Fundamentalist Islam gains traction in Southeast Asia, backed by Saudi money, the U.S. must act swiftly to re–establish its credibility there and help defuse global terrorism. Bond and Simons present a bold plan to accomplish this key goal by substituting smart power (civilians in sneakers and sandals) for force (soldiers in combat boots) in Indonesia and the other nations of Southeast Asia, home to the world′s greatest concentration of Muslims. Introduces a critical new "smart power" approach to combat global terror Written by two experts on Southeast Asia with extensive contacts in Washington and overseas Tackles a crucial challenge to U.S. foreign policy and President Obama′s administration Examines a wide range of views and people, from Osama bin Laden–trained armed terrorists to radical clerics to western–trained officials who plead for Americans to come to their countries to teach, start small businesses, and improve health care The Next Front offers exactly the kind of fresh, out–of–the–box thinking the United States needs to rebuild its credibility and transcend its foreign policy failures.
Book Detail
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Publication Date
- 14/04/2009
- Number of Pages
- 275
- Binding
- Hard Back
- ISBN
- RP9780470503904
- Category
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Non Fiction , Current Affairs
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