The main objective of the book is a multi-aspect analysis of the functioning of the Kaliningrad Region in contemporary political reality, both in internal and international dimensions. The area constitutes a unique enclave in contemporary Europe, being the only part of Russia separated from the mother country, which determines the taking place therein in the dimension of relations: bilateral, multilateral (e.g. EU - Russia, NATO - Russia, Baltic Sea Region cooperation) as well as regional and local cooperation. The book is a result of many years work of scientists from Poland, Russia and Sweden, who have been researching the functioning of the Kaliningrad Region in internal and external dimensions. It is a must to read volume for all EU-Russia observers and experts. - Prof. Dr. Piotr Dutkiewicz, Director of the Center for Governance and Public Management, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada It is an invaluable guide to analysing and understanding contemporary Russia. - Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Dvorak, Head of the Department of Public Administration and Political Sciences, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Wojciech T. Modzelewski is Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland). Arkadiusz Zukowski is Director of the Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Poland).