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All the Balkan states have expressed a fervent desire for peace. External security has been a primary preoccupation of their leaders and they have all indicated a wish to cooperate (in the case of Albania at least tacitly) bilaterally or multilaterally in the region in order to lessen tensions and consequently to enhance security. The Athens meeting in 1976 was an expression of this desire but it also reflected the difficulties of translating high-minded principles into concrete measures. Even the relatively modest process that we have labelled concordization requires considerably more than declaratory statements. The previous chapters were designed to give some historical, political, economic and strategic perspective both to the problems faced by the small states that comprise the Balkan region and to the steps that they have and are taking in order to try to resolve their most vital security concerns.
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Braun, A. (1983). Conclusion Problems and Prospects. In: Small-State Security in the Balkans. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06133-4_7
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