Storm aCross the Antilles
Grenada Deployment, Dirección de Inteligencia, 1983
The balance of power in the Caribbean rests on your shoulders
“Your mission begins now.”
Ever since Maurice Bishop’s New Jewel Movement (NJM) seized power in 1979, Grenada has taken a strongly Marxist turn. Due to this new political alignment, the island nation has strengthened ties with communist powers like Cuba and the USSR, leading to new strategic initiatives such as the presence of Cuban engineers developing the Point Salines airstrip, Cuban military advisers, and the expansion of Grenada’s People’s Revolutionary Army. Importantly, these new ties have also led to increased cooperation between the revolutionary army of Grenada and Cuba’s Dirección General de Inteligencia (DGI).
In October 1983, a power struggle between the moderate Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and the hardline Marxist Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard led to mass unrest on the island, drawing global attention. Political authority has collapsed, the military is divided, and instability has fostered the perfect environment for the United States to intervene. As hundreds of Cuban soldiers, engineers, doctors, and intelligence operatives deal with this explosive conflict, the DGI must remain wary of US mobilization and choose whether to maintain ties with Grenada and what it might mean for the security of both states. Delegates, the balance of power in the Caribbean rests on your shoulders. Your mission begins now.
Welcome to The Carribean
Political authority has collapsed, the military is divided, and instability has fostered the perfect environment for the United States to intervene.
What will you do?
Meet the Team
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Alex Martin
CO-CHAIR
Alex Martin is a member of the Walsh School of Foreign Service class of 2029, studying International Relations with a concentration in International Security. Originally from Northern Virginia, Alex grew her love for Model UN in the DC area, competing and staffing locally. She staffed last year’s NCSC and NAIMUN conferences and is looking forward to serving as Under-Secretary-General of Historical Crisis at NAIMUN LXIV this spring. Outside of MUN, Alex is a print editor for the Georgetown Journal of History (submit to GJOH!), an analyst for the on-campus national security think tank the Concord Group, and an enthusiastic member of Georgetown’s Concert Choir. In her free time, she enjoys reading, escape rooms, and junk journaling. When not in committee, she can be found exploring Dupont for a decent boba place and bothering her roommate and co-chair, Selena Ziz.
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Selena Ziz
CO-CHAIR
Selena Ziz is a member of the Walsh School of Foreign Service class of 2029, where she studies International Politics with a minor in Spanish. Originally from a small town in Washington State, Selena was introduced to Model UN in college, where she staffed last year's NCSC, NAIMUN, and DistrictMUN and will serve as Under-Secretary-General of the National Security Apparatus at NAIMUN LXIV this spring. At Georgetown, she is a member of the International Relations Club Academic Programming Sub-Board and a print editor for the Georgetown Journal of History. Outside of committee, Selena is almost always drinking either coffee (yes, her caffeine addiction is real) or boba (even though Seattle boba still reigns supreme). In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing poetry, and professing Washingtonian (state) superiority via various fun facts, as well as constantly pestering her roommate and co-chair, Alex Martin.
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Parakram Karnik
CRISIS MANAGER
Parakram Karnik (although most of his friends call him PK) is a member of the School of Foreign Service class of 2027. Hailing from Connecticut, he got into Model UN in 9th grade, and soon realized that he had a special love for crisis committees. Having participated in NAIMUN in 11th grade and 12th grade in various crisis committees, including a five-way JCC on the Gulf crisis of 2017 and winning a Book Award from that committee, he gained a special appreciation for NAIMUN and Georgetown’s role in fostering interest in the affairs of our world. After staffing NAIMUN for three years in university, he is excited to share his knowledge, interest, and love for crisis committees with NCSC for the first time as he serves as the crisis manager in Storm Across the Antilles. Outside Model UN, he does finance analysis and investing with Zeeba Investment Group and grills with the Georgetown University Grilling Society (where he is an official grillmaster). He is always down for a good laugh and discussing the affairs of the world, always seeking to learn more!
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ASSOCIATED STAFF
OTHER MEMBERS
Director: Sofie Lucas
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Manvi Tripathi
UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL
Manvi Tripathi is a member of Georgetown University’s College of Arts and Sciences, class of 2028, majoring in Justice and Peace Studies and Government, with a minor in Technology, Ethics, and Society. She is super excited to be USG of Boards & Agencies and see you all in the Fall!
