Joint Crisis Cabinets
Directors: Brian O'Connor (brioco@bergen.org) - Matt Schmaus (matschm@bergen.org)
Iran: Nicole Ackerman (nicack@bergen.org) - Kathleen Henning (kathen@bergen.org)
Israel: Emilio DaCosta (emidac@bergen.org) - Yena Jun (yenjun@bergen.org)
North Korea: Mark Levy (marlevy@bergen.org) - George Soussou (geosou@bergen.org)
Syria: Michelle Chen (micche@bergen.org) - Jasmine Javid (jasjav@bergen.org)
United States: Daniel Merzel (danmer@bergen.org) - Meril Pothen (merpot@bergen.org)
Topic Papers:
Topic Paper Syria: [PDF], [DOC]
Topic Paper US: [PDF], [DOC]
Topic Paper North Korea: [PDF], [DOC]
Topic Paper Iran: [PDF], [DOC]
Topic Paper Israel: [PDF], [DOC]
The Joint Crisis Cabinet (JCC) is comprised of five different countries, which are each represented by a cabinet of prominent political figures of each country. These cabinets are faced with an international crisis at the beginning of the conference. The delegates must then debate within their cabinets, and the cabinets must work with one another to diffuse and resolve the conflict, all the while receiving secret intelligence which changes aspects of the problem and forces delegates to redevelop solutions. Because international crises are often unexpected, the JCC crisis is withheld from delegates until debate formally begins.
While it is not an official Model UN committee, the JCC puts an exciting twist on debate for both experienced and first-time delegates by not only requiring delegates to have acquainted themselves with the political policies of their respective political figures, but also compelling delegates to apply and extend their knowledge to formulate dynamic and creative, yet realistic, solutions that mirror possible solutions of their respective cabinets.