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# Course Catalog
> Every course on Model Diplomat — 114 courses, with what each is used for and the recommended order to take them in
The complete Model Diplomat course library. Every course is **20 lessons**, averaging \~4 hours of structured learning.
**How prerequisites work.** The platform doesn't hard-lock courses behind others — you can start any course at any time. But most categories have a natural path: **Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced**. Each category below lists a **Recommended order** so you know what to take first if you're new to the subject. "Use it for" columns tell you who each course is built for and when to reach for it.
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## Model United Nations 🏛️
Master every aspect of Model UN — from first-time delegate to award-winning chair.
**Recommended order:** MUN Delegate Fundamentals → Public Speaking for MUN → Research & Country Analysis → Position Paper Masterclass → Parliamentary Procedure → Resolution Writing → Crisis Committee → MUN Conference Strategy → Security Council Simulation → Chairing & Dais Skills.
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**MUN Delegate Fundamentals**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/mun-delegate-fundamentals) | Beginner | Your first-ever conference. Start here if you've never been a delegate. |
| [**Public Speaking for MUN**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/public-speaking-for-mun) | Beginner | Delivering speeches and moderated caucus points with confidence. Take after Fundamentals. |
| [**Research & Country Analysis**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/research-country-analysis) | Intermediate | Building a strong country position before a conference. Pair with Atlas research. |
| [**Position Paper Masterclass**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/position-paper-masterclass) | Intermediate | Writing award-winning position papers. Take after Research & Country Analysis. |
| [**Resolution Writing**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/resolution-writing) | Intermediate | Drafting resolutions that pass — clauses, amendments, sponsor strategy. |
| [**Parliamentary Procedure**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/parliamentary-procedure) | Intermediate | Using motions, points, and rules strategically in committee. |
| [**Crisis Committee**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/crisis-committee) | Intermediate | Preparing for crisis committees — directives, arcs, and backroom moves. |
| [**MUN Conference Strategy**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/mun-conference-strategy) | Intermediate | Winning awards — bloc building, negotiation, and what chairs actually look for. |
| [**Security Council Simulation**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/security-council-simulation) | Advanced | Representing a P5 or E10 in SC. Requires solid fundamentals + procedure. |
| [**Chairing & Dais Skills**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/chairing) | Advanced | Chairing a committee as a dais member. Take after several delegate seasons. |
***
## Debate & Speech 🎤
Competitive debate formats, mock trial advocacy, and public speaking.
**Recommended order:** Intro to Competitive Debate → Public Speaking Foundations → Evidence Cutting → Debate Case Writing → then your chosen format (LD / PF / Policy / BP) → Cross-Examination Mastery. Mock Trial is a parallel track.
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [**Introduction to Competitive Debate**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/intro-competitive-debate) | Beginner | The first course for anyone new to debate. Covers argumentation fundamentals. |
| [**Public Speaking Foundations**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/public-speaking-foundations) | Beginner | Delivery skills that apply to debate, MUN, presentations, and professional settings. |
| [**Evidence Cutting & Research**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/evidence-cutting) | Beginner | Building evidence files — essential for Policy, LD, and PF. |
| [**Introduction to Mock Trial**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/intro-mock-trial) | Beginner | Mock trial competitors — openings, directs, crosses, closings. |
| [**Debate Case Writing**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/debate-case-writing) | Intermediate | Constructing affirmative and negative cases. Take after Intro + Evidence Cutting. |
| [**Lincoln-Douglas Debate**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/lincoln-douglas) | Intermediate | LD-specific training: values, frameworks, philosophical clash. |
| [**Public Forum Debate**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/public-forum) | Intermediate | PF-specific training: current events, team dynamics, summary speeches. |
| [**British Parliamentary**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/british-parliamentary) | Intermediate | BP format: four teams, extension, whip speeches. Common in worlds-style circuits. |
| [**Cross-Examination Mastery**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/cross-examination) | Intermediate | Sharpening cross-ex for any format. Take after at least one format-specific course. |
| [**Policy Debate**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/policy-debate) | Advanced | Policy-specific: plans, counterplans, kritiks, topicality. Evidence-heavy. |
***
## Professional Skills 💼
Negotiation, persuasion, writing, and communication skills for any career.
**Recommended order:** Negotiation Fundamentals → Persuasion & Influence → Cross-Cultural Communication → Policy Brief Writing → Advanced Negotiation → Conflict Resolution → Stakeholder Mapping → Crisis Management → Media & Press Relations → Multilateral Negotiation.
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Negotiation Fundamentals**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/negotiation) | Beginner | Anyone negotiating anything — BATNA, anchoring, interests vs. positions. |
| [**Persuasion & Influence**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/persuasion) | Beginner | Changing minds in writing, speech, or meetings. Psychology-first. |
| [**Cross-Cultural Communication**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/cross-cultural) | Beginner | Working across cultures — international careers, MUN delegations, global teams. |
| [**Policy Brief Writing**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/policy-brief) | Beginner | Writing for decision-makers — staffers, analysts, think-tank researchers. |
| [**Advanced Negotiation**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/advanced-negotiation) | Intermediate | Multi-party deals and power asymmetry. Take after Negotiation Fundamentals. |
| [**Conflict Resolution**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/conflict-resolution) | Intermediate | Mediation and de-escalation — HR, diplomacy, community work. |
| [**Crisis Management**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/crisis-management) | Intermediate | Leading under pressure — decision-making and communication in emergencies. |
| [**Media & Press Relations**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/media-press) | Intermediate | Spokespeople, press conferences, on-record/off-record strategy. |
| [**Stakeholder Mapping**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/stakeholder-mapping) | Intermediate | Campaign organizers, policy advocates, product managers — anyone influencing decisions. |
| [**Multilateral Negotiation**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/multilateral-negotiation) | Advanced | Multi-party institutional bargaining — UN, EU, coalition building. Requires Advanced Negotiation first. |
***
## Elections & Democracy 🗳️
How elections work, campaigns, voting systems, parties, and political ideologies.
**Recommended order:** How Elections Work → Political Ideologies → Understanding Campaigns → Voting Rights → Comparative Electoral Systems → Political Parties Worldwide → Money in Politics → Polling & Prediction → Direct Democracy → Populism & Democratic Backsliding.
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [**How Elections Work**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/how-elections-work) | Beginner | Everyone voting or studying elections. Start here for the category. |
| [**Political Ideologies**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/political-ideologies) | Beginner | Understanding left/right and the ideas behind policy debates. |
| [**Understanding Campaigns**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/understanding-campaigns) | Beginner | Curious voters, aspiring campaign staff, political science students. |
| [**Voting Rights & Election Integrity**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/voting-rights) | Beginner | Civics teachers, activists, journalists covering elections. |
| [**Comparative Electoral Systems**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/comparative-electoral-systems) | Intermediate | Comparing PR / FPTP / ranked-choice across countries. Take after How Elections Work. |
| [**Direct Democracy**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/direct-democracy) | Intermediate | Referendums, citizen assemblies, participatory budgeting. |
| [**Money in Politics**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/money-in-politics) | Intermediate | Campaign finance researchers, journalists, reform advocates. |
| [**Political Parties Worldwide**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/political-parties) | Intermediate | Comparing party systems across democracies. |
| [**Polling & Election Prediction**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/polling-prediction) | Intermediate | Journalists, data-curious readers, poll consumers. |
| [**Populism & Democratic Backsliding**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/populism-backsliding) | Intermediate | Understanding threats to democracy. Take after How Elections Work + Ideologies. |
***
## Government & Policy 🏛️
How government works, how laws are made, and how policy shapes society.
**Recommended order:** How Government Works → How Laws Are Made → pick your country system (US / UK / EU / India / China) → Policy Analysis 101 → Lobbying & Advocacy → Constitutional Design.
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**How Government Works**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/how-government-works) | Beginner | Civics foundation — branches, separation of powers. Start here. |
| [**How Laws Are Made**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/how-laws-are-made) | Beginner | Anyone watching legislation move — from bill to statute. |
| [**The US Political System**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/us-political-system) | Intermediate | Understanding Congress, the presidency, and the courts in depth. |
| [**The UK Political System**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/uk-political-system) | Intermediate | Parliament, PMQs, devolution, constitutional conventions. |
| [**The EU: How It Works**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/eu-how-it-works) | Intermediate | Navigating Commission / Parliament / Council. Essential for EU-focused MUN. |
| [**India's Democracy**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/india-democracy) | Intermediate | Understanding the world's largest democracy — elections, federalism, identity politics. |
| [**China's Political System**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/china-political-system) | Intermediate | How the CCP, state, and government interact. Essential for China-focused analysis. |
| [**Policy Analysis 101**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/policy-analysis-101) | Intermediate | Evaluating policy proposals — staffers, think-tank researchers, MUN prep. |
| [**Lobbying & Advocacy**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/lobbying-advocacy) | Intermediate | NGO workers, advocates, lobbyists, curious citizens. |
| [**Constitutional Design**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/constitutional-design) | Intermediate | Comparing how constitutions are architected. Take after How Government Works. |
***
## Global Affairs 🌍
International relations, diplomacy, conflict, security, and how countries interact.
**Recommended order:** Intro to International Relations → History of the UN → Multilateral Institutions → Conflict & Security → Climate Diplomacy → specialty topics (Cyber, Global Health, Migration, Space & Arctic) → Nuclear Nonproliferation.
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Introduction to International Relations**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/intro-international-relations) | Beginner | Essential foundation for MUN, Global Affairs courses, and IR majors. Start here. |
| [**Climate Diplomacy**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/climate-diplomacy) | Beginner | COP prep, climate committee MUN, anyone following climate negotiations. |
| [**History of the United Nations**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/history-of-the-un) | Beginner | Essential for MUN delegates — context on every committee you'll ever sit in. |
| [**Multilateral Institutions**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/multilateral-institutions) | Beginner | Understanding the UN, WTO, IMF, NATO, EU, ASEAN, AU at a system level. |
| [**Conflict & Security**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/conflict-and-security) | Intermediate | Why wars happen and how they end. Take after Intro to IR. |
| [**Cyber Governance**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/cyber-governance) | Intermediate | Cyber policy, digital sovereignty debates, DISEC prep. |
| [**Global Health Governance**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/global-health) | Intermediate | Pandemics, WHO debates, global health MUN committees. |
| [**Migration & Refugees**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/migration-refugees) | Intermediate | UNHCR MUN, migration policy, humanitarian work. |
| [**Space & Arctic Geopolitics**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/space-arctic) | Intermediate | Frontier geopolitics — SPECPOL, climate council, space committees. |
| [**Nuclear Nonproliferation**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/nuclear-nonproliferation) | Advanced | DISEC and IAEA MUN, arms control researchers. Take after Intro to IR + Conflict & Security. |
***
## Law & Rights ⚖️
International law, human rights, courts, and how justice works across borders.
**Recommended order:** Human Rights → International Law Basics → Humanitarian Law / Refugee Law / Law of the Sea → ICJ → ICC → Treaty-Making → Digital Rights / Criminal Justice (parallel tracks).
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Human Rights**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/human-rights) | Beginner | Foundation for any Law & Rights topic. Essential for UNHRC and SOCHUM MUN. |
| [**International Law Basics**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/international-law-basics) | Intermediate | Treaties, customary law, enforcement — foundation for everything else in the category. |
| [**International Humanitarian Law**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/humanitarian-law) | Intermediate | The laws of war — Geneva Conventions. Essential for conflict-focused committees. |
| [**Refugee Law**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/refugee-law) | Intermediate | 1951 Convention, non-refoulement. Take with Migration & Refugees for depth. |
| [**Law of the Sea**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/law-of-the-sea) | Intermediate | UNCLOS disputes, maritime committees, South China Sea analysis. |
| [**The International Court of Justice**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/icj) | Intermediate | ICJ MUN, state-to-state disputes. Take after International Law Basics. |
| [**The International Criminal Court**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/icc) | Intermediate | Prosecuting war crimes and genocide. Take after International Law Basics. |
| [**Treaty-Making and the Law of Treaties**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/treaty-making) | Intermediate | Drafting and interpreting treaties — useful for MUN resolution-writing too. |
| [**Digital Rights & Privacy**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/digital-rights) | Intermediate | Tech policy, GDPR, surveillance debates. |
| [**Comparative Criminal Justice**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/criminal-justice) | Intermediate | Comparing policing, prosecution, and prisons across countries. |
***
## Economics & Trade 📊
International trade, economic policy, development, sanctions, and the global economy.
**Recommended order:** International Trade → Development Economics → Inequality → Sanctions & Economic Warfare → Global Financial System → specialty topics (China's Economic Rise, Energy, Climate Economics, Debt & Aid, Tech Future Economy).
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**International Trade**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/international-trade) | Beginner | Foundation for ECOFIN MUN, trade policy readers. Start here. |
| [**Development Economics**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/development-economics) | Intermediate | SDG-focused MUN, development policy, aid work. |
| [**Inequality: Global & Local**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/inequality) | Intermediate | Policy analysts, activists, ECOSOC MUN. |
| [**Sanctions & Economic Warfare**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/sanctions-warfare) | Intermediate | Russia/Iran/NK analysts, SC MUN, sanctions policy work. |
| [**The Global Financial System**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/global-financial-system) | Intermediate | IMF/WB/central bank analysis, finance careers. |
| [**China's Economic Rise**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/china-economic-rise) | Intermediate | China-focused research, US-China tension analysis. |
| [**Debt, Aid & the Developing World**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/debt-aid) | Intermediate | Development economics deep-dive — debt crises, aid effectiveness. |
| [**Economics of Climate Change**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/climate-economics) | Intermediate | Carbon pricing, green finance. Pair with Climate Diplomacy. |
| [**Energy Geopolitics**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/energy-geopolitics) | Intermediate | Oil/gas/renewables politics — essential for Gulf, Russia, and transition debates. |
| [**Technology & the Future Economy**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/tech-future-economy) | Intermediate | AI, automation, platform regulation debates. |
***
## Media & Critical Thinking 📰
News literacy, bias detection, fact-checking, and clear thinking about information.
**Recommended order:** Reading the News Critically → Fact-Checking → Data Literacy → Logic & Reasoning → Cognitive Biases → Propaganda → Social Media & Democracy → Media Systems Worldwide → AI, Deepfakes → Philosophy of Knowledge.
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Reading the News Critically**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/reading-news) | Beginner | Everyone consuming news. Start here for the category. |
| [**Fact-Checking**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/fact-checking) | Beginner | Journalists, researchers, anyone citing evidence (including MUN delegates). |
| [**Data Literacy**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/data-literacy) | Beginner | Reading charts without being fooled — useful for every topic on Model Diplomat. |
| [**Introduction to Logic & Reasoning**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/logic-reasoning) | Beginner | Debaters, philosophy students, clearer arguers. Foundation for all critical thinking. |
| [**Cognitive Biases & Decision Making**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/cognitive-biases) | Intermediate | Better decisions — applies to negotiation, debate, journalism, leadership. |
| [**Propaganda & Influence Operations**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/propaganda) | Intermediate | Understanding state and non-state influence — info warfare researchers. |
| [**Social Media & Democracy**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/social-media-democracy) | Intermediate | Tech policy, election integrity, platform governance. |
| [**Media Systems Worldwide**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/media-systems) | Intermediate | Comparative media — press freedom, authoritarian media, hybrid regimes. |
| [**AI, Deepfakes & Future of Truth**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/ai-truth) | Intermediate | Anyone working in or around AI, journalism, or information ecosystems. |
| [**Philosophy of Knowledge**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/philosophy-knowledge) | Advanced | Serious students of epistemology. Take after Logic & Reasoning. |
***
## History & Current Affairs 📜
Major conflicts, crises, and turning points that shaped the modern world.
**Recommended order:** Start with WWII and The Cold War for foundation. Decolonization and Fall of the Soviet Union layer on top. Then pick conflict deep-dives based on interest or assigned MUN topic.
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [**World War II**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/world-war-ii) | Beginner | Foundation for the modern international order. Start here with Cold War. |
| [**The Cold War**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/cold-war) | Beginner | Essential context for almost every current conflict. Pair with WWII. |
| [**Decolonization**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/decolonization) | Beginner | Understanding the Global South and post-1945 independence movements. |
| [**Fall of the Soviet Union**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/soviet-fall) | Intermediate | Post-1991 geopolitics foundation. Take after Cold War. |
| [**War on Terror**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/war-on-terror) | Intermediate | 9/11 and post-2001 US foreign policy. |
| [**Russia-Ukraine War**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/russia-ukraine) | Intermediate | Current-affairs essential. Best taken after Cold War + Soviet Fall. |
| [**Israel-Palestine Conflict**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/israel-palestine) | Intermediate | Current-affairs essential — comprehensive deep-dive (25+ hours). |
| [**Iran & the Middle East**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/iran) | Intermediate | Gulf geopolitics, nuclear debate, regional proxy dynamics. |
| [**Rise of China**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/rise-of-china) | Intermediate | US-China tension, 21st-century power shift. Pair with China's Economic Rise. |
| [**Taiwan & the Indo-Pacific**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/taiwan) | Intermediate | Cross-strait tensions, great-power war risk. Take after Rise of China. |
| [**Korean Peninsula**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/korean-peninsula) | Intermediate | North Korea crisis, DMZ, nuclear standoff. |
| [**War in Sudan**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/sudan) | Intermediate | Africa's largest displacement crisis — essential for AU and humanitarian work. |
***
## Leaders & Thinkers 👤
The people and movements that transformed politics, economics, and society.
**Recommended order:** No strict order — pick based on interest. For movements, start with French Revolution as foundation, then Civil Rights and Anti-Apartheid. For thinkers, Machiavelli → Adam Smith → Marx is a natural intellectual history thread.
| Course | Level | Use it for |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Winston Churchill**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/churchill) | Beginner | WWII leadership, British Empire, modern-world-building figure. |
| [**Franklin D. Roosevelt**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/fdr) | Beginner | New Deal, WWII, expansion of US executive power. |
| [**Mahatma Gandhi**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/gandhi) | Beginner | Nonviolent resistance, Indian independence, and a contested legacy. |
| [**Nelson Mandela**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/mandela) | Beginner | Anti-apartheid, reconciliation, moral leadership. Pair with Anti-Apartheid course. |
| [**The French Revolution**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/french-revolution) | Beginner | Foundation for modern political ideologies, revolutions, and democratic theory. |
| [**The Civil Rights Movement**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/civil-rights) | Beginner | US racial politics, organizing strategy, social movement theory. |
| [**Niccolo Machiavelli**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/machiavelli) | Intermediate | Political realism — foundation for IR realism and power analysis. |
| [**Adam Smith**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/adam-smith) | Intermediate | Foundation of economics and liberal political thought. |
| [**Karl Marx**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/marx) | Intermediate | Understanding capitalism, class, and the most influential political critic of modernity. |
| [**Margaret Thatcher**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/thatcher) | Intermediate | Neoliberalism in practice, late-Cold-War leadership. |
| [**Deng Xiaoping**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/deng-xiaoping) | Intermediate | The architect of modern China. Pair with Rise of China. |
| [**The Anti-Apartheid Movement**](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/anti-apartheid) | Intermediate | Global solidarity movements, sanctions in practice, and how regimes end. |
***
## Catalog summary
| Category | Courses |
| ------------------------- | ------- |
| Model United Nations | 10 |
| Debate & Speech | 10 |
| Professional Skills | 10 |
| Elections & Democracy | 10 |
| Government & Policy | 10 |
| Global Affairs | 10 |
| Law & Rights | 10 |
| Economics & Trade | 10 |
| Media & Critical Thinking | 10 |
| History & Current Affairs | 12 |
| Leaders & Thinkers | 12 |
| **Total** | **114** |
Every course is 20 lessons. Total library: **2,280 lessons**, \~470 hours of structured content.
***
## How to choose a starting point
* **New to MUN?** Start with [MUN Delegate Fundamentals](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/mun-delegate-fundamentals), then [Research & Country Analysis](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/research-country-analysis).
* **New to debate?** Start with [Introduction to Competitive Debate](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/intro-competitive-debate), then pick your format.
* **Trying to understand world events?** Start with [The Cold War](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/cold-war), [World War II](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/world-war-ii), and [Introduction to International Relations](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/intro-international-relations).
* **Want sharper thinking?** Start with [Reading the News Critically](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/reading-news) and [Fact-Checking](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/fact-checking).
* **Building career skills?** Start with [Negotiation Fundamentals](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/negotiation) and [Persuasion & Influence](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/persuasion).
***
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