And Europe is our largest trading partner and a key part of the global financial system, and therefore it's very important to the United States, and the rest of the world as they work through their issues.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

In the new system the United States will still be the largest economy but no longer the sole determinant of global economic health.

WSJ: China Will Be a Winner in the New Economy

By so doing, the United States could make clear that its "national" missile defense system will actually be a global capability, thus denying critics and those who would divide America from her allies the argument that the former will be protected at the latters' expense.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

On the one hand we will help them and we have proposed the creation of a new international system to help non-nuclear states acquire the new sources of energy they need, including through a global enrichment bond ---- and we are today inviting interested countries to an international conference on these themes later this year.

BBC: In full: Brown security statement