Recent Additions

• Atomic Dragon: Chinese Nuclear Weapon Development and the Risk of Nuclear War 

  Wacks, Gabriel (Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, 2016)

  As China’s economy, military, and regional power continue to grow, so do tensions between it and the United States. Long characterized as peaceful, China’s ascension to a world power has been accompanied by a marked increase ...

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• The Current State of the US Nuclear Arsenal 

  Villotti, Maxx (Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, 2016)

  The US nuclear arsenal has reached a critical point in its existence. Approaching the end of their service lives, the weapons that make up the current arsenal must either be upgraded or replaced in order to maintain their ...

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• Explaining Middle East Participation in the Convention Against Torture 

  Hoot, Derek (Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, 2016)

  The study of international regimes has largely concentrated on two central questions: 1. Why do states sign and ratify international regimes?; and 2. Do states comply with international regimes? These questions are deeply ...

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• Drones: A Projection of Force Abroad 

  Holevas, James (Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, 2016)

  After the events that took place on September 11th, 2001, the United States military drastically increased their use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This type of projection of force abroad has not come without scrutiny. ...

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• Jabhat Fatah al Sham’s Implication on the Syrian Civil War and Beyond 

  Bolis, John (Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, 2016)

  The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the history, organization, and activities of Jabhat Fatah al Sham, formerly the Al Nusrah Front, the official al Qaeda branch in the Syrian Civil War. This group will be analyzed ...

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