The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

Resources

Simulation Background and Strategy Development

Simulation Background(PDF)

Background Information on Participating Actors

Israel

Syria

Saudi Arabia

NATO

NATO - Russia Parnership (Official NATO Documentation)

United States

European Union

Iran

Maps

General maps

Strait of Hormuz

Iran Maps

Maps showing geology, oil, and gas fields and Geologic provinces of Iran

Key Petroleum Sector Maps for Iran

Petroleum Specific Maps
 Who has the oil?

Seaborne Trade Routes(PDF)

Oil / Natural Gas Pipelines to Europe

Iranian Nuclear Program

  1. National Intelligence Estimate. "Iran: Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities"(PDF)
    November 2007.
  2. Sagan, Scott D. "How to Keep the Bomb From Iran," From Foreign Affairs, September/October 2006. (Tufts ID required)
  3. Fitzpatrick, Mark (2007) 'Can Iran's Nuclear Capability Be Kept Latent?', Survival, 49:1, 33 - 58 (Tufts ID required)
  4. “Assessing Iran’s Nuclear Programme,” Survival, Autumn 2006, pp. 5-27.
  5. Q&A: Iran and the nuclear issue, BBC World news
  6. Sanger, David E., Broad, William J. & Mazzetti, Mark, "U.S. Says Iran Could Expedite Nuclear Bomb" From NY Times, 9 Sept 2009

Recent Articles and Opinion Pieces

There Are Only Two Choices Left on Iran
An Israeli or U.S. military strike now, or a nuclear Tehran soonPDF Eliot A. Cohen
Is Iran Following Hitler’s Playbook on Negotiating?PDF Peter A. Brown
The Iran Attack PlanPDF Anthony H. Cordesman
Obama’s opportunity in IranPDF Nicholas Burns
How to Keep Iran in Check Without WarPDF Gary Sick
Backgrounder - HamasPDF Council on Foreign Relations

For Educational Purposes

ISRAELI Defense Force Units (PDF)

IRANIAN, SYRIAN Military Forces(PDF)

Multinational Units – NATO-related(PDF)