| Canada is currently sitting in an economic catastrophe, | | | | range from a desire to win political friends, to increase |
| our unemployment is high, | | | | domestic business and to |
| production low, and our deficit is increasing at a rapid | | | | relieve guilt over the First World's inequitable use of |
| pace. We are one of the few | | | | the world's resources and its |
| first world countries, and we need to strengthen our | | | | colonial interventions of the past." (World Prospects |
| economy. Once we fortify our | | | | 1987) I believe that the first |
| economy, our geopolitical role will increase. Geopolitics | | | | world countries have a responsibility to aid the less |
| is defined as the study of a | | | | fortunate, because we hold |
| two-way relationship between political beliefs and | | | | most of the resources and wealth. In the future, |
| actions on one side and any of | | | | former Canada, Mexico, and the |
| the usual concerns of geography on the other. As we | | | | United States will introduce new technology, |
| move into the future, our | | | | infrastructure, and medicine to these |
| geopolitical role may be broken down into many | | | | countries, helping them achieve first or second world |
| groups. As we can tackle the | | | | status.Since USNA (United States of North America) |
| burden alone, we must join forces, and increase our | | | | will have erased the borders, l believe |
| geopolitical role.As we administer towards the future, | | | | that we will produce more advanced technological |
| the concept of acting locally has slowly | | | | products, and will allow more |
| dissipated, and acting globally has emerged distinctly. | | | | manufactured goods from other countries to enter |
| "One word constantly | | | | tariff free, allowing us for |
| encountered in any decision about the 1990s is 'global'". | | | | cheaper products without hurting our own |
| We must all work together | | | | industries.The USNA's will introduce policies on birth |
| by shattering the trade boundaries, and acting as one. | | | | control around the world, and educate |
| Currently, we are seeing | | | | the importance of limiting birth. This will be very |
| concrete steps forward, as Mexico, United States | | | | important, because our earth has |
| and Canada are almost finished the | | | | finally reached its full capacity. Another way that we |
| signing of NAFTA (North American Free Trade | | | | can help, is allowing |
| Agreement). With this trade | | | | immigrants from other countries to migrate in our open |
| agreement, all three countries (Mexico, United States, | | | | lands to the north (former |
| and Canada) will virtually | | | | Canada).The Environment is becoming ever so |
| become one of the best trading partners in the world. | | | | important, as we are destroying our ozone, |
| With the vast differences that | | | | creating massive heaps of garbage, demolishing our |
| exist in the demographics, all three countries will find | | | | rainforests, industrial pollution, |
| that trading with each other | | | | and much more. A world wide attempt shall be made |
| will bring prominent economic reform. Canadian and | | | | by all countries which will be |
| American capital, technology, | | | | enforced by USNA. Strict laws will be passed, and |
| and management expertise, will create many jobs for | | | | large industries will make a valiant |
| everyone, hence raising the | | | | effort to control their pollution, as well as helping others |
| standard of living. The Canadians speciality in financial | | | | realize their destruction to |
| services, software, and | | | | earth. Industries must contribute, because they have |
| infrastructure will have wondrous impact on | | | | tremendous powers in the |
| Mexico.With the Americans and Canadians help in | | | | economy, and political decisions.As we lead ourselves |
| vitalizing Mexico, l strongly believe we | | | | into the future, Canada's geopolitical role will be shared |
| will all become one single country in the future. Since | | | | with |
| the United States is the | | | | the United States, and Mexico, after the signing of |
| strongest of all three, the new country will be named | | | | USNA. The geopolitical role of |
| the United States of North | | | | USNA will include free trade, migration, population |
| America. Becasue the United States is currently the | | | | policies, environmental reform, |
| biggest and only superpower of | | | | foreign aid, as well as energy development, resource |
| the world, the addition of Canada (vast resources and | | | | use and territorial control. |
| open land), and Mexico | | | | USNA will harmoniously create a world in which united |
| (substantial labour power), the United States of North | | | | efforts will have linked all the |
| America will be one of the | | | | countries in the world to become one. This will be a |
| largest dominating forces in the world. However, this | | | | difficult and lengthy task which |
| will not be used against the | | | | may take many years. Until that time, their geopolitical |
| other countries unjustly, but harmoniously. Moreover, | | | | role in the future will see |
| we will not be the only | | | | that all the nations of the world, work to combat |
| countries of present day to join together, as many | | | | pollution, introduce new trading |
| countries around the globe will | | | | zones, lessening the gap of the rich and poor, so that |
| do the same. This will help us erupt out of our | | | | poverty will not exist, and |
| boundaries and help all nations of | | | | introducing methods of birth control that will please |
| the world. 90% of the world's total aid is given by first | | | | everbody. |
| world countries. "the reasons | | | | |