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.

Contributions by: Kenneth L. Adelman, William J. Bennett, Mark Blitz, Zbigniew Brzezinski, William S. Cohen, Carl Gershman, Chuck Hagel, Lee H. Hamilton, William G. Lesher, Sam Nunn, William Perry, Charles B. Rangel, Robert R. Simmons, R. James Woolsey, Casimir A. Yost