Shane Hensinger

IREX Submission

shane — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:43:04 +0000

Working on paper submission on the impact to regional security of Turkey’s increasingly powerful and influential role as an energy-transit state.

Josef Korbel School 1st Annual Regional Simulation

shane — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:40:33 +0000

We’re working on the 1st ever regional-wide scenario-based, forward-looking role-play exercise involving a multitude of regionally-based organizations. Stay tuned for more details as we move this project forward with an eye to this playing out in April 2010.

Ongoing Articles

shane — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:00:13 +0000

I’m writing and updating information on going’s on at the Korbel school, including visits from VIPs like NATO’s Deputy Assistant Secretary General as well as profiles of current students and alumni.

Iran’s Nuclear Program

shane — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:58:18 +0000

For my Security and Defense Analysis Methods class I’m researching the Iranian nuclear program within the context of creating a case study design and briefing on the probably outcome of the program – peaceful or otherwise?

Phineas Priesthood

shane — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:55:46 +0000

I’m currently writing a brief and report on the Phineas Priesthood – a leaderless subsection of the Christian Identity movement.

The October Crisis – A Canadian Response to Terror

shane — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:16:17 +0000

An overview of the Canadian government’s response to the terrorism of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ). Available here.

The Saudi-Iran Proxy War in Yemen

shane — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:09:41 +0000

Amidst all the recent talk about Iran’s nuclear program and Israel’s intentions towards Iran something potentially far more important has been developing between two worlds, the Arab and the Persian, with a history of long-standing enmity and distrust – a proxy war in the small, poor Arab state of Yemen involving Shiite forces backed by Iran and a Sunni-dominated government backed and armed by Saudi Arabia. Available here.

State vs. Individual Responsibility for Genocide

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:18:50 +0000

An overview of the case brought by Bosnia against Serbia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) charging Serbia with violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. Available here.

Always a Stranger – The Situation of the Mandaeans of Iraq

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:17:31 +0000

A research paper on the situation of the Mandaeans, a pacifist religious minority in Iraq and Iran who are followers of the Gnostic Gospels, since the 1991 invasion of Iraq. Contains portions of an interview with the first Mandaean family to marry in a Mandaean ceremony in the United States. Discusses conditions for the Mandaeans after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. Available here

Legality vs. Illegality of Iraq War

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:17:02 +0000

A lengthy overview of the issues surrounding the Iraq war and its legality or illegality under international law. Issues discussed include proportionality, Iraqi support of terrorism and others. Available here.