ODU Model United Nations Conference (ODUMUNC)
Committees
Future Security Council (FSC)
Future Security Council is a one delegate committee only.
Topics:
- The Crises of 2020
Your Chairman: TBA
Background Material
What will international politics be like when you are middle aged? Someone had best know. Future Security Council (FSC) puts you in the middle of a world many years removed from our own. The international balance of power has shifted, the Security Council has changed too, traditional allies may be adversaries, and old foes may be friends. Shocking news reports change priorities as you work. Improvisation is the key.
As the most fluid and reactive body at ODUMUNC, Future Security Council is ideal for experienced delegates, political junkies and activists. In this world of the future, delegates are confronted with crises big and small, adapting to unfamiliar circumstances. Can you leave the world a better place than the way you found it? FSC is based on official intelligence reports predicting future trends and possibilities. As you prepare, the FSC Issue Brief offers the best place to start, describing country positions, leaders, issues and scenarios. Delegates will receive extensive support from the ODUMUNC staff and the FSC secretariat, who stream background reports, news bulletins and announcements directly into the council chamber. Home Government also is ready to support specific questions about country positions and options.
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For further preparation for FSC:
Future Security Council emphasizes flexibility and spontaneity. Its agenda is hard to predict. Nevertheless, there are many general intelligence and strategic planning reports that offer excellent guidance. Especially helpful in preparing for future simulation are three recent, major reports that examine the world of 2025-2030:
Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World (Washington, DC: US National Intelligence Council, November 2008). http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_2025_project.html
The Joint Operating Environment 2008: Challenges and Implications for the Future Joint Force (Suffolk, Virginia: U.S. Joint Forces Command, December 2008). http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2008/pa120408.html
Bob Graham, et al., World At Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism (New York: Vintage Books, December 2008). http://www.preventwmd.org/report/
All three reports were written by American government agencies, with a distinct American perspective. But they are of great value evaluating the trends re-shaping world politics, examining the future paths of all regions and most countries on the Future Security Council of 2020. FSC delegates are especially encouraged to review the first and second for clues about the world of 2020. All three reports are available free, on-line. |
