Richard G. Lugar, Statesman of the Senate

by Shaw, John T.

• ISBN13: 9780253001931
• ISBN10: 0253001935
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-16
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

Two-time chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard G. Lugar has been one of the most widely respected foreign policy experts in Congress for over three decades. In this illuminating profile, John T. Shaw examines Lugar's approach to lawmaking and diplomacy for what it reveals about the workings of the Senate and changes in that institution. Drawing on interviews with Lugar and other leading figures in foreign policy, Shaw chronicles Lugar's historic work on nuclear proliferation, arms control, energy, and global food issues, highlighting the Senator's ability to influence American foreign policy in consequential ways. The book presents Lugar's career as an example of the role Congress can play in the shaping of foreign policy in an era of a strong executive branch. It demonstrates the importance of statesmanship in contemporary American political life while acknowledging the limitations of this approach to governance.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Snapshots of a Statesman	p. 1
The Senator from Indiana	p. 21
The Tools of the Trade	p. 40
A World Awash in Weapons	p. 61
Ending the American Addiction to Foreign Oil	p. 73
The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan	p. 94
Fixing Foreign Aid	p. 121
Combatting the Global Food Crisis	p. 134
Transforming America s Relationship with India	p. 144
Sisyphus on the High Seas	p. 163
Arms Control in the Twenty-First Century	p. 173
Tending to the Homefront	p. 204
The Statesman of the Senate	p. 218
Acknowledgments	p. 229
Notes	p. 233
Selected Bibliography	p. 245
Index	p. 249
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