In his discussions with Makis Provatakis, Konstantinos Filis breaks stereotypes, deconstructs timeless myths, and offers a realistic and assertive patriotic perspective on Greek foreign policy.

Two hundred years after the start of the Revolution, through a journey to the key milestones of modern history, our transformation from a province of the Ottoman Empire to a national state and later to a stable democracy of the West, which still keeps its eyes on the East, is described.

The omissions, inconsistencies, but also the foresight often displayed by Greek diplomacy are identified, and our long-term policy is assessed on three levels: global, European, and regional.

The book addresses Greek policy towards the USA, EU, Russia, China, and of course Turkey, in the Balkans, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Latin America, referring to both hard and soft power, while proposing ways and tools to strengthen our national positions in the changing international environment.

Ultimately, Konstantinos Filis gives substance to "assertive patriotism," a term he himself has coined.