Even under the pressures of a globalized world, democratic systems that champion the rule of law are more resilient than the illiberal regimes that many – including some in Europe – are praising nowadays. But this does not mean that we can defuse any crisis by means of preventive action or clever intervention.
我们没有理由在这些挑战面前畏缩。即使面临全球化世界的压力，拥护法治精神的民主制度也比许多人——包括一些欧洲人——所宣扬的不自由政权拥有更大的恢复力。但这并不意味着我们能够通过预防性行动和明智的干预解决所有危机。如今，认识自身能力边界对于可行的外交政策比以往任何时候都更重要。