This 2-unit course will be offered during weeks 1-8 and will focus on a broad range of issues under the umbrella of security. Students will work with current written and audiovisual texts published by the Russian media, which deal with such issues as military threats, energy security and the oil and gas industry, cybersecurity and hacking, and environmental protection. Students will be expected to follow Russian-language security-related news, as well as do specific home assignments. The course will include a grammar revision component, which will account for about 15 percent of the workload.