Program in Arms Control & Domestic and International Security Table of Contents 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 Table of Contents