Fortunately, the time for armed conflict in that region appears to have come to a definitive end, now that the Balkan states are on the path to NATO and EU membership. But Eastern Europe, especially Ukraine and Moldova, also must be treated as a region of special importance.
事实上，未能达到一体化也是导致1990年代巴尔干半岛惨剧发生的主要原因。幸运的是，既然巴尔干半岛国家要争取加入北约和欧盟，那么那一区域的武装冲突也就到了该结束的时候了。但是东欧地区，尤其是乌克兰和摩尔多瓦两国，仍然要被视为特别重要的区域。