Today the world changes faster than ever before. The development of new technologies, the opportunity to discover new worlds, and constantly shifting geopolitical realities raise important questions about what the future of global affairs will look like.
No doubt, the space and cyber realms will likely play increasingly important roles in the future of geopolitics. How will they shape the way that international actors engage with each other? Further, what can space and cyber affairs teach us about the nature of complex strategic interactions more generally.
To explore these questions, Professor Andrew Bertoli and the team at IE University Publishing have launched the simulator "Facing New Challenges in Space and Cyber Affairs". In this multiplayer simulator, students work in teams to advance in the space and cyber realms. In the process, they must manage several different collective action problems at once. To reach the best outcome, they will have to strategize, negotiate, and consider different points of view about how to advance in the game.
The simulator will help students understand that challenges in world politics often involve multiple collective action problems. It will also teach them how space debris and cyber warfare will likely complicate global affairs in the coming years.
Andrew Bertoli is currently a professor at IE, but has also taught courses on international security and research methods at UC Berkeley. He held postdoctoral fellowships at Dartmouth (2017-2018) and the University of Southern California (2016-2017). He received his Ph.D. in political science from UC Berkeley in 2016.
We invite you to learn more about this futuristic simulation that touches on topics related to game theory and social constructivism.
Trailer of Space Governance Multiplayer Simulation
You can find out more about this new simulation in the IE Publishing Catalog by clicking here.
