Topic A: The Korean War
The Korean war was a civil war that took place in 1952. The war consisted of two sides being north and south Korea. The battle started with North Korea, the communist side, attacking the South, the socialist side. This was the first real crisis that the UN faced and participated in. Delegates will take into account the current situation at the time with the economic instability of all the members of the UN, and how to tackle this crisis. |
Topic B: The Cuban missile crisis
In 1959 Cuba and the USSR formed a pact where they would protect each other and assist each other economically. After the US attempted to push the USSR away from Cuba the treaty came into effect. In 1962 the Soviets placed ICBMs in Cuba directed at the US, sparking a crisis in the US. Delegates in this council will attempt lower the tensions between the US and USSR and attempt to not spark nuclear war between the two superpowers. |
Topic A: Maritime piracy and armed robbery.
Most maritime workers work with very minimal security. This means that most of them are extremely susceptible to attacks from pirates and other criminals that are present around the waters. More and more innocent seamen are being attacked and robbed with very little protection or no way to defend themselves. Delegates are required to find ideas of how to protect these workers and make sure they do not get attacked or robbed again. |
Topic B: Revisiting the protection laws against theft of artworks
The current INTERPOL database has a total of 52,000 art pieces that have been reported missing. With more and more art being stolen every year, with the statistic increasing every year. Art does not only extend to conventional art. This also extends to sculptures, statues, and even religious items. Representatives in this council will find ways to better the protection of art, and to try to improve ways of searching for art. |
Topic A: Mukden Incident (Manchurian Incident)
In September 1931 the Japanese Kwantung army came into China and invaded after a small explosion near the Japanese-Controlled railway. This explosion was seen as an aggressive attack and therefore, resulted in the Japanese counter-attack (the invasion). However, with this invasion game the Lytton report, an investigation of the event to determine whether or not the Japanese were justified with their invasion. |
Topic B: Italian Invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
In October 1935 the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mousoullini sent in 400,000 troops into Abyssinia; this had occurred after long discussions between the British, French, and Italians. However, Italy began using chemical weapons on the Abyssinian soldiers which was against the league of nations pact and against the wishes of the British and French. Delegates in this council will find ways to stop Italy from continuing their war crimes in Abyssinia. |
Topic A: Questioning the effectiveness of the veto procedure, considering its value and whether it stands for the benefit of the public.
The veto procedure was designed for the five permanent members of the security council in order to “...defend their national interests or to uphold a tenet of their foreign policy.” However, as time moves on, the UN has become more adamant on adding restrictions to the veto procedure, this includes requiring those who use the veto procedure to justify the reason for doing so. Furthermore, there have been cases that have been exempted from the use of the veto, these include “genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes on a large scale.” The veto is also only applicable to non-procedural security council matters. While these restrictions are in place, the veto procedure has still been used on multiple occasions and has been for the benefit of a single country, or at most, two countries. (See. China and Russia veto-ing U.S resolution to further sanction North Korea) With decisions being made for the benefit of, at most, 13% of the council calls into question the validity of the veto procedure as a whole and whether or not it should continue to be implemented. |
Topic B: To what extent do economic sanctions promote change, and when should further action be taken.
Economic sanctions have been used as a form of punishment in order to insight non-violent changes within countries. However, sanctions have both positive and negative effects, while calling for non-violent change, they require certain government types, as well as varying degrees of effectiveness depending on the cost of the sanctions. So with this in mind, delegates are required to reflect; truly how beneficial are economic sanctions, as well as what can replace them in the market of non-violent solutions? |