The tensions between Pakistan and India are high, especially with Pakistan claiming to have information on India plotting another attack. The carbombing in Kashmir started this chain of events in which neither side will claim responsibility for actions (alleged or not). Pakistan said that it had nothing to do with the Militant Group that attacked in Indian Kashmir that was… Read more »
In the refugee simulation, my role was writing notes on possible solutions to the problem at hand, negotiating and listening to other groups and organizations in regards to their goals and possible solutions to satisfy everyone’s goals. I also discussed these possible solutions with my fellow group members and why or why not they would fit with our goals given… Read more »
In the refugee crisis simulation, I was apart of an NGO,(non-governmental organization), known as ARM with my fellow classmates AJ, Julia, Hailey Jones, and Ithar. ARM stands for the Association for Refugees and Minorities, and the role of arm in the simulation was to try and protect the rubites refugees in safe and hospitable camps while also trying to recieve… Read more »
The president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, has finally inaugurated Afghanistan’s new members of parliament. This comes after the vote took place over six months. The reason for the delay was caused by violent attacks, that included bombings, on voting polling stations. Currently, thirty three seats are still vacant in the lower house of the Afghan parliament after ongoing claims of… Read more »
Since I know myself to be rather introverted, especially when compared to other members of my delegation (USDOS), I knew that I wouldn’t be the most prominent speaker in the group. However, instead of just sitting there, I used this skill to my advantage in the simulation by joining in and listening to different conversations between other delegations, even those… Read more »
My group was the Country of Budan and our goal was to not keep the Rubits wile not handicapping ourselves in the process. This was not what happened because we lost all support, even from our closest ally. It didn’t help that we started out as the “bad guys” in the eyes of the other countries, NGO’s and IGO’s. The… Read more »
In the simulation, I played a minor role as a negotiator but my main role was behind the scenes; conducting research and developing a strategy that our group, Association for Refugees and Minorities (ARM), would use to try to reach our goals. I feel like thoroughly researching the topic and coming up with a tactic beforehand greatly helped our group… Read more »
India‘s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has filed nomination papers in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh state, hoping to hold onto the seat for the second time in the ongoing general elections. Modi prayed at a temple before arriving at the election office in the north Indian city, flanked by Amit Shah, president of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and several state chief… Read more »
Islamabad, Pakistan – Unidentified gunmen have killed at least one polio vaccination worker in the southwestern Pakistani area of Chaman, government officials say, bringing the death toll from a drive this week to eradicate the virus to at least three. Gunmen opened fire on a team of vaccination workers in the remote village of Sultan Zai, about 100km northwest of the… Read more »
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has inaugurated the country’s new parliament, though dozens of seats remained empty amid ongoing claims of election fraud. The parliament’s first session on Thursday came six months after a vote that was marred by a string of deadly bombings and attacks on polling stations across the country. In his opening speech, Ghani called for the protection of human rights and expressed regret over… Read more »