The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam

by Christopher S. Bond and Lewis M. Simons

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470503904
• ISBN13: 9780470503904
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An Important Book

The Next Front is an important book for anybody hoping to understand how America can constructively engage with the Islamic world. The book makes a strong argument in favor of placing Southeast Asia at the center of America's efforts to defuse the rising tide of religious extremism and it does so in a highly readable manner.

An Opportune time

The Next Front is being published at an opportune time because our Nobel Peace Prize-winning President Barak Obama needs Americans to better understand the Muslim ummah. Bond and Simons tell us how to achieve this vital goal: by putting Americans in "sandals and sneakers" on the ground in Southeast Asia. This important book should be on the "must-read" list of every American, including President Obama.

More people need to think like this.

If more people in the world thought before acting and used the type of thinking that it took to create this work, then the world would be a better place and, quite simply, there would be less violence and more peace. It's that simple. A must read if you are committed to peace and to solving problems without violence whenever possible.

An opportunity U. S. must not ignore

A compelling and readable book on a topic most Americans worry about -- radical Islam -- in a part of the world most Americans ignore -- Southeast Asia. The good news, Simons and Bond argue, is that the United States has an opportunity to improve relationships with moderate Islamic governments and thus counter burgeoning radical influence in an area heavily populated by Muslims. This, they argue, is indeed the next crisis for America, an opportunity we cannot afford to botch. Their story is told through engaging interviews with regional leaders who hope America will learn from mistakes made among Muslims farther west.

A Very Important Read

Lew Simons is the real deal -- a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who has witnessed and written about the world's most significant news events. His writing goes far beyond conventional wisdom. He is exactly the kind of journalist we need to hear from about such complex issues.