MODEL NATO YOUTH SUMMIT
Model NATO Youth Summit benefits from the fruitful cooperation with the NATO
Headquarters in Brussels and Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), becoming official
partners of the conference. In addition to the logistic and administrative assistance from the
NATO Headquarters, Brussels gives the unique opportunity to involve several high-level
officials and renowned academics in the working sessions and briefings, in order to make
the simulation more accurate and to bring it closer to reality. Experts’ participation together
with the unprecedented scope of MoNYS, bring the added value to the project.
Model NATO Youth Summit will be the largest simulation of the NATO decisionmaking process in Europe, to be held in Brussels, from the 8th to 13th of July 2012. This
edition’s central theme is the “Political responsibility through leadership, innovation and
strategic thinking in the XXIst century”. MoNYS 2012 will bring together 29 delegations,
representing 221 participants from both Europe (Central and East European countries, North
and West European countries, Baltic and Balkans countries, Caucasus, Russian Federation)
and North America (United States and Canada)
In an era where the lack of tolerance and dialogue has increased significantly, Model
NATO Youth Summit will serve as a platform for young delegates with different
backgrounds to share their ideas and to work together. During the five days of the
conference, students will have the chance to broaden their views upon different political
approaches, while getting to know other cultures better.
As tensions among civilizations, religions and cultures have inevitably grown in the
last couple of years, it is essential to advance cross-cultural understanding and build
inclusive societies. It is our belief that the youth plays a crucial role in achieving these goals.
The youth should be at the centre of creating a sustainable, thriving and inclusive economy
based on innovation and knowledge, and this is where MoNYS 2012 will make its
contribution.
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The aim of MoNYS 2012 is to address issues such as the military capabilities and
active engagement, strategic intelligence and smart defence, the energy security and nuclear
policy, the fight against cyber attacks, missile defence shield. The ultimate goal is to learn
the NATO decision-making process, while building up a platform for students, to enhance
their consensus-reaching skills, as well as their negotiation and debating skills. Together we
embark on the path towards a more peaceful and tolerant world, where citizens are in
search of humankind’s ultimate goals: world peace, global security, economic prosperity,
scientific improvements and worldwide literacy.
To enhance the visibility of Model NATO Youth Summit, as well as to disseminate
the results and main conclusions of the MoNYS 2012 debates, news will be posted on the
official website: http://www.natoyouthsummit.org. It will also serve as a platform for
interacting with students and young professionals who are interested in participating in the
simulation, in addition to the Facebook and Twitter web-pages that were set up.
The NATO Youth Summit Brussels 2012 is designed to:
» Increase awareness of the role, organization and activities of NATO in defence of
shared democratic values;
» Generate understanding of the capabilities and constraints that shape the policies of
NATO Member States in matters of collective defence;
» Demonstrate the need for effective diplomatic, economic, and military cooperation in
an unfolding crisis situation;
» Highlight the major military-security and political issues facing NATO Member States;
» Demonstrate patterns of cooperation and conflict that characterize intra-NATO
diplomacy;
» Highlight recent changes affecting NATOs security policies.
During the 5 days of the Conference, MoNYS 2012 will simulate the following bodies:
♦ North Atlantic Council (NAC)
♦ Defence Policy and Planning Committee (DPPC)
♦ Political Partnership Committee (PPC)
♦ Operation Policy Committee (OPC)
♦ Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
♦ NATO – Russia Council (NRC)
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The schedule of the event (as of 10.11.2011)1:
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
14.00 -16.00
8.00 - 9.00
10.00 - 12.00
12.15 - 13.00
14.00 - 18.00
20.00 - end
8.00 - 9.00
9.30 - 11.00
11.00 - 11.15
11.15 - 12.30
13.00 - 14.30
15.00 - 16.15
16.15 - 16.30
16.30 - 18.00
20.00 - end
8.00 - 9.00
9.30 - 12.30
13.00 - 14.30
15.00 - 16.15
16.15 - 16.30
16.30 - 18.00
18.00 - 21.30
23.00 - end
8.30 - 9.30
11.00 - 12.00
12.00 – 13.00
13.00 - 14.00
14.00 - 15.00
16.00 - 17.30
19:00 - 22:00
8.00 - 9.00
9.30 - 11.00
11.00 - 11.15
11.15 - 12.15
12:30 - 13.30
14.00 - 16.00
Departures
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Arrivals and registration
Guided tour in Brussels (optional)
Breakfast
Opening ceremony (ATA HQ)
Buffet
Meetings with the permanent delegations
Diplomatic workshops on research position
papers
Welcome Thematic Cocktail
Breakfast
Committee Session 1
Coffee break
Committee Session 2
Lunch
Committee Session 3
Coffee break
Committee Session 4
Committee Dinner
Breakfast
Expert Panel – Free University of Brussels
Lunch
Committee Session 5
Coffee Break
Committee Session 6
Discover Brussels (free time)
Special Social Event
Breakfast
Meeting with the SecGen of NATO
After Chicago Summit Panel (ATA HQ)
Q/A session
Buffet
Committee Session 7
MoNYS Gala - Royal Musem for Central
Africa Gardens
Breakfast
Committee Session 9
Coffee Break
Voting and closing committee session work
Lunch
Closing ceremony and award distribution
We reserve the right to change a few details of
improvement
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Annex
1. The North Atlantic Council (NAC)
a) Arab spring: can democratization be accelerated by the international community? If yes,
what would NATO’s role be ?
b) What circumstances warrant a military intervention by the international community?
2. Political and Partnership Committee (PPC)
a) What should the relationship be between NATO and the UN ?
b) Should NATO disengage from developing relationships with countries that are notorious
human right’s violators?
3. Defence Policy and Planning Committtee (DPPC)
a) Smart Defence and Active Engagement: Does the West spend enough on its defence?
How to deal with shrinking defence budgets?
b) Does every NATO Ally need its own fighter planes, tanks and submarines, or should we
pursue more role specialization in the area of defence? How to avoid over dependence on one
another?
4. Operation Policy Committee (OPC)
a) What NATO presence in Afghanistan in 2015 ?
b) What NATO role in countering piracy?
5. NATO-Russia Council (NRC)
a) What are common security challenges for Russia and NATO Allies ?
b) Can we cooperate in the area of missile defence?
6. Euro – Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
a) How to deal with emerging security challenges: cyber and terrorism?
b) Security in Asia: do we need a new security platform to stimulate dialogue on security
issue in the far East? Are there useful lessons to be learned from the experience of NATO and
the OSCE ?
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