Statecraft allows my students to experience, personally and vividly, concepts such as the security dilemma and the collective action problem. It is a powerful active learning tool that captures students’ imagination, draws them into a rich fictional world, and often keeps them strategizing and negotiating with classmates all week outside of class. Beyond mastery of course content, the degree of individual student engagement, “soft skill” development (e.g., teamwork, leadership, and communication) and relationship building is unmatched by other pedagogical activities, especially for large classes. I’ve often had alumni return to campus and report how much they learned and still reflect on lessons from the Statecraft simulation, years after graduating.