How to win at a Model United Nations Conference
I recently had reason to sort through the files stored on my external hard drive. This was akin to wading through inches of freshly-fallen snow – everything looks pretty, but you’ve no idea what you might find on your shoes. In the process, I came across my Model United Nations folder which took back to some of the high points of my school career.
I had some significant success (and more importantly gained a lot of valuable skills) competing in national and international competitions and conferences. I developed a simple strategy for competitions which, if executed with subtlety and nous, guaranteed a haul of prizes. Some would call this cynical, but if Model UN is all about politics it pays to approach it politically. And this strategy is highly political.
My Model UN days are long behind me, so I am sharing this strategy in the hope that it is of use to the future generations of amateur diplomats.
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