James W. Peterson is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Valdosta State UniversityJacek Lubecki is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia Southern University

• 1 Introduction: membership anniversaries and theoretical security models – James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki2 Cold War security experiences of Eastern European States – Jacek Lubecki3 Anti-communist revolutions and the emergence of states responsible for their own defense – Jacek Lubecki4 NATO: Partnership for Peace (PfP) and a staggered admission process – James W. Peterson5 The EU as a security provider in Eastern Europe – Michael Baun6 Secure East-Central European NATO members: the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia – James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki7 Stable Balkan NATO/EU members: Albania and Bulgaria – Ivan P. Nikolov and James W. Peterson8 Vulnerability of former Yugoslav NATO (Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia) and non-NATO (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia) states – James W. Peterson9 States with significant security issues: Poland, Romania, and Moldova – Jacek Lubecki and James W. Peterson10 Challenged Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – Olavi Arens11 Conclusion: moving beyond the 15-20-year anniversaries to stable policies in a time of constant political turmoil – James W. Peterson and Jacek LubeckiBibliographyIndex

James W. Peterson is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Valdosta State UniversityJacek Lubecki is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia Southern University

• 1 Introduction: membership anniversaries and theoretical security models – James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki2 Cold War security experiences of Eastern European States – Jacek Lubecki3 Anti-communist revolutions and the emergence of states responsible for their own defense – Jacek Lubecki4 NATO: Partnership for Peace (PfP) and a staggered admission process – James W. Peterson5 The EU as a security provider in Eastern Europe – Michael Baun6 Secure East-Central European NATO members: the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia – James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki7 Stable Balkan NATO/EU members: Albania and Bulgaria – Ivan P. Nikolov and James W. Peterson8 Vulnerability of former Yugoslav NATO (Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia) and non-NATO (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia) states – James W. Peterson9 States with significant security issues: Poland, Romania, and Moldova – Jacek Lubecki and James W. Peterson10 Challenged Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – Olavi Arens11 Conclusion: moving beyond the 15-20-year anniversaries to stable policies in a time of constant political turmoil – James W. Peterson and Jacek LubeckiBibliographyIndex

James W. Peterson is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Valdosta State UniversityJacek Lubecki is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia Southern University

• 1 Introduction: membership anniversaries and theoretical security models – James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki2 Cold War security experiences of Eastern European States – Jacek Lubecki3 Anti-communist revolutions and the emergence of states responsible for their own defense – Jacek Lubecki4 NATO: Partnership for Peace (PfP) and a staggered admission process – James W. Peterson5 The EU as a security provider in Eastern Europe – Michael Baun6 Secure East-Central European NATO members: the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia – James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki7 Stable Balkan NATO/EU members: Albania and Bulgaria – Ivan P. Nikolov and James W. Peterson8 Vulnerability of former Yugoslav NATO (Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia) and non-NATO (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia) states – James W. Peterson9 States with significant security issues: Poland, Romania, and Moldova – Jacek Lubecki and James W. Peterson10 Challenged Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – Olavi Arens11 Conclusion: moving beyond the 15-20-year anniversaries to stable policies in a time of constant political turmoil – James W. Peterson and Jacek LubeckiBibliographyIndex