorism. To countries on the receiving end, these conditions can seem like a subtle form of power politics, with Europe trying to impose its values on the world.
从某种意义上讲，对欧盟持批评态度的人是对的：欧盟可能正在寻求按自己的形象改造世界。如今，如果欧盟与非欧盟国家签署协议，它必定要包括人权、核不扩散、重新接纳移民、以及恐怖主义等领域的各种硬性要求。对于处在接受方的国家而言，这些条件可以被看作一种微妙的权力政治，是欧洲把自己的价值观强加给世界。