The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the U.S., Canada and Japan, combined.
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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.
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The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only grow if people feel secure and are reasonably free.
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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.
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If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else will follow.
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States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all.
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