The publication of this honorific volume serves as a small token of gratitude for the gifts of open-minded knowledge and multi-dimensional "action" that Dimitris Kontsas has offered to the Greek academic and research community for over thirty years.
Considering the research and writing activities of the honoree, this collective volume features distinguished academics, researchers, and scholars of international relations and international politics who provide 28 studies classified into four specific thematic sections, which pertain to "Theory of International Relations," "Political and Strategic Analysis," "Foreign Policy Analysis," and the thematic section titled "From Theory to Practice."
With this publication, the reader interested in international issues acquires a useful navigational tool—systematic, modern, and at the same time attractive—through the engaging paths of discussion on a multitude of international issues concerning both the "traditional" and "modern" agenda of various subfields of international relations, particularly those related to the Theory of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, with an emphasis on Greek foreign policy, as well as Strategic Studies and Security Studies.
Consequently, for many of the complex issues of international politics, this volume constitutes a particularly productive enrichment of both the continuously evolving scientific literature and the public discourse in our country, indeed in a manner befitting the multi-faceted and decisive contribution of the honoree to the evolution of the science of international relations in Greece.
