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<br>The North American Idea is a brilliant work offering a creative vision of <br>North America's future. Buttressed by masterful scholarship, it is profoundly <br>challenging and politically insightful. - Zbigniew Brzezinski, U.S. National Security Advisor (1977-1981) <br><p><br> The North American Idea is a 'big idea' book that no one could hav written as well as Robert Pastor. He knows the substance and the sensitivities better than anyone. The idea's time has not yet come, but the book's certainly has. - Jorge Casta eda, Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2000-2003)<p><br>The future of the United States is, in many ways, linked to the future of its North American neighbors on security, economic, and political issues. Robert Pastor has done a superb job of bringing these issues to the forefront and raising insightful questions about how far the United States, Canada, and Mexico should integrate themselves. How these questions are answered will help determine the competitive

<br>The North American Idea is a brilliant work offering a creative vision of <br>North America's future. Buttressed by masterful scholarship, it is profoundly <br>challenging and politically insightful. - Zbigniew Brzezinski, U.S. National Security Advisor (1977-1981) <br><p><br> The North American Idea is a 'big idea' book that no one could hav written as well as Robert Pastor. He knows the substance and the sensitivities better than anyone. The idea's time has not yet come, but the book's certainly has. - Jorge Casta eda, Mexican Secretary of Human Affairs (2000-2003)<p><br>The future of the United States is, in many ways, linked to the future of its North American neighbors on security, economic, and political issues. Robert Pastor has done a superb job of bringing these issues to the forefront and raising insightful questions about how far the United States, Canada, and Mexico should integrate themselves. How these questions are answered will help determine the competitivene

At a time when relationships among the countries are frayed, this book offers some interesting and provocative ideas as to how those relationships could be reconstructed while still ensuring the sovereignty and identity of each of the three countries ... Pastor raises some interesting and important issues that practitioners and academics in all three countries should consider. * Joyce Kaufman, International Affairs *

Pastor presses his case with intelligence and good humor, marshaling data to demonstrate that all three nations would be better off adopting cooperative solutions to common problems...His book constitutes a brave master plan, a bright vision to challenge and enlighten future generations. -- Foreign Affairs The North American Idea is a brilliant work offering a creative vision of North America's future. Buttressed by masterful scholarship, it is profoundly challenging and politically insightful. - Zbigniew Brzezinski, U.S. National Security Advisor (1977-1981) The North American Idea is a 'big idea' book that no one could have written as well as Robert Pastor. He knows the substance and the sensitivities better than anyone. The idea's time has not yet come, but the book's certainly has. - Jorge Castaneda, Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2000-2003) The future of the United States is, in many ways, linked to the future of its North American neighbors on security, economic, and political issues. Robert Pastor has done a superb job of bringing these issues to the forefront and raising insightful questions about how far the United States, Canada, and Mexico should integrate themselves. How these questions are answered will help determine the competitiveness of all three countries in the global economy. - James A. Baker III, 61st U.S. Secretary of State and 67th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Business and boldness led Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.A. to come together in NAFTA - for economic reasons. Robert Pastor argues that our continent is much more than just an economy. He spells out both the logic, and the logistics, of making much more of the enormous potential of the North American community, while respecting national sovereignty and identity. And he poses the critical question: are we bold enough? - The Right Honorable Joe Clark, 16th Prime Minister of Canada This book constititutes a brave master plan, a bright vision to challenge and enlighten future generations. --Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs

<br> Pastor presses his case with intelligence and good humor, marshaling data to demonstrate that all three nations would be better off adopting cooperative solutions to common problems...His book constitutes a brave master plan, a bright vision to challenge and enlighten future generations. -- Foreign Affairs<br><p><br> The North American Idea is a brilliant work offering a creative vision of <br>North America's future. Buttressed by masterful scholarship, it is profoundly <br>challenging and politically insightful. - Zbigniew Brzezinski, U.S. National Security Advisor (1977-1981)<p><br> The North American Idea is a 'big idea' book that no one could hav written as well as Robert Pastor. He knows the substance and the sensitivities better than anyone. The idea's time has not yet come, but the book's certainly has. - Jorge Casta?eda, Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs (2000-2003)<p><br> The future of the United States is, in many ways, linked to the future of its North American ne

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Robert A. Pastor is Professor of International Relations and Founder and Director of the Center for North American Studies at American University. He served on the National Security Council and as a Consultant to the State and Defense Departments. He is the author of sixteen other books, including Exiting the Whirlpool: U.S. Foreign Policy to Latin America and A Century's Journey: How the Great Powers Shape the World.

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