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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 10, 2020) — When conflict erupted between the countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh this autumn, it was a moment of déjà vu for many University of Kentucky students in the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce.
Each year, as part of the Patterson School’s co-curricular activities, the school conducts a major two-day conflict negotiations exercise in partnership with the U.S. Army War College.
The Army sends a team of officers to the UK campus from their base in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and the Patterson School contributes a selection of diplomacy experts and retired U.S. ambassadors to the cohort. These experts serve as advisors to student teams as they learn the challenge of multilateral diplomacy and the ins and outs of advancing peace settlements.