A crisis committee is a decision-making body that has more power than a traditional committee. Whilst General Assemblies recommend and build consensus, focusing on creating and refining frameworks for the national party to align their actions, crisis committees produce action and respond to mini-crises. This is a fast-paced committee that actively responds to debate and events that happen.
HISTORICAL JOINT CRISIS: Middle Kingdom Under Siege: The Boxer Rebellion Crisis
In the wake of the 20th century, the shaken Qing dynasty saw the collision between foreign powers and local resistance. As a delegate in this historical joint crisis, you will navigate the tensions of the Boxer Rebellion, balancing imperial interests and rising nationalist fervor. Will you defend foreign influence, or rally to expel outsiders and protect Chinese sovereignty? Your decisions will shape the fate of an empire in upheaval and dictate the course of Western influence in East Asia.
CURRENT CRISIS: Arab Winter
Taking place during the aftermath of a series of uprisings, civil unrest, and armed conflict that erupted across the Arab world in the early 2010s, known in the West as the Arab Spring, our committee deals with the multifarious consequences of this period of regional tumult that led to a wider economic and political insecurity in West Asia. Delegates will walk the line between maintaining and securing regional stability and advancing their own interests and those of their nation or faction. Handling topics from fundamentalist and secular insurgency to currency devaluation, delegates will be forced to grapple with issues that defined and continue to define modern West Asia and the rest of the Arab World.
FUTURE CRISIS: Engineering our Future: Governing Human Evolution in 2137
In the distant future of 2137, breakthroughs in genetic engineering now offer humans the capability to reach their unrealized potential. From intelligence, to disease resistance, to physical prowess, a new era for humanity has emerged. The question now is whether entering this era is entirely smart, and what should be done with the remarkable new technology.
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