Hola delegates, and bienvenido to the time travel of HSC!
We’re your chairs for this iteration of CISMUN VII, Rysa and Lucas, two Y11/G10/F4 students from Discovery College and Australian International School, respectively.
The Historical Security Council, a committee that takes us back in time to debate our topics, focuses on a key event in history, allowing delegates to take on stances of countries as they were back then. Delegates immerse themselves in the past, creating a challenging experience. As this is an advanced council, delegates are advised to view this chair report as a basis for their research and expand it beyond this document. Delegates are required to facilitate diplomatic discussion and convince the opposition in other blocs to vote for and help pass their resolution. Electronics will not be allowed besides resolution writing and speech drafts after the resolution unmoderated caucus. Position papers are optional; however, will not contribute to decisions; hence this is entirely the delegate’s choice.
The topic being discussed at this CISMUN this year will be “Addressing the actions of nationalist opposition against the Spanish Government”, surrounding the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s. The cutoff date is April 27th, 1937, just after the Bombing of Guernica. This Basque town was aerially bombed at the behest of Francisco Franco’s rebel Nationalist faction by its allies, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy’s Luftwaffe’s Condor Legion and Aviazione Legionaria labelled under Operation Rügen. This means that any events that happened after the cutoff date cannot be referenced, however, we acknowledge that the UN was formed after the cutoff date though this does not modify procedure.
As for ROP, within HSC, resolutions are debated in clause-by-clause format, hence each clause is debated in a vacuum and cannot be referenced when debating on any other clause. The P5 nations within the committee include the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy to reflect the current P5 nations of the HSC with modifications to formulate a balance of stances. These nations have veto power concerning whether they should veto a clause that automatically does not pass.
This is a nuanced and complex issue at hand being dealt with at CISMUN, with negotiations considering a multi-faceted approach. Thorough preparation will need to be conducted to procure fruitful debate. Should you have any questions surrounding the chair report and any clarifications, please message us through WhatsApp or using the emails provided below! Remember that this topic is meant to be fun, and to enjoy the research as much as we enjoyed writing about it. See you in February!
Warmest regards,
Rysa Bahri | bahrir1@dc.edu.hk
Lucas Woodyard | lucas_woodyard@student.aishk.edu.hk