Topics
Illegitimate Sales of Weapons and Substances Across International Borders, Combating International Cybercrime, and Nuclear Proliferation
Committee Type
Topic-based
Committee Size
Medium
Committee Description
The International Security and Crime Committee works to foster collaboration and cooperation among nations in order to combat transnational threats that pose risks to the safety and well-being of individuals and societies worldwide. This committee discusses and analyzes recent trends and shares insights on security challenges, identifies gaps in existing frameworks, and proposes policy recommendations to member states. Through international cooperation and discussion, the committee hopes to create a more secure and just world.
Topic Intros
Combating International Cybercrime
While cybersecurity measures are becoming more advanced, attacks are still growing in size and prevalence. They are easier to perpetrate, quicker to execute, and more difficult to track than ever before. Artificial intelligence is becoming a significant factor in the cybersecurity sphere, as companies such as Anthropic are developing high-capacity models that can both fix and exploit vulnerabilities in technology.
Illegitimate Sales of Weapons and Substances Across International Borders
The untracked sales of weapons and substances continue to be a major factor in global insecurity. Networks operate illegitimately through physical and digital marketplaces. The illegal small arms trade alone generates about $2 billion per year and leads to organized crime in fragile regions. At the same time, the illegal drug trade generates about $600 billion per year, making it the most profitable illicit industry worldwide. These markets are sustained by lenient border policies and weak enforcement, leading to widespread corruption.
Nuclear Proliferation
Since the development of the Manhattan Project during World War II, nuclear proliferation has remained a central international security concern and continues to contribute to geopolitical tensions. A major accelerator in nuclear proliferation was the Cold War, which greatly expanded the global nuclear arsenal. The initial nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki posed many political and ethical dilemmas. One of the early steps in limiting nuclear proliferation was the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which divided the world into clear categories based on nuclear capacity.
