Statecraft Simulation Analysis

Running Head The Statecraft simulation is a helpful tool for understanding the different aspects of international politics. In the simulation, students are able to experience diplomacy through trial and error in political positions within their designated countries. In addition, the simulation was created by Dr. Keller to resemble reality. As a result, each country has different advantages and disadvantages with regards to recourses, location, country attributes and government type. Furthermore, through this recourse, students have the chance to gain valuable learning experiences in a manner, not harmful to society.

Throughout the simulation, each country was presented with the issue of international relations. According to the Goldstein

5). Negative reciprocity occurred when each county belonging the Intergovernmental Organization, known as the United Nations, expelled CBUstan for attacking Sapphire Island. Each country came to this unanimous decision since CBUstan’s decision to attack the island automatically denied the world points for the end of the simulation. In contrast, each country experienced positive reciprocity through international trade. During the simulation, Alpha Delta Pi traded oil steel from Crustacea. These trades enabled both countries to gain needed resources. Furthermore, Alpha Delta Pi was able to make a profit on some of their trades. As a result, Alpha Delta Pi made a 2.5 to 1 trade with The Holy Roman Empire. In retrospect, the leaders of Alpha Delta Pi should have specialized in the production of steel and oil in order to gain a “comparative advantage” (Goldstein & Pevehouse 2013-2014, p.

At the begging of the simulation, there was distrust between most of the countries. As a result, each country took precautionary measures to defend their country against an attack through building up their military. After CBUstan took over Sapphire Island, everyone’s suspicions of human nature being selfish were confirmed. Soon after this, CBUstan attacked The Holy Roman Empire for threatening to attack them first. As a result, Alpha Delta Pi and the Holy Roman Empire became allies in order to deter further aggression from CBUstan and their ally Crustacea in order to ensure a balance of power. As a result of their military size, country structures and overall quality of life, CBUstan proved to be the hegemon or state “holding a preponderance of power in the international system, allowing it to single-handedly dominate the rules and arrangements by which international political and economic relations are conducted” (Goldstein &Pevehouse, 2013-2014, p. 48). While this was true during the simulation, after the simulation, The Holy Roman Empire proved to be the real hegemon when they won the majority of the Statecraft