'Europe remains a true economic power, with a gross domestic product that still rivals that of China and the United States, but the outlook is much bleaker. Growth is sluggish, and is undermining social peace as well as political stability and fuelling extremism.' For Jean-Dominique Giuliani, Europe must not only think of itself as a geopolitical power: it must also reassert its economic and financial power in order to build and maintain a military force and genuine diplomatic influence.