International Strategic Crisis Negotiations Exercise 

Individual students, professors, or student groups from UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Central University, or the National Defense University (CISA) campus at Fort Bragg, NC, should contact Jennifer Akin (Jennifer.akin@duke.edu) for more information.

 

Exercise Overview: Cyprus

Time Frame: One year in the future

Teams (7): Republic of Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot Community, Greece, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and European Union

Setting (Lead/Host Representative): UN sponsored peace talks, UN Headquarters, New York City (UN Special Advisor on Cyprus)

This scenario closely mirrors the real world situation and ongoing negotiation process between the two Cypriot communities. However, it also involves sponsor nations (Greece and Turkey), a treaty nation (UK), an international organization (EU) of which the Republic of Cyprus is a member, and a superpower (U.S.). Issues follow the current chapter process, but employ a UN-developed and adopted Aide Memoir to both develop the scope of the problem and negotiation format (7 chapters over the course of one year), and to limit the issues dealt with (3 chapters, plus confidence -building measures) during the exercise.

The issues that participants will deal with involve: (1) Governance and Power Sharing, (2) Security and Guarantees, and (3) Population. Confidence-building measures, that have the potential to move the negotiations forward if addressed, separately involve both Cypriot communities and issues between Greece and Turkey.

The Army War College & the International Strategic Crisis Negotiations Exercise

The Fall 2015 exercise will be the fourth iteration of the exercise at UNC-Chapel Hill or Duke University as part of a partnership with the U.S. Army War College. War College Fellows from UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University participate in the simulation as mentors, providing a great opportunity for students to work closely with senior military personnel.

 

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