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Islamic movements have been growing in the countries of Southeast Asia for decades.

In the Philippines, the Muslim struggle for independence in the southern region of Mindanao has cost 120,000 lives and displaced millions. Attempts for a peaceful resolution have stalled.

Some of Thailand's 2.2 million Muslims have taken up arms as well, demanding independence for the southern - traditionally Muslim -part of the country.

And in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, Islamists lost seats in elections earlier this year, but militant groups continue their bombing attacks against Western targets.

One US politician, Republican senator Christopher Bond, says the region could be a testing ground for the future of Muslim-Western relations. In his new book, The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam, he warns that the US could "end up fighting Islamist radicals on a second front".

He urges the Obama administration to reverse decades of neglect of the region by launching "soft-power" initiatives - diplomatic and economic tools, along with personal outreach.

So what is the state of the Islamic movements in Southeast Asia? And do they pose a threat to the West? Is the branding of the region as a "second front" counterproductive? And can "soft power" initiatives improve relations between the Muslim world and the US?