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| NewsThe OSCE Academy and University of St Andrews joint eventsNovember 10, 2010 A group of MA and PhD students, headed by Dr. Rick Fawn from the University of St Andrews, Scotland has visited the OSCE Academy from
7-9 November, 2010 and organized the following joint events with the MA program of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek: 7 November: International Crisis Simulation Game.
The Game simulated an international crisis situation in Central Asia and Caucasus, focusing on the developments around the Northern
Distribution Network (NDN) of non-lethal goods to Afghanistan. They simulated the major actors involved in the events in this area,
including the regional governments, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the Taliban, the United States, the United Nations, the
NATO (ISAF), the OSCE, relevant regional states (China, India, Pakistan, Iran), the EU and individual European governments, Russia,
and major media. The participants of the Game were 21 students from the OSCE Academy in Bishkek and 9 students from the Middle East and Central Asian Security
Studies programme of the University of St Andrews, UK. The Game was a success, which gave a considerable freedom for students to play their
roles and characters and actively apply their negotiation skills. Additionally, this was an excellent event where MA students of the two universities had a lot of face to face interaction, exchange of information and experience.
8 - 9 November: Lectures
Organizers of the International Crisis Game - Dr. Rick Fawn, Ms. Mokhira Syuarkulova, and Ned Conway delivered the following lectures
for the students of the OSCE Academy and St Andrews University:
Dr. Rick Fawn: "Nationalism and Post-communist Countries"
Ms. Mokhira Syuarkulova, (PhD candidate): "Sovereignty and Failed States"
Mr. Ned Conway, (PhD candidate): "Political Risk in the Political Marketplace"
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