Reflection on Risk

I had only played Risk once before playing it in World Politics class this week. It was definitely interesting to see it revamped with new rules to make it pertinent to international relations. Seeing policy and territory conquest in action gave a first hand look into this world of international relations.

Being the black team, the world's hegemon, also made things interesting. We had to be very cautious in our decisions to keep peace but also to remain the hegemon in the game.

I think the name of the game has significance. "Risk" can describe the situation when countries make decisions in the global arena. All countries have their own agendas, many of which are not known by other nations, like in the game we played in class this week. This makes decisions made by nations to be risks in certain cases.