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

• List of Tables, 1 Introduction, 2 Dialectics of Globalization: Empires and Nationalism, 3 Liberalism and Anti-Liberalism, 4 Ethnic Challenges from Within and Without, 5 Domestic and Global Security Challenges, 6 The Cloud of COVID-19 as a Global Pressure on the Region and Its Individual States, 2020 and After, 7 Conclusion: Imperialism, Globalization, and Nationalism in Eastern Europe in the Twenty-First Century, Bibliography, Index

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

• List of Tables, 1 Introduction, 2 Dialectics of Globalization: Empires and Nationalism, 3 Liberalism and Anti-Liberalism, 4 Ethnic Challenges from Within and Without, 5 Domestic and Global Security Challenges, 6 The Cloud of COVID-19 as a Global Pressure on the Region and Its Individual States, 2020 and After, 7 Conclusion: Imperialism, Globalization, and Nationalism in Eastern Europe in the Twenty-First Century, Bibliography, Index

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

• List of Tables, 1 Introduction, 2 Dialectics of Globalization: Empires and Nationalism, 3 Liberalism and Anti-Liberalism, 4 Ethnic Challenges from Within and Without, 5 Domestic and Global Security Challenges, 6 The Cloud of COVID-19 as a Global Pressure on the Region and Its Individual States, 2020 and After, 7 Conclusion: Imperialism, Globalization, and Nationalism in Eastern Europe in the Twenty-First Century, Bibliography, Index