pt. 1. Understanding the problem. STEP 1. Know the enemy / Alex Alexiev -- STEP 2. Really support the troops / Tom McInerney [and others] -- pt. 2. Wielding America's economic and financial "weapons". STEP 3. Provide for U.S. energy security / Gal Luft and Anne Korin -- STEP 4. Stop investing in terror / Christopher Holton -- pt. 3. Protecting the homeland. STEP 5. Equip the home front / Andrew C. McCarthy, Timothy Connors, and Mark Chussil -- STEP 6. Counter the mega-threat: EMP attack / Curt Weldon and Roscoe Bartlett -- STEP 7. Secure our borders, secure our country / Rosemary Jenks [and others] -- pt. 4. Waging the "War of ideas". STEP 8. Wage political warfare / J. Michael Waller, Alex Alexiev, and Caroline B. Glick -- STEP 9. Launch regional initiatives: Defend and foster freedom in the Middle East and its periphery / Tom McInerney [and others] -- Counter the Islamofascists and their friends in Africa / Christopher Brown and David McCormack -- Thwart China's ambitions for hegemony in Asia and beyond / Al Santoli and Gordon Cucullu -- Counteract the reemergence of totalitarianism in Latin America / Thor Halvorssen and J. Michael Waller -- Challenge Russia's emerging autocracy / David Satter -- Salvage Europe / Alex Alexiev -- STEP 10. Wield effective diplomacy: Enlist the State Department / Fred Gedrich and Paul E. Vallely -- Marginalize the UN / Claudia Rosett and Cliff Kincaid -- Recruit academia / Sarah N. Stern and Michael Rubin -- Conclusion / Frank J. Gaffney -- Afterword / Bruce Herschensohm -- Appendix I: "Set America free": a blueprint for U.S. energy security -- Appendix II: Regain nuclear deterrence / Robert R. Monroe -- Appendix III: Deploy sea-based missile defenses -- Appendix IV: "Secure America" -- a pledge for elected officials and candidates
