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Analytical Products
The New Lines Institute offers an array of analytical products, including crisis simulations, training sessions, and custom briefings, on a wide range of topics related to foreign and national security policy. New Lines has adapted its unique institutional framework and methodology to produce forward-looking and market-responsive deliverables for audiences including universities, corporations, and non-governmental organizations.
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Simulations
Simulations are interactive exercises in which participants react to unfolding scenarios designed by the New Lines Institute based on potential geopolitical crises.

Training Sessions
Training sessions are online modules that provide insight and analysis based on areas of expertise of the New Lines Institute.

Custom Analytical Products
New Lines can provide custom products tailored to your research and analysis needs.
Simulations
Simulations are interactive exercises in which participants react to unfolding scenarios designed by the New Lines Institute based on potential geopolitical crises.

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These simulations cover a wide variety of topics centered around different themes, from diplomatic negotiations to economic/energy crises to post-conflict reconstruction. Our simulations can be held in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid setting to best accommodate the needs of our clients. While we have signature product offerings for our simulations, we are happy to work with clients to create bespoke scenarios that best cater to their needs.
Example Simulations
- U.S./China/Russia – Great Power Competition in Global Hot Spots
- Russia-Ukraine War – Conflict Outlook and Reverberations
- Energy Security and the Climate Transition – Global Applications
- Post-Conflict Reconstruction – Women’s Role in Peace
- South Asia/Middle East – Sectarian Tensions and Spillover Effects
Training Sessions
Training sessions are online modules that provide insight and analysis based on areas of expertise of the New Lines Institute.

Topics
These sessions cover topics such as strategic analysis, forecasting and scenario building, energy, climate and geopolitics, open-source information gathering, gender analysis as a tool of foreign policy, GIS analytical applications, and conflict mapping and visualization. We draw on the expertise of our staff and network of subject matter experts to deliver training sessions that are responsive to the needs of our clients while still maintaining fidelity to our unique analytical framework.
Example Training Sessions
- Open-Source Information Gathering (OSIG) –Intelligence and Analytical Applications
- Energy, Climate, and Geopolitics
- Gender Analysis
- GIS Applications- Conflict Mapping and Visualization
Custom Analytical Products
New Lines can provide custom products tailored to your research and analysis needs.

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These can take the form of forecasts, briefings, reports, or policy recommendation one-pagers. These custom products are designed to address specific research requests and questions from our clients.
Types of Custom Analytical Products
- Reports
- Forecasts
- Briefings
Tigray Post-Conflict Reconstruction Simulation
This simulation will convene a group of stakeholders from various community support organizations across the Tigray region to discuss writing a provisional constitution to follow this peace deal.
Download the PDFU.S. Response to the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
In an extraordinary meeting, the U.S. National Security Council will be briefed on Russia’s latest moves and will be expected to respond.
Download the PDFChina Taiwan Energy Crisis Simulation
Global response to People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s manipulation of Taiwan’s supply chain (energy imports and semiconductor exports)
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