Richard G. Lugar, statesman of the senate : crafting foreign policy from Capitol Hill / John T. Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw, John, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--1977-1981.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1977-1981.

United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.

United States--Foreign relations--1981-1989.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

Lugar, Richard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Snapshots of a statesman

The senator from Indiana

The tools of the trade

A world awash in weapons

Ending the American addiction to foreign oil

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Fixing foreign aid

Combatting the global food crisis

Transforming America's relationship with India

Sisyphus on the high seas

Arms control in the twenty-first century

Tending to the homefront

The statesman of the senate.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613529701

9781280125843

1280125845

9780253007117

0253007119

OCLC:

781542956