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The aim of this volume is to analyse and put into debate various practical facets of intelligence/diplomatic activities in the Balkans and to provide a better understanding on what an historical perspective can add to our explicit understanding of intelligence and diplomacy more generally
Review Quotes: "This is a fascinating volume that offers fresh perspectives on diplomacy and intelligence in the Balkans from the early modern to the contemporary period. The editors are to be commended for having approached this historical European fault line from the perspective of the Balkan countries themselves and other lesser powers, rather than that of Europe's traditional major powers. They have also succeeded in bringing together a diverse group of emerging scholars, who study diplomacy and intelligence from both 'above' and 'below' and, in doing so, have relied on hitherto largely untapped sources." --Marco Wyss, Reader in International History and Security, Lancaster University