With wealth and power shifting away from the North Atlantic, this crisis can either divide the United States and Europe, leaving us both with reduced influence in the world, or it can be an opportunity for reforming and strengthening our economies so that they remain globally competitive.
Jeanne Shaheen: “With wealth and power shifting away from the North Atlantic, this crisis can either divide the United States and Europe…”
On the recordJuly 31, 2012
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Shaheen discusses the potential impact of the crisis on U.S.-Europe relations.
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