Inquiry

Inquiry is a global issues simulation program for high school students developed by EPIIC. Inquiry provides a unique opportunity for high school students from across the country to participate in a weekend-long intellectual and challenging simulation centered on a pertinent international or domestic issue. Inquiry creates a forum for young students to engage deeply with compelling issues through intensive study, role-play, and mentorship by Institute students studying the topic in-depth. Inquiry also organizes a yearly investigative trip, typically during the winter intersession, to the country or region of interest. The Inquiry simulation and trip prepare students for global citizenship and develop leadership skills by emphasizing a cooperative approach to achieving progress on complex problems. In the past 20 years, more than 4,800 high school students and 750 Tufts students have participated in the program.

Past Inquiry Simulations:

2018 The Future Nuclear Imperative
2017 Syria: The Future
2016 Europe: Facing an Uncertain Future
2015 Russia's Future with Post-Soviet States
2014 Democracy and Sectarianism in the Middle East and North Africa: Iraq
2013 Conference on the Next Big One: Preparing for a Global Pandemic
2012 Confronting Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
2011 The Global Nuclear Future
2010 Security and Stability in South Asia
2009 Sustainable Cities
2008 Poverty and Inequality in Latin America
2007 Global Crises
2006 The Politics of Fear in Asia
2005 The World's Oceans: Security, Economics, and Environment
2004 The United States' Role in the Middle East
2003 African Sovereignty, African Perspectives
2002 Inequities Within the Americas
2001 The 2001 Global Race and Class Policy Initiative
2000 From Greece to Globalism: The Future of the International Olympic Movement
1999 The Convention on Crime and Corruption in Europe and the Soviet Successor States
1998 EXODUS and EXILE: Refugees, Migration, and Global Security
1997 The Future of Democracy in Latin America
1996 Religion, Politics and Society in North Africa
1995 The Future of the Asia-Pacific Region
1994 Negotiations on the Future of the Former Yugoslavia
1993 Regional Economic Development and Cooperation in a Post-Apartheid Southern Africa
1992 Water Politics in the Middle East

Regularly Participating Schools:

Boston Latin Academy (Boston, MA)
Broad Ripple High School (Indianapolis, IN)
Columbia Preparatory School (New York, NY)
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (Chicago, IL)
Dover Sherborn High School (Dover, MA)
El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice (Brooklyn, NY)
John D. O'Bryant School of Math and Science (Boston, MA)
Little Village High School (Chicago, IL)
Medford High School (Medford, MA)
Nichols School (Albany, NY)
Pace Academy (Atlanta, GA)
Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH)
Stuyvesant High School (New York, NY)

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Inquiry 2015: Russia’s Future with the Post-Soviet States

Dear Participants,
The Council of Europe and the Asia Cooperation Dialogues is looking forward to our April gathering to discuss the many concerns resulting from the current conflict in Ukraine. We believe that dialogue and diplomacy are critical to resolving issues in the region and to avoiding further bloodshed and we applaud your willingness to participate in this first joint dialogue.

As we prepare for April, the conflict in the Ukraine has calmed down but is no closer to a resolution, economic concerns dominate with the global drop in oil prices, Chechnya is witnessing a renewal of violence, the Eurasian Economic Union is moving forward, Russia is seeking to strengthen its ties with China and the rest of Asia, the West has voiced concerns with what it sees as the loss of freedoms in the region, and all parties are concerned about a resurgence of terrorism. All of these – and many more topics – have led to the need for an open dialogue.

In that context, the delegates will be asked to participate in committee discussions on: Sovereignty, Security, Terrorism, Human Rights, Economics, Energy, and the crisis in Ukraine.

INQUIRY 2014-15: Russia’s Future with the Post-Soviet States

Committees

Sovereignty
• Borders
• Self-Determination
• Governance

Security
• Conflict and intervention
• Organized crime
• Cyber security
• Role of the military

Terrorism
• Nuclear
• Religious extremism
• Cyber
• Intelligence

Human Rights
• Migration
• Religion
• Minority Policies
• Expression/Dissent

Economics
• Trade
• Sanctions
• Inequality
• Development

Energy
• Oil
• Gas
• Pipelines
• Caspian/ Black Seas

Ukraine
• Eastern Ukraine
• Ethnic Russian
• Russia’s Intentions
• Crimea

School	Roles	School
Nichols	Russia	Broad Ripple
Columbia Prep	Estonia	Little Village
O'Bryant	Ukraine	Packer Collegiate
El Puente	Ukraine Separatists	Columbia Prep
Columbia Prep	Kazakhstan	Nichols
Dover-Sherborn	Georgia	Dover-Sherborn
O'Bryant	Chechnya	Cristo Rey
Boston Latin	Azerbaijan	Exeter
	Belarus	Broad Ripple
O'Bryant	United States	Medford HS
Dover-Sherborn	Germany	Dover-Sherborn
O'Bryant	China	Boston Latin