Resources & Tools

Credit: CIA World Factbook Map Collection
April 2000

This simulation focuses on a brief phase in the Paris Peace Talks when the U.S., North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the Soviet Union are meeting in Paris to salvage peace in Vietnam.

Credit: USIP
April 2000

The difference between successful and unsuccessful simulations is often found in planning and resources. Issues covered in the guide include the educational value of using simulations, the advantages and disadvantages of using simulations, preparing simulations, role allocation, use of space, running a simulation, and debriefing the simulation.

Issue Areas: Education
Credit: USIP Staff
April 1999

This guide from the 1999 National Peace Essay Contest uses case studies from Poland in 1815 and Czechoslovakia in 1938 to examine the effectiveness of the international diplomacy in preventing violent international crises. It also contains a review of basic concepts and bibliographic materials.

April 1999

Students will participate in a simulation of the ad hoc OAU committee that the secretary general of the Organization of African Unity—Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim—has organized to deal with the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

April 1999 | Special Report by Daniel Serwer, Lauren Van Metre, Kristine Hermann, and Jenet Redfern
January 1999 | Special Report by Daniel Serwer, Lauren Van Metre and James Rae
December 1998 | Special Report by John Menzies, Lauren Van Metre, Burcu Akan, and Kristine Herrmann
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina | Issue Areas: Post-Conflict Activities
June 1998 | Special Report by Daniel Serwer and Lauren Van Metre
Credit: CIA World Factbook Map Collection
April 1998

Participants role-play negotiators at a peace settlement conference, where, due to international pressure, the Cambodian government has agreed to negotiate with opposition leaders over implementation of a peace settlement and past accountability for genocide and war crimes.