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The North Korean regime is one of the most acute potential sources of global instability today. It is affected by, and shapes, complex regional dynamics in East Asia, with these dynamics significantly influenced by China and the United States - whose bilateral relationship impacts countries around the world. In this 1.5-day exercise, students conduct a crisis simulation centred around a fictional crisis scenario emerging in North Korea. Students are divided into six teams, representing the capitals of China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, South Korea and the United States. Each team's goal is to pursue its own national policy objectives, and each student has a specific role within their team. From the initial spark of the crisis, the simulation evolves in a way that is partly structured and partly organic. While aspects of the crisis scenario are planned in advance, the progression of the simulation is determined by the policy decisions students make and the results of their bilateral and multilateral negotiations. The simulation is run by an Exercise Control (ExCon) team, made up of faculty and facilitators who manage the simulation. The simulation can accommodate a minimum of 30 students and a maximum of 72 students.