That's because you were willing to nuke the world...

Yeah, I play the multi-polar version of Balance of Power and the world just ends up getting nuked every time.

Absolutely! Also, the general problems presented in the game are still as true as then. Third-world countries still suffer from the same bullying tactics, it's still nearly impossible to find a compromise between economical growth and social welfare and so on.

It's more that the overall-sitution (bipolar-world) changed dramatically, but the actions and "reasons" are the same (US attack country in Middle East, because of terror).

This event is just surprisingly timeless...

Well, a few things have changed, like for example the bipolar world situation the game presents. Then again, that could easily be substituted.

Keeping in mind that on a historical scale, 1988 wasn't long ago at all, it's not really surprising that not much has changed, though, is it?

I started to play Hidden Agenda again recently. Today I got the following event/encounter in foreign policies:

"Recently, the US attacked Diwaniya, a nation in the Middle East accused of harboring terrorists. Now we are asked to vote on a General Assembly resolution condemning the attack."

That game was made in 1988. Seems there haven't been so many changes since then...