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Participants were divided equally and across disciplines into three facilitated syndicates, with each syndicate addressing three "moves" designed to generate discussion and provide opportunities for clarification on the roles, tasks and challenges posed by a fictitious, complicated UN-mandated peace operation scenario called UNMID, UN mission in the fictional country of 'Darlan'. After each move, a representative selected by the syndicate members, briefed the Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG), and his executive staff, consisting of a Force Commander and a Police Commissioner, on their findings.

The first move required the syndicates to develop a concept of operations for UNMID. The second move focused each syndicate on the elements of a particular vignette and required their assessment of operational and tactical level solutions. The final move focused on the training needed to properly conduct the simulated mission, with a focus on South Asia nations who would participate in a UN mission.* In this analysis, Move 3 has been given greater attention because it represents the core learning objectives for this seminar-game.

Delegates were requested to complete two questionnaires. One was concerned with general issues surrounding peacekeeping and peacekeeping training. The other focused on the reaction of participants to this particular seminar game: its content, support and the venue. The questionnaires were distributed on the first day of the seminar-game to permit sufficient thought as the week progressed. The completed questionnaires were collected and tabulated in time for the final out-brief on the closing day, so that feedback on the results was immediate.

*For brevity, the details of the game scenario have not been included in this after action report. For more information on the particulars of the scenario, consult the Peace Operations section of the Asia Pacific Area Network homepage at http://www.apan-info.net, write to: Game Manager, Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance, 1 Jarrett White Road (MCPA-DM), Tripler AMC, HI 96859-5000 USA, or email pr@coe-dmha.org.

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