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.
H5N1 SPILLOVER: AVERTING PANDEMIC COORDINATION FAILURE
The rapid cross-species spread of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza across U.S. agricultural centers and emerging human infections have triggered international alerts regarding a nascent global pandemic shock. This biological threat highlights the acute risk of coordination failure in crisis bargaining, as states must quickly overcome collective action problems to transparently share epidemiological data rather than concealing outbreaks to protect domestic trade. Statecraft Move: Execute a shock response move to choose containment vs cooperation in response to a global shock (climate/pandemic), and specify the coordination mechanism by either funding a joint global health intelligence network or unilaterally sealing your state's borders. https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news
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.
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.
Every simulation generates a unique history not found in LLM training data.
Assign prompts like: “Analyze the collapse of the Atlantis–Kyrat Alliance in Turn 4.” ChatGPT cannot answer this.
Students defend claims with simulation evidence—trade flows, trust scores, alliance networks, and crisis outcomes.
Prove the syllabus fit—concept by concept.
Select a canon topic on the left. On the right: the specific Statecraft mechanic that automates the concept into a dataset you can grade.
Automating the Security Dilemma
Students experience the “panic” of a self-help system where defensive moves are misread as aggression.
Mechanic: “Spy Reports & Arms Races.” As noted in Lecture #4, arms buildups are visible to rivals, provoking fear and counter-balancing. Students feel the visceral reality of the Security Dilemma.
Students experience the “panic” of a self-help system where defensive moves are misread as aggression.
Mechanic: “Spy Reports & Arms Races.” As noted in Lecture #4, arms buildups are visible to rivals, provoking fear and counter-balancing. Students feel the visceral reality of the Security Dilemma.
Don't Reinvent the Syllabus.
Download the complete Instructor's Field Guide, featuring 13 weeks of lecture outlines mapping every turn of the simulation to the standard IR canon.
Statecraft & The Canon
Inject the news cycle into the simulation.
Keep sections relevant with “scenario injections” that transform real-world events into assessable simulation shocks.
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.
Grade 50 policy memos in 1 hour with structured rubrics and evidence-first prompts.
Ten-minute, pre-written debriefs that translate sim outcomes into theory takeaways.
Protocols for dropped students, collapsed states, and stalled negotiations—without derailing the syllabus.