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REVIEW
SönkeMARAHRENS
Asapoliticalscientistandadvisormyself,IstronglyrecommendthatNa-
tionalDefenseUniversitiesanddiplomaticaffairsinstitutionshavealook
atthe“WHITENOISEStrategicDecisionGame“describingtheadiplomatic
wargamemanualcompiledbyMarzenaŻakowska,Ph.D.;LechDrab,Ph.D.;
andMarekKlasa,Ph.D.fromthePolishNDU.
Themanual’swell-sortedbackgroundmaterialprovidesathoroughun-
derstandingofdiplomaticprotocols,rules,andnorms,makingitanes-
sentialresourceforindividualsseekingtoenhancetheirdiplomatic
skills.Themanual’spracticalapproachisparticularlybeneficialfor
trainersandeducatorsseekingtopreparetheirstudentsforreal-world
diplomaticaffairsthroughseriousgaming.TheverywellwrittenPoland
basedScenariocaneasilybeadoptedtotheneedsandpoliticalstruc-
turesofothercountries.
Whatreallystrikesasnewapproachistheinclusionofreal-worlddinners
andseatedmeetingsintothegameplaytoprovidedemandingopportunities
forstudentsandtraineestopracticetheirdiplomaticskillsandgainabet-
terunderstandingofthenuancesofdiplomaticprotocols.Furthermore,
themanualincludestheideaofimplementing“goodmannersandappro-
priateclothing“,whicharecriticalcomponentsforsuccessindiplomatic
affairsremaindingoftheoldproverb:“Younevergotasecondchancefor
afirstimpression”.
