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About the Illini Journal of International Security 
The Illini Journal of International Security (IJOIS) is a peer-reviewed undergraduate 

academic journal that was founded in September 2015 by undergraduate students at the 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. IJOIS is published biannually through the 
University of Illinois Library with the support of the Program of Arms Control & Domestic and 
International Security (ACDIS) and is comprised of exceptional undergraduate and graduate 
papers on topics related to international security or foreign affairs. IJOIS utilizes a cross-
disciplinary approach and accepts papers from students studying the social sciences, STEM 
fields, business and the humanities that analyze international security issues from innovative 
perspectives. While IJOIS is run by students at UIUC, the Journal accepts submissions from 
students at all University of Illinois campuses (Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield). 
 
IJOIS Staff 
Editor-in-Chief 
Chris Szul 
Elaine Sine 
 
Editors 
Gwyneth Dixon 
Alexander Pietrzyk 
Jakob Domagala 
Jason Williams  
Zach Cleary 
Mark Toledano 
Dylan Hyams 
Buyka Tsets 
 
 


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