Committee Introduction 

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Crisis, unlike any other committee in Model United Nations, does not simply entail debating about the given agendas—but facing them through binding actions whose repercussions will be reflected in the committee’s flow. As a committee, you will face a series of unexpected events based on not only the debate itself, but also your own decisions and actions. However, this will not be your only challenge as delegates: You will also be representing a key individual relevant to the crisis, and your goal will not be to maintain yourselves diplomatic and generous—but to rise to the top in power and authority through strategy and critical thinking.

Research will be important to maintain yourselves as historically accurate as possible while facing the crises, as well as the skill to improvise! As much as early preparation is encouraged for other committees, Crisis will require more improvisation skills than thorough preparation. In other words, this committee will challenge delegates’ capacity of facing not static, but dynamic situations.

Furthermore, your crisis arc—that is, the “secret actions” you take through the backroom, will be a key component that determines the level of your performance. A good crisis delegate is dynamic in the frontroom, but a great crisis delegate is active both in the frontroom in the backroom.

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Agenda Introduction 

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Agenda A | 

It’s May 18, 1804, and Napoleon Bonaparte has just been officially declared as Emperor of the French by the Senate. The French First Republic has now ceased to exist, reborn as the First French Empire. A brand new era has begun for the nation of France, which survived not only a revolution from 1789 to 1799, but the French Revolutionary Wars as well. After decades of political instability and crises of sovereignty, it seems like the nation has finally fallen into the hands of a centralized leader—someone who, along with his legacy, will maintain France at the peak of its power for centuries to come. However, the situation is more complicated than it seems.

 

Britain has been waging war on France since May 18, 1803 amidst the rise of diplomatic and military tensions. Napoleon is being seen as a menace—and Britain is not alone in this train of thought. Sweden, Austria, and Russia have been carefully observing the people of France since the French Revolution, and have grown alarmed with their success in overthrowing the ancien régime. With the coronation of Napoleon, their alarm has turned into intense dread, and now, the threat of a powerful alliance in opposition to France is impending—possibly a Third Coalition.

 

Should the new Napoleonic Empire prioritize peace and set a new treaty? Should it gather more forces for the war? How the people of France tackle this crisis will depend on the delegates—and their drive to rightfully defend the country they have fought so hard to build.

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Agenda B | 

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It’s 1599, and Queen Elizabeth I has been reigning over England for 51 prosperous years. However, the queen is aging, and amidst a number of political and social conflicts—both internal and external—she has given birth to no children. Hence, the throne remains without an heir.

 

There are various candidates to be the heirs of the throne, but Queen Elizabeth I refuses to name one over the fear of weakening her own power. With the current uncertainty, rivalries inside the queen’s court are brewing, figures such as Robert Cecil and the infamous Robert Devereaux are grappling to position themselves as kingmakers. Courtiers are no strangers to ambition—and it seems like their ambition is leading them to lust over control of the throne. Whether the future heir is their ally or not could mark a substantial difference in their political career.

 

Internal issues, however, are not the only threat to the court’s—and England’s— stability. Amidst an era filled with religious rivalries, the Catholics plot against the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I, endangering her reign. Furthermore, it has been eleven years since the Spanish Armada’s invasion of England, and there are rising fears of another invasion by this dangerous foreign power. Most urgently, the Nine Years’ War is currently at its peak. Irish rebels, led by the Earl of Tyrone, are fighting against English control—and successfully pushing it back. Strong English intervention is now not only necessary, but urgent.

 

With a variety of issues threatening to destabilize England, the court will have to navigate both internal and external challenges to save their country—or watch it crumble. Will the Catholics’ plot against the queen be successful? Will Spain and Ireland triumph? And most importantly, who will be the next heir to the throne?