This course will explore the complex, intertwined web of security issues in Eurasia with an emphasis on WMD nonproliferation and arms races as well as arms control. The course will review key explanatory frameworks as they relate to security and arms control in Russia and Eurasia. Primary attention will be paid to the role of Russia in the region – its interests, policies, and relations to other countries as well as the positive and negative impacts it has (or can have) on finding solutions to various outstanding issues. The course will also review the historical roots of current challenges to help students better understand the context, the limitations, and the opportunities as the international community strives to come to grips with various issues.