The time horizon may be too long for sole reliance on market solutions - but perhaps the inventiveness of the financial services industry will prove me wrong that point!

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A terrorist nuclear detonation in a western city would destroy all economic confidence.

A terrorist nuclear detonation in a western city would destroy all economic confidence.

Financial service providers act as the lubricating oil in the economy. They link consumers who...

Financial service providers act as the lubricating oil in the economy. They link consumers who...

The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

U.S. companies earn more from their investments in the EU than in the rest of...

U.S. companies earn more from their investments in the EU than in the rest of...

It is not viable for one country to demand a right to increase and upgrade...

It is not viable for one country to demand a right to increase and upgrade...

U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign...

U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign...

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at...

States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at...

If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else...

If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else...

The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence...

The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence...

The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the...

The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the...

The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only...

The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only...

But our system of regulation must keep up with this. If it fails to keep...

But our system of regulation must keep up with this. If it fails to keep...

Of course the EU and member states must work to ensure that people moving from...

Of course the EU and member states must work to ensure that people moving from...

One cannot have economic growth without security.

One cannot have economic growth without security.

That's where my job comes in. Getting the E.U. and U.S. to agree.

That's where my job comes in. Getting the E.U. and U.S. to agree.

When the E.U. and the U.S. agree, other countries follow.

When the E.U. and the U.S. agree, other countries follow.

Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only...

Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only...

The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the...

The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the...

Ireland has a role to play in making the E.U. united and strong.

Ireland has a role to play in making the E.U. united and strong.

The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market; it is...

The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market; it is...