Crisis simulation dossier woojin kim 20150501

1. To be honest, I was so excited to become a Secretary-General of the
UN. At first blush, the position was likely to
allow me to wield absolute power. Yet, I
made up my mind not to become another
tyrant in history. The virtual world that we
played the crisis simulation game was not
too far away from our reality. There were
some countries which relatively flourish thanks to its natural resources
such as Nordie, on the other side, there were people who were squeezed
out under the sway of a dictator like Estistan, or millions of people
were dying from constant conflicts like Ouestistan. My goal had to be
simple and clear under these circumstances as Secretary-General:
1) To maintain international peace and security.
The first thought which came to me when I got
appointed as Secretary-General of the United Nations
was “I will always be a nice guy using carrots.”
Carrots vs. Sticks? Carrots
seemed better however…
TRUE LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE
Woojin Kim, Secretary-General Class 13 / Year 2014-15
Objectives
My first intention for the
game, 4 objectives as
Secretary-General,
peacekeeping plan
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Crisis
Establishment of the
ONCSS and its unexpected
aftermath: Withdrawals of
Member States
Page 4
Lessons
Behind story about the
establishment of the ICC,
Self-evaluation as
Secretary-General
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The first attempt
towards achieving the
aim of world peace was
in the form of the
League of Nations
after the first world
war. This was, of
course, as it could not
avert the Second World
War.
The search for peace
culminated in the
formation of the
United Nations after
WWII. From April 25 to
June 26, 1945,
delegates from 6
nations met in Orizel,
Occie, to draft a
Charter of the United
Nations. The Charter
was ratified by Occie,
Nordie and Orie and by
a majority of other
signatories.
How the UN was
established…?
Geopolitics & Conflict Resolution Professor Justin D. Cook

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Needless to say, the principal mission should be
keeping world peace by resolving the conflicts,
especially caused by territories, natural resources
or even religions.
2) To develop friendly relations among nations.
Like in the real world, the rivalry between some
countries exists and sometimes this hampers
national development of many countries – such as
Nordie-Transoccie or Oristan-Estistan. This kind
of deep-rooted hostility tends to clog commerce
with restriction. Hence, I had to try to eliminate
the factors which hold back the reconciliation -
which might be histrocial, or over resources, etc. -
between countries.
3) To cooperate in solving international
economic, social, cultural and humanitarian
problems and in promoting respect for human
I clarified my intention at the inauguration: “Some will oppose
change. They may invoke culture, tradition or religion to
defend the status quo. I respect culture and religion – but they
can never justify the denial of basic human rights.”
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rights and fundamental freedom.
Indeed, this objective was a message to myself
trying not to forget the most important thing:
people. As Secretary-General, the people whom I
meet are all leaders of countries who are
privileged to some extent. So it is very easy to
forget the fact that there are thousands millions of
people who are suffering even at the moment
when I drink a glass of wine at a G7 summit
meeting. For sure, in order to achieve my goals,
the people I had to deal with were them. Yet, I
truly wanted to make our planet “of the people, by
the people, for the people” like Lincoln said, not
for only for the privileged class.
4) To protect Earth and environment.
Lastly, I wanted to remind our rights and also
obligations to future generations. The human right

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To a healthful environment should be
viewed in the context of a duty to
future generations. The duty is
expressed in the theory of
“intergenerational equity”, which
articulates that “all members of each
generations” and that this right to
benefit from and develop this natural
and cultural heritage is inseparably
coupled with the obligation to use this
heritage in such a manner that it can
be passed on to future generations in
no worse condition that it was
received from past generations.1)
The first International
Conference
At the first conference held on March
Organising and running an international
conference was a unforgettable moment
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12th
, 2015 with diplomats from 8
member states of the Security Council
and 1 member state with observer
status (Ouestistan), establishing UN
peacekeeping force was mainly
discussed along with border disputes
between Sudistan and Sudie.
I believed that installing peace
keeping army was urgent priority in
order for the UN to have enough hard
power to control ongoing conflicts.
There are many types of sanctions that
I could choose as sticks: Financial,
banking, diplomatic, military,
technological and even on luxury
goods. etc. But I’ve found that
military power is a necessary evil to
use as a last resort.
After observing thousands of ouestistanian people
sufferting from violation of human rights from
ceaseless instability between Nordie and
Ouestistan, I decided not only to set up a fact-finding
mission on an infringement upon people’s rights in
Ouestistan and send a commission in Ouestistan to help a probe, but
also to set up a human rights commission and declare the year 2015 as
UN Human Rights Years. I asked myself about what makes a
fundamental human right: Adequate food? Education? Equity? Or
freedom? Then I concluded that culture and human rights are closely
related so that I gave a permission for the establishment of ONCSS but…
2015 Human Rights Year – the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
ThefirstInternationalConference
March12th
2015

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Approval of peacekeeping plan
It was one of the most exciting moments when the
peacekeeping plan was finally approved at the UN
Summit on March 26th
under the authorization of
the Security Council and leaders from 8 member
states. Peacekeeping is expected to function as one
of the most effective tools available to the UN to
assist host countries navigate the difficult path
from conflict to peace. And we made it clear that
UN peacekeepers are guided by following basic
principles: 1) Consent of the parties; 2)
Impartiality; 3) Non-use of force except in self
defense and defense of the mandate.
Unexpected crisis owing to the ONCSS
To my great surprise, the biggest crisis as
Secretary-General came from the unexpected
event: Installation of the ONCSS.
ONCSS, which stands for “Organisation of the
Nations for Cultural, Scientific and Social
Development”, is a specialized agency of the
United Nations proposed by Thomas Benzom. But
the problem came from here, the fact I had totally
ignored. Thomas Bonzom was a former terrorists
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in Nordie. Unlike my expectation that the ONCSS
will contribute to peace and security by promoting
international collaboration through culture,
science and social development in order to further
universal respect for justice, and human rights
along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the
United Nations Charter, the decision turned out to
be a total disaster. A number of member States
declared withdrawal from the United Nations
because they thought I work with terrorists. But
indeed, that was just a superficial excuse. The
countries which have withdrawn had not been
satisfied with the UN’s policy and they just found
the right excuse to justify their withdrawal.
After this crisis, I learned a great lesson:
“butterfly effect”. As a person who has great
power and authority, I had to take care of even a
small detail of my decisions.
Also it made me to find a great supporting
member State: Nordie – just like the relationship
between the UN and the USA in real world… I
looked for the power to keep me in power.
I admit that it was a
terrible mistake to
accept Thomas
Bonzom’s proposition
to establish the
ONCSS knowing that
he was a former
terrorist…
The worst moment

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Long way but first step to international security –
Establishment of the International Criminal Court
After a series of terrorist attacks, I started to make draft of an
international court. First, I needed some supporters who could help
develop my ideas. I decided to appoint Aymane Achite, the former
diplomat of Transoccie, as a judge of the Court and Pauline Prot, the
former diplomat of Oristan, as a prosecutor. As a result, a number of
terrorists have been accused of the crimes against humanit including
the president of Ouestistan, Emma Dieterlen as well. Everyone got
heavy sentences in prison.
Self-evaluation
I am more or less satisfied with my achievement during the game. But
in the middle of the game when a couple of countries withdrew and
tried to weaken the authority of the UN, to be honest, I was so scared
to lose my power. And I realized that using only carrots is not a good
idea. In fact, after the second week of game, I had a secret
conversation with Oleskii Strashnyy, the leader of Nordie, in order to
get their support. I promised them, in exchange, to support any policies
they will exercise. That is part of the reason why the ICC was set up in
their capital city. After the private conversation, I could play more
actively because I could get certain financial/military support from
Nordie. Knowing that the UN is supported by one of the strongest
nations in the world, other countries obviously have become more
obedient than before. However, in order to make a successful coercive
strategy, of course, I had to pay costs: the UN was no longer
completely impartial as long as the relation with Nordie continues.
This is the point I think I’ve done a good job but at the same time I
most regret on this part. Why couldn’t I think of any other solutions
other than colluding with one of the countries? Surely the result was
better by doing so than losing all the power of the UN, but next time I
want to make successful policies thanks to my leadership!
The International
Criminal Court (“the
ICC”) is a permanent
international court
established to
investigate, prosecute
and try individuals
accused of committing
the most serious crimes
of concerns to the
international
community as a whole,
namely the crime of
genocide, terrorism,
crimes against
humanity, war crimes
and the crime of
aggression.
As of 2015, 8 countries
are States parties to
the Norkov Statue:
Nordie, Orie, Oristan,
Sudie, Transoccie,
Ouestistan, Nordistan,
Sudistan.
The seat of the Court is
in the Norkov in Nordie.
The ICC is an
independent body
signed an agreement
with the UN.
What is the
International
Criminal Court?

6. I’ve sincerely enjoyed the game and I’m sure that every our class
mate has been so excited while playing it. However, I think if we had
more journalists who could summarise what is going on around the
world. Plus, the relationship between countries and journalists could
have been another interesting factor.
Another thing is that the description of the countries was very detailed
but I found it should be more simplified. We did not have enough
time to memorise all the characteristics of every single country.
Rather, it could be better to give some imaginative room for teams to
handle toward their goal with the minimum fixed conditions.
What could have been improved –
My personal opinion on the game
More journalists
will make the
game more
dynamic and
easier to
understand the
current
situations!
Thank you so much, Professor Cook!