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DREZNER: I mean, that's a possibility, there's no question about that. I mean, you
know, it's easy to point to the decline of Europe, but this might potentially lead to at least
some relative decline i the United States.
I'm a little more optimistic about the U.S., just because first of all, the demographic
profile of the United States is much healthier than Europe in terms of sort of, you know,
birth rates and the extent to which you've got an active labor force supporting a retiring --
supporting pensioners. That's one thing. And the second reason is that our fundamental
advantage is that our labor markets are much more flexible and also we're more receptive
to immigration.
So as a result, I mean, the U.S. might -- you know, it's not going to ever grow again at 10
percent a year, you know, the growth rates that you see in India and China. That said,
because it's starting from a larger base, it doesn't necessarily have to, and because of its
technological lead. It's going to be a longer -- it's going to be a couple decades, I think,
before you need to talk about whether or not the U.S. is going to actually be eclipsed by
any of these countries.
And the other fact is -- and this is important -- is that although China and India are rising,
you know, there are a lot of reasons why they might -- both states might encounter
serious amounts of political instability along the way, whereas the U.S. political system,
even in the polarizing era we are now, is considered much more stable.
ROSE: So it's less the rise of multilateralism or the decline of the U.S. as it is the U.S.
changing its dance partners or increasing the size of its harem.
DREZNER: Yeah, I would say it's more expanding the option -- expanding its dance
partner options. You know, as I said in the piece, it's not that -- the United States needs
the European Union, needs the EU members because on a whole variety of issues we
actually agree more with Europe than we agree with other countries. But there are other
issues, particularly on economic growth, where we're much more simpatico with China
and India than we are with the European Union. So this -- if this is done well, if this is
done adroitly, the U.S. can sort of pick and choose who its great power allies will be
given the issue at hand.
QUESTIONER: So Robin being joined by Bat Girl.
DREZNER: Yeah, there you go.
ROSE: And on that note, do we have anymore questions from the floor
OPERATOR: A question comes from Garrett Mitchell from the Mitchell Report.
QUESTIONER: Hi, Dr. Drezner
DREZNER: Yes.