Though Europe is working through its current woes, the question of whether this addresses the fundamental problem of Europe -- which is political and geopolitical -- remains.
The United States is moving into an election cycle, when foreign policy initiatives tend to be frozen. Given the dynamics of the Obama administration and this election, the freeze will be more intense than usual.
Unification has no moral claim on Europe beyond promising prosperity and offering a path to avoid conflict. The problem arises when the prosperity stops.
An approaching U.N. General Assembly vote on Palestinian statehood could be a motivating factor behind Hamas' (among other groups') strategic intent to create a crisis between Egypt and Israel.
If the assumptions on the Arab Spring of this past January and February prove insufficient or even wrong, then there will be regional and global consequences.
