Simulations

The Patterson School has run various types of policy simulations for over a decade. In conjunction with the Army War College, we have run diplomatic negotiations exercises that have centered on conflict in the Caucasus (specifically Nagorno-Karabakh), the longstanding Cyprus problem, and the now-simmering territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Crisis simulations - run in conjunction with students from the School of Journalism -- have run the gamut from countering piracy off Somalia and hostage taking to probing how the US might handle the diplomatic fallout created by an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities or cybersecurity.  Students both participate in the simulations and take a hand in creating them.