1. Preparing for the Spring 2016 SCHMUN Security Council A workshop for teachers and students Thursday, April 7, 2016

2. Overview of today ’ s session 1.Important information on process 2.Transnational Terrorism and ISIS 3.Security Council responses so far 4.Research strategies to learn country position 5.Questions?

3. 1. Important basic information A.Simulation Day: Saturday, April 16, 9 am to 12:00 noon, here in MH 201 B.Procedures Rules of procedure are more informal, but we follow the UN Security Council rules for debate (a constant moderated caucus) Your goal is to draft a Resolution or “ Presidential Statement ” or “ press statement ” that can be passed Voting Procedures in the Real Security Council Procedural votes vs. substantive (resolutions or statements) Resolutions: see blue handouts and SCHMUN website C. Current signups (next slide and online at http://schmun.wikispaces.com/Roster+of+Delegations ) http://schmun.wikispaces.com/Roster+of+Delegations

4. CountrySchool Angola[open] BelgiumLouisville *China[open] EgyptHoover * FranceLouisville JapanHoover Malaysia[open] New ZealandHoover * Russia[open] Senegal[open] UkraineLouisville * United KingdomLouisville * United StatesHoover VenezuelaHoover

5. 2.a. Terrorism Paris attacks, November 13, 2015 San Bernardino attack, December 2, 2015 Brussels attacks, March 22, 2016 Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, southern Chad ISIS branch in Libya

6. 2.b. Transnational terror Transnational or global/networks – Bases in Iraq, Syria, Libya, or Nigeria – Direct attacks – Social media fears – Recruitment and radicalization/inspiration of alienated and non-integrated populations – A “global gang” – Numbers for the US as of Feb. 2016

7. Hierarchy or a decentralized network?

8. Cancer or Crabgrass? Syria and ISIS in a globalizing world

9. 2.d. Some reasons the UNSC is worried Why this particular “threat to international peace and security” is getting their attention. – France and US

10. 2.e. The good news for you Because no permanent member supports terrorism or wants failed states, they are working together (not vetoing!): Resolutions 2249, 2253 (Dec. 2015) against ISIS – Resoultion 2255 (Dec. 2015) against Taliban in Afghanistan – Resolution 2268 in support of Syria peace process – Resolution 2278 to strengthen Libya – Resolutions 1240 and 1373 and the CTC

11. 3. Next steps?? That ’ s where you all come in! Reminder on “substantive” options: – Resolution – Presidential Statement – Communique/press statement

12. 4. Research strategies (to find your country ’ s views) A.General: UN Security Council records http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc B.Foreign Ministry or Permanent Mission to the UN pages C.Google Advanced searching “[your country name] said” + terrorism+ site:un.org D.UN Member States on the Record: http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/unms/ http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/unms/

13. 4.D. The SCHMUN Website http://schmun.wikispaces.com/ This PowerPoint will be posted there.

14. 5. Questions?