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Letter from the Editor………………………………………………………………………….….ii 
 
About the Illini Journal of International Security………………………………………………...iii 
 
 
 
The People’s Republic of China’s Security Dependence on Semi-Autonomous Territories…….1 
 
A Case of Mistaken Identities: The Real Friends and Foes in the War in Afghanistan………....17 
 
A Return to Insurgency in Iraq: The Islamic State’s transition to insurgency and the Iraqi 
mistakes that have aided it……………………………………………………………………….38 
 
Empty Promises: The Denuclearization of Ukraine and its Effects Twenty Years Later……….49 
 
The Paradigm Shifts in Intelligence: From 1800 to Present……………………………………..56 
 
Human Trafficking as a National Security Issue……………………………………….………..65 
  


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