Blaise Enonchong
benonchong@gmail.com

Blaise Enonchong, S.J.D. is a trained attorney. He graduated from Penn State’s Master of Professional Studies in Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems in 2021. Prior to attending Penn State, Blaise had graduated from Golden Gate University Law School in San Francisco, CA, in 2011 with an S.J.D. He also holds an LL.B/Licence en Droit from the University of Yaounde II, Cameroon, and an LL.M from Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C. He currently resides and works in Boise, Idaho, as a renewable energy and sustainability consultant.

Henry Guevara
guevarahm250@gmail.com

Henry Guevara is a recent graduate of Pennsylvania State University where he recieved his B.A. in International Politics. He will be pursuing his education this fall at the University of San Diego (USD) as a candidate in USDs’ Masters in International Relations (MAIR) program.

His professional career in military-diplomacy includes eighteen years of special operations experience around the world as a Naval Special Warfare SEAL Operator, having served in multiple theaters of operations and campaigns. He has also held high-level staff positions while on assignment in the Middle East working with and alongside strategic partners and allies to counter terrorism and extremism. Henry is a native English and Spanish speaker.

James Hennessy
jamesthennessy@gmail.com

James Hennessy holds a Master of Science in Counterterrorism and Homeland Security from American University as well as a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota: Twin Cities. While at the University of Minnesota, he also received minors in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Chinese Studies) and a minor in History with a focus on East Asia.

His research interests include Chinese global influence, international counterterrorism strategy, U.S. clandestine operations, Taliban-Chinese relations, and unconventional warfare tactics. He is a native English speaker with intermediate proficiency in Mandarin as well as the Shanghai Wu dialect.

Jemima Baar

jemimabaar@gmail.com

Jemima Baar is currently pursuing a Master’s in International Affairs, with a concentration in International Security Policy and regional specializations in China and Russia at Columbia University. She is a P.E.O. International Peace Scholar and British Universities North America Club Trust Scholar, and will be a 2023-24 International Fellows Program Fellow at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs.

After graduating from the University of Cambridge with an award-winning Double Starred First in Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion, she worked at the Center for Geopolitics in the United Kingdom, the Center for Advanced Defense Studies in the United States, and, most recently, as a Research Assistant to Columbia’s Professor Jack Snyder.

In summer 2023, she will be a FMSO Research Fellow and a Research Intern at the Council on Foreign Relations. She has advanced proficiency in Mandarin and reads Classical Arabic. Her primary research interest is the impact of the Sino-Russian strategic partnership on international politics and security, from both academic and policy perspectives.

Ma’ayan Amar
amarmaayan@gmail.com

Ma’ayan Amar is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security from American University. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and majored in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice.

Her research interests throughout undergraduate and graduate school include far-right extremisim, intelligence analysis, international/domestic counterterrorism strategy, and digital footprinting. She is dual citizen possessing both an American and Israeli citizenship. She is a native English speaker with intermediate proficiency in Hebrew.

Sevag Derderian
sevag.derderian@mac.com

Sevag Derderian is graduating this summer from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and seeking to continue his education with a Masters in History. His political and community volunteerism and professional experiences have led to managing academic instructional and operational programs for the Los Angeles Unified School District, San Diego Unified School District, and California State University Los Angeles. He is a native English and Armenian speaker.