1 Introduction: membership anniversaries and theoretical security models - James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki 2 Cold War security experiences of Eastern European States - Jacek Lubecki 3 Anti-communist revolutions and the emergence of states responsible for their own defense - Jacek Lubecki 4 NATO: Partnership for Peace (PfP) and a staggered admission process - James W. Peterson 5 The EU as a security provider in Eastern Europe - Michael Baun 6 Secure East-Central European NATO members: the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia - James W. Peterson and Jacek Lubecki 7 Stable Balkan NATO/EU members: Albania and Bulgaria - Ivan P. Nikolov and James W. Peterson 8 Vulnerability of former Yugoslav NATO (Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia) and non-NATO (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia) states - James W. Peterson 9 States with significant security issues: Poland, Romania, and Moldova - Jacek Lubecki and James W. Peterson 10 Challenged Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - Olavi Arens 11 Conclusion: moving beyond the 15-20-year anniversaries to stable policies in a time of constant political turmoil - James W.

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