Briefing Packets

Syrian Opposition Delegation Briefing Packet

The purpose of this negotiation simulation is to surface key issues and potential solutions to points of impasse likely to arise during potential Geneva negotiations on an interim, or transitional, period in Syria. The objective of the simulation is not to suggest that peace negotiations are necessarily the best course of action for the parties or to reach consensus on the precise nature of a political settlement in Syria. Rather, this negotiation is designed to stimulate debate, identify points of conflict, and find potential solutions. The negotiation simulation has been developed using the methodology employed by the United States Department of State’s National Foreign Affairs Training Institute, which runs similar negotiations to train U.S. diplomats prior to negotiations.

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