United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
Single-Delegation General Assembly (GA)
Topic A: Protecting Freedom of Maritime Navigation
Maritime routes have increasingly become sites of geopolitical competition and conflict, with piracy, attacks on commercial vessels, territorial disputes, and maritime blockades threatening freedom of navigation. Disruptions to maritime access can affect energy security, national sovereignty, and marine ecology. The involvement of regional actors and international naval coalitions further complicates efforts to maintain secure sea lanes. The Security Council must consider the legal limits of international maritime deployments, the protection of commercial vessels, and when disruptions to navigation constitute a threat to international peace, national sovereignty, and security.
Topic B: Nuclear Proliferation
The continued reliance on nuclear deterrence has created security dilemmas in regions where states face unresolved territorial disputes and military rivalries. Uranium and plutonium enrichment and the weakening of arms-control agreements can increase the risk of regional arms races and further proliferation. Distinguishing legitimate peaceful civilian nuclear programs from activities that could support weapons development remains a big challenge under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Delegates must address how the international non-proliferation regime can improve compliance and reduce the incentives for states to pursue nuclear weapons.
Secretariat Oversight:
Adrup Chatterjee, Under Secretary General of General Assemblies