Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security


IJOIS Fall 2016, Volume II 
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Contents 
 
 
Explaining Middle East Participation in the Convention Against 
Torture……………………………………………………………………………………………………...5 
Derek Hoot 
 
 
Drones: A Projection of Force Abroad……………………………………………………………………32 
James Holevas 
 
 
The Current State of the US Nuclear Arsenal…………………………………………………………….45 
Maxx Villotti 
 
 
Atomic Dragon: Chinese Nuclear Weapon Development and the Risk of Nuclear 
War…………………………………………………...…………………………………………..……….54 
Gabriel Wacks 
 
 
Jabhat Fatah al Sham’s Implication on the Syrian Civil War and 
Beyond……………………………………………………………………………………………………73 
John Bolis