Greek Foreign Policy: Domestic and International Parameters

Author: D. Constas & P. Tsakonas
Date: 1994 - Athens
Publisher: Odysseas ISBN: 960-210-210-1

This collection includes papers and speeches by professors, experts, diplomats, journalists, and politicians who participated in the two-day meeting (11-12 April 1994) on Greek Foreign Policy, organized by the Institute of International Relations (IIR) in cooperation with the Hellenic Society of International Law and International Relations.

In the introductory chapter, the editors of the volume examine both the opportunities offered to Greece and the limitations imposed on it in the aftermath of bipolar confrontation. Moreover, by proposing a specific case study, they meet the need for a fruitful linking of the academic community with foreign policy decision makers. The first part of the book, titled "Greek Foreign Policy Objectives," deals with issues such as the Balkans, the European Union, the Cyprus Question, relations between Greece and the United States and Human Rights Policy.

The second part of the book, titled "Structures and Means of Practicing Greek Foreign Policy," includes papers concerning the relationship of foreign policy on the one hand with domestic political systems, the diaspora, the economy and the media on the other. This part also includes papers on Greek foreign policy planning and the strategic potential of the country.

Finally, the third part of this collective volume consists of papers on the international environment against which the Greek foreign policy is shaped. Here, the impact of international developments on Greek foreign policy is discussed. Examples of such developments, which are examined in this part, are: the progress of the European Union, the  political environment of the Balkans, the break-up of Yugoslavia, U.S. and Russian policies in the Balkans and the role of Turkey in the new international security environment.