What is national interest, to which many refer and which politicians often invoke to justify actions and behaviors? What is National Strategy, the absence of which everyone in Greece points out, as well as the absence of relevant official institutional texts? With what argument does the author reject the idea of the National Security Council with the participation of the leaders of parliamentary parties, a proposal that has been widely circulated over time and especially recently? Why does he consider such an institution to be outside the boundaries of democracy? What leads the author to reject national consensus as a prerequisite at an institutional level for the formation of a national strategy? What is the institutional framework he proposes for the formation of a national strategy using the tools of modern management? What is the Policy of National Defense and Security (PND&S) and why does the author disagree with its characterization as "Classified"? Why does he consider that a large part of the deterrence against the Turkish threat has been lost and what is his proposal for its upgrade? Is there an effective institutional framework and are all those who will be called upon to manage a crisis adequately trained, especially those who will have to make decisions, starting with the Prime Minister of the Country?
The approach to all the above issues through a well-structured thinking, with full argumentation, references to foreign and Greek literature, as well as to historical examples, perhaps makes this essay unique, which could be characterized as a "Handbook of Strategy", useful to politicians, diplomats and military personnel, analysts-journalists, but also to all those who are concerned with these issues.