Alexandros Mallias, former ambassador to Washington, examines Greece's relations with New Turkey, recording the change in the balance of power, as well as the additional threat posed by the unpredictable character of its leader.

He proposes the revision and modernization of the Doctrine of National Security. He emphasizes the persuasiveness of the deterrent threat and the "strong retaliatory strike." He highlights the importance of unity and coordination among the political world to strengthen the morale of a "self-depreciating and self-humbling country."

Referring to Konstantinos Karamanlis' foreign policy towards the US and Turkey during the critical year of 1976, he proposes Greece's maximum utilization of the negotiating opportunities provided by Souda. He analyzes the National Security Doctrine of American President Donald Trump and its consequences in our region.
He notes the limitation of the importance of international organizations, particularly the UN, in resolving international conflicts, the ambiguity of NATO, and the absence of a common foreign policy of the European Union as factors that impose a realistic revision of the basic axes of National Security Policy.

This book is a comprehensive and cohesive proposal for dealing with the threat from the East.