Political Analysis and Strategy Simulations (PASS)

PASS is a student-run organization designed to provide professional development experience for IR/PS students in the fields of political & policy analysis. PASS presents or co-sponsors three political crisis simulations per year that cover a variety of salient topics in international affairs. In PASS Simulations, IR/PS students use their skills in negotiation, analysis, and strategy to understand how high-level foreign policy decisions are made.

2013-2014 PASS Co-Directors

Sumiko Chambers
Ted Gault
Brian Friederich

2011 Pacific Rim Political Analysis Symposium

2011 Simulation: Cambio en Cuba: Negotiating the Post-Castro Environment

This student-organized simulation organized students on country teams to negotiate a political crisis in Cuba. This fast-paced simulation enhanced students' skills in political analysis and understanding how high-level policy decisions are made.

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Location: University of California, San Diego, School of International Relations & Pacific Studies, Robinson Auditorium
For more information, click here to email PASS.

	Students participate in the April 1, 2011 Simulation at IR/PS.
	A discussion between the Brazil and Venezuela teams in the April 1 Simulation.