The Next Front

Lewis M. Simons, Christopher S. Bond

Description

A U.S. senator and Pulitzer Prizewinner, both experts on Southeast Asia, offer a bold new approach to address radical Islam and fight global terror

The next front in the war on terror is in Southeast Asia, warn Senator Christopher Bond (R-MO) and Lewis Simons, both leading experts on the region. The U.S. has bankrupted its policies in dealing with the Islamic world. As 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.
Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part One Brown Brothers: The Philippines.

1 The Doctor.

2 The Judge.

3 The Lady in Black.

4 The Family Man.

5 The Warrior.

6 The Veteran.

7 The President.

Part Two Ring of Fire: Indonesia.

8 The Preacher.

9 The Minister.

10 The Inspector General.

11 The Jihadi.

12 The Lawyer.

13 The Headmaster.

14 The Publisher.

15 The Older Brother.

Part Three One Step Back: Malaysia.

16 The Jahil.

17 The Prime Minister.

18 The Analysts.

19 The Conservative.

Part Four Land of Smiles: Thailand.

20 The Mother.

21 The Widow.

22 The Counselor.

23 The Bridge Builder.

24 The China Watcher.

25 The America Watcher.

Part Five The House That Lee Built: Singapore.

26 The Father.

27 The Son.

28 The Cheerleader.

Part Six Asleep at the Switch: The United States.

29 The Digger.

30 The Expat.

Conclusions.

Index.

Sujets

• Political Science
• Members of the 111th United States Congress
• Muslim world
• Politics of the United States
• Pulitzer Prize
• Foreign policy of the United States
• World
• Prix Pulitzer

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 27 août 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780470730072
• Langue: English

Extrait

Table of Contents
 
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Praise
Acknowledgements
Introduction
 
PART ONE - Brown Brothers: The Philippines
 
Chapter 1 - The Doctor
Chapter 2 - The Judge
Chapter 3 - The Lady in Black
Chapter 4 - The Family Man
Chapter 5 - The Warrior
Chapter 6 - The Veteran
Chapter 7 - The President
 
PART TWO - Ring of Fire: Indonesia
Chapter 8 - The Preacher
Chapter 9 - The Minister
Chapter 10 - The Inspector General
Chapter 11 - The Jihadi
Chapter 12 - The Lawyer
Chapter 13 - The Headmaster
Chapter 14 - The Publisher
Chapter 15 - The Older Brother
 
PART THREE - One Step Back: Malaysia
Chapter 16 - The Jahil
Chapter 17 - The Prime Minister
Chapter 18 - The Analysts
Chapter 19 - The Conservative
 
PART FOUR - Land of Smiles: Thailand
Chapter 20 - The Mother
Chapter 21 - The Widow
Chapter 22 - The Counselor
Chapter 23 - The Bridge Builder
Chapter 24 - The China Watcher
Chapter 25 - The America Watcher
 
PART FIVE - The House That Lee Built: Singapore
Chapter 26 - The Father
Chapter 27 - The Son
Chapter 28 - The Cheerleader
 
PART SIX - Asleep at the Switch: The United States
Chapter 29 - The Digger
Chapter 30 - The Expat
 
Conclusions
Index

Copyright © 2009 by Christopher S. Bond and Lewis M. Simons. All rights reserved Maps: provided by the Central Intelligence Agency
 
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To my wife, Linda, for encouraging me to put my ideas in a book, and for her constant encouragement and support without which this book would never have happened and To my son, Sam, whom I regard as my hero for his service in Iraq, and whose reports from the field as a Marine ground intelligence officer convinced me that we needed a smart power strategy.
—CSB
 
 
To Carol and to Eleanor, Jonah, Nathaniel, Noah, and Sophie, in the hope that your world will be smarter.
—LMS
A great nation is one which is capable of looking beyond its own view of the world, or recognizing that, however convinced it may be of the beneficence of its own role and aims, other nations may be equally persuaded of their benevolence and good intent.
—J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT, on the U.S. Senate floor, June 1965, at the height of the bitter and protracted Vietnam debate

 
  We have a great opportunity to extend a just peace, by replacing poverty, repression, and resentment around the world with hope of a better day.
—PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, to the West Point graduating class, May 2002

 
  The supposed “clash of cultures” is in reality nothing more than a manifestation of mutual ignorance.
—THE AGA KHAN, leader of the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims, July 2007
Acknowledgments
 
 
 
 
This book is much more the product of firsthand discussions with scores of people in their own backyards than of library-based research. Many conversations resulted from prior arrangements, while others just happened. We are indebted not only to those individuals whose interviews we have included in the text, but also to many others who helped us along the way. Some guided us through their nation’s religious and political mazes, others down teeming streets and muddy pathways. Some sat with us for hours in offices or at restaurant tables, sharing their insights and expertise, while others provided cool drinks, shelter, and personal experiences.
Among those to whom we offer particular thanks and gratitude is Chan Heng Chee, the ambassador of Singapore to the United States. Throughout our project, Ambassador Chan has been extraordinarily helpful, gracious, and generous with her time and knowledge.
We are grateful to the U.S. Institute of Peace and its president, Richard H. Solomon, for helping fund our reporting travel. And special thanks to former USIP executive director G. Eugene Martin, who took great interest in our project. Others in and around Washington whose assistance has made a difference are Ambassador Alphonse F. La Porta, former president of USINDO, the United States-Indonesia Society; W. Keith Luse, senior member of Senator Richard Lugar’s staff; Kate Clemans, director, C & M International Ltd.; former deputy undersecretary of commerce Dr. Paul London; Albert Santoli, president, Asia America Initiative; Ambassador John S. Wolf, president, Eisenhower Fellowships; Australian ambassador Dennis Richardson; Ken Ballen, president, Terror Free Tomorrow; Allen Cissell of the East-West Community College Partnership; and Astari M. Daeuwy, Johns Hopkins University.
U.S. ambassadors Ralph L. “Skip” Boyce and Lynn Pascoe couldn’t have been more helpful in providing their own exceptional insights and making members of their embassy staffs available to us.
To Bond Senate staff members Brent Franzel, Jack Bartling, Mike Dubois, and Louis Tucker, minority staff director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, our thanks for giving of your own time and for help in preparing research and providing background for the genesis of this book.
Colonel James Linder, an officer and a gentleman, head of the joint task force in Mindanao, gave freely of his time to help us observe and understand what smart power looks like at work on the ground.
In Indonesia, Islamic communications specialist Mohammed Iqbal of Gadjah Mada University guided us across the archipelago and through the gray zones of religious fundamentalism. We are also grateful to Ambassdor Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat; former U.S. Public Affairs counselor Charles N. Silver; Sidney Jones of the International Crisis Group; Dr. Alwi Shihab, presidential envoy to the Middle East; Rev. Lidya K. Tandirerung; Faqihudin Abdul Kadir, secretary-general, Fahmina, Cirebon; and presidential spokesperson Dr. Dino Patti Djalal. Particular thanks to Dharmawan Ronodipuro, who unfailingly kept us up to date.
In the Philippines, we owe much to a dear old friend, Abby Tan, and to another journalist, Greg Hutchinson, who made marvelous arrangements for us in Manila and Mindanao. Also, Maria A. Ressa, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp., and Benjamin Philip G. Romualdez, president, Benguet Corp. From the University of the Philippines: Aileen S. P. Baviera, dean, Asian Center; Asiri J. Abubakar, professor of Asian Studies; and Dr. Carmen A. Abubakar, dean, Institute of Islamic Studies. Ellen H. Palanca, director of Chinese Studies, Atteneo de Manila University. In addition, General Benjamin Defensor, chief, APEC Counterterrorism Task Force; Major General Dato Pahlawan Soheimi bin Abbas of the Malaysian Army, head, International Monitoring Team, Mindanao. Ray D. Roderos, chief superintendent, Philippines National Police, Directorate for Intelligence. And our special appreciation to attorney Ishak Mastura for his river of information from Bangsamoro.
In Thailand, Busaba Sivasomboon bravely accompanied us through dangerous territory in the South. We are thankful to her and apologize to her husband, who worried about her safety. Monsour Salleh, a journalist who lives in the South and covers his homeland courageously, is due our appreciation for leading us to particularly informative sources. Thanks, too, to author and scholar Jeffrey Race; Colonel Denny Lane of Saint Anthony’s College, Oxford University; Lin Hang Hing of the embassy of Singapore in Bangkok; Abdul Rahman Abdul Samad, chairman of the al-Iman Foundation; Anthony Davis, Asia correspondent, Jane’s Intelligence Review ; and Denis Gray of the Associated Press.
In Malaysia, veteran journalist Kuah Guan Oo organized our way throughout the country. Juhaidi Yean Abdullah led us along the northern border. We are also most thankful to Philip Mathews, an old friend and assistant director-general of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies in Kuala Lumpur.
In Singapore, for sharing their insights into their own country and the surrounding region, our