Ever noticed how Europe's the world's wealthiest underperformer?

We're talking about a $17 trillion economic powerhouse here. Half a billion people. Some of the planet's best universities pumping out elite engineering minds. Infrastructure that actually works. Deep capital reserves sitting idle. A unified currency that should be crushing it.

Yet somehow, all that raw firepower never translates into decisive moves. The resources are there. The talent's there. The money's definitely there.

So what's missing? The nerve to pull the trigger.