The ~ of a person, society, or system to do something is their inability to do it. (FORMAL)
...Europe’s ~ to take collective action...
= inability
N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss, oft N to-inf
The ~ of a person, society, or system to do something is their inability to do it. (FORMAL)
...Europe’s ~ to take collective action...
= inability
N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss, oft N to-inf
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012