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- CIA: Project Middle East- The Aftermath
This is CIA: Project Middle East! We will be spending the weekend getting updates about various issues from the Middle East and we will have to decide whether or not to take action, and what those actions will be. Decisions you may be faced with include: sending our agents to specific areas, giving our agents instructions, etc. In addition, one of our major focuses over the weekend will be the aftermath of the May 2, 2011 execution of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. This has proven to be a major step in the war against terror; however, it is far from over. Can the C.I.A. and the United States rely on any information it receives in the war on terrorism? Or are we alone in this struggle for security from terrorists. Hold on tight, it’s going to be a fast-paced, exhilarating, and exciting week-end!
- Africa in Turmoil: Rwandan Genocide
“If the pictures of tens of thousands of human bodies being gnawed on by dogs do not wake us out of our apathy, I do not know what will.” – Kofi Annan, 1994.
The biggest failure of the international community, second only to the Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide was comprised of systematic, efficient killing, an apathetic international community that chose not to act, and a world that would be forever changed. Mid 1994 Rwanda saw about 800 000 people die at the hands of machete brandishing terrorists and saw millions of others fleeing for their lives from the horrors that had befallen their homes and villages.
But, what if we could go back and do it all over again? This committee is your chance to do just that. We will return to the 1994 Security Council, focus on Rwanda, and try to save countless lives and prevent the Rwandan Genocide from happening. Think it will be easy? Think again. Every country has its own agenda and its own priorities. Some will even go behind the back of the United Nations to achieve their goals, and may cause even more destabilisation, strife, and deaths than are already occurring in this little landlocked country.
This committee will test your resolve, and will make you ask yourself over and over again: “How did we let this happen?”
- Philosophical Dichotomy- Vietnam Conflict: Take II
The year is 1965, and turmoil in the Far East has reached a pinnacle. Fallout from WWII is still prevalent, and the spread of communism is very real. With the United States deeply entrenched in a Vietnamese Civil War, one question remains: which will prevail, communism or democracy? You have the power to end this war according to the history books, change the plan completely, or agree to armistice immediately. But remember, hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance. What do you do?
- World At A Crossroad: UN SC 2060
This committee takes us to a future Security Council during a time where the issues we once talked about as distant problems are very much real and current dangers. These threats to the national security of states around the globe include shortages of fresh water, mass-failing of crops, militarization of space and of Antarctica, among others.
This 15 member body will now have to face ever escalating issues affecting the international community, with the added difficulty of having to please two additional veto powers- Brazil and India. In a global community where states are becoming ever-more intertwined with one another, with national needs continuing to expand, something has to give. Rapidly escalating, internationally threatening issues are said to be decades away, but in this committee we have the opportunity to tackle those very issues- today. The goal of this body remains the same- the preservation of international security at any and all costs.
- Round 2: Sino-Indian Conflict
Set in 1962, after the election of President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the world’s developing super powers are embroiled in conflict. What started out as a border dispute in 1959 is in fact becoming an all out war. India’s president has turned to you- his high level cabinet ministers and military leaders- to guide him. Be careful with your advice, however, as tensions between India and China are reaching a fever pitch.
- Secretary General: Secret Committee
PUNC’s first annual Secret Secretary General’s committee is bound to throw more than a few surprises at its delegates. This committee will undoubtedly test your ability to think creatively, speak convincingly, and, more importantly, act quickly.
- The 1%
It’s October 6, 2012 and the ‘corpocracy’ as we know it has been threatened. Threatened by the 99% movement, Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party have been trying to bring us down. But today, today, we have the chance to regain control and prove why we truly are the upper echelon, the coveted 1%. In these tense times it is essential that we use our assets to the best of our abilities to protect our stature. After all, our fate is resting in the palms of our hands.
- The Arc
*coming soon*