If the United States and its allies help address the core structural development problems within Pakistan many of our security concerns will also be resolved. As I have written before, the United States needs to broaden the way we look at Pakistan.  For decades, security issues have dominated Washington’s Pakistan agenda while “soft” issues have been an afterthought.  …

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I recently returned from five days in Indonesia after the terrorist attacks in Jakarta, and what struck me was how untroubled the locals were. Indonesia is home to the world’s largest Muslim population, and the overwhelming majority of Indonesians express strong disapproval of ISIS; less than 5% “agree” with the ISIS campaign. Starbucks Corporation was confident enough …

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