DISEC: Crisis Averted!
The DISEC committee was enthusiastic and
raring to go at the beginning of the committee. The GSL was short and concise
consisting of Pakistan, Iraq, U.S.A and India. The GSL was quick, outlying the
topic generally, with all the countries expressing major concern and talking
about the arms trade treaty.
Immediately after the GSL moderated caucuses
were opened to discuss sub topics under the main topic, illicit trade of small
arms.
The first moderated caucus was on marking
and tracing small arms. Russia had a strong and valid point, stating that
electronic methods could be used from the very beginning, tracing the arms to
their legit owners and holding them accountable. Germany also said something
along these lines. An outrageous statement was made by U.S.A., stating that 3D
holographic imprints could be used to track arms. He was unable to explain this
statement and floundered, talking about the economic feast ability of the
proposition. Another explosive statement was made by China, declaring they want
to use un-armed drones to track and survey trade arms. China didn't take much
notice of the fact that drones can be easily misused but tried valiantly to
defend his stance, though it received a lot of criticism from fellow delegates.
The press conference was then held,
provoking bewildered reactions on the targeted delegates such as Iran, Russia
and the People's republic of China. The press was ruthless, and aided by the
chair managed to make the delegates flustered and agitated. Iran was completely overwhelmed and provided
no response, however Russia argued back making a few fair points. China was
also very nervous, tripping over his sentences but in the end made a convincing
speech. The press conference was altogether very satisfying and left the
delegates trembling and shaking in their seats.
There was no respite from the pressure, as
soon as the Press was done, Crisis arrived. Crisis proved to be high-pressure
and extremely stimulating; with delegates getting extremely heated and rapid
debate taking place. The crisis revolved around ISIS, a “so called terrorist
group”, who has taken over Iraq and Syria. There were hasty alliances made and
many delegates violated their foreign policy completely. There were radical
declarations from DPRK, U.S.A, Russia etc. “You are the railways and I am the
freight train” said DPRK to India, extremely frankly.
Countries quickly started taking sides,
converting into unmoderated caucus. DPRK, and China were strong supporters of
ISIS (who wanted to impose Sharia Law all over the world). The other powerful
countries like U.S.A., India, Russia and Iran were strongly opposed to ISIS
regime and formed their own bloc. For a period of time, un-mod was continued as
delegates conferred and discussed deciding where to go and judging the
situation. India and U.S.A. decided that their reactions were too extreme and
agreed to negotiate peace, while China stood by its statement, firmly believing
that ISIS was a terrorist group.
The atmosphere
was tense and anticipation filled the air, as finally the blocs and their
resolution were announced. Russia,
U.S.A, Iran, Iraq, and most of the countries opted to negotiate peace and DPRK
decided to mediate relations between ISIS and the other countries, coming to a
conclusion that war would add more chaos and distress to the people. China
however, completely stepped over the line, declaring war and creating a very
unrealistic resolution. Upon voting, Russia won by a landslide due to their
crisp, clear, resolution which almost everyone agreed with. They described
their resolution confidently and explained every point, while China stuttered
and only got 4-5 votes. In the end, to applause and cheers, Russia's resolution
was accepted and passed, ending CRISIS on a positive note.
Once the delegates were content with the
resolution the committee reverted back to the GSL. This was a perfect opportunity
for delegates who had not been selected, and the delegates did full justice to
the GSL, getting right to the point and making the proceedings move
faster. Smaller countries such as
Taiwan, Malaysia, and Mexico had a chance to distinguish themselves.
Altogether, the session was top-notch with fervent discussion, and intriguing
twists and turns at every corner. I’m sure we can't wait for what the next day
will hold...
PRESS ( USA )
