Big Choice

Author: Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Zbigniew Brzezinski provides ample reasons for advocating multilateralism. His consistently clear thinking and broad perspective are fully demonstrated in the book. The Grand Choice explains why we need to establish a global community that shares interests and how the United States can lead this endeavor. —Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General
Anyone who seriously reads the arguments presented by Professor Brzezinski in this important work, even the most stubborn unilateralists in the United States, will reconsider their positions. Those concerned with major issues in U.S. foreign policy, whether experts or laypeople, will find The Grand Choice an enlightening read. —Rafael Correa, Former President of Ecuador and Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
In his incisive and significant analysis of the United States' global strategy, Brzezinski presents a compelling argument for the U.S. to lead through partnerships. He also reminds us that inclusiveness, generosity, and patience are crucial elements of national security. —Javier Solana, Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy
The Grand Choice offers a brilliant exposition of the current global political landscape and the role the United States plays within it, with concise and thorough analysis. Brzezinski eloquently demonstrates that U.S. security and global security are inseparable. Only when the United States plays a constructive leadership role in co-creating the world order can it achieve its own security. Our political leaders need to read this book and draw wisdom from it. —Samuel P. Huntington, author of The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Brzezinski is a "perceptive and resolute geopolitical strategist who inherits the tradition of Bismarck." —Samuel P. Huntington
Brzezinski is one of the "most influential international affairs analysts in the world and a master of strategic art." —Paul Wolfowitz
The United States must make a historic choice: whether to be the master of the world or its leader? This book argues that U.S. hegemony and the broader globalization are the most significant realities of today's world, as well as the root causes of many of its most difficult problems. The unprecedented strength of the United States in history is the ultimate guarantee of global security, yet Americans now feel less secure than before. Global interdependence and widespread human awakening have solidified the United States' dominant position, but they have also fueled anti-American jealousy, incited resentment toward the U.S., and enabled its enemies to enhance their power by proliferating more destructive technologies. This book warns Americans not to be blinded by hegemony. The security and prosperity of the United States are intertwined with those of the world. Panicked focus on U.S. security alone, obsession with terrorism, and indifference to political instability elsewhere cannot strengthen U.S. security or meet the true needs of leadership. Unless the United States can align its formidable power with its attractive yet often chaotic social aid, it will find itself isolated and vulnerable in an increasingly chaotic global environment.
The Grand Choice points out that the United States stands at a crossroads, facing an urgent strategic choice: it must serve as both a guarantor of global security and a catalyst for global prosperity.