Thrace, due to its geopolitical significance and demographic composition, will either bear the weight of the recovery of the Greek economy and the return of Greece to the role of a regional leader, or, due to the indifference and mistakes of the Athenian center, will become the most serious national issue of the country in the coming years.

This study presents: The truth about the legal and actual status of the Muslim minority. The mistakes as well as the achievements of Greek policy from the "Principle of Reciprocity in the Lausanne Treaty" to the "Policy of Positive Discrimination." The image that positively surprised T. Erdogan when he visited the area as Prime Minister.

The role of the Turkish Consulate General in Komotini and "trust" as a catalyst for establishing an "Open Society" and improving the bilateral relations between Greece and Turkey. The impacts of the economic crisis on the development of the area, on the demographic and political balance between Christians and Muslims, and on the re-emergence of interventionist policies from the neighbor aimed at the "Co-Administration of Thrace."

A proposal to make Thrace an ideal investment destination, upgrading its geostrategic role, leveraging its comparative advantages, establishing its Open Society, and enhancing the outward orientation of the National Economy towards neighboring markets.

Thrace, despite the timeless sacrifices of its inhabitants, has always changed hands, not through wars, but through signatures... An intelligent National Development and Demographic Policy can transform it from a "shield" into a "spear" of economic diplomacy and from a "gate" into a "bridge" between Greece and Europe towards the East. If there is a Plan, Political Will, and Courage, the "frontier land" will return manifold benefits to Greece, both in the economy and in the national policy and security policy of the country.