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The Only AI-Proof Laboratory for International Relations.

Move beyond the essay. Generate unique, un-Googleable datasets for every course section. Automate the Security Dilemma.

AI-Proof Assessment
New histories, new data, no prior answers.
Forensic Grading
Grade what happened in *their* world.
Living Syllabus
Inject real-world events into the sim.
Daily Intelligence Briefing
Thursday, January 8, 2026
IR: Political Context

NEW MOSCOW-PYONGYANG DEFENSE PACT

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a strategic partnership treaty this week that includes a mutual defense clause, effectively reviving a Cold War-era alliance structure. This event serves as a critical case study for "IR: Political Context" regarding balance of power theory, illustrating how revisionist states coalesce to challenge the status quo of the international order. Statecraft Move: Choose the realist lens to make a falsifiable prediction that forming a large alliance in your simulation will trigger a counter-coalition within the next 30 days, and design one measurable variable (alliance cohesion scores) to track the polarization of the globe. https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-russia-putin-kim-summit-ukraine-war-6ad3222530a6df3a676722d7a960965d

Syllabus Integration Map

Fit the simulation into a 14-week schedule.

A practical alignment from theory blocks to simulation turns—so every section produces assessable, un-Googleable evidence.

Alignment Toggle
Weeks 1–2
Foundations
Turn 0: Regime Selection (Levels of Analysis)
Anchor: Levels of Analysis + domestic constraints
Weeks 3–4
Realism
Turn 1–2: The Security Dilemma & Arms Races
Anchor: bargaining, uncertainty, commitment problems
Security Dilemma (Sample Data)
Spending vs. Trust
Country A spending Country B spending
Weeks 5–6
Liberalism
Turn 3: Trade Alliances & Institutions
Anchor: institutions reduce uncertainty; credible commitments
Week 7
Constructivism
Turn 4: Norms & Identity Blocs
Anchor: identities shape interests; signaling and legitimacy
Week 14
Global Crisis
Turn 8: Climate/Pandemic Shock
Anchor: coordination failures + domestic politics + institutions
AI Firewall

The Essay is Broken. The Simulation is Secure.

Generative AI cannot analyze a history that hasn’t happened yet. Your course section produces a unique dataset—so students must reason from evidence, not retrieval.

Unique Datasets

Every simulation generates a unique history not found in LLM training data.

Forensic Grading

Assign prompts like: “Analyze the collapse of the Atlantis–Kyrat Alliance in Turn 4.” ChatGPT cannot answer this.

Evidence-First Assessment

Students defend claims with simulation evidence—trade flows, trust scores, alliance networks, and crisis outcomes.

Living Syllabus

Inject the news cycle into the simulation.

Keep sections relevant with “scenario injections” that transform real-world events into assessable simulation shocks.

Nov 2025 (COP30)
Scenario Injection: The Amazon Protocol
Spring 2026
Scenario Injection: Island Chain Crisis
Nov 2026 (G20)
Scenario Injection: The Water Wars
Nov 2025 (COP30)
Scenario Injection: The Amazon Protocol
Spring 2026
Scenario Injection: Island Chain Crisis
Nov 2026 (G20)
Scenario Injection: The Water Wars
TA Survival Kit

We Automate the Logistics. You Teach the Theory.

TAs are the gatekeepers. This kit is designed to make the simulation runnable, repeatable, and low-drama for every section.

Request the TA Survival Guide
(We’ll provide the PDF + onboarding checklist.)
Auto-Grading Rubrics

Grade 50 policy memos in 1 hour with structured rubrics and evidence-first prompts.

Discussion Scripts

Ten-minute, pre-written debriefs that translate sim outcomes into theory takeaways.

Disaster Recovery

Protocols for dropped students, collapsed states, and stalled negotiations—without derailing the syllabus.