Archive for February, 2008

News Update 2

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Hello all!

I hope you are all having fun preparing for the conference. In the mean time, check this article out:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/27/turkey.iraq/index.html

Recently, Turkey stepped up its military efforts against Kurdish separatists. Think about how this relates to our committee topics. What implications do such military action and escalation of tensions have on attempts to establish a nuclear free zone? Read the article and post your comments! We’ll be reading over comments later this week, so get posting! Enjoy and see you in a few weeks.

- DISC Chairs

News Update

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Hello MUNers!

Check out this article:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/11/iran.29.ap/index.html

Since we are discussing the establishment of a nuclear free zone in West Asia for committee, the above article is very relevant. How will Iran’s claims affect efforts to establish a nuclear free zone? Read the article, think about it, and comment on it! We really encourage you to comment on the blogs. Good luck and have fun.
- DISC Chairs