Europe’s global role
Europe’s global role
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欧洲的全球角色
DOI：
10.1007/s10308-004-0096-6
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发表时间：
2004
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Goh Chok Tong
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作者：
Goh Chok Tong
欧洲25个国家的人口不到世界人口的十分之一。然而，它占世界GDP的四分之一以上，占世界贸易的近五分之一。它对其他国家的潜在影响，无论是积极的还是消极的，无疑都是巨大的。我们如何强调积极的一面，弱化消极的一面？这三个地区有一些共同点。所有国家都支持自由市场;所有国家都有多元化的政治制度。然而，由于历史、政治传统、地理和战略环境的差异，他们对这些广泛价值观的解释之间存在着重大的细微差别。三个区域之间稳定和积极的关系不能想当然，也不会自动发展。必须有意识地建立、培育和维持这些机制。我担心的是，如果没有冷战的共同战略参照点，这些地区渐行渐远的风险是真实的。有迹象表明，这种情况已经发生。
The Europe of twenty-five states has less than one tenth of the world’s population. Yet it accounts for over a quarter of the world’s GDP and almost a fifth of world trade. Its potential impact on others, both positive and negative, is undoubtedly great. How do we accentuate the positive and attenuate the negative?All three regions share some things in common. All are for free markets; all have pluralistic political systems. Yet the nuances between their interpretations of these broad values are significant, the result of differences of history, political traditions, geography and strategic circumstances. Stable and positive relations between the three regions cannot be taken for granted and will not evolve of themselves. They must be consciously constructed, nurtured and sustained. My worry is that without the common strategic reference point of the Cold War, the risk of the regions drifting apart is real. There are signs that this is already happening.