"In this changing world, Europe should be the bearer of a new Atlantic vision. [...] But today, traditional Atlantic policy has become weak: it can become strong again if it becomes a policy for the “whole” Atlantic, and not just the North Atlantic. Because a policy for the whole Atlantic includes Latin America and Africa. This would represent a major opening on the part of Europe towards continents that are emerging as new possible protagonists. We must counterbalance the Asian century and the risk that the epicenter of global growth will shift to the Pacific [...]"
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Massimo D'Alema
Massimo D'Alema (born 20 April, 1949) is an Italian politician and journalist who was the 53rd prime minister of Italy from 1998 to 2000. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2008. D'Alema also served for a time as national secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS). Earlier in his career, D'Alema was a member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and was the first former Communist party member to become prime minister of a NATO count
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