For these reasons, the EU provides a unique model for other regions that remain stuck in a mire of conflict, poverty, lack of infrastructure, and environmental crisis. New regional organizations, such as the African Union, look to the EU as a role model for regional problem-solving and integration.
因此欧洲也为那些依旧在冲突、贫困，基础设施缺乏和环境危机中挣扎的区域提供了一个独特的范例。新的区域性组织，比如非洲联盟，将欧盟视为解决区域性问题以及国家间整合的榜样。但时至今日，大多数区域性组织依然太过弱势，无法解决其成员国所面对的紧迫问题。