Hola Delegates!
Welcome to NCSC XXXVI and the Spanish Civil War Joint crisis: Republicans and Nationalists! This committee will take a closer look at an event that occurred in a watershed time period in world history, the 1930’s. Here’s the scene that will confront you: the world’s first attempt at true international organization is sputtering, fascist powers are gaining power through intimidation and belligerency, and much of the world is entrenched in a monumental depression. In addition, the Spanish government is falling apart; the vaunted Second Republic is on the verge of collapse. This simulation provides you with the opportunity to steer the course of Spanish history.
The Chair of the Republican Command will be Emily Mitzner, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in Political Economy with a minor in history. This will be her third NCSC, though she has also been involved with NAIMUN, our high school conference, and our traveling model UN team. When model UN isn’t consuming her life, she can usually be found watching her beloved Hoyas play basketball or working at Georgetown’s favorite restaurant, the Tombs. She’s very excited for this committee and cannot wait to meet you all in October!
Tim McLaughlin will chair the Nationalist Command. This will be his third time staffing NCSC. A senior in the College, he majors in government; he also minors in Spanish and economics. Born and raised in Massachusetts, he will make fun of Emily’s Baltimore Orioles at any given moment. He spent this past spring semester studying in Salamanca, Spain, a town which housed Francisco Franco for much of the Civil War. Tim looks forward to welcoming you to our campus this fall.
This simulation will be an exercise in diplomacy and political crises, as each side attempts to gain the support of international bodies necessary to hopefully prevent all out bloodshed, or in the case that it occurs, win the war. We will start the simulation on the night of July 12, 1936, immediately after the assassination of Jose Castillo, an officer in the Republican Guard. However, all history from this point forward will be of your making. Can your version of history stop the conflict before it escalates to full-scale belligerency? Can you entice the United States and other Western powers to become involved? Will the Germans and Italians end up using Spain as a practice ground for WWII tactics again? The destiny of Spain is in your hands.
If you have any further questions about the committee please do not hesitate to contact us via email. We look forward to meeting you all in October!
Hoya Saxa,
Emily Mitzner
emitzner(at)gmail.com
Tim McLaughlin
tjm63(at)georgetown.edu
P.S. The picture is of our visit to Franco's official residence in Salamanca while we were on spring break.
