在奥巴马上任前的数日里，当美国继续着权力真空的时候，欧盟可以发挥其在国际行动中的独特作用以结束暴力和不断扩大的人道主义危机。
In the days before Obama takes office, while a power vacuum persists in the US, the European Union has a unique role to play in international initiatives to end the violence and the unfolding humanitarian crisis.