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• Disruptive Element: Frozen Conflicts and the CDRN 

  Tomczyk, Justin (Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, 2016)

  The focus of this paper is on the four separatist territories that make up the Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations and how they derail the western integration efforts of their parent states. This piece touches ...

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• South Asia: After the Bomb 

  Prasad, Amrutha (Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, 2016)

  The effect of nuclear weapons has long been debated. Some argue that these weapons have a stabilizing effect on already volatile regions and rivals, while others fear that it will only further escalate tensions. In their ...

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• Redefining Deterrence: Nuclear Forensics and Administration Spending Priorities 

  Matchett, Leah (Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, 2016)

  The Obama Administration’s budget for fiscal year 2017 included a like-for-like replacement of all legs of the US nuclear triad. This huge expenditure represents a reinforcement of traditional notions of deterrence between ...

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• How US Joint Ventures are Playing a Political Role in US-Cuban Relations 

  Jarman, Hannah M. (Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security, 2016)

  With a primary focus on the US-Cuban tourism industry, this paper seeks to determine how economic interests served to thaw relations between the US and Cuba by analyzing the influence of corporate lobbying, specifically ...

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• American Foreign Policy Towards the Islamic State 

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

  As the Islamic State evolved, so did American foreign policy and the Obama administration’s ability to counter threats such as the Islamic State (IS). The Administration’s strategy is comprehensive and utilizes the entire ...

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