Examine key contemporary security issues and policy dilemmas through the perspective of post-communist Eastern European countries in the context of European Union (EU) enlargement waves, and in the framework of their membership in supranational organizations. Consider the transformation of regional states' national security strategies, threat perception, and priorities transitioning from former Warsaw pact to full-fledged EU and NATO membership in shaping their respective national security priorities. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 348 (Topic 13), Government 362U, 365N (Topic: Security/Policy E Eur/Rus), Russian, Eastern Europe, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Security/Policy E Eur/Rus), 335 (Topic 31). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.