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http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usassi/ssipubs/pubs2002/21cntury/21cntury.pdf
. . . I think we shortchange ourselves in our own hemisphere from not paying more attention beyond the Free Trade Area of the Americas, which obviously is very important.1
Rep. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)We seek not just neighbors but strong partners. We seek not just progress but shared prosperity. With persistence and courage, we shaped the last century into an American century. With leadership and commitment, this can be the century of the Americas…. Should I become president, I will look south, not as an afterthought, but as a fundamental commitment to my presidency.2
Gov. George W. Bush (R-TX)Introduction and Significant Trends.
Each century there are few opportunities for a major power—such as the United States—to make a monumental change in grand strategy for an important region of the world. Today, the nation states of the Western Hemisphere possess a fleeting moment to create a new community. Regionalism is on the rise around the world and in the Americas, and with it comes new ways of interacting economically, politically, socially, and militarily. States devote considerable thought and planning to economic issues, particularly trade, but precious little has been devoted to the security cooperation imperative that arises from these other integration areas.
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