A Grand Alliance

English matura summary: a grand alliance The article a grand alliance was written by Zbigniew Brzezinsky, former US security advisor and puppet master of US politics. The article itself is about Brzezinsky’s ideas concerning the US foreign policy. He questions the attitude of the USA towards the rest of the world, especially after 9/11: He believes that the state has overreacted and that the fight against terrorism has become an obsession. On the other hand he is convinced that the world needs the USA thus he would not consider it as favourable if the USA refrains from all foreign interventions as this would lead to further thrive of fundamentalism. He does not agree with Bush’s “War on Terror” as the term is at the same time to specific and vague (what is “Terror”?). He finds the alternated name more acceptable: “Struggle against ideological extremists who do not believe in free societies” Brzezinsky describes the true goal of the USA as being a missionary for democracy, not necessarily only by peaceful, diplomatic means. The reason for this necessity is according to him the commencing political awakening of the world (e.g.: China, middle East). Thus there is a need for the establishment of stable, democratic political systems before the emerging political potential is misused by fundamentalists. In order to accomplish this mission, the support of Europe is required as only then the needed resources are available. He describes Europe as a natural ally as it is the birthplace of democracy and calls for a grand alliance of USA and EU to spread democracy and create a global community. He suggests that the middle East would be a good place to start this mission. Furthermore Brzezinsky compares Bush Jr. to other presidents who had encountered difficult global situations during their presidencies (e.g.: Roosevelt, Churchill, Truman) and how they thrived under this special kind of pressure. He expects a similar change in Bush Jr. TAY