The Next American Century Essays in Honor of Richard G. Lugar

by Bergner, Jeffrey T.; Adelman, Kenneth L.; Bennett, William J.; Blitz, Mark; Brzezinski, Zbigniew; Cohen, Hon. William S.; Gershman, Carl; Hagel, Chuck; Hamilton, Lee H.; Lesher, William G.; Nunn, Sam; Perry, William; Rangel, Charles B.; Simmons, Robert R.

• ISBN13: 9780742527881
• ISBN10: 0742527883
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-11
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

With 40 years in public service, and 23 years on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, Richard Lugar's career and views are of particular interest today, when the U.S. must be particularly careful to choose a wise course of foreign policy. In this collection of essays, distinguished scholars, government officials, public servants and businessmen honor the man who sees Teddy Roosevelt's big stick...not as a substitute for good sense, but an expression of it, in addition to analyzing the U.S.'s responsibilities and possible courses of action in the Middle East, in building democratic allies, in using intelligence, and much more.

Author Biography

Jeffrey T. Bergner is president of the government relations firm Bergner, Bockorny, Castagnetti, Hawkins, and Brain. Prior to that, he served as staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as chief-of-staff to Senator Richard G. Lugar. Bergner serves on a variety of not-for-profit boards, including the Hudson Institute and the Asia Foundation. He is currently adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University. He writes and speaks widely in the fields of politics, international affairs, and political thought.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: The Lugar Style	p. 1
Setting the Course
Introductory Remarks: The Bases of National Strength	p. 9
Natural and Human Resources	p. 15
Leadership in the Global Economy	p. 27
Building Democratic Friends	p. 39
Fashioning a Bipartisan Foreign Policy	p. 55
Challenges and Opportunities
Living with a New Europe	p. 69
The United States and Asia in the Twenty-First Century	p. 85
Defeating the Oil Weapon	p. 97
The Americas: The Stakes and Challenges	p. 111
Africa: Growth and Opportunity	p. 125
The Road Ahead
The Threat of Terror	p. 143
Intelligence and Its Uses	p. 151
Shaping a Strong Military	p. 169
A Global Coalition against Terrorism	p. 179
Responsibility and Foreign Affairs	p. 187
A Foreign Policy Chronology of Richard G. Lugar	p. 199
Index	p. 205
About the Contributors	p. 211
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