Great Choice -- America at the Crossroads

Author: Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Zbigniew Brzezinski provides ample reasons for advocating multilateralism. His consistent clear thinking and broad perspective are fully demonstrated in the book. The Grand Choice explains why we need to establish a global community with shared interests and how the United States can lead this endeavor. – Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations
If one carefully reads the arguments presented by Professor Brzezinski in this important work, even the most stubborn unilateralists in the United States would reconsider. Anyone concerned with major issues in U.S. foreign policy, whether an expert or a layperson, will find The Grand Choice an enlightening read. – Robert Pastor, Director of the Globalization Center at Yale University
Miguel Angel Cervantes, Former President of Mexico
In his incisive and important analysis of the United States' global strategy, Zbigniew Brzezinski presents a compelling argument for the U.S. to lead through partnerships. He also reminds us that inclusiveness, generosity, and patience are vital components of national security. – Javier Solana, Senior 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, and only when the United States plays a constructive leadership role in shaping the world order can it achieve its own security. Our political leaders need to read this book and take its insights to heart. – Samuel P. Huntington, author of The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Zbigniew Brzezinski is a "perceptive and determined geopolitical strategist who inherits the tradition of Bismarck." – Samuel P. Huntington
Zbigniew Brzezinski is one of the "most influential analysts of international affairs and a master of strategic art." – Paul Wolfowitz
The United States must make a historic choice: to be the master of the world or its leader? This book argues that U.S. hegemony and the universal process of globalization are the most significant realities of today's world, and 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 envy, provoked resentment toward the U.S., and enabled adversaries 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 requirements 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 decision: it must serve as both a guarantor of global security and a catalyst for shared prosperity.