Indeed, American companies make three times as much profits from their investment in one E.U. country, Ireland, than they do from all their investments in China.

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.

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

The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market; it is a guarantee of democracy, freedom, justice, and human rights. Nations cannot stay in the E.U. if they do not respect these guarantees.

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

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

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