Lewis M. Simons on Southeast Asia: The Next Front

Lewis M. Simons on Southeast Asia: The Next Front Politics and Prose - Politics and ProseWith his co-author, Senator Christopher Bond, Lewis M. Simons, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, argues that Southeast Asia, and especially Indonesia, will be the next hot spot in the war on terror. The authors propose that the U.S., having lost credibility with failed military efforts in the Middle East, deploy "smart power" — civilians -- instead of soldiers to defuse anger and create alternatives to violent movements.