Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Czech statehood and the birth of Czechoslovakia / Ladislav Cabada -- The Czechoslovak republic in the international politics of the interwar period / Ladislav Cabada -- From Munich to the renewal of Czechoslovakia / Ladislav Cabada -- Czechoslovakia in a divided Europe: the formation of Czechoslovak foreign policy after WWII and relations with its neighbours and superpowers during the Cold War / Sárka Waisová -- Regional cooperation in Central Europe and beyond: the Czech Republic as a member of regional organisations / Sárka Waisová -- The Czech Republic and foreign development cooperation: from donor to recipient and back / Sárka Waisová -- The war on terror and dilemmas in Czech foreign policy: Atlanticism? anti-Americanism? Europeanisation? / Sárka Waisová -- Dissident tradition in Czech foreign policy: twenty years after still matters / Sárka Waisová -- The Czech Republic and the humanitarian challenges of international politics: an analysis of the nature of Czech foreign policy / Sárka Waisová.