This book describes and analyzes the Czechoslovak and Czech positions in the international system during the course of the 20th century. The authors focus on the key periods and turning points in the role of the small Central European state in the international system as well as on the significant actors formulating Czechoslovak foreign policy from the inside and influencing it from the outside. The second part of the book is analytical and focuses on the key issues regarding the change of the position of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic after 1993 in world politics. It also tracks the formulation of Czech foreign policy priorities and strategies in today's globalized world after the end of bipolar confrontation.