Getting Started with 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 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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Drones in Pakistan in 2011 (NSC)
Set in Spring 2011. The United States has the opportunity to eliminate or capture a senior al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan.
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Cyber Clash with China (UNSC)
Tensions escalate between the United States and China as the Nasdaq faces a devastating cyberattack.
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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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Global Climate Change Policy (NSC)
A major international climate summit approaches, and all eyes are on the United States.
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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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Dispute in the East China Sea in 2016 (NSC)
Set in September 2016. Japan and China challenge each other in the airspace above the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.