National Security Simulation: The Arctic, Climate Change and Great Power Competition

Students will participate in a national security simulation in which they will have an assigned role as a state or non-state actor and work with teams to develop policy responses to a security crisis that changes and develops over time. The simulation this semester will involve security issues that arise due to the climate change in the Arctic that has opened up sea lanes and other resources that are generating competition for advantage among multiple nations. Participants will be required to grapple with a complex information environment that is polluted with misinformation, manipulation and deception. Instructional weeks on the substantive security issues the simulation addresses will be interspersed with gameplay. No prior experience in national security is required.