Getting Started with Extended Simulations
Fuel a lively classroom discussion with simulations that put your students in the shoes of either the National Security Council or the UN Security Council.
CFR Education extended simulations can be run for several days or weeks and include background readings, videos, and assignments to help students understand the situation and their roles.
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Cyber Clash With China (NSC)
Tensions escalate between the United States and China as the Nasdaq faces a devastating cyberattack.
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North Korean Nuclear Threat (NSC)
North Korea has reportedly acquired the technological capability to hit North America with a nuclear weapon.
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Korean War in 1950 (NSC)
Set in September 1950. Five years after World War II, the Korean Peninsula is under threat of falling to a communist regime.
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Humanitarian Intervention in South Sudan in 2014 (UNSC)
Set in May 2014. An ongoing civil war means South Sudan faces the threat of mass violence, reprisals, and possibly genocide.
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Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Southern Border in 2019 (NSC)
Set in 2019. Violence, instability, and poverty in the northern triangle have increased asylum seekers in the United States.
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Russia and NATO in the Baltics in 2016 (NSC)
Set in July 2016. Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, a NATO summit approaches as the Baltics face threats from Russia.
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Dispute in the East China Sea in 2016 (UNSC)
Set in September 2016. Japan and China challenge each other in the airspace above the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
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Global Climate Change Policy (UNSC)
A major summit approaches where the UN Security Council will meet to discuss the effects of climate change on security.
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NATO Enlargement in 1994 (NSC)
Set in January 1994. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, many former Soviet states express interest in joining NATO.