Foreword, Introduction, 1 The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt, 2 Hezbollah, 3 Hamas, 4 Kurdistan Worker’s Party, 5 Free Aceh Movement, 6 Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, 7 Lessons Learned, Index
David L. Phillips is a visiting scholar at Center for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University. Over more than two decades, he has been a proponent of democracy, human rights, and humanitarian action. Phillips has worked as a senior adviser to the United Nations Secretariat and to the U.S. Department of State. He has held academic positions at Harvard University's Center for Middle East Studies, Columbia University's International Conflict Resolution Program, the American University.
-Phillips develops six case studies of a variety of violent
nonstate organizations that include the Muslim Brotherhood in
Egypt, Hamas in Palestine, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Kurdistan
Workers Party, The Free Aceh Movement, and the Jammu and Kashmir
Liberation Front... Phillips's book promotes an understanding of
these groups and the context in which they emerge, helping the
reader gain better insight into the culture and beliefs that govern
Islamic movements and their evolution... The book's straightforward
language makes it accessible to both policymakers and lay people
who desire to learn about Islamic movements. In addition,
Phillips's attention to detail, primary sources, and substantive
analysis make the book beneficial to the readers, including U.S.
diplomats, as well as nongovernmental agencies seeking to
understand Islamic movements present in countries in which they
operate. In sum, From Bullets to Ballots is not a book that should
be ignored.- --Kristian Alexander, Digest of Middle East Studies
-There are times when the United States must talk to bad guys.
While precluding any quarter with Al-Qaeda, David Phillips outlines
the shortcomings of a military-only strategy in the fight against
terrorism. He persuasively argues that social and economic
inequalities and the denial of political rights give rise to
extremism. Phillips also offers a strategy for using confrontation,
coercion and cooperation to convince violent Muslim movements that
terror does not serve their interests--while entering the political
process does.- --Commerce Secretary-designate New Mexico Gov. Bill
Richardson
"Phillips develops six case studies of a variety of violent
nonstate organizations that include the Muslim Brotherhood in
Egypt, Hamas in Palestine, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Kurdistan
Workers Party, The Free Aceh Movement, and the Jammu and Kashmir
Liberation Front... Phillips's book promotes an understanding of
these groups and the context in which they emerge, helping the
reader gain better insight into the culture and beliefs that govern
Islamic movements and their evolution... The book's straightforward
language makes it accessible to both policymakers and lay people
who desire to learn about Islamic movements. In addition,
Phillips's attention to detail, primary sources, and substantive
analysis make the book beneficial to the readers, including U.S.
diplomats, as well as nongovernmental agencies seeking to
understand Islamic movements present in countries in which they
operate. In sum, From Bullets to Ballots is not a book that should
be ignored." --Kristian Alexander, Digest of Middle East Studies
"There are times when the United States must talk to bad guys.
While precluding any quarter with Al-Qaeda, David Phillips outlines
the shortcomings of a military-only strategy in the fight against
terrorism. He persuasively argues that social and economic
inequalities and the denial of political rights give rise to
extremism. Phillips also offers a strategy for using confrontation,
coercion and cooperation to convince violent Muslim movements that
terror does not serve their interests--while entering the political
process does." --Commerce Secretary-designate New Mexico Gov. Bill
Richardson
"Phillips develops six case studies of a variety of violent
nonstate organizations that include the Muslim Brotherhood in
Egypt, Hamas in Palestine, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Kurdistan
Workers Party, The Free Aceh Movement, and the Jammu and Kashmir
Liberation Front... Phillips's book promotes an understanding of
these groups and the context in which they emerge, helping the
reader gain better insight into the culture and beliefs that govern
Islamic movements and their evolution... The book's straightforward
language makes it accessible to both policymakers and lay people
who desire to learn about Islamic movements. In addition,
Phillips's attention to detail, primary sources, and substantive
analysis make the book beneficial to the readers, including U.S.
diplomats, as well as nongovernmental agencies seeking to
understand Islamic movements present in countries in which they
operate. In sum, From Bullets to Ballots is not a book that should
be ignored." --Kristian Alexander, Digest of Middle East Studies
"There are times when the United States must talk to bad guys.
While precluding any quarter with Al-Qaeda, David Phillips outlines
the shortcomings of a military-only strategy in the fight against
terrorism. He persuasively argues that social and economic
inequalities and the denial of political rights give rise to
extremism. Phillips also offers a strategy for using confrontation,
coercion and cooperation to convince violent Muslim movements that
terror does not serve their interests--while entering the political
process does." --Commerce Secretary-designate New Mexico Gov. Bill
Richardson
"There are times when the United States must talk to bad guys.
While precluding any quarter with Al-Qaeda, David Phillips outlines
the shortcomings of a military-only strategy in the fight against
terrorism. He persuasively argues that social and economic
inequalities and the denial of political rights give rise to
extremism. Phillips also offers a strategy for using confrontation,
coercion and cooperation to convince violent Muslim movements that
terror does not serve their interests--while entering the political
process does."--Commerce Secretary-designate New Mexico Gov. Bill
Richardson
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