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University students from throughout Serbia responded to a variety of fictional emergency crisis situations during the inaugural “Model NATO Serbia”, which took place in Belgrade from 20 to 22 May.
The participants, who represented each of NATO's 28 member states, simulated the workings of a ministerial meeting. Ultimately, consensus was reached on NATO's course of action through dialogue and compromise.
The event was organised by TransConflict, a non-governmental organisation, and supported by NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division and the embassies of the Czech Republic and the United States in Belgrade.
TransConflict Serbia's Executive Director Mirjana Kosic explains that “the simulation provides the opportunity for university students with ambitions in international affairs to gain practical insights into the art of diplomacy negotiating. NATO's consensus-based decision-making structure means that no matter which delegation they were representing, each participant had an equal say in the ultimate positions taken.”
“Model NATO Serbia” was the culmination of several months of preparatory workshops held with students in order to introduce them to NATO and its agenda, and the world of diplomacy and negotiations. The preparatory phase also gave students the time to familiarise themselves with positions of the individual member states they were representing.
The simulation is part of TransConflict Serbia's Model Security initiative, which provides university students with the opportunity to simulate the internal workings and decision-making processes of major security actors, including NATO, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the European Union and the United Nations.