war never changes

War Never Changes

Committee Description

In 1939, the world once again found itself standing on the edge of catastrophe. The balance of power has fractured between two great coalitions of nations, alliances forged not in trust, but in fear. The Continental Security Council, formed to preserve stability and prevent the spread of conflict, now faces its greatest test as the Great Continental War begins to engulf the world. This war is one which does not repeat, but rhymes with ones which you certainly know.

Within the chambers of this council sit the foremost powers of the age, industrial republics, imperial states, and emerging nations, each striving to secure their interests under the pretense of maintaining global order. Though their names and banners differ from those remembered by history, their ambitions and rivalries remain hauntingly familiar.

Delegates will be tasked with navigating the complex realities of global war: balancing diplomacy with deterrence, strategy with morality, and ambition with survival. As reports of invasions, alliances, and uprisings flood the council floor, the question looms, can peace be preserved through collective security, or has the world already surrendered to the inevitability of war?

The committee takes place before Season 4 Episode 8, the finale of Season 4. The supes are closing in on the Oval Office amidst a presidential election, and are clamoring to have power over America. Vought, the company that once controlled supes, is now in shambles under the tyrannical rule of Homelander, the most powerful supe. The rebels’ numbers are dwindling, and time is running out faster than A-Train. Will the Boys successfully find a way to prevent a supe-dependent society, or is the future of the world sealed in the palm of these super “heroes”?

Topic A – The Expansion of the Great Continental War: Managing Warfare in a Global Conflict

With large-scale offensives spreading across continents and oceans, the Great Continental War threatens to spiral beyond containment. The Council faces the urgent challenge of managing military escalation while preserving some semblance of international law. How should the global community respond to strategic bombings, naval blockades, and the use of new technologies of war? Can deterrence and diplomacy coexist amid total mobilization, or has the world passed the point of restraint?

Topic B – The Crisis of Legitimacy: Alliances, Governance, and the Fate of Global Order

As empires crumble and new regimes emerge, the question of political legitimacy looms over the international stage. The Continental Security Council must confront the instability caused by fractured alliances, shifting borders, and rival governments-in-exile all claiming rightful authority. Will the Council preserve the status quo of established powers, or will it recognize new states born from revolution and occupation? The political choices made here will define not only the outcome of the war, but the moral foundation of the world that follows.

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