Some observers are sceptical about the geopolitical fallout from any financial crisis. "Geopolitical events like the disappearance of Mao in China, or the fall of the Berlin Wall, have far greater consequences than financial shocks," says Robert Cooper, director-general of external affairs at the Council of the European Union. "Look at the technology bubble in the 1990s. There were no obvious consequences. Or the 1970s crisis with oil prices. Any geopolitical consequences rapidly disappeared."
对于金融危机所产生的地缘政治后果,某些观察人士表示怀疑。“地缘政治事件,比如毛泽东的消失或柏林墙的倒塌,其后果比金融冲击大得多,”欧盟理事会(Council of the European Union)对外关系司司长罗伯特·库珀(Robert Cooper)表示。“看看20世纪90年代的科技股泡沫吧。没有明显的后果。或者20世纪70年代的油价危机,那次危机带来的地缘政治后果很快就消失了。”