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going to kind of going all in on the g-20 and now we like the g-8. neither of the bodies are particularly well crafted right now. still a lot of work to be done in forming the architecture of the kind of international arrangements and alliances that can manage the global economy that we find ourselves in. >> do you see a difference on what mitt romney would do on the issues? >> i do worry because i was emphasized the point you can't judge entirely from the campaign rhetoric, but it does worry me that the phrase asia doesn't really seem to come up in his voc voc vocabulary. he doesn't...

and then take him seriously if, in either case, if he lays out priorities that align with those of us as individual citizens, then he will be a very strong candidate for the presidency. but there is one other point. and it goes back to the economy. and it goes back to the pogo factor. what is extremely important for our ability to lead in the world, both by example, and also by having the resources necessary to back up our soft power with hard power and of course leader shuch int eer of institutions if we get our own economy back in shape. that means addressing, restoring fiscal sani...

that sounds very yesteryear i must say. we will have other panels talk about russia but i don't think anyone will buy on to that proposition and as for china, we all know that china is an easy target in some ways, but we have already mentioned people -- the wise heads of the republican party. i can assure you just read henry kissinger's latest book on china and candidate mitt romney will get a lot of advice between now and when it gets anywhere near the convention not to mention the white house to go easy on china. one reason i am puzzled by it is that will not win an election. it is...

priorities are. and hear how he lays them out. and then take him seriously if, in either case, if he lays out priorities that align with those of us as individual citizens, then he will be a very strong candidate for the presidency. but there is one other point. and it goes back to the economy. and it goes back to the pogo factor. what is extremely important for our ability to lead in the world, both by example, and also by having the resources necessary to back up our soft power with hard power and of course leader shuch int eer of institutions if we get our own economy back in shap...

goes. >> i'm steve cohen, part of this project. want to return to a country that arnold asked about the bureaucracy. one of the things i learned in writing, and doing this project and writing about it in my paper, and i think it's important to follow and first make categories, pakistan is both an idea. it's an idea of pakistan. it's also a state. and i think one of the trend lines we've seen of the state of pakistan with one exception has been a decline of the state, the bureaucracy, the administrative structure and so forth. that's not true of the army in a sense. the army has grown...