Getting Started with Mini Simulations
CFR Education simulations put students in the shoes of policymakers facing the most pressing issues in international relations based on various hypothetical, historical, and current event scenarios.
These one- to two-day case studies require less time and preparation than extended simulations while offering different ways to engage your students.
Mini Simulation
Trade Policy
How should the United States leverage trade to respond when a rivalry between growing trade partners threatens regional stability? Explore this hypothetical simulation.
Mini Simulation
Stopping Deforestation in the Amazon
Should the United States take action to stop deforestation in the Amazon to combat climate change? Explore this simulation.
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Intelligence: Covert Action
How should the United States use secret measures to address a national security threat? Explore this hypothetical simulation.
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Negotiating Ukrainian Security in 1993
How should the United States manage dismantling Ukraine's nuclear arsenal while safeguarding against renewed conflict in Europe? Explore this historical simulation set in 1993.
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Trusting Security Assurances
How should a country under threat by a nuclear-armed power decide its future nuclear plans? Explore this hypothetical simulation.
Mini Simulation
Peacekeeping
Should the United States support peacekeeping in a country filled with ethnic conflict? Explore this hypothetical simulation.
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Explosion of the USS Maine in 1898
How should the United States intervene against Spanish colonial rule in Cuba? Explore this historical simulation set in 1898.
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Opposing Communism in 1947
How should the United States support Greece in its fight against communist rebels? Explore this simulation set in 1947.
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Oregon Boundary Dispute in 1845
How should the United States respond to British naval buildup near the Oregon Country? Explore this historical simulation.