▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sh arma ▁began ▁applying ▁this ▁basic ▁framework ▁to ▁analyz ing ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁– ▁despite ▁the ▁growing ▁camp ▁of ▁American ▁decl in ists — the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁in ▁position ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" Come back ▁Nation ." ▁He ▁c ites ▁five ▁key ▁factors , ▁all ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁superior ▁flex ibility ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁system , ▁compared ▁to ▁its ▁pe ers . ▁The ▁US ▁is ▁pay ing ▁down ▁its ▁private ▁deb ts ▁faster ▁than ▁European ▁riv als ▁or ▁Japan . ▁The ▁doll ar ▁is ▁at ▁its ▁most ▁compet itive ▁level ▁in ▁three ▁dec ades ▁( in ▁real ▁terms ). ▁The ▁US ▁remains ▁the ▁hub ▁of ▁techn ological ▁innov ation . ▁The ▁revolution ▁in ▁US ▁sh ale ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁is ▁greatly ▁lower ing ▁energy ▁costs . ▁All ▁these ▁factors ▁are ▁helping ▁to ▁sp ur ▁a ▁US ▁r ena issance ▁in ▁manufact uring , ▁putting ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁position ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" break out ▁nation ▁of ▁the ▁developed ▁world ," ▁if ▁it ▁can ▁address ▁its ▁Ach illes ▁he el : ▁rising ▁government ▁deb t . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Sh arma ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Blo om berg ▁Mark ets ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁Most ▁In flu ential ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Out look ▁named ▁Sh arma ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁The ▁World ' s