Recap Video | Negotiating Peace: Student Diplomacy Simulation

The final installment of the Roberta Buffett Institute's yearlong event series on international diplomacy was an interactive peace conference simulation designed by Danielle Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. This four-hour venture charged a group of Northwestern undergraduates with taking on the roles of negotiators in a fictionalized peace process, complete with the pressures and constraints faced by real-world diplomats. The exercise challenged students to bridge divides and come to an agreement, offering them hands-on experience with the nuances of international negotiation, which they had learned about through the two-day Buffett Symposium on Negotiating Peace in a Multipolar World the month prior.

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Get key insights from the symposium

Organized with Fundación Acordemos, the Buffett Symposium on Negotiating Peace in a Multipolar World convened diplomats, negotiators, and academics to discuss the high-profile peace processes of recent decades. The event aimed to draw lessons for future negotiations in a world confronting a crisis of multilateralism. Learn more about the symposium speakers and program, watch the short video recap, and watch or listen to the recordings.