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

Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only happen if all feel they are being treated fairly.

The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only grow if people feel secure and are reasonably free.

It is not viable for one country to demand a right to increase and upgrade its nuclear weapons capabilities while asking others to eliminate theirs.

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

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

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!