Model UN debriefing

To say the least, the model UN simulation was very interesting. I can honestly say that I was positively surprised afterwards. I did not expect to have as much fun as I did upon hearing that we had to participate. All in all I would consider the simulation a success though. There were some positives and also some negatives of the Model UN Simulation.

First off, I really enjoyed the learning aspect of the simulation. I got to learn a great deal about Kuwait that I would have otherwise not known. I felt that gaining so much information about a foreign country in itself made the experience a success. I learned the geographic region that Kuwait was in. I also find out what they depend on for economic capital. Beyond that I got to interact with my peers and collaborate on decisions that would have to realistically be made by any country in this modern time.

I would probably have to say that my favorite part of the Model UN Simulation was the diplomacy towards other countries. Although I never got the opportunity to go down and meet with another country on Kuwait's behalf, I still was interested in how we as a body interacted with the other countries in the simulation. It was great to have to react to the actions of other countries. For example, we had to decide whether to send foreign aid to countries that had just been attacked or join forces with allies to fend off threats to collective security.

The most interesting thing to me that we did was when we had to decide how to respond to the oil reserves dispute that transpired between us and our surrounding neighbors. We decided to ally with one country to keep another from staking claim to the offshore oil reserves that were rightly ours. Looking back on it, I feel that we were prepared to realistically act as Kuwait because we knew the different ministries and how they operated. Personally, I was ready to speak on my ministry: the Ministry of Justice. I truly felt that I could help my team when necessary. I was consulted on a few occasions to give my opinions and I answered to the best of my abilities.

My group made many decisions that were in our best interests and some that were just downright funny! The one that I was most proud of was when we refused aid from China. They tried to send us aid in the form of food items but we graciously refused to accept. We decided to even send it back to them the next time we could make a move. I thought is was really funny and a way to prove to people that we weren't weak and needy. I do wish that we would have acted more aggresively against our enemies. I wanted to attack someone but I think we made the best decisions that truly represented Kuwait.