8. 歐盟 The European Union
Europe should be a force for stability in the world. But an EU without an effective foreign policy mechanism, without the ability to shoulder its share of the military burden associated with keeping the world safe, with a faltering Euro and with too many new members is a big void where the world needs strength. Sometimes the greatest threat comes from those who could take action to preserve stability but who do not.

　　歐洲本該是維護世界穩定的一支重要力量，但卻因為沒有有效的外交政策機制、沒有擔負起維護世界安全軍事重任的能力。加上蹣跚的歐元和太多新成員加入，導致其缺乏力量。有時候，最大的危險恰好來自于那些有能力維持世界穩定、但卻對此毫無作為的國家。