Table of Contents

Why This Book? Introduction Redefining the War Western Rethinking Cultural Revolution in the West Economic Revolution Diplomatic Revolution Revolution in the Arab Muslim World War of Ideas Intensified Isolation of Jihadism U.S. Homeland Survival A Greater Europe to Confront Jihadism Russia's War on Jihadism Middle Earth the Confrontations of the Greater Middle East The Southern Battlefields The State of the Confrontation Conclusion: Past Choices and New Directions Notes Index

About the Author

WALID PHARES is a world-renowned terrorism and Middle East expert, a senior fellow at The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, and a visiting fellow at the European Foundation for Democracy. Prior to becoming a FOX News analyst he was a terrorism analyst on MSNBC. He is the author of several books, including Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies against the West and The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy.

Reviews

Praise for The War of Ideas: 'Phares ... is a voice of calm and reason...provocative reading' -Kirkus Reviews 'Walid Phares has long been among the most knowledgeable and incisive scholars of the Middle East, its peoples, its cultures, its religions, and its radical movements' -U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman 'This book is a 'must read' for those who want to understand the jihad radical Islamists are waging against democracies. Walid Phares has a gift for being able to identify the root causes of the war and what the West and the free world must do to prevail' -Oliver North, host of Fox News' War Stories