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Islamic Extremism and the War of Ideas: Lessons from Indonesia
John Hughes examines lessons learned from the practice of public diplomacyespecially international broadcastingin the cold war and tells how the United States could more effectively counter extremism, promote democracy, and improve understanding of itself in the Islamic world. He offers Indonesia as a successful example of the melding of democracy, Islam, and modernity and suggests that this country and other nations where Islam and democracy coexistsuch as Turkeycould play a significant role in helping thwart Islamist extremism.