Foreword / Strobe Talbott
Big ideas for the 2008 race / Michael E. O'Hanlon
Part I. Our world
Countering Iran's revolutionary challenge : a strategy for the next phase / Peter W. Rodman
Engaging the Muslim world : a communication strategy to win the war of ideas / Hady Amr and P.W. Singer
Contending with the rise of China : build on three decades of progress / Jeffrey A. Bader and Richard C. Bush III
Constructing a successful China strategy : promote balance and democratic ideas in Asia / Michael Green
Tackling trade and climate : leadership on the home front of foreign policy / William Antholis and Strobe Talbott
Ending oil dependence : protecting national security, the environment, and the economy / David Sandalow
Waning chances for stability : navigating bad options in Iraq / Carlos Pascual and Kenneth M. Pollack
Back to balancing in the Middle East : a new strategy for constructive engagement / Martin S. Indyk and Tamara Cofman Wittes
Bent but not broken : how the next Commander in Chief can prevent the breaking of the U.S. military / P.W. Singer
Part II. Our society
Empowering moderate voters : implement an instant runoff strategy / John Edward Porter
Rethinking U.S. rental housing policy : build on state and local innovations / Bruce Katz and Margery Austin Turner
Attacking poverty and inequality : reinvigorate the fight for greater opportunity / Ron Haskins and Isabel V. Sawhill
Pathways to the middle class : ensuring greater upward mobility for all Americans / Hugh B. Price, Amy Liu, and Rebecca Sohmer
Part III. Our prosperity
Taming the deficit : forge a grand compromise for a sustainable future / William Frenzel ... [et al.]
Realistic approaches to head off a U.S. economic crisis / Warren B. Rudman ... [et al.]
Extending deregulation : making the U.S. economy more efficient / Robert W. Crandall
Strengthening higher education : simplify student aid and emphasize vital science, math, and language skills / Peter Berkowitz
Meeting the dilemma of health care access : extending insurance coverage while controlling costs / Henry J. Aaron and Joseph P. Newhouse
Meeting the challenge of health care quality : achieve reforms in Medicare, quality, and malpractice / Henry J. Aaron and Joseph P. Newhouse
Slowing the growth of health spending : we need mixed strategies, and we need to start now / Joseph R. Antos and Alice M. Rivlin
Promoting retirement security : make saving easier and more rewarding / William G. Gale
Fixing the tax system : support fairer, simpler, and more adequate taxation / William G. Gale
Strengthening U.S. information technology : keep America no. 1 on the Net / Sean Maloney and Christopher Thomas.
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Opportunity 08 : independent ideas for America's next president. ISBN 9780815764656. Published by Brookings Institution Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
