During the simulation in the forum, Oct 2-7. Every group have different method to solve the conflict. There are four main one, known as DIME as they teach you.

Which one do you support the most and why?


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I will start first. I go for diplomacy. Not because I was the Deputy Secretary of State, but what I saw in the forum. During the simulation, I finally understand the stress of having millions of lives under the control of my hand. One wrong decision, some will die.

My group use mostly diplomacy. Our solution was to have the African Union handle the problem with help from China, USA. UK and some other European country if they want to, since they will probably also interested in the recourses in Congo. Peace treaty will will made, and China/US will act as peacekeeping force. Since the peace keeping force from UN, as told by a government official, were raping children in the Africa. So we need to have them stick to the rules a little better.

The result turn out pretty well I guess. They have a AU meeting a couple day after the conflict to deal with border issue. Redraw them and develop different nations.

So groups use military power a little too much. I think one decided to bomb Congo, and started World War III. One group impeach their president. One group decided to send in forces that the US don't have or can't afford to send it. Like taking forces out of South Korea US base.

yeh, so I go with diplomacy.

Question:
Which National Instruments of Power are you for?

Choices:
Diplomacy
Information
Military
Economic

 

OKay, I voted for information because I believe that information in the first step into coming up with a plan. Then I guess would be diplomacy and then military. Im not to into the whole economic ordeal. My group focused mainly on the information we were given, analiyzing it and then coming up with a plan. I was the National Intelligence Officer for Africa and Intel. mainly partnered up with Defense. Military intel is also important so I actually think, contrary to my vote, that they are all equal.As for our plan, we decided that we would move the location of the peace conference as well as pull out with China and place someone outside of the whole situation who could lead the Un peacekeepers (like Spain or France or the African Union).

SO I go for Military. This is because I know about the military and I know that a good leader and people behind the leader can get alot done. So yea I cant think right due to stress so I have no more to say.

all of the above. I don't favor one over the other because each one is situational. granted I would probably try diplomacy, economics, and intelligence before military.