The Confrontation: Winning the War against Future Jihad

by Phares, Walid

• ISBN13: 9780230611306
• ISBN10: 0230611303
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-31
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

As the global Jihadist movement grows more complex, the escalating threat to international security demands a clear vision for winning the battle against fundamentalist Islamic violence. Walid Phares's previous books,Future JihadandThe War of Ideas, traced the forces that led to September 11 and the rise of radical Islam and examined the conflicting ideologies that underlie the War on Terror. Now, inThe Confrontation, Phares provides global solutions for defeating the forces of jihad and identifies the upcoming battles in the vast world of the Jihadist movement, from the ravaged villages of the Sudan to London's Muslim neighborhoods to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Pointing towards a future that is safe for freedom and democratic societies, this book shows how the world's diverse institutions can come together to defeat the forces of jihad worldwide.

Author Biography

Walid Phares is a world-renowned terrorism and Middle East expert. He is a senior fellow at The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and a visiting fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy. He has testified before the State Department, European Parliament and U.N. Security Council many times. He is a Fox News analyst and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, al Jazeera, and al Hurra, among others. He is also a frequent contributor to U.S. and international radio programs. A professor of Middle East Studies at Florida Atlantic University, he holds a doctorate in international relations and strategic studies. He is the author of several books, including Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies against the West and The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Prologue: Why This Book?	p. 1
Introduction	p. 11
Redefining the War	p. 19
Western Rethinking	p. 29
Cultural Revolution in the West	p. 43
Economic Revolution	p. 53
Diplomatic Revolution	p. 75
Revolution in the Arab Muslim World	p. 99
War of Ideas Intensified	p. 123
Isolating Jihadism	p. 133
U.S. Homeland Survival	p. 143
A Greater Europe to Confront Jihadism	p. 155
Russia's War on Jihadism	p. 181
Confrontations in the Greater Middle East	p. 195
The Southern Battlefields	p. 213
The State of the Confrontation	p. 237
Conclusion: Past Choices and New Directions	p. 255
Notes	p. 273
Index	p. 288
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