I spy… TEA

By: Shriya Beesabathuni

There are currently hectic tensions growing between the two JCC committees: Kyiv and Separatists. Suspense in both sessions is high, and crisis drops are increasing by the minute. The crisis drop that shook the world was the discovery of SPIES in each room. These spies have proved themselves to be very impressive in their tactics and they have not cracked under pressure. Delegates believe that these spies are not working for themselves however, it is important that they are all aware of what is going on. 

As stated before, there are two Spies. The crises are also concerned with the actions of the other rooms. There are multiple suspicions afoot, these have led others to get nervous and the behavior of the room has drastically differed. 

During the meeting, the Separatists had a round table discussion regarding their innocence. During this discussion, many delegates claimed their innocence by using the notes taken in the committee. On the contrary, delegates mentioned that many notes have been recycled, this suspicion caused confusion. Much of the committee is confused actually, many delegates are not informed on who or what has happened during unmoderated caucuses. For example, some delegates were not even aware that there were two moles. 

They ask who the moles are but they should be asking, how can a press manager be silent? Is there nobody to question? Why are they sending so much back to the other room? Why does a wealthy businessman have so much personal interest in the topic? 

A Tale of Two Ukraines

By: Brady Noble

The Ukraine is in turmoil at the moment. Protests have erupted regarding the president, Viktor Yanukovych. Due to his plan to make the Ukraine closer to western influences. However, under his administration, his plans fell apart. Corruption became common in the Ukraine, and his policies tended to shift pro-Russian instead of pro-western democracy. As a result of these policy shifts, Ukranian people began to protest during the later months of 2013. The protesters demanded that Yanukovych revert back to his policies and that he resign. In late 2013, Yanukovych eventually fled the Ukraine. Soon after, Crimea voted to succeed to Russia. When the Ukraine deemed the vote invalid, Russia struck back by sending forces to the Ukranian border. 

Within the crisis, there are two main factions: the Kiev Government and the Separatists. The Kiev Government is looking to handle the conflicts on the border, try and heal the division, and as well as attempting to solve internal problems such as the national debt. The Separatists are also attempting to create a new government. Their highest priority is to gain support, unity, and recognition around the nation. In the Government committee, several directives have been proposed, including the “Law Enforcement” directive, by Stepan Kubiv and Viktor Kryvenko. This directive looked at the possibility of supporting border protection across the Ukraine/Russia border as well as securing funds for a stronger police force. The funds for the police would be achieved by levying a 2.5% tax on all businesses in Kiev. In addition, the Kiev Government was interested in pursuing a two-week ceasefire. 

On the Separatist side, there was a mutual agreement to a two-week ceasefire. There appeared to be both unity and division within that room. There was a consensus that it was important to figure out how much aid the Kiev Government was receiving from western democracies. In order to do this, the majority opinion was to send spies into the Kiev Government to understand how much aid was received. However, there seemed to be some division among how this was to be executed.