monys newsletter - june 2013
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We would like to take the opportunity to introduce you the
team that stands behind this year’s Model NATO Youth
Summit. We are a multicultural group of 38 people coming
from 15 countries. We are students and young
professionals pursuing our careers in a variety of fields,
such as Politics and International Relations, Economy and
Business, Law and History, but also Psychology, Marketing
and Communication.
Our biggest strength as a team is diversity. Coming from
such diverse cultural and professional
backgrounds made us learn how to overcome our
differences and transform them into assets. We all bring
what we know best to the table and, by putting pieces
together, we build a successful project.
It is a pleasure for us to organize Model NATO Youth
Summit. We are already looking forward to meeting the
participants of MoNYS 2013 this summer, in Brussels.
We are confident they will gain a once in a lifetime
experience!
“MoNYS is one of the most amazing experiences of my life, giving me the chance to meet
extraordinary people from all over the world, getting to know NATO's decisional process. In
addition to that, MoNYS means hard work in an international environment with young
professionals and high expectations.”
“Besides from being in contact with NATO officials during the challenging organization of this
event, MoNYS gave me the chance to work with people coming from everywhere in the world
and to appreciate even more the idea of multiculturalism. I chose to apply to MoNYS because
I knew it was going to be worth it: last year’s experience was unforgettable, both at the
personal and professional level. It gave me the chance to test my limits and express my
talents. It was and still is hard work, but it was and still will be a great success.”
“My decision to be a part of the organizing team for Model NATO Youth Summit came from
my past experience working with youth and my belief in empowering young generations to
learn more about the practical challenges of today's multi-stakeholder world and coming to
diplomatic agreements to conflicts. My motivation for continuing to work towards this
innovative initiative is to see this become a forum for young generations to discuss ways and
take action in which to improve society today - rather than tomorrow.”
Under the auspices of the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, we have decided to restructure some of the Committees and
Councils which would have been simulated during the Model NATO Youth Summit 2013. This announcement affects
merely all delegates but it is directed to those representing: the North Atlantic Council, the Civil Emergency and Planning
Committee, the Euro-Atlantic Council as well as the NATO-Russia Council.
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (Ambassadors)
Defence Policy and Planning Committee
Deputies Committee (previously CEPC)
Operations Policy Committee
NATO-Russia Council (Prep Com)
Political and Partnerships Committee (previously NAC)
In terms of accuracy, the NAC never hold’s sessions along with other committees/councils. Since, no other
committee or council can follow a formal decision making process regarding partnerships except from the
Ambassadors and also discuss enlargement issues, the previously called NAC will have its sessions as the EAPC.
CEPC has been excluded from our committee sessions. CEPC cannot adopt communiqués and further collides
with the work of other committees like the OPC, according to NATO PDD. Therefore, we are replacing this
committee with the Deputy’s Committee. The procedure followed by this committee will be similar to the rest.
For any sort of changes regarding this committee we will include it in the updated version of our Rules and
Procedures.
Those chairing the EAPC will now be chairing the Political and Partnership Committee.
The final session and the adaption of the communiqués will of course be assigned to the Ambassadors, but we
will not specify that the committee voting will be the NAC.
What we called “Communiqués” will now have the form of a formal Declaration, starting with the declaration
adopted during the Summit in Bucharest. The formal Declaration should be structured during the last committee
session. Therefore, no other format will be accepted. You will be provided with all the Declarations from the
organizing team.
The NATO-Russia Council will be held at a Preparatory Committee level throughout the week, consisting of 28
diplomats from NATO nations and Russia. A Preparatory Committee “which meets at least twice a month to
prepare ambassadorial discussions and to oversee all experts’ activities under the auspices of the NRC”.
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
o UNSCR 1325
Task: explore prospects for joint endeavours in supporting
the implementation of UNSCR 1325. Read more.
o COOPERATION ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
Task: explore the prospects for improvement or deepening
on the existing practical cooperation with partners with regards to the fight against terrorism. Read more.
Political and Partnerships Committee
o NATO’S CURRENT AND FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS
Task: to come up with an agreed policy on the necessary changes to be
taken in NATO’s current partnership framework. Which structures
should be kept, changed, and adopted? Is there an imperative need for
the introduction of new formats? If yes, what should be the scope
and the nature of those, taking into consideration that currently many
of the partner countries are currently involved in on-going missions,
one of them being ISAF. Read more.
o COOPERATION WITH OTHER MAJOR INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
Task: establish new approaches with regards to NATO’s cooperation with other major international
organizations and institutions (UN, EU), in order to achieve coordinated and coherent action plans in the basis of
the international community.
Defence Policy and Planning Committee
o CAPABILITIES 2030
Task: what should the NATO’s capability package for 2030
include, present national positions on the priorities of nation
states, members of the Alliance and what are nations ready to
provide? What is considered relevant apropos to capabilities
for 2030? Read more.
o CYBER SECURITY
Task: agree on NATO’s cyber policy. Read more here and here.
Operations Policy Committee
o NATO’S FUTURE INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
Task: agree on the mandate that NATO’s will follow regarding operation and presence, post 2014 in
Afghanistan.
o KFOR
Task: agree on policy regarding future role of NATO in Kosovo. Read more here and here.
Deputies Committee
o OPEN DOOR POLICY
Task: to agree on further steps regarding NATO’s Open Door policy. Should NATO invite new members to
join the Alliance? Why? Read more here and here.
o NON-PROLIFERATION OF WMD
Task: NATO’s response with regards to current activities in North Korea what is the stance of the alliance in
accordance with non-proliferation and usage of WMD.
NATO Russia Council
o FUTURE PROSPECTS OF PRACTICAL COOPERATION
Task: in which areas should NATO and Russia instigate collaborative action, post-2014? Read more.
o INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN ORDER TO COUNTER TERRORISM
Task: to agree on how the relevant information with regards to “fighting terrorism” should be exchanged
between NATO and Russia.
Hundreds of students from all over the world have applied for this year’s Model NATO Youth Summit. Their interest and
determination towards our event, together with their proven skills and knowledge, have far exceeded our expectations.
This short report provides a statistical overview, showing application rates by regions and countries.
The HR Department received the applications of 50 delegations from across the globe. The 300 young members
of those delegations come from 47 countries, while they currently live and study in 29 countries.
NATIONALITY RESIDENCE
86 students from Asia and Oceania applied for one of the 23 positions of Individual Delegate at MoNYS 2013.
NATIONALITY RESIDENCE
As for Latin America and Africa, we received 52 applications from students living in these regions, willing to
participate as Individual Delegates.
NATIONALITY RESIDENCE
The PR Department has received 88 applications of Journalism and Communication students, willing to be part
of MoNYS 2013 Press Room.
NATIONALITY RESIDENCE
While the majority of the applicants (43) have chosen the Writer position, 37 of those 88 applicants have also expressed
their interest in being the Editor-in-Chief of MoNYS Press Room.
POSITIONS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
After thoroughly reviewing all the applications we received, we accepted a group of smart, highly qualified and very
enthusiastic students. They have different educational backgrounds and experience, but they all have proven that they
have the qualities of young world leaders.
The organizing team of MoNYS 2013 wants to take this opportunity to congratulate all applicants and thank
them once again for their motivation and interest towards the event.
Did you know that the North Atlantic Council agreed to the implementation of the Air Command and Control System (ACCS) in 1992 even if it was designed in the 1980s? This is the latest NATO system and it includes planning, tasking and execution.
Have you ever thought which was the first non-European country to be offered membership in NATO? We are talking about Israel that backed out after several discussions…
Did you know that NATO’s role was strictly political until the end of the Cold War? Since then, it acquired a greater military role, dealing with cyber attacks, terrorism and piracy.
How many times in NATO’s history did the organization invoke Article 5 of the Washington Treaty? Only once. And in which conditions? One of the most significant decisions undertaken by NATO is related to the September 11 terrorist attacks against the US.
NATO and Russia started their formal dialogue in 1997, when they engaged in discussing matters of mutual interest.
Did you know that NATO has its very own phonetic alphabet? Common words include Bravo, Echo, Hotel, Whiskey and Zulu.
Have you ever wondered what does “gladio” mean and why is it associated to NATO? Well it is a code name for any clandestine 'stay-behind' NATO operation, the first of which was in Italy after World War II.
Which is the only NATO Member State that does not have its own standing army? Iceland! However, even this Member State does not have an army since 1869, an Iceland Defense Force was maintained due to an agreement with the US.
Have you ever wondered how much does NATO spend? Well, its official annual budget is 200 billion Euros!
What is “Operation Essential Harvest”? Apart from being a 30-day-long mission that involved sending over 3,500 NATO troops to disarm ethnic Albanian groups and destroying their weapons, it is also considered to be one of the most successful achievements for the organization.
For any requests and inquiries, please write us at:
Simona MARICAN – Head of Public Relations Mihnea HANGANU – Head of Fundraising [email protected] [email protected]
Raluca PETRE-ŞANDOR - Coordinator of Executive Council [email protected]
George MANEA – Director [email protected]