The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.

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

The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and transnational crime, advancing trade liberalization, and combating piracy and intellectual property violations.

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

One cannot have economic growth without security.

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

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