Latest posts on conflict simulation and wargaming.
Insurgency is a complex phenomenon that has often defied attempts to understand and effectively quell it. Using models to analyze insurgency in Afghanistan may provide policymakers and academics with insights that can be debated and discussed in precise terms.
The rules for my Fardh al-Qanoon simulation have been updated to include minor tweaks and fixes.
Interested in learning more about naval operations? Check out the U.S. Navy’s professional reading list. As regular readers of this blog might know, I’ve developed an interest in conflict simulation ever since taking Professor Philip...
The following reflection was written for my Fardh al-Qanoon project as part of the Conflict Simulation course at King’s College London. The completed version 1.0 of the simulation can be found here. As someone...
The finished version of my manual conflict simulation, Fardh al-Qanoon, is now available. Fardh al-Qanoon simulates the operation by the same name that took place in 2007 in Baghdad as part of the Coalition’s “surge” in Iraq.
I’m about a week late on this, but I finally have a draft of my Fardh al-Qanoon simulation (also known as Operation Imposing Law, or the Baghdad Security Plan) available for your perusal. You...
The Fardh al-Qanoon simulation I’ve written about previously has undergone some major changes since I received feedback on my first draft of rules from Dr. Sabin. I’ve basically redesigned the whole simulation, and you...
The Institute for National Security Studies in Israel has released a summary of their recent Iran simulation. Read the full text here (PDF). Of particular note is the “A New Regional Security Regime” section,...
I’ve previously talked a bit about designing a Fardh al-Qanoon simulation and what the elements of the conflict’s simulation would be. Today I discuss the map, an essential component of any manual simulation. In...
I finished the first draft of my simulation rules for Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (aka the Baghdad Security Plan) more than a month ago, which I no doubt thought was exceedingly clever and put me...
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Afghan policewoman involved in the latest green-on-blue attack
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28 August 2012
Fardh al-Qanoon simulation, version 1.1
21 July 2012
Designing an insurgency wargame – Part 2: The Environment
19 February 2013
Designing an insurgency wargame – Part 1: The Basics
11 January 2013
