Republic of Macedonia foreign policy: diplomacy in the middle of the Balkans

+¦The Republic of Macedonia is a particularly interesting case-study for analysts of international relations.

Its very existence has been contested by its neighbors; its internal balance is delicate.

Potentially, the country could, however, become a model of stability in a traditionally conflictual region.

Dejan Marolov presents an encompassing, in-depth analysis of the country's foreign policy since the break-up of Yugoslavia.

He examines relations with neighboring countries, as well as Macedonia+ås still incomplete integration into a transatlantic and European framework.

Everybody interested in the international relations of the Western Balkans should read Marolov+ås book.+Â - +¦Dr Matthias Waechter, European Institute, Nice, France, and Dr Tugce Varol Sevim, Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey - - - -