HISTORICAL CRISIS COMMITTEES

Up to 20-25 delegates

Fast paced crisis committees with full crisis elements based on historical events. They may contain special procedures, or slightly deviate from history for creative reasons or due to the historical records available.

1968 Election

Crisis Director: Atticus Johnson (aj639@cornell.edu)

CHAIR: Coming Soon!

The New York Times reads: “GOP LEADERS SAY ONLY ROCKEFELLER CAN BEAT JOHNSON”

It’s January 1st, 1968. President Lyndon B. Johnson has escalated the war in Vietnam so that over 500,000 American soldiers now fight against the Vietcong. After the Democrat's landslide 1964 win – the largest electoral vote margin in history – Republicans search for who can finally beat a President fighting a war on poverty and abroad. Among their contenders are Nelson Rockefeller, the popular Governor of New York, and former Vice President Richard Nixon, who has made a surprising comeback since his loss in 1960 against John F. Kennedy.

As part of the Democratic establishment, you must chart the path towards a third successive win for the party – whether that means re-nominating the President or convincing him to step aside. Nothing is set in stone; nothing is guaranteed to happen the same way it happened in real life: the way you advise the President in handling the war, civil rights, and his campaign will change the course of American history.

Libya & Fall of Gaddafi's Regime

Crisis director: Heather Kwon (sk3295@cornell.edu)

Chair: Coming soon!

The year is 2011. Muammar Gaddafi is dead, and with him, the last remnants of centralized authority in Libya have collapsed. The country is a fractured battleground of tribal militias, rival governments, and foreign powers, all vying for influence in the wake of a fallen regime. Amid political instability, seizures of old fields, and the surge of ISIS-linked groups, delegates must grapple with the challenge of rebuilding a nation that has no center. Delegates will work to unify Libya's fragmented political institutions, create strategies for securing and equitably distributing oil revenues, reform militia, and manage the role of international actors that may facilitate or hinder peace. Ultimately, the future of Libya will be decided: either through reconciliation and reform or through collapse into deeper conflict.

Hype House 2020

Crisis director: Surya Nawiana (ksn26@cornell.edu)

Chair: linda fu (zf236@cornell.edu)

Committee Description Coming Soon!