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Forum 1
Topic: Simulation Turn 0
Discuss both questions 1 and 2 after completing your weekly assigned readings.
Review Klesner’s textbook, Comparative Politics: An Introduction, and discuss the
terms used by political scientists in Chapter such as state, institutions, regime, and
government (see pp. 44–46 for example). In what ways do these terms overlap?
How are they different?
You have to answer 1 additional question below in your thread. You can choose to
answer either A or B in addition to the first question above that you answered as part
of your thread.
Is Statecraft “just a game” in which anything goes, or should students adhere to
some basic ethical practices such as honesty and not harming others since their
classmates may be affected by what happens in the simulation? Justify your
position.
Choose an example of a war that either (a) occurred in your Statecraft world, (b) was
seriously contemplated by your country or other countries, (c) or that you can think
of from current events. Evaluate this actual or potential war in terms of the
following principles of Just War Theory: just cause, right intention, last resort,
legitimate authority, reasonable chance of success, proportionality, and
discrimination. On which criteria does the war “pass the test,” and where does it fall
short? Overall, would you say this was a just war or not? Given these potential
consequences, should the principles of Just War Theory (proportionality, just cause,
etc.) apply to war in Statecraft? After a war has broken out, have countries in the
world adhered to the principle of proportionality in the way they have carried out
warfare? Give examples.
Forum 2
Topic: Simulation Turn 1

2. After reading Klesner’s Comparative Politics: An Introduction, chapters 4–5, answer
the following questions in your thread:
What is nationalism?
In what circumstances does nationalism lead to civil war?
In what ways did nationalism lead to the breakup of Yugoslavia?
Was such a breakup inevitable?
Did the breakup have to be violent? Some have cited the breakup of Czechoslovakia
as an example of a peaceful breakup in which the country divided into two new
countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, without violence.
Forum 3
Topic: Simulation Turn 2
Answer both questions 1 and 2 in your thread.
How would the presence of nuclear weapons (each of which can destroy a city)
affect countries’ calculations and behavior in the world of Statecraft? Be specific.
What is the best way to protect your Statecraft country from nuclear annihilation?
Would the presence of nuclear weapons make the world of Statecraft more stable or
less stable? Do nuclear weapons have this same effect in the real world?
After reading Klesner’s, Comparative Politics: An Introductionchapters 6 and 13,
discuss how parliamentary government works and how it differs from
presidentialism. In addition, describe the main characteristics of electing legislators
with the proportional representation system.
Forum 4
Topic: Simulation Turns 3 and 4
Choose 1 of the following prompts to answer in your thread (do not answer both):
After carefully reading chapter 10 in Klesner's Comparative Politics: An
Introduction and after watching the presentation this week, describe the key
concepts of Islamism (pp. 213–223 in the Klesner textbook) and its current role in
the world. In addition, after reading about the many types of Islam, including
democratizing secularists, do you believe that it is likely or unlikely that the world’s
leading Muslim countries can find ways to promote freedom and security with the
requirements of democracy described in Klesner's book, particularly the ten
conditions of democracy described in Chapter 7? In other words, do you think Islam
is fundamentally incompatible with democracy as was described in previous

3. chapters like 7 and 10 in Klesner's book? The ten conditions of democracy discussed
in Klesner’s Comparative Politics: An Introduction are:
Elites Committed to Democracy
State Institutions
National Unity
National Wealth
Private Enterprise
A Middle Class
Support of the Disadvantaged for Democracy
Citizen Participation, Civil Society, and a Democratic Political Culture
Education and Freedom of Information
A Favorable International Environment
2. In the secular/rationalist worldview, there is a perception that there is no higher
authority above states, unless the secular proponents think that international
organizations like theInternational Court of Justice serve as high authorities (but that
is questionable because each state can choose to submit to the higher authority of an
international organization or choose not to do that). However, through the lens of the
secular worldview, the world of Statecraft meets the realists’ definition of anarchy.
Explain precisely how the anarchic nature of the simulation has affected the
interactions between states (using specific examples from your experience). Is it
possible to (at least partially) overcome the negative effects of anarchy in Statecraft?
If so, how? On the other hand, a Christian or Muslim might view the world from a
Christian worldview or Islamic/Muslim worldview. If that were the case, what are
the implications for real world politics? See Chapter 7 in Berger’s textbook,
"Political Islam and the Worldview of Islamic Groups." Also, think about what is
discussed in Martin’s Prevailing Worldviews of Western Society Since 1500 about
the biblical worldview and the rationalist worldview.
Forum 5
Topic: Simulation Turns 5 and 6
For your thread, pick 1 of the 2 prompts to answer:
After reading Klesner’s Comparative Politics: An Introduction,Chapter 12 on “The
Politics of Development,” describe the differences between Modernization theory
and Dependency theory. Which countries in your Statecraft world represent the
wealthy, developed “core”, and which are part of the “periphery"? For more
information on core and periphery, see p. 255 in Klesner’s textbook in relation to
Dependency theory. Describe relations between the core and the periphery: is there

4. an element of exploitation? If so, how have the exploited actors responded? Give
examples. What factors may account for chronic underdevelopment?
Have trade ties in your Statecraft world led to greater interdependence, cooperation,
and peace (as commercial liberals expect)? Or have these ties produced asymmetric
dependence and exploitation (as some Realists and Marxists would predict)? Give
specific examples and explain precisely how trade has produced these outcomes?
Are these Statecraft outcomes reflective of trade dynamics in the real world? Why or
why not?
Forum 6
Topic: Simulation Turn 7
For your thread, pick 1 of the 2 prompts to answer:
How were the most powerful states in your Statecraft world perceived? Was it their
capabilities, their actions, or their rhetoric (or some combination of these) that
produced these perceptions? Do you find parallels to America’s experience as the
world’s only superpower? If you were advising the President of the United States,
what advice would you give about the way power should be exercised to minimize
resentment or hostility? What did you learn in the Statecraft simulation that was
most valuable to your understanding of comparative politics?
Describe a crisis situation that you faced in Statecraft (it must meet all 3 conditions
of a crisis: high threat, short decision time, and surprise). How was your decision-
making process different (if at all) in this situation as opposed to non-crisis
situations? Would this “crisis-induced process” be likely to produce better or worse
decisions than the normal process? What did you learn in the Statecraft simulation
that was most valuable to your understanding of comparative politics?