I don’t have a crystal ball, but I’m certain that several years from now we should be able to look back at the Georgian crisis as a turning point. Already we can name three “growth factors” that will help the new security system to mature – the development of the European Security and Defense Policy, the transformation of NATO, and Russia’s return to its rightful position on the world stage.
我没有预知未来的水晶球，但我确信几年之后再回首，我们将把格鲁吉亚危机看作一个转折点。我们已经能够识别将会有助于新的安全机制成熟的三个“成长因子”—“欧洲安全和防务政策”的发展、北约的转变和俄罗斯回归其在世界舞台上应有的地位。