We can liken the science of history to a vast mosaic. Unfortunately, it lacks many tiles. Over time, the incomplete image of the past begins to fill in as graded archival material becomes accessible to the hundreds of thirsty researchers.

Of course, as in archaeology, some tiles never see the light of day. They remain closely guarded secrets and often fuel all sorts of conspiracy theories. Many of these tiles belong to Greek diplomats who have always been public officials with the highest cultivation, education, and discernment, superior to their contemporary diplomats of foreign countries, regarding critical events of the era they lived in.

Their predictions have proven to be both realistic and accurate today, regardless of the fact that our country, small and with an economy that never achieved a positive balance, hindered government decisions in adopting options that Greek diplomacy indicated every time...

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]