Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Figure and Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One - Introduction -- The Challenge of Radical Islam -- Potential Partners and Allies -- Chapter Two - The Cold War Experience -- U.S. Grand Strategy at the Beginning of the Cold War -- Political Warfare -- U.S. Networking Efforts -- Liberation Committees -- Congress of Cultural Freedom -- Labor Unions -- Student Organizations -- Role of U.S. Government Foundation-Like -- British Network-Building Activities -- Lessons from the Cold War Experience -- Why Was the Effort Successful? -- Chapter Three - Parallels Between the Cold War and the Challenges in the Muslim World Today -- Chapter Four - U.S. Government Efforts to Stem the Radical Tide -- U.S. Government Programs and Challenges for the Future -- Democracy Promotion -- Civil-Society Development -- Public Diplomacy -- Case Study: The Middle East Partnership Initiative -- The BMENA Foundation for the Future -- Conclusions -- Chapter Five - Road Map for Moderate Network Building in the Muslim World -- Identifying Key Partners and Audiences -- Characteristics of Moderate Muslims -- Democracy -- Acceptance of Nonsectarian Sources of Law -- Respect for the Rights of Women and Religious Minorities -- Opposition to Terrorism and Illegitimate Violence -- Application of Criteria -- Potential Partners -- Secularists -- Liberal Muslims -- Moderate Traditionalists and Sufis -- Should Islamists Be Engaged? -- Delivering Support to Moderates -- Partners -- Programmatic Priorities -- Regional Focus -- Obstacles to a Regional Approach -- The Role of American Muslims -- Chapter Six - The European Pillar of the Network -- Contending Visions of Islam in Europe -- Selecting Appropriate Partners -- Moderate European Muslim Organizations -- Chapter Seven - The Southeast Asian Pillar of the Network.

Moderate Religious Educational Institutions -- Islamic Schools (Pesantren and Madrasas) -- Islamic Universities -- Media -- Democracy-Building Institutions -- Regional Network-Building Efforts -- Chapter Eight - The Middle East Component -- Democracy-Building Projects -- Regional Network-Building Efforts -- Democracy Building in Iraq -- Chapter Nine - Secular Muslims: A Forgotten Dimension in the War of Ideas -- Secular Muslim Organizations -- Institutions Solely Devoted to the Promotion of a Secular Islam -- Rationalist/Humanist Organizations That Support MuslimSecularism -- Online Platforms -- Notable Muslim Secularist Figures and Their Views -- Manifestos and Position Papers -- Chapter Ten - Conclusions and Recommendations -- Applying the Lessons of the Cold War -- Strategic and Institutional Steps -- Launching the Initiative -- Appendix A - U.S. Foreign Assistance Framework -- Appendix B - Documents -- References.