Fast-paced and realistic joint crises have long been the hallmark of the National Collegiate Security Conference. From the tree-lined majesty of the Appian Way, to the jungles of Angola, to the rolling plains of central Europe, NCSC joint crises have seen the victory and defeat of armies and the rise and fall of great powers. This year’s joint simulations promise to continue the tradition of excellence that delegates have come to expect from NCSC’s crises and war games. Participants will have the pleasure of contending in the smallest and most singularly crisis-driven simulations that NCSC has to offer.
The Rise and Fall of Empires, 1228
In Mongols vs. Abbasids: The Rise and Fall of Empires, 1228, delegates will have the opportunity not simply to exercise diplomatic, military, and economic instruments of national power, but will be charged with the internal management of some of the most enormous empires ever seen on Earth. Will the committees be able to change the course of history through implementing innovative policies for governing their people? Or will the Mongols again ravage the steppes of Eurasia before ultimately collapsing?
War Council of the Abbasid Caliph
War Council of the Mongol Great Khan
Spanish Civil War, 1936
In Republicans vs. Nationalists: The Spanish Civil War, 1936, delegates will find themselves on the front lines of an ideological conflict that defined the interwar period of the 20th century and in many ways served as a harbinger of future horrors to come. Will fascism triumph again, as it did in history? Or will the defenders of the Republic see their regime restored. If the Republicans vanquish Franco, which faction will define the new post-war order in Spain? Such a fractious coalition of democrats, communists, and anarchists could well find its unity threatened, whether in victory or defeat.
Pakistan Crisis, 2008
Our present-day joint crisis simulation will focus on tensions within Pakistani domestic politics. As members of the elected government of Pakistan on one side, and as members of the National Command Authority on the other, delegates will witness firsthand the visceral power struggles that plague this developing democracy. Will the elected government succeed in subordinating the military to civilian control? Or will the National Command Authority, which retains control of the country's nuclear forces, end up wielding more power both at home and abroad? How will external powers attempt to influence the power struggle? Indeed, delegates will be charged with the direction, stabilization, and perhaps even the very territorial preservation of Pakistan itself.
