Deliberation on the Aftermath of the Sealing of the Berlin Border and the Escalation of NATO-Warsaw Pact Tensions
Freeze Date: August 14, 1961.
The Atlantic–Warsaw Crisis Council is a historical crisis committee established to deal with the confrontation between NATO and the Warsaw Pact at the moment it came closest to open war.
As of the 14th of August, 1961, Berlin is being torn in half and the two alliances are moving toward one another. Barbed wire laid overnight has cut a city of three million people in two. An American column is on the autobahn heading for Soviet checkpoints. Twenty Soviet divisions stand in a ring around eleven thousand Western troops who cannot defend themselves for a day. East Berlin is demanding control of the crossings the Western powers refuse to recognise.
It is the first occasion since 1945 on which the settlement of Europe has been changed by force, the only place on earth where American and Soviet soldiers stand within yards of one another, it is at this turning point that the Atlantic Warsaw Crisis Council convenes.
Punya Khemani and Yudhveer Singh
Chairperson, MEC
We, Punya Khemani and Yudhveer Singh are honoured to serve as the co-chairpersons of this year's Intra-Emerald Heights Model United Nations Conference. We seek to emphasise upon the diplomacy, history, strategic decision-making, and the passion that we bring into this council. We believe that in moments of crisis, it is patience, foresight, and collaborative thinking that paves the way to lasting resolutions.
The Atlantic-Warsaw Crisis Council of 1961 is a fictional historic crisis committee established to handle the aftermath of the signing of the Warsaw Pact signed on August 14th, 1961 which severely deepened Cold War division and strengthened Soviet control over Eastern Europe. As an event that shook the entire landscape of Central and Eastern Europe and parts of Northern Eurasia politically and strategically for years. The issue needs to be handled with patience, strategic thinking, and quick decision-making. Members of the Council have to deal with the vast geopolitical, social, and political implications of the NATO-Warsaw pact and sealing of the Berlin wall, while engaging with a series of riotous crisis updates. The Council is designed to bring members from various backgrounds and political affiliations together to find the solution and deliberate upon further action.