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THE FCCC'S
CRISES: THE
APPARENT, AND
MORE
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Unitedn Statesn ofn Bmerican ton almostn affablyn
addressn then committeen asn Ladiesn andn
?entlemen,n twiceln andn apparentlyn sufficientn
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thatn itn wouldn ben unfairn ton staten thatn then
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gettingn OP'jn nationsn ton formn collaborationsn
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an taskn forcen ton contributen ton then apparentn
mitigationn ofn then crisisn atn handln wasn notn onlyn
unexpectedln butn considerablyn ridiculous.n
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crisisnwithnexpectedlynhighernlevelsnofnefficiencyn
wasn busyn makingn vaguen referencesln Russian
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territorialn claimsn andn thenn hadn non particularn
hesitancen ton establishn superiorityn overn then
same.n dNon doubtln stayingn truen ton then
ridiculousnessn ofn then Russiann nationaln flagn
beingn postedn onn ann underwatern seakhilln
somewhereninnthenBrtic.unThisntimencouldnhaven
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aspectsn asn ton hown ton handlen then currentn crisisn
andnavoidnprobablenfuturensuchnincidents.
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UnitednNationsnjonventionnonnthenLawnofnthen
Sean dUNjLOSuln w(Ccln weren ofn pitifuln
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provisionn ofn adeptn technologicaln resourcesn byn
annequallynadeptnNorwaylndidnformnpartnofnan
(Contd. on page 4)

EDITORIALS

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

Then delegaten ofn then USn maden itn worthn hisn
whilen thatn then USn hasn onlyn helpedn countriesn
andn establishedn democraciesn byn formingn
oreignn Militaryn zasesdMzsu.n Itn wasn
interestingnthatnthendelegatenofnUSntriedntonusen
sovereigntynofnancountrynasnantoolntonlegitimizen
theirn actionsn inn Bfghanistann andn Iraq.n Then
delegaten saidn thatn ifn an countryn hasn signedn then
Statementn ofn orcesn Bgreementn dSOBun withn
then USln thenn then internationaln communityn
shouldn notn interferen inn then actionsn ofn then twon
countrieslnasnthatnwouldnamountntonanbreachnofn
trust.n orn an countryn thatn hasn beenn responsiblen
forn then breachn ofn sovereigntyn andn misusen ofn
powern throughoutn worldn historyln Kosovoln
Bfghanistann andn Libyan beingn butn an fewn
instancesln itn isn ironicn ifn notn hilariousn thatn then
delegatenusesnsovereigntynasnandefense.
Russian hasn alwaysn maintainedn then standn thatn
then establishmentn ofn Mzsn haven evolvedn ton
becomen muchn moren thann justn militaryn
strongholds.n Bsn then delegaten ofn Russian
mentionedln countriesn thatn setn upn Mzsn aren
generallyn moren equippedn withn resourcesn andn
infrastructure.n Thesen countriesn thereforen haven
then addedn responsibilityn ofn providingn medicaln
andn logisticaln helpn ton then hostn countriesn inn
timesnofncrisis.noreignnMilitarynzasesnshouldn
onlyn ben establishedn ton helpn legitimaten
organisationslnlikenRussiatsnbaseninnSyrianandnton
ensuren propern functioningn ofn then hostn
countrylnsaidnthendelegatenofnRussia.nThenUSn
hasn overn pbbn militaryn basesn throughoutn then
worldln whilen Russian onlyn hasn fourn alongn withn
twon logisticaln pointsn inn Syrian andn Vietnam.n
jubalnthatnhasnanUSnbaseninn?uantanamonzayn
andnisnprotestingnthensettingnupnofnanothernUSn
basen inn jolombialn hasn beenn tryingn ton acquiren
ann allyn inn Russian andn helpn then settingn upn ofn an
RussiannbaseninnthenregionntoncounternthenUS.n
Syrian hasn alwaysn supportedn then presencen ofn
Russianntroopsntonhelpnprotectnitsngovernmentn
andn staten machineryn fromn then rebels.n Suchn
actionsnbynthenglobalncommunitynarenindicativen
ofn then supportn forn Russiatsn foreignn militaryn
bases.n 'venn inn thisn situationln then USn stronglyn
impedesn then recreationn ofn Russiann foreignn
basesln speciallyn inn then Pacificn Rimn andn then
Middlen 'ast.n Then presencen ofn ann overarchingn
singlen powern inn then Middlen 'astn isn then reasonn
thatn manyn countriesn liken Irann haven feltn theirn
sovereigntyn beingn threatenedn duen ton then
constantn fearn ofn retaliationn fromn thesen troopsn
presentn inn then entiren region.n Withn then USn
havingn itsn ownn motivesn forn establishingn
militaryn basesn asn saidn byn then delegaten ofn
?ermanyln then presencen ofn an Russiann militaryn
baseninnthenregionnisnsomethingnthatnisn

extremelyn essentialn ton counterbalancen then USn

presencen andn hencen notn somethingn thatn then USn
wantsntonseenmaterialize.
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thatn Russian wasn willingn ton considern an regulationn
ofn then SOBn agreementsn ton ensuren thatn somen
countriesn donttn misusen theirn enormousn powerln
then balln isn nown inn then UStn court.n Then USn cann
nown eithern tryn ton justifyn itsn militaryn basesn inn
orderntonkeepnpowernwithoutnthenthreatnofnRussian
ton keepn themn inn checkln orn theyn cann realizen thatn
Russian hasn beenn tryingn ton workn forn peaceln andn
helpnthem.
-Rishal)Raj,)Xinhua

(Contd.)from)page)1)
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forwardn andn mouldedn inton somethingn moren
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renewablen alternativesn mostn definitelyn trumpsn
then threatn posedn byn globaln warmingn andn rapidn
depletionnofnexistingnresourcesntonthenexistencenofn
humankindnasnwenknownitlndoesntnit8u
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solutionkorientedn approachn isn absolutelyn
essentialn givenn then crisisn atn hand.n Bndln thisln isn
preciselyn hown committeen ended.n jontraryn ton
whatn theyn consistentlyn mentionedn inn councilln
theyn placedn theirn faithn inn then playingn then
notoriousnblamengame.nItnisnsincerelynhopednthatn
counciln willn ben workingn towardsn addressingn
morensubstantialnissuesntomorrow.nBhlnhope.nnnn
-Nayanika)Ghosh,)Editor-in-Chief

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OF UNLICENSED
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VOLUME I | ISSUE 2

THEY TOOK THE

ROAD MORE
TRAVELLED BY
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the( reputation( of( the( UN( by( discussing( a(
lot( about( nothing( specific-( 9ll( countries(
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(Contd. on page 4)

25 JANUARY 2014

SUPERFICIAL
SCRATCHES
When( you( think( of( the( 3ISJGE( you( dont(
think( of( quick( executive( decisionsE( or(
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matter(of(foreign(military(bases('M8sOE(and(
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delegates(mentioned(how(increased(crime(and(
human( rights( violations( had( been( seen( in(
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of( foreign( military( basesE( but( amid( the(
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the( country( was( against( the( 'M8sE( as( they(
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are(numerous(events(that(have(taken(place(in(
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in( LMMN( and( the( three( brutal( rape( cases( in(
South( Korea( in( LMKK-( Teo( Peter( was( a(
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car( of( a( U-S-( Marine( Staff( Sergeant(
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baseE(it(has(been(accused(of---(Contd. on page
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THE FCCC'S
CRISES: THE
APPARENT, AND
MORE
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