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.

The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.

The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.

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...

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 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. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

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

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...

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...

European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.

European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.

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.

Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period...

Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period...

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.

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...

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...

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...

We can demonstrate, by our own example, how E.U. freedoms, including the freedom of nationals...

We can demonstrate, by our own example, how E.U. freedoms, including the freedom of nationals...

Proliferation of nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations is far more dangerous than proliferation of nuclear...

Proliferation of nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations is far more dangerous than proliferation of nuclear...

One cannot have economic growth without security.

One cannot have economic growth without security.

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...

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...