A key player in the political scene from the 1980s until the early 2010s, Theodoros Pangalos shares in this book significant episodes of foreign policy in which he was at the helm. Foreign policy events, with decisive implications for the country's internal affairs.

The crisis in Imia, handling of the S-300 case, the Ocalan case: as a protagonist and central observer at the same time, Pangalos provides a unique perspective on the events, the way they unfolded, the forces – and individuals – who were at the center of the stage.

And he addresses with the straightforwardness that has always characterized him regarding where they ended up, how they could have diverged, and what these events have overlaid for the future.

He makes it clear from the outset that "foreign ministers have only one mission, to exhaust diplomatic arguments to ensure peace [...]. They do not have the ability to exercise policy, they are not prime ministers, nor ministers of National Defense. In other words, they do not dictate the overall course of the country but only one aspect of it."