I present a concise review of where we stand in particle physics today.
First, I will discuss the status of the Standard Model, its open problems and
the expected answers from the LHC. Then I will briefly review the avenues for
New Physics that can be revealed by the LHC.Comment: 25 pages, 7 figures. Talk given at the Conference "The Legacy of
Edoardo Amaldi in Science and Society", Rome, Italy, October 23-25, 200
