Comment by arrosenberg

Well sure, but all the potential choices have serious problems. American corporations have participated in weakening the government to the point where it's not capable, nor trusted, to do it. The EU may not have the cohesion, and they may not be able to get buy-in, since (I suspect) this will have to be a thing the Germans push hard for. The UK leaving the Union only throws another wrench in Europe being a solution to the problem. China and Russia's interests are aligned with preventing such a thing from happening globally.