Shane Hensinger

CENEX 2011

shane — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:23:51 +0000

CENEX 2011 is the Josef Korbel School of International Studies’ first multi-team, comms-linked, full-day simulation. I am the Project Manager and Lead Writer for the exercise, working with several other students in bringing it to fruition. This exercise is strongly backed by Josef Korbel School Dean Christopher Hill and will be a continuing exercise taking place in 2012 as well.

CENEX takes place May 7th, 2011 and is based around a crisis diplomacy scenario occurring in the Taiwan Strait. Please take a look at the site when you get a chance. On May 7th at 9:00 AM MST you can watch all the action unfold from the Day of Play Screen.

Influencing Ripeness – Analyzing the Factors Necessary to Induce Successful Negotiations in Cases of Military Conflict

shane — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:53:31 +0000

Final for professor Holger Schmidt’s class on quantitative conflict forecasting at the Elliott graduate school of international affairs at George Washington University.

The Fund for Peace

shane — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:47:40 +0000

I’ve been working at the Fund for Peace in Washington, DC since the beginning of September on a 3-month internship. I’m mainly focused on a project we’re doing with the United Nations focusing on genocide prevention in overlooked areas around the globe. I’ve really learned an amazing amount and have worked with some really great people.

Attending School in DC – Fall 2010

shane — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:34:08 +0000

I’ll be attending school at the Josef Korbel School in Washington, DC this fall. While in DC I’ll be interning as well as taking an additional class at the Elliott School at George Washington University.

Cyprus – Peacebuilding and Remediating Horizontal Inequalities.

shane — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:50:54 +0000

Final part of a three-part series on Cyprus for Professor Tim Sisk, Josef Korbel School of International Studies – University of Denver.

Cyprus – Negotiation Analysis and Recommendations

shane — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:18:07 +0000

This paper is the second part of a three-part series on the frozen conflict in Cyprus I am doing for Professor Tim Sisk’s class “Civil Wars and International Responses” at the Josef Korbel School. You can read it here.

Interview with author Gretchen Peters

shane — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:15:22 +0000

Gretchen Peters is a Ph.D student at my graduate school, a friend and mentor and the author of an incredible book called “Seeds of Terror: How Heroin is Bankrolling the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.” This interview is composed of two parts and is available here.

Interview with Dean Tom Farer

shane — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:12:21 +0000

What follows is an interview I did with Josef Korbel school Dean Tom Farer on his recent trip to Turkey and his views on issues involving Turkish security and Turkish-American relations. This piece was mentioned on Politico.com. Available here.

Ankara-Istanbul Exchange – Summer 2010

shane — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:42:07 +0000

I am very excited and grateful to be given the opportunity to attend Mideast Wire’s premiere Istanbul-Ankara exchange this summer where I’ll be discussing issues of Turkish political, economic and military security with other academics, journalists and politicians from Turkey and other areas in the region.

Cyprus

shane — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:47:40 +0000

In the final term of the academic year I’ll be working on the final part of a three-part series on the Cyprus conflict – from escalatory dynamics to peacemaking on the island.